BEHIND THE SONGS
Give This Man a Spliff
There is too much noise in this man's head, and he is beginning to pass it on.
Give This Man a Spliff (Introspective)
THE STORY
There is too much noise in this man's head, and he is beginning to pass it on. The song moves from sleepless rooms and sharp words to borders, orders and powerful men, then turns the mirror back on its narrator. He recognises the same hunger for control in himself: the need to set the pace, have the last word and make every storm disappear. Meanwhile, children are laughing outside and someone he loves is sleeping nearby. The spliff is both a literal image and a plea for a pause. Sit down. Breathe. Notice what is already here. Not every fire inside you needs to become somebody else's fire.
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Too much fire in di morning Too much thunder in mi head Too much world pon mi shoulder Too much words weh never said Give this man a spliff Let him sit down by di sea Give this man a spliff Let him breathe and let man be Give this man a spliff Before di whole world drift Give this man a spliff And let di pressure lift Some days mi forget mi own name Chase little smoke through a big old flame Phone light burning in di late-night room Mind keep racing like it cyaan find home Mi talk too sharp when mi heart feel weak Mi hear no truth when mi pride start speak Mi build one wall where a door should be Then wonder why no peace find me Give this man a spliff Let him sit with it Give this man a spliff Let him quit with it Big chair Small breath Cold hand Long death Red light Blue screen Man forget What life mean Gold room Locked gate Old fear New hate Whole world shouting Nobody hear All dem big men Running from fear No more border inna blood red ink No more order before man can think No more pride pon a dead drum kick Cool down brother, take one likkle lift Give this man a spliff Let him sit down by di sea Give this man a spliff Let him breathe and let man be Give this man a spliff Before di whole world drift Give this man a spliff And let di pressure lift Mi see di tyrant in di mirror sometimes Want everything fi move pon my time Want di right word, want di last say Want di storm fi clear inna one day Mi forget di children laughing outside Mi forget di moon pon di roadside Mi forget di woman sleeping near Mi forget love when mi feed on fear Too much hurry Too much grip Too much ego Pon a sinking ship Mi lose track of simple gift Somebody please just give this man a spliff Come back home (Come back home) To mi breath (To mi breath) Come back home To mi chest Lay it down (Lay it down) All di weight Let it go Before too late Give this man a spliff Let him sit down by di sea Give this man a spliff Let him breathe and let man be Give this man a spliff Before di whole world drift Give this man a spliff And let di pressure lift Give this man a spliff For di king and di thief Give this man a spliff For di war and di grief Give this man a spliff For di man inna me Give this man a spliff And let di whole world breathe Give this man a spliff Give this man a rest Not every fire Need fi leave di chest Let di whole world breathe Let di whole world breathe
One way into the song. What you hear in it is yours.