One Nation Band - Bigger Than What People Say - Reggae Lyrics
Lyrics
Intro Come on bless the lord this morning Has He been good to you Come say He is worthy
Everybody say yeah, yeah Yeah You're bigger than what people say Lift your voice and say yeah Yeah, You are bigger than what people say
For some you have been the king of kings For some you have been the prince of peace For some you have been the the lamb that was slain The lion of the tribe of Judah The Alpha and Omega The one way came save me from sin and shame When I fall down na u lift me You will be my strength when I was weak Make dem say wetin em wan say Make dem laff me I no shame
You are bigger than what people say You're wonderful beautiful You're bigger than what people say Wonderful beautiful You are bigger than what people say.
Na u be my shelter even in the rain
Okwe mkwa meya you never ever change
(God of His word )
Four-dertful, three-dertful, two dertful
Wonderful God, ngalabameh eeh My pillar,
Odugwa nanya, dike nanya
ogbara ntiki okwu juru nonuya
(Mighty warrior great in battle)
You are bigger than the biggest
Stronger than the strongest
Most high God eeh
Make dem say wetin em wanna say Make dem laff me I no shame Ngalabamo I represent AM na my mind I go yarn You are bigger than what people say You're bigger than what people say
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Meaning & Inspiration
My knuckles are a bit stiff today, the kind of ache that reminds me I’ve been gripping the edges of this world for a long time now. I sat on the porch with a cup of tea, listening to this track from One Nation Band, and found myself tracing the creases in my palms while the music played. It’s a loud, lively thing. It doesn’t ask for stillness; it demands a response.
There is a line that struck me, buried beneath the percussion and the enthusiasm: “Make dem say wetin em wan say / Make dem laff me I no shame.”
In the vigor of youth, you worry about what the neighbors think or how the congregation views your zeal. But when the hair turns white and the crowd starts to thin, you realize that the world’s opinion is a vapor. It’s light, shifting, and ultimately hollow. The boldness here—the willingness to be laughed at for the sake of the Creator—is a rare thing. It reminds me of David dancing before the Ark until he was stripped of his dignity. The world saw a fool, but he saw the Presence.
When you get to my age, you’ve heard a lot of opinions. You’ve seen reputations built and dismantled in a heartbeat. To say, "I no shame," isn't just bravado; it’s the quiet, steady result of realizing that the King of Kings hasn't stopped being the King just because the world changed its mind about Him. It’s the lesson found in Isaiah 51:7: “Fear ye not the reproach of men, neither be ye afraid of their revilings.”
Then there is that chorus: “You are bigger than what people say.”
Sometimes, the theology of our songs feels like it was written in a courtroom, all logic and defense. But this? This feels like an argument happening in the marrow of the bones. It reminds me of the nights when the fever was high or the money was gone, and the internal voice of the Accuser was loud, whispering that the promises were too small to hold up the weight of my reality.
I’ve spent forty years walking through fires that I thought would refine me, only to find they often just singed my pride. And yet, the God described here—the Lamb, the Lion, the Alpha, the Omega—remains larger than the circumstances. He remains larger than the panic. It’s a simple truth, but it’s the only one that carries you across the threshold when the strength is truly spent.
I’m left wondering, though, if the excitement in the track carries the same weight when the house is quiet and the sun goes down. Is it just the energy of the moment, or is it an anchor? I think, perhaps, it’s both. You need the shout to start the morning, but you need the quiet, unshakeable assurance that He is "bigger" to get you to sleep at night. One Nation Band has put together a song that moves the feet, but for me, it settled somewhere much deeper, right where the old hurts used to be. It’s a reminder that even when I’m too tired to fight the world’s mockery, He’s already won the argument.