BEHIND THE SONGS
Crossroad
The narrator wants land, a home and something secure to hand forward.
Crossroad
THE STORY
The narrator wants land, a home and something secure to hand forward. He also wants to take a plane, dance in the rain and stop treating life as preparation for later. A friend's sudden death gives that conflict its urgency. Advice to plan ahead still makes sense, but tomorrow no longer feels like a promise. The song does not settle the argument by praising either recklessness or endless saving. It stays at the crossroads, with an adult admitting that he cannot offer his children a route he has not yet worked out himself. The unanswered question is what it means to have truly lived.
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Mi sidung pon di rooftop, breeze a blow Watchin' life pass by, cyaan know where it go Dem seh save fi di future, build fi di plan But mi heart seh live now, hold life in mi hand Dem seh youth, yuh fi wise, don't waste yuh days But tomorrow nuh promise, mi see it inna so much ways Mi bredren drop last week, neva get fi say goodbye Now mi deh yah wid question, mi cyaan even lie Mi waan buy land, mi waan build home But mi soul a seh tek a plane, roam Should mi invest or dance inna rain? Cyaan balance pleasure and pain Mi stuck inna da crossroad, which way mi fi go? Live now and burn fast, or tek time slow? Mi granny seh plan, mi heart seh flow Lawd, guide mi step, mi cyaan really know Mi stuck inna da crossroad, which way mi fi go? Live now and burn fast, or tek time slow? Mi granny seh plan, mi heart seh flow Lawd, guide mi step, mi cyaan really know Mi check mi bankbook, it look kinda slim But mi memories full a light, like riddim and hymn Dem seh pension secure, dem seh long-term goal But mi spirit seh wine and tek back control Mi nah pree coffin while mi still alive Dem build Babylon pon fear and strive If mi wait too long, mi dreams might dive So mi walk pon edge, try balance, survive Mi cyaan tell mi pickney fi follow mi route When mi self still lost inna gain and doubt Dis life a gamble, spin di roulette Plan all yuh want, but yuh cyaan place bet Mi stuck inna da crossroad, which way mi fi go? Live now and burn fast, or tek time slow? Mi granny seh plan, mi heart seh flow Lawd, guide mi step, mi cyaan really know Mi stuck inna da crossroad, which way mi fi go? Live now and burn fast, or tek time slow? Mi granny seh plan, mi heart seh flow Lawd, guide mi step, mi cyaan really know If mi drop today, did mi really live? Or did mi just save, and neva give? Mi nuh know di answer, mi just sing Hope seh tomorrow bring something
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