Matisyahu — Music is the Anthem

[Verse 1] Move up over the hill, no more coke, no more pills Though I do like to chill, yo, those crows give me chills Now I fire at will and I'm hiring ill Muthafuckers that know how to run my business well What's on the other side after the sacrifice When you climbed up a mountain and survived the highs? Where the air goes thin and your insides die Then you took a long ride through the countryside Undercurrent brought you here to the place you reside I don't rеally get high, I don't really ask why When thе beat drops out, hear the breeze blow by Now I'm feeling so fly, with my legs stretched out wide On my porch in my shorts like those Hollywood times 41, get it done, pack my elements tight Now I rise with the sun and I'm sleepin' at night No shows in a year, COVID got me retired Now I take in the view, got me feelin' inspired First time in a while that I haven't felt tired When my kids make me smile, nothing make me feel higher When my kids make me smile, nothing make me feel higher [Chorus] And music is the anthem to jump the enclosure You are my shelter from overexposure To those who grow hard, hearts stone like the posture This is the makeup, so please spare the lecture [Verse 2] As I stroll on my porch, torch up a jay For strength and for guidance, I pray, light my way If my eyes get dim, in my old age Like Isaac or Jacob, or the lion of Jamaica At times you rely, the teachers that take you But never the saviours, no, they cannot make you If I don't see you now, I might see you later Always been my flavor, my preference when I enter to my neighbor I like the bass is loud, sometimes it takes over, yeah, oh [Chorus] And music is the anthem to jump the enclosure You are my shelter from overexposure To those who grow hard, hearts stone like the posture This is the makeup, so please spare the lecture [Verse 3] Since my inception, I set my intention When I was a young man to lift the creation Find beauty, find patience, that's my creator We're the creation in each and every way, son In each and every ration, in each and every relation Each and every nation, a whole generation A voice, there's a reason, a purpose, a choice for elation [Chorus] And music is the anthem to jump the enclosure You are my shelter from overexposure To those who grow hard, hearts stone like the posture This is the makeup, so please spare the lecture