Ritual Pon Di Road

[Verse 1] Moon pon mi chain, it cold Dead man link di road Bone-white smoke inna di yard Hear dem step when it get too dark Granny say "young king, mind yuh tread" But I heard drums from the river bed Palm leaf shake when the cutlass sing One wrong move and the night bite in Rum inna cup, blood inna the plan Three knocks loud on the zinc fence pan Mi shadow stretch, it move like two Somebody call mi name from the blue [Pre-Chorus] Tell dem come closer If dem brave enough Old curse in my throat And it never enough Feel dat cold grip Pon mi ankle now When di moon blink twice Better bow down [Chorus] Ritual pon di road (ritual pon di road) Dem dead walk slow (dem dead walk slow) Ritual pon di road (ritual pon di road) When mi call, dem come Ritual pon di road (ritual pon di road) Hear di yowls dem grow Ritual pon di road (ritual pon di road) Night claim everyone [Verse 2] Vampire grin inna a white shirt crisp But dem eyes dem red, man, I know dat risk Cooked-up fear in a brown paper bag Whole lane freeze when the black dogs wag Mi bredren gone, but he still seh "run" From the tongue of the swamp and the iron sun Machete flash, then the silence drop Like a prayer when the big hand stop Old church bell and a baby cry Mix with the bass when I pass dat by Needle on skin, got a hex in mi vein Every sinner in town know mi name [Pre-Chorus] Tell dem come closer If dem want that smoke Mi mouth full of ashes And mi words cut throat Feel dat cold grip Pon mi ankle now When di moon blink twice Better bow down [Chorus] Ritual pon di road (ritual pon di road) Dem dead walk slow (dem dead walk slow) Ritual pon di road (ritual pon di road) When mi call, dem come Ritual pon di road (ritual pon di road) Hear di yowls dem grow Ritual pon di road (ritual pon di road) Night claim everyone [Bridge] [Half-time] If you hear mi laugh Better cover yuh chest If you see mi eyes Then you know what next Black rain fall down Pon di broken stone Mi curse stay live Till I drag you home [Chorus] Ritual pon di road (ritual pon di road) Dem dead walk slow (dem dead walk slow) Ritual pon di road (ritual pon di road) When mi call, dem come Ritual pon di road (ritual pon di road) Hear di yowls dem grow Ritual pon di road (ritual pon di road) Night claim everyone