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lyrics:
Yeaah…
Yeah…
Dis one yah real, mi nah lie…
This one is real, I’m not lying…
Love nuh choose color, age, or dollar sign, seen?
Love doesn’t choose color, age, or wealth, you know?
But society still draw di line…
But society still draws the line…
Mi seh—love is love, still divine!
I say—love is love, still divine!
(Oh-oh) Forbidden love, but we cyaan let go,
(Oh-oh) Forbidden love, but we can’t let go,
Dem say “no, no,” but di heart still know.
They say “no, no,” but the heart still knows.
(Oh-oh) Forbidden love, it ah burn like fire,
(Oh-oh) Forbidden love, it burns like fire,
Dem cyaan cool down mi soul’s desire.
They can’t cool down my soul’s desire.
She from uptown, mi from di ghetto block,
She’s from uptown, I’m from the ghetto block,
Dem seh mi clothes too ragged, mi shoes too crack.
They say my clothes are too ragged, my shoes too worn out.
Dem seh, “He nah fit fi you, girl, you must stop!”
They say, “He’s not right for you, girl, you must stop!”
But she sneak out a night when di gate padlock.
But she sneaks out at night when the gate’s locked.
We talk ‘bout dreams under one street light,
We talk about dreams under a single streetlight,
Two soul connected, love shining bright.
Two souls connected, love shining bright.
But di world full of borders, mi cyan’t ignore,
But the world’s full of borders, I can’t ignore,
Dem judge what we feel, like love is a war.
They judge what we feel, like love is a war.
(Oh-oh) Forbidden love, but we cyaan let go,
(Oh-oh) Forbidden love, but we can’t let go,
Dem say “no, no,” but di heart still know.
They say “no, no,” but the heart still knows.
(Oh-oh) Forbidden love, it ah burn like fire,
(Oh-oh) Forbidden love, it burns like fire,
Dem cyaan cool down mi soul’s desire.
They can’t cool down my soul’s desire.
Hear mi now!
Listen to me now!
She twenty-eight, mi twenty-one—
She’s twenty-eight, I’m twenty-one—
Dem seh dat age gap cyaan be fun.
They say that age gap can’t be good.
Mi tell dem age is number, still dem run,
I tell them age is just a number, still they run,
But dis kinda passion cyaan done, nah!
But this kind of passion can’t end, no way!
Her daddy big man, drive big car,
Her dad’s a big man, drives a big car,
Mi push pedal pon a beat inna small bar.
I hit the pedals making beats in a small bar.
Still she tell mi, “Baby, you di real star.”
Still she tells me, “Baby, you’re the real star.”
She no care ‘bout fame or di bling star.
She doesn’t care about fame or shiny things.
Society vex, but love cyaan hide,
Society’s upset, but love can’t hide,
Mi and she ah roll pon di same tide.
She and I ride the same wave.
From ghetto to mansion, wi heart collide,
From ghetto to mansion, our hearts collide,
Dem call it sin, but Jah see pride!
They call it sin, but God sees pride!
If love is wrong, mi nuh waan be right,
If love is wrong, I don’t want to be right,
Mi willing fi fight fi di truth and light.
I’m willing to fight for truth and light.
Rich or poor, black or white,
Rich or poor, Black or white,
Two heart beat same under moonlight.
Two hearts beat the same under moonlight.
(Oh-oh) Forbidden love, but we cyaan let go,
(Oh-oh) Forbidden love, but we can’t let go,
Dem say “no, no,” but di heart still know.
They say “no, no,” but the heart still knows.
(Oh-oh) Forbidden love, it ah burn like fire,
(Oh-oh) Forbidden love, it burns like fire,
Dem cyaan cool down mi soul’s desire.
They can’t cool down my soul’s desire.
(Oh-oh) Forbidden love, still we hold on tight,
(Oh-oh) Forbidden love, still we hold on tight,
Inna di darkness, wi find wi light.
In the darkness, we find our light.
(Oh-oh) Forbidden love, still mi nah retire,
(Oh-oh) Forbidden love, still I won’t give up,
Dem cyaan chain di flame of desire.
They can’t chain the flame of desire.
Love nuh wear label, love nuh check skin.
Love doesn’t wear a label, love doesn’t check skin.
Love come from Jah, deep from within.
Love comes from God, deep from within.
So when Babylon try fi divide wi kin,
So when Babylon tries to divide our people,
Mi tell dem plain—love haffi win!
I tell them straight—love must win!
“Forbidden Love…”
“Forbidden Love…”
—Forever burning, yea.
—Forever burning, yeah.
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