Concrete Jungle (feat. Julian Marley & Malik Work)

from Dia by Meta and The Cornerstones

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lyrics

CONCRETE JUNGLE

In the jungle yeah yeah
No sun will shine in my day today
The high yellow moon won’t come out to play oh no no

I say darkness can’t cover our light
Rise up and take a stand, it’s our right
There is Dia love, here we found
And it led we through this life
Yeah, Sunny like everyday

CHORUS

Oh yeah
Instead of this concrete jungle
Where the living is hardest yeah
Concrete jungle
Oh man you got to do your best yeah
Concrete jungle
Oh man you got to do your best yeah

No more chains around my feet
We are born free
I say bound to glory fulfill the prophecy
IN SHA ALLAH IN SHA ALLAH
IN SHA ALLAH IN SHA ALLAH
There is Dia love
There is Dia love to be found
And it led we through this life
Let’s keep our lights on
Sunny like everyday

CHORUS

Concrete jungle
Jungle jungle jungle jungle
Concrete jungle jungle jungle concrete

Concrete mass, blocking out the sun from the Ave
All the inhabitants are sick on a material grab, consume trash
Run rat race, stack cash
Black flags half mast over cultural clash
Vurtual squalor, missionaries tryin to holla
All these hyenas on the prowl, but I stay on my Mufasa
I gotta watch the crooked cops tryna add them a collar,
All they got for me is captivity, death, and dishonor
Livin is harder, stressed with no fresh air to swalla
Make sure you gotcha ID on you for they slavery roster
Yes I try to keep it bless up while protecting my karma
Inshallah, out on these streets I pray they leave me in peace, a piece
Personal space to breathe and keep somethin to eat
While everybody chase that paper with the mark of the beast
I feel the beat vibration through the concrete jungle

There is love, here we found

CHORUS

Un a jungle lions, tigers and bears all mine
You got to do it, do it

credits

from Dia, released September 17, 2021

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Meta and The Cornerstones New York, New York

Fronted by singer, songwriter & composer Meta Dia, Meta and the Cornerstones fuse a unique sound with a back bone of roots reggae. This synthesis of both reggae & soul with powerful lyrics feel-good melodies that transcends oceans, borders, language barriers. Meta have created unifying soul-pounding live experiences for audiences all across the globe.
“The future of reggae music”, Nat Geo Music ... more