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Bob Marley’s Song Get Up Stand Up is a Rallying Cry for Oppressed People to Fight Back.
Get Up Stand Up
Most people think great God will come from the sky
Take away everything and make everybody feel high But if you know what life is worth You would look for yours on earth And now you see the light You stand up for your right …. We’re sick and tired of your ism schism game Die and go to heaven in Jesus’ name Lord, we know when we understand Almighty God is a living man You can fool some people sometimes But you can’t fool some people all the time So now we see the light (What you gonna do?) We gonna stand up for our right. Jah, Jah, Jah …
The use of religion as a tool of mental enslavement is also highlighted in the songs lyrics of Bob Marley. It is believed by many historians that in conquering Africa and the Americas, colonial oppressors’ use of religion and the doctrine of obedience deeply embedded in it assisted to a great extent in subduing rebellions. At the same time natural and human resources were being robbed and profits expatriated to European countries.
Although this Bob Marley song was first released on the Burnin’ album it was a performance given by Bob at the Lyceum in England that made the song an international anthem.
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