Spirit Level

[Verse 1]
Old man trace a line inna di Red Hills dust
Seh 'yuh cyaan build a mansion pon a foundation of rush'
See di yout' dem a chase breeze, a build with pretty lies
But a di plumb line tell yuh if di wall a go rise.

[Chorus]
So mi check my spirit level, make sure di bubble centered
Before mi break new ground, know di angle I entered
Check my spirit level, make sure everything plumb
From di first brick mi lay 'til di kingdom come.

[Verse 2]
See dem a mix di cement with vanity and sand
Dem pretty portico nah go withstand di hurricane hand
Every man want a rooftop weh touch di sky same day
But dem nuh survey di land weh dem feet stand 'pon, enuh?

[Bridge]
Just di sound of the trowel and di one-drop beat
From Waterhouse to di world, build it concrete and neat.

[Chorus]
So mi check my spirit level, make sure di bubble centered
Before mi break new ground, know di angle I entered
Check my spirit level, make sure everything plumb
From di first brick mi lay 'til di kingdom come.

[Outro]
Level. Yeah.
Di bubble centered.