Witness (1 Hope) Lyrics

[Hook]
Witness the fitness
The Cruffiton liveth
One hope, one quest
Witness the fitness
The Cruffiton liveth
One hope, one quest
Witness the fitness
The Cruffiton liveth
One hope, one quest
Witness the fitness
The Cruffiton liveth
One hope, one quest

[Verse 2]
Swigging that deep root juice, now we deh pon a boost
Set them spirit dem loose, go head go slash up the noose
With conclusive proof about the truth, the right
Cause whether we hitch hike or push bike or travel kind of trash
Manifest that with wholesome roots rap
Manifest that, yeah!
I do my zing way, ain't nothing else I know
Gone up in the life with this here rag-and-bone flow
Squeeze the pain from my belly and set my soul free
Travel over ocean, land and sea
Face nuff stress and difficulty
Flung back from the brink, gwan in kinda stink
We don't give a frig about what dem fools think
Frig your network, our dett work will speak for itself
Proof of the trophy and the champion belt
Come sun, come rain, come hailstone pelt
[Hook]
Witness the fitness
The Cruffiton liveth
One hope, one quest
Witness the fitness
The Cruffiton liveth
One hope, one quest
Witness the fitness
The Cruffiton liveth
One hope, one quest
Witness the fitness
The Cruffiton liveth
One hope, one quest

[Verse 3]
Bwana see me with some old time shit
Let the whole world know we's on some off-key tip
Mega-manic when time the pressure start lick
By the hook or by the crook, by the poop or by the kick
He's sickly cryptic, spitting the code
And most proud to present that Cruffiton mode
And it shows that the bro's done seen a few sleights
Life throws scenarios, reality bites
We in collision with the beast
Lost we religion now we cyaan get no peace
Eediat weakhearts want fi take I for chief
Stoop to their level and we plotting cold grief
But we should know that discipline maketh the geez
Separation of the DAT from the rap, that's a must
Proceed set speed with the Cruffiton touch
Proceed set speed..Cruffiton, y'all

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Genius Annotation

“Witness (1 Hope) is the third track and first single released from Roots Manuva’s second album, Run Come Save Me.

Lyrically, it makes various references to Roots’s British upbringing.

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