Road to Zion
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| "Road to Zion featuring Nas" | ||
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| Single by Damian Marley | ||
| from the album Welcome to Jamrock | ||
| Released | 2005 | |
| Format | 12" single | |
| Recorded | 2005 | |
| Genre | Reggae/Hip Hop | |
| Length | 5:17 | |
| Label | Tuff Gong/Universal | |
| Writer(s) | Damian Marley Nasir Jones |
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| Producer(s) | Stephen Marley | |
| Chart positions | ||
#N/A, U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks |
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| Damian Marley singles chronology | ||
| "The Master Has Come Back" (2005) |
"Road to Zion" (2005) |
"Beautiful" (2006) |
"Road to Zion" is the 2nd US single to be taken from Damian Marley's Welcome to Jamrock, while "The Master Has Come Back" was released in Europe.
[edit] Video
The video was filmed in New York City and it features cameos from Chali 2na of Jurassic 5 (on the street), George Clinton and The Game being locked up with Nas, and Damian handing out postcards with the Lion of Judah on them. After Nas analyzes the card, he manages to escape the prison he’s in and reunite with the young Marley back in a project hallway.
[edit] Lyrics
Once again, there are powerful lyrics within this song. Damian talks about the world being full of jealousy and calamity. Nas holds the track together with his verse, talking about what he sees today and what he saw in his past. Many critics believed Nas made an Illmatic-type verse on this track.
Sometimes I can't help but feel helpless I'm havin daymares in daytime Wide awake try to relate This can't be happenin like I'm in a dream while I'm walkin, Cause what I'm seein is haunting, Human beings like ghost and zombies, President Mugabe holding guns to innocent bodies In Zimbabwe, They make John Pope seem Godly, Sacrilegious and blasphemous
In my lifetime I look back at paths i've walked, Where savages fought and pastors taught, Prostitutes stomp in high heel boots, And badges screaming,"Young black children stop or I will shoot!" I look back at cooked crack, Plus cars that pass by, Jaguars mad fly, And I'm guilty for materialism, Blacks is still up in the prison Trust that, So save me your sorries, I'm raising an army, Revolutionary warfare with Damian Marley, We sparkin' the ions, marching to Zion, You know how Nas be NYC state of mind I'm in.
