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Put You To The Test
You say you care about us
You wanna help us, that's a plus
Live with us, eat with us, drink with us
Marry us, walk with us, talk with us
Take our train, our bus
Understand us
Cause you say you've got our interest
Well, A gwene put you to the test
See, Kodak moments won't do
Dropping by now and again too
Neither will passing through
Fake smile makes me uncomfortable
Reading a book don't make everything true
Cause you say you've got our interest
Well, A gwene put you to the test
'Bout time you take off that dress
Stop your fleeting conscience clearing quest
Abandon your economic interest
What've you got left?
Declare Our Power
You talk the talk but you don't walk the walk
You're deceiver, a devil worshipper
Where's the share you promised?
We been waiting patiently
The waiting is over
Now is the hour
We declare our power
Now our power is declared
We take our share
It's war out here
A whole lotta victims from this fighting
This mess causa your system
People wake up
There's conspiracy, hypocrisy
Our young falling violently
Bread denied our community
Constant police brutality
Fear rampant in our society
Denial of equal opportunity
Repression of our history
Isolation of our community
Trapped in mental slavery
Drugs destroying the Black family
Locked in chains of poverty
Well now is the hour
We declare our power
Now our power is declared
We take our share
It's war out here
A whole lotta victims from this fighting
This mess causa your system
The Times
These are the days my friend
These are the last days to the end
Look what you see
Disrespect of morality has become acceptable, the norm
Check the bible, see what a guane
And I say again
These are the days my friend
This is the end
It gets worse and worse
It must stop, it must stop
Universal morality irate all things
So iration will cleanse all sin
Mankind, against home you can never win
And to where you roam,
There's no living
Lies
They lied, it's not just education
They want your soul
They need you to fear them
Now look in their office spaces
And in their high places
Lies lies lies, don’t you realize?
It's all lies
Fake smiles, fake affections
High society pretensions
Tales masking dark realities
Jails of hideous personalities
They come clothed in their vanities
With their inside rotten, smell their toiletries
Lies, lies, lies it's all lies
Here comes the beast
"How you doing?" Like you care
"What's going on?" You owe me
"What's up?" System's fucked up
"See you later" Took my share alligator
Lies lies lies it's all lies
Letting Go
Seems so hard to let go
To go where you don't know
But staying here not the way to go
Fear to conquer
Shut out Lucifer the deceiver
And the glory awaits
Going through change with faith
For newness, it's never too late,
Letting go is hard
But once done, feelings of relief
Then the question, why not sooner?
Attached to insecurity,
Attacked by insecurity
Once those walls broken
Your soul is free
Lonely
Waking up in a bed
No one to keep you warm
And the tears you shed
No one to keep you calm
And you wanna break bread
No one in the early morn
Through life's raging storm,
You've got to go on
You've been hurt and you don't wanna be hurt again
Now you're calling loneliness friend
Somehow in the depths of your soul
You wish it weren't so
Loneliness got to go
But can you ever trust again
A rock and a hard place your pain
Everyone wants Mr. or Mrs. Right
Seems life is a pitch black night
And your true love is out of sight
You're left with an internal fight
Show Love
Get out there, show someone you care
Modern society and the search for vanity
Leave people living selfishly
Modern society and the search for security
Ain’t no time for nobody
Who suffers, you and your own family, ultimately the community
You sacrifice what you can't replace in the rat race
Behind the walls of responsibility is someone so lonely
It's you over there and over here it's me
Let's give the one thing that shows our humanity
LOVE
What's the point of gaining without enjoying?
Hey, you could be maintaining, same thing
Sometimes it's not what you do that is a problem
It's what you don't do
See, keeping healthy relationships is a job in itself
Even worse, maintaining your spiritual health
I and I On The Move
Made the move to improve
How can I lose?
My destiny is what I chose
To know your goal
Is not to be confused
Every fire start from a fuse
I and I on the move
Good luck,
No, good faith
Oh Jah, see how long I wait
Please make my date a date with glorious fate
And don't be late
I and I on the move
The future
Who knows?
Pinocchio knows, but look at his nose
Who knows? God knows
God knows
Too Much
Today the boss came by with an eagle eye
Frustrated, he asked why
My reply, "How can I?"
This is too much
And you won't fill my cup
I need reward for what I've got to put up
Man shall not live by bread alone
But how can I iditate with hungry stomach?
How can I maintain my home,
when my resources are minus?
War Zone
Days done, hard won
Each minute seems an hour
Can you get up daily to this torture?
Do something you like and get out of war zone
Live the life you love
Love the life you live
No one can die for you
How can they live for you?
You try for you
Get out, you've got to get out of war zone
Mr. B.
We find you out Mr. B
You come all smiley smiley
You show yourself friendly
Then a little move reveals hypocrisy
And it signifies a greater inhumanity
Mr. B, you think you can control me
I see you since you first approached me
And the games you play, I done study
So Mr. B, take it easy
Just take it easy
I and I done know reality
Action Bring Consequences
Sometimes it's good to cool out
Even when things get hot, got to be calm
Think clearly with good intention and rationality
Action bring consequences
They do, they do
And if you don't keep yourself in check
You might do something you might regret
Jah never gi no man more than he can bear
Stand firm in Jah,
Everything will become clear
The Grace of the Emperor
Wonderful is the emperor
Gracious is he in his ways
Majestic in his stature
His grandeur bespeaks the glory of Zion
Yes he is the conquering lion
How compassionate is the emperor
How wise is he
He loves beyond measure
To give of his personal treasure
He is the light of this world
Mankind's joy and hope
Good Friend
Good friend, good hearing from you
Old friend, so good to hear you again
Happy to know you're alive and well
The sound of your voice uplifts my spirit
Forget the content of your speech
Though I should not neglect it
Good friend, Old friend
It's been a while
Our hearts' passion reduce the miles
Jah bless I to have known you
I hope you feel the same way too
When life takes on its stresses and strains
It's good to know you got a friend to share the pain
When the good times come-a-rolling
Having a good brethren to ride along is a great feeling
The Living Truth
The truth must be known
Children must free themselves
Every man seek another's wealth
How long shall we be in darkness
Deep down we know something is wrong
What they taught us don't belong
Now the mystic reveals it
The truth cannot be a secret
Free your mind
If you only knew your power
Free your mind
Seek and you shall find
The living truth
Respect it, it shall respect you
To teach you and uplift you
The living truth
New Day
New day, new beginning
Well then, how should we begin?
With praises to the most high
A new life we've seen
Brought by light beams
So it was in the end
So shall it be in the beginning
So it's a new beginning of an old thing
Facing life to the fullest
Facing reality in its nakedness
Jah people do their best
To find peace and rest
Jah Try My Soul
There has never been an accident upon the face of the earth
What escapes man's control
What he cannot explain
Has been known and ordained
To every thing a reason
Even the dust in the wind has a destination
The very hairs of your head are numbered
And after Jah hath tried my soul
I shall come forth as gold
His strength is made perfect in I weakness
Jah grace is sufficient for me
Strength in patience
What is to be must be
And after Jah hath tried my soul
I shall come forth as gold
No sorrow no cry
When milk spill
Why wonder why?
It is I and I
The Great Light Shining
Old friend in my darkness
You showed me the light
And so every time, it was pitch black night
I looked for the light
And did see it
The great light always shining
For I it's a guiding, shining
Oh good friend, my good friend
That light you will be joining
It's a calling
Your purpose has been served
And it is well deserved
And so you must go
The great light always shining
For I it's a guiding, shining
One day old friend
We'll be together again
If only my soul can be as yours
Pure as pure
I know my goal
My friend we must be together again
Goodbye, until then
Come Fear
Come fear, let I face you
Come fear, let us struggle
Come fear, let I conquer you
Oh you tool of the devil
Keep I from I master in evil
Wrap my soul in slavery
Make I sacrifice dignity
Come fear, let I face you
Come fear, let us struggle
Come fear, let I conquer you
You who keep me from me
A veil over mine eyes
I could no see
Through what Babylon devise
I could not break free
Then I realize
I've got to be
Come fear, let I face you
Come fear, let us struggle
Come fear, let I conquer you
Fear you are a burden
My strength you weaken
'Bout time I get even
You bar I from heaven
Dying Love
My world is about to collapse
You're about to let me go
I know even though you haven't said so
Something went wrong
I've been trying to analyze the situation
Conclusion eludes my thoughts
But I'm gonna have a broken heart
I want to save this
But what went amiss?
Somehow we lost the passion in our kiss
Our lovemaking nothing but a habit
African Sexes Respect Each Other
Black men, your women have become trophies for your reputation
Black women, why pervert your tradition?
Remember the motherland
When you were strong
Teaching children right from wrong
Feeding them by your hand
A queen and a priestess in the Empire and Village
You've lost your knowledge
Given away your privilege
To a man who only wants you for his reputation
African People
If your enemy loves your leaders
They are not your leaders
African people
Stop persecuting your prophets
Jah people
When will you listen?
You been tricked, outwhit'd
Given illusions
Claiming success you don't have
All causa false prophets, puppets
African people
Stop persecuting your prophets
Jah people
When will you listen?
You build the sepulchres of the prophets
You are the children of their persecutors
Doing the same as before
Still you don't overstand
African people, Jah people
Waiting In Vain
Love, what a cursed thing
Loving someone you can't have
Having to look at their face
Knowing they belong to another
And you have dreams of y'all being together
Then you face the disappointing reality
There's no you and me
Love, such a cursed thing
Makes your heart a desiring
Knowing there's no satisfying
With impatience you wait for that next moment of fulfillment
And a glow on your face
A rising spirit within you
You can't resist
But you must
And so there's this ever fragile line between trust and lust
While enjoying this internal game
It becomes your greatest torture just the same
And the moment's passed
There you are again
Waiting in vain
Love, such a cursed thing
Makes your heart a desiring
Knowing there's no satisfying
Why Do I Love You So?
Why do I love you so?
My love for you is endless
My love grows stronger
When I miss you longer
What is it about you?
I don't know
I see you and I have strong feelings
So sweet and tender
And passionate
So passionate
What is it about you?
Why do I love you so?
I don't know
I thought I could get away from you
Free my mind too
Then you haunt my dreams and tears run
Cause I realize you are me too
What is it about you?
Why do I love you so?
I don't know
I just let it flow
Let it grow
And love you so
Letter to Father
Father, you sent me on a trip
You gave me something to do
And said after I'm done
Return home to the wealth of your mansion
Father, you sent me amongst people who knocked me down
I had amnesia
I was lost not knowing where to go
I thought my enemies were my friends
And my friends my enemies
There were many that lied to me
Telling me who I was
And what my goals should be
I went to strange places
Either calling them home
Or seeking love or both
In the confusion,
knowing I wasn't satisfied
I meditated and tried to remember
And slowly but surely I heard your voice
And slowly but surely my mission came to me clearly
I will finish my journey according to my destiny
And I will return home to your love
Memories
Remember problems that came to the fore
Seems so great no more
And the things we used to do
The phases we've gone through
Don't you feel fresh and new?
Like life is worth living
You've conquered so many things
And whatever else is in the way
You're looking forward to overcome someday
Still now we look back
We have good memories
We pass off bad times with laughter
As if there were no pain and anger
And we hug each other
Just knowing we'll always be together
Yep, those were the days
And today is another glorious day
Friends, Let's Be Friends
Things become tense
People become incensed
Cast away pretense
Without love's presence
There could be violence
Friends, let's be friends
Make amends
In the heat of the moment
We did not relent
And pushed beyond common sense
Now there's pestilence
Friends, let's be friends
Make amends
Fall back on the roots of friendship
What pulled us together before this
We have much to miss
If we are left in bitterness
Friends, let's be friends
Make amends
Recognize and apologize
Forgive and not chastise
Let us again harmonize
By this experience,
We'll all be wise
Friends, let's be friends
Make amends
Black and White
Don't ask for freedom unless you're willing to die for it
Don't articulate principles unless you're willing to defend them
Don't claim you are a citizen unless you are treated equally in the country
Don't take on a task unless you are inspired to do it
Don't live you're life unless you love it
Don't claim you have attained unless your neighbor attained too
Don't say you love unless you love God
Don't ever say you are a human being unless you are a wholly free, principled, equally treated, inspired, loving, sharing, God-fearing person
Did You Think?
What did you think?
By your actions are you condemned
In an atmosphere of love, you brought misery
A situation of trust turned suspicious
All causa your great lust
Why did you think?
Only the evil bound their wills to evil
You thought such ends could be achieved
If by innocence we did not perceive
Could you be our friend if you chose to deceive?
How did you think?
Were we to be caught up in your flow?
The machination of your plan in apparition
By a spider's web you formed your illusion
And when we saw you knowing we see you
An apology claiming it was confusion
When did you think?
At the dawn of the morn in a fresh yawn
You'da been long gone after you had it going on
Treating good people like they a pawn
Who did you think?
Not me, not them, not my family, not my friends
We know you gotta go
In this crowd, you can no longer flow bro'
Hope For Us
I hear the voice of many
In the midst of the night, they haunt me
It's their shear agony
Victims of Lucifer's army
The voice of one
Saying weep no more, be strong
A stranger but a friend
A brother to all of them
Oh ye mighty and just
The words of a prophet you can trust
The sheep shall know green pastures again
Only strays will be lost in the forest of pain
Circus
There was a circus today
Here's the play by play
In the big show,
Everybody masked in smiles
Acting, shaking hands
Hugging yet distant
Shoulda seen the charade
Like a big carnival parade
All was there to see
The clowns, the cats
The snakes, the rats
The big hats
The players, the alligators
They call themselves co- and/or family
The circus is the place to be
There were many colors
Much too much flowers
Aroma to cover the smell
A stench from the living hell
To Be Understood
Have you ever laid in bed, wanting to be understood, needing to be understood?
Do you ever feel trapped in feeling?
And when you try to express it
People just don't get it
Or if they do
They accuse you
Cause they never walked in your shoe
Have you ever laid in bed, wanting to be understood, needing to be understood?
Don't you often feel categorized?
Mislabeled by half-truths and lies
Then when you do the unexpected
You are immediately rejected
Don't you want people to know the real you?
And just appreciate you for being you
Have you ever laid in bed, wanting to be understood, needing to be understood?
Don't you ever feel sometimes if you say your say
Do what you want to do?
You are going to lose loved ones
When it comes to the test
Hiding might seem best
Forbidden Fruit
Lord I want to eat the forbidden fruit
I'ma telling you the truth,
No longer can I wear a false suit
Truly I want that forbidden fruit
I am a dread in loved with a baldhead
Seems I've lost my head
I love this woman gone to bed
Seems I'ma love her 'till I'm dead
Lord I want to eat the forbidden fruit
I'ma telling you the truth,
No longer can I wear a false suit
Truly I want that forbidden fruit
Seek not strange women you did say
But I want her and she wants to give me a play
She's been on my mind a long time
She's good to wine and dine
So fine, I want her to be mine all mine
Lord I want to eat the forbidden fruit
I'ma telling you the truth,
No longer can I wear a false suit
Truly I want that forbidden fruit
It's a guilty feeling and I aint done nothing
It's been on my mind, so unsettling
Curiosity killed the cat
Seems I'm gonna be a dead kitty
Woman, I'm coming, aint nutn' stopping me
Towards Freedom
Watch them with their contented laughs
And their bold speeches
Thinking we are the weaker species
Bound for the pit of feces
They talk in their social circles
How they've got us circled
Aint no one to see us, not even to free us
Tears run down our faces
We believed their disgraces
They've got aces, won all the cases
Then a voice say tie your laces
Omnipresent in our presence
Incensed our sense
Awareness through conscience
Arise children of the light
Arise ye in the midst of the night
All fruits ripe, let's fight
They looked at the situation
Checked condition
Never fully understanding motivation
They looked at the surface
Underestimating our interest
They say down to who was here first
But who Jah bless, no man curse
Good God, we've been through worse
Lost Souls
Jailed cause they failed
Cell full of youths
Laughing cause this is what they're used to
They know not the cycle
They know not their lives the same
The pain their pride, their pride their pain
Forgetting how many tried
Forgetting how many died
Content being leeches on people
Content in low self-esteem and evil
They know no better
This is what life is about
Just gotta do what you gotta do
They say there is no God
They are their own God
They make their today
They make their tomorrow
They are lost souls
Don’t no one tell them 'bout a life of gold
They are in control, but they are out of control
They are lost souls
So trapped in fear
Trapped in prison right there
Brothers really don't care
Life is a passing thing
So this is the meaning of living
Hating themselves
Easily they hate everybody else
Inflict pain wherever they go
It's just part of the flow
They are lost souls
They do not defend a cause
Just because it's a clause, an unwelcome pause
And they've gotta have food between their jaws
Didn't you know?
Don't they know?
They are lost souls
Psalm 2
Blessed is the living God
Bless the Lord in the mighty place
Blessed are they under the tabernacle of the Lord
Blessed are those bound by his covenant
Let heaven and earth rejoice
The lord ruleth and reigneth over all living things
He is king
Who can stand before his sight?
Who can withstand his might?
Many say in their heart
My world to conquer, to devour,
bring to disaster
But they did not know the emperor
Great kings have been humbled
For he is the King of kings
Now some say
Let I partake of sin
For who can know my works?
And who can stop me now?
But did they not know he sees all things?
For my God is unlimited in what he can do
Don't men see how the seas shout unto him?
How the mountains tremble before his presence?
How the cock crows before him?
Destruction brought to the heart of man set on vainly things
Truly he will face painful tidings
Because he is not seeing
Blessed is the king
The King of all kings
Blessed is the living God
Contradiction
I feel like life tied a rope around my neck and said "go on, jump to your living"
I feel like the wind decided to sever all relations with my breath
I feel like my feet want to run away from me
I feel like my tongue has uttered words against me
I feel like God hates me
Contradictions in my life
My life full of strife
Fighting against the grain
In so much pain
The rain asked "hey brethren, your tears, why are we competing?"
A rat said "face reality, you are like me, living on the border of society,
persecuted by it, fed off its crumbs, living by sneaking, even stealing,
in musty surrounding, barely surviving"
The rat asked "won't you join me, at least there's security in our company"
Contradictions in my life
My life full of strife
Fighting against the grain
In so much pain
Seems like everybody agreed to hate me
My own dog barks at me
The birds drop their filth on my head
My house kindly asked me to move out
Contradictions in my life
My life full of strife
Fighting against the grain
In so much pain
My car will take everyone except me to his destination
The willow laughs for all, but for me it weeps
Why such horror, why won't death overcome my sleep?
The Idea
I was settling all comfortable
Then an idea came to my head
Said it took me from the dead
It wasted my want for bread
It was there all along
Somewhere in my song
But one day I took a rest
The thing burst from my chest
Exploded in my head
Life anew, the world renewed
Strength resurged through my limbs
Declare to all, of my own destiny, I am king
The idea plagues my head
If you know what I've said
Don't be misled, join me instead
Never worry about bread
The idea is greater than the living dead
That's why it came to my head
Running Man
You are a running man
You are a cunning man
But every stop you make, you run into a jam
So you've got to run again, you've left many in pain
You've got some kinda evil in that brain
That's why you never take the main
On every corner, avenue, lane
You've been living in shame
Beat the donkey, the donkey gotta move
Saddle up, ready to go, 'nother victim to chose
Move donkey move
You are a running man as I understand
A man with a plan
Living by yu whit
Hoping no one can catch it
And the light sheds upon the darkness
Yea yea, you've gotta jump ship
Beat the donkey, the donkey gotta move
Saddle up, ready to go, 'nother victim to chose
Move donkey move
Run run run, they are after you
Wanna see you beaten black and blue
Wanna see you eaten, but who?
Could be anybody
Must be everybody you hurt along the way
But who? Can't see nobody
My Life
I often look at my life and think things weren't nice
I wonder how I could've made things right
I often look into myself and question my values
Sometimes I seem lost in lack of principle
I often stay up at night and cry
Then I ask good God, why?
In moments of self-pity, I question my happiness
Then I consider everyone else's distress
And wonder whether happiness was ever meant for this world
I wonder sometimes why people chose to hurt people
With such deliberate poignancy, I wonder whether conscience is part of their mind
Sometimes I get jealous of the dead
Fear of the other side makes me appreciate here instead
I sometimes think back on things I wish I tried
I sometimes think on things I should've given up, people I should've associated with, people I should've dissociated from
Yes, I think of all the things I’ve done right and all I've done wrong
Then I say soul be strong, it's a wonderful life.
Madman At Heart
I am a madman at heart
I get up on certain days questioning God's integrity
How could've such a good man let evil be, such suffering in the world
And he lets it be
He's the author of destiny
He can see
So why should he let it be?
What is he trying to do?
What is he trying to prove?
If he had to let things be as such
He should've just made us comfortable with things as such
At least me, he should've written it in my destiny
God, he's a funny guy you know
He did this thing knowing we couldn't really know
Could never easily call him to question
He did this thing knowing regardless of the plan
I am just a humble servant, just a man
God forgive me, I am a madman
Please make my destiny that I know the answers to the questions or that I should never question
Unwanted, Unappreciated, Unloved
Busting butt but unseen
Credit taken by talkers
Everyday working so hard
Yet there is no reward
Some do little, gain a lot
Some do all and gain not
When you don't get from who you expect
Might get all upset
Reminiscing, you should've left
The people around you, that surround you, that are important to you
Won't recognize you
So you're blue because it's true
That you are unwanted, unappreciated, unloved
If you fail, they are willing to curse you
And when you do your best, they act unimpressed
As if you never contributed to their success
Life's strange
Never say never
'Cause never is forever
Destiny is a big comedian
Makes a joke of your plans
It's best to humble yourself in the larger scheme of things
Maybe dreams come true if you keep on wishing
Now this thing called love is strange
You sit and think of what's best
Who would make you happy
Paint the perfect picture
Then fate comes along
Presents you with another
And a desire in your heart
Burning like fire
Then you sit and wonder
What happened?
Many Ropes
So many things
Many different directions
So many demands
Too many people to answer to
All say their work is priority
They forget you are but one person
You can do but so much
So much to do, so very much to do
Just one big confusing circle
A simple task on the surface hides complex demands
Don't bite more than you can chew
Enjoyment is valuable too
Somewhere somehow
Make some time for you
Man Beware
A task beyond ego
Now a place to go
For what is in the mind of man
Then so shall he achieve
But let him recognize his limitation
For Adam was the trees
And the trees was Adam
Game of Pain
You hurt me
I hurt the next
Then everybody vex
Everybody hurting everybody else
Can't trust nobody,
Not even yourself
Everywhere you go it's the same
The game of pain
Aint nutn' strange
Same close and in the far range
The game of pain
I said it's worldwide
Don't you try to hide
Don't swear for no one
You never know their program
In the end,
Jah is your only true friend
'Cause it’s the same
the same game of pain
Aint nutn' strange
Forget title and name
Everybody playing with a dangerous aim
Politics of tricks and 'nuff gimmicks
In the game of pain, the game of pain
The same game of pain
Said everybody got a story to tell
How they been hurt by someone else
And somebody got a story as well
How they been hurt by that somebody with that story to tell
So nobody trust nobody
The game of pain
The game of pain
It's all the same
It's the same game
Some people compete for title and fame
While others are brought to shame
The game of pain
In the system it's all politics
Worse when you throw in romance and sexual tricks
Skin the cat, find a rat
Caayn' trus' nobody chat
The game of pain
It's all the same
In high and low places
In near and far places
Within and amongst the races
Forget the sexes
Bird's Nest
Who's messing with the chicks?
A fellow chicklet
Ain’t no one wanna say incest
But the wrong bird lifting a dress
Hear those who devour blood and flesh
Best part of the bird is the breast
Everyone flying high and proud
Ain’t no one wanna say out loud
Inside everything not okay
There is some foul play
What a thing
Their feathers look pretty
They look so haughty
But their life is full of regret
'Causa what happened in the bird's nest
Yes they live a life of regret
Cause of funny activity in the bird's nest
In the bird's nest, lots of unprincipled sex
Feel trapped, can't say, kept in check
Afraid, ashamed, livelihood set
Nothing to upset the bird's nest
Know Your Place
Never take people for granted
Humble people have a lot going on behind their humility
The fire they blaze could burn everybody
Best you be humble, always keep a secret to your personality
If people know you in your totality
They will try to abuse selfishly
You are least impressive when you try to impress
You are best when you give hints of your greatness
Exalt thyself and you shall be humbled
Humble thyself and you shall be exalted
Only he who rides on a high horse can fall from a high horse
In the scheme of things, just play your part
What is for you cannot not be for you
What is not for you, leave unto whom it is due
Sweet Bread
For the taste of sweet bread
My body compelling, I've lost my head
I want some sweet bread I said
I want to get out of this situation
Sweet bread will be the solution
If not for life, it will relieve some frustration
Sweet bread has always been my relaxation
Sweet bread so delicious, so nice
You have it once, you will want it twice
Sweet bread gives life its spice
Once you get it, seems everything is alright
If I could only get some tonight
The Sound
Heard across plains
It orders
From whence it came
Nobody knows
All alive know it
Except man
All alive obey it
Except man
Once man could hear
But he lost his ear
And he knows all else
Except himself
And he calls all foolish
'Cause he could not discern it
He lost contact with it
Hungry Child
Upon a rock a hungry child stares at the sky
And asks it why?
Then he sees a shooting star and wishes his life were a lie
Then the dust off the car of some rich guy who just passed by hit him in the eye
And then he asked, why?
Then he wonders if it should be so when they die
And the burdens of his thoughts made him cry
When will hungry child satisfy?
Leaf in the Wind
Leaf got caught in the wind
Leaving home, where will it be going?
What will the wind of time bring?
Destiny, time and nature formed a union
They charted the course of leaf life
If they asked leaf, it would've been nice
'Cause if leaf had a say, all would've been alright
God Cheated Us
God cheated us
I want nine lives like the cats
Oh rats, if I could live again
I would've, could've done all the things I should've
Who are the cats that they should get nine
And me, it seems I've got no time
Wasn't it yesterday that I said the year just began
How come it's Christmas already?
What happened?
My life flashed by in unproductivity and/or negativity
If I had another chance you know
I hope I don't say that until the end of the show
Comedy Situation
Heh Heh Hey, Whoooii [LAUGHTER]
Heh Heh Hey, Whoooii [LAUGHTER]
Watch them trying the impossible
What a fun and a joke
Watch them attempting a miracle
Such a comedy show
They got problems to deal with
They are the administrators
They are the leaders under pressure
They need to show real products
Heh Heh Hey, Whoooii [LAUGHTER]
Heh Heh Hey, Whoooii [LAUGHTER]
Such fools, I and I see them, Oh
Watch the show
Big comedy you know
Such fools, to real problems they find unreal solutions
Then they want you to play along with their pretensions
You on the frontline know reality
Yet you've got to go along
Heh Heh Hey, Whoooii [LAUGHTER]
Heh Heh Hey, Whoooii [LAUGHTER]
I and I see them
In big meeting with a serious face
They urge participation
They seek real production
By some unreal solution
And I the workerman
Gots to go along
I've got bills to pay
So I bear this day by day
United African Improvement Association (UAIA)
Everybody know how to make money offa Black people except Black people
And when they take our money, they don't give back to the community
Best we live in unity
Circulate dollars in our community
Buy our own products
Build our own neighborhoods
Make big bucks offa our own goods
Let us do what is normal and natural
Defend our community as men and women
Break from the daily routine
It is not alright to live without purpose,
Without thought of what's going on
Take a stance
Be of substance
Why help another man towards your destruction?
Jamaica
Jamaica will be on the rise
The island will be glorious to the eyes
Love will replace war
In the heavens, Jah place Jamaica star
Jamaica, a little island with a little population
Around the world, yet so strong
Its leaders, men of ambition
Be proud to be Jamaican
Out of many, one people
Africa bound them by thread and needle
Everywhere they go, they become known
So foreigners come to know back home
Jamaica, the land of wood and water
Never mind signs of economic disaster
The people prosper to outside wonder
And when they think them weak, they grow stronger
Haile Selassie I
There is one love, one truth, so there can only be one king
That King is the King of all kings and the Lord of all lords
I only know of one
The End
In the end, will you be my friend?
In the end, will you do this again?
In the end, will you find it's only the beginning?
In the end, will you find there's no end?
If you come to I and I once again
And read I and I my friend
Would you see me, we and yourself therein?
Would you find in us, there's no end?
In the end, will you be my friend?
In the end, will you do this again?
In the end, will you find it's only the beginning?
In the end, will you find there's no end?
If you overstand I and I
Do you become high?
Begin to question why?
Or find truth by I and I,
where there was once a lie?
In the end, will you be my friend?
In the end, will you do this again?
In the end, will you find it's only the beginning?
In the end, will you find there's no end?
You live within I and I
But does I and I live within you?
Can we now live as one people?
Or be divided in two?
In the end, will you be my friend?
In the end, will you do this again?
In the end, will you find it's only the beginning?
In the end, will you find there's no end?
Well then, you might not check I and I as Yen
Still I and I love you as a friend
Just-a-try lift you outa the wolf den
When you rise is when you say when
Until then, this is the end
Is it the end?
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