From the recording What If I Told You
Bass: Aston “Family Man” Barrett
Drums: Rolando “Phanso” Wilson
Lead guitar: Ras Kawintseb Sellassie
Rhythm guitar: Tomaz “Moose” Jardim
Keyboards: Andru Branch
Percussion: Andru Branch, Alvin “Seeco” Patterson
Trumpet: Bobby Ellis
Trombone: Everald Gayle
Saxophone: Everton Gayle
Words and music by Andru Branch © 1996, The Berlin Limited.
Engineered by Otto Lee Wilson and Paul Hussey. Mixed by Paul Hussey and Otto Lee Wilson. Mastered by Noah Mintz. Produced by Andru Branch.
Lyrics
WHAT IF I TOLD YOU
Words and music by Andru Branch © 1996
What if I told you
We were all brothers
Brothers and sisters
Are sons and are daughters
Children of the Most High
Born of the same seed
Sown of our Father
Unto our Mother?
Well would you fight me down
Would you freak out and run
Would you gather your armies
To drive me underground?
Well you just can’t do it
With Jah by my side
No you just can’t do it
Mother Earth’s on my side
Said you just can’t do it
With Jah by my side
No you just can’t do it
Mother Earth’s on my side
For you strip her forests
And you rape her waters
While you steal her diamonds
And you poison her air
Yeah you take oil from beneath
And you dump it in the sea
Yes you take minerals
And you make neutron bombs
What if I told you
You were wasting your time?
Punching computers
No reason, no rhyme
Keeping up with the Jones'
Who are keeping up with the Smiths
But if you really check it
Computers don’t know shit
Would you fight me down
Would you freak out and run
Would you gather your armies
To drive me underground?
Well you just can’t do it
Mother Earth’s on my side
No you just can’t do it
With Jah by my side
No you just can’t do it
Mother Earth’s on my side
No you just can’t do it
With Jah by my side
For you mock His mercy
And you scorn His power
While you shun His greatness
Distrust His wisdom
Yeah you take His teachings
And you twist them all to hell
Yeah you take this oneness
To separate yourselves
What if I told you
There is only one race?
In the name of progress
They’re trying to quicken the pace
Know it’s not for the swift
But who can endure
The rich lose riches
While the poor stay poor
Well would you fight me down
Would you freak out and run
Would you gather your armies
To drive me underground?
Well you just can’t do it
With Jah by my side
No you just can’t do it
Mother Earth’s on my side
No you just can’t do it
With Jah by my side
No you just can’t do it
Mother Earth’s on my side