KIPPROKO - ONE LOVE, NO CHAINS

Kipproko Roots Reggae, Caribbean Soul Instagram : @kipproko_ Facebook : kipproko Titre : One love, no chains (2026) [INTRO] Yeah, man… Sunrise over Kingston, another day begins, Same old broken promises, same hope beneath our skin. But the people still dancing, the children still smile… Jamaica, my home — we're gonna heal this island. One heart… One voice… One love. [VERSE 1 — MALE SINGER-RAPPER / ROOTS, POETIC, SOULFUL] I wake up where the morning paints the zinc roofs gold, Where the young hearts dream but the streets grow cold. Mama makes breakfast while the radio plays, Got a prayer in her pocket for the hard-working days. My neighborhood's a garden growing out of stone, Every yard has a story, every child has a throne. But the scales of justice got a crack in the beam, Some are born with the ladder, some are born with the dream. Politicians wear silk while the poor wear the rain, Promises fall like feathers, but the people feel the pain. A hungry child's a question that the whole world ignores, How can a nation call it freedom with hunger at its doors? Still, the drum is my compass, and the bass is my guide, Got a river full of courage that no fence can divide. I won't answer hate with a heart full of stone, I'll plant truth in the rhythm till the seeds have grown. [PRE-CHORUS — MALE VOCALS / HARMONIES] If the walls rise high, let the music rise higher, If the truth gets buried, we'll sing it through the fire. We are more than the numbers that they write on a page, We're the roots of tomorrow breaking out of the cage. [CHORUS — BIG, CATCHY REGGAE ANTHEM] One love, no chains, let the whole world hear, Turn the pain into power, turn the doubt into cheer. From the hills to the coast, let the people stand tall, When the roots hold together, no empire can fall. Oh, Jamaica, shine your light, Let the truth rise up like the morning tide. No more fear, no more lies, let the children dream free, One love, one heart, one humanity! (Backing vocals: “One heart! One love! Yeah, yeah!”) [VERSE 2 — FEMALE SINGER-RAPPER / BOLD, MELODIC, CONFIDENT] I see the women waking before the sun can rise, Holding whole worlds together with the fire in their eyes. They carry dreams like water in a bucket full of holes, Still they pour out love while the system takes its toll. Don't tell me to be quiet when my sisters can't eat, When a young man loses hope on a dangerous street. I'm a daughter of the island, got the ocean in my veins, You can silence one voice, but the chorus still remains. I want schools with open doors, not another locked gate, I want justice that arrives before it's far too late. Let the leaders hear the mothers, let the whole truth be told, You can't measure human worth by the color of your gold. But tonight we dress in colors, let the whole yard glow, Turn the tears into a rhythm, let the healing overflow. I can fight for what's right and still dance in the rain, Joy is not surrender — it's how we break the chain! [CHORUS ] One love, no chains, let the whole world hear, Turn the pain into power, turn the doubt into cheer. From the hills to the coast, let the people stand tall, When the roots hold together, no empire can fall. Oh, Jamaica, shine your light, Let the truth rise up like the morning tide. No more fear, no more lies, let the children dream free, One love, one heart, one humanity! [BRIDGE — ROOTS CHANT / NYABINGHI DRUMS] (Beat strips back to hand drums, bass, and the beautiful soul sample.) Male: Who owns the future? Crowd: The people! Female: Who deserves justice? Crowd: The people! Male: What breaks the darkness? Crowd: The truth! All: Every seed needs water, every child needs care, Every soul needs freedom, every voice deserves air. Let the rich share the table, let the poor rise above, We can rebuild a nation with the bricks of love. [FINAL CHORUS — FULL BAND / MASSIVE HARMONIES] One love, no chains, let the whole world hear, Turn the pain into power, turn the doubt into cheer. From the hills to the coast, let the people stand tall, When the roots hold together, no empire can fall. Oh, Jamaica, shine your light, Let the truth rise up like the morning tide. No more fear, no more lies, let the children dream free, One love, one heart, one humanity! [OUTRO — SOUL SAMPLE / SOFT MALE VOCALS] Jamaica, keep rising… Let the mountains hear the song. We don't need a world without trouble… We need the courage to make right what's wrong. One heart… One love… Forward, ever. Yeah, man.