by Jonathan » Thu Jun 01, 2017 2:28 am
Well, that is peculiar. I also hear:
"People see you drive past, so right in your big car
They say: there goes a killer rasta but they don't know you're a wolf."
I'm with Kalcidis, though... Usage of the word killer in front of the word rasta is - at the very least - unconventional and seems really odd. From thousands of roots lyrics, not sure I've ever seen the word "killer" in front of the word "rasta", for obvious reasons. Rastafarians and consequently roots artists generally go out of their way to avoid any permutations of the words kill, dead, etc. in the language. Dedicated becomes Livicated, etc.
Very odd, but thanks for inviting us to revisit this. Love those harmonies.
"There goes tequila rasta..."
When you point your finger at someone else, there are three fingers pointing back at you. (Jamaican Proverb)