Meshell Ndegeocello Complete Lyrics Archive

B i o g r a p h y
(by Official Press)

Canonized, marginalized or just scrutinized, Meshell Ndegeocello has given up trying to explain herself. After 20 years in an industry that has called her everything from avant garde to a dying breed, what unquestionably remains is the fearsome bassist, prolific songwriter and the creativity and curiosity of an authentic musical force. With that, she has earned critical acclaim, the unfailing respect of fellow players, songwriters and composers, and the dedication of her diverse, unclassifi- able fans.
"Weather," Meshell Ndegeocello's ninth album, to be released on November 8th on Naïve, might be her most diverse collection of songs yet. From sunny up-tempo tunes to stormier ballads, "Weather" satisfies everything we've come to expect from Meshell: groove, contemplation, and singularity. Pulled together by lush arrangements, thoughtful lyrics, and a band of fearsome players, "Weather" features Meshell first and foremost, more intimately than we've heard her in a long time. Produced by Joe Henry, Meshell demonstrates her eclectic influences with two cover tunes (Leonard Cohen and The Soul Children) and collaborations with Chris Connelly, Benji Hughes, and Joe Henry.
Meshell Ndegeocello was born Michelle Johnson in Berlin, Germany and raised in Washington DC. By the early 90's, she had landed in New York armed with a demo recorded in her bedroom, joined the Black Rock Coalition, and was soon signed to Madonna's label. Her records, 8 to date, have offered lyrical ruminations on race, love, sex, betrayal, God, and power, and she has simultaneously embraced and challenged listeners with her refusal to be pigeon-holed musically or personally. Meshell has been both celebrated and berated for her politically charged lyrics, sexual boundary crossing, and for choosing the road less traveled - a winding adventure through her own musical ambitions rather than the industry formulas.
A vast array of influences have informed all of her albums, including Devil's Halo, and there are traces of her native go-go, hip hop, rock, R&B, new wave and punk in each. Each album has been a step away from the last, each used as a chance to investigate and integrate new sounds and ideas, and fans have been treated to everything from the deep-funk of Plantation Lullabies to the raw and confessional Bitter to the hip-hop loving Cookie. Possessed with instrumental gifts as diverse as her interests, Meshell composed, arranged and produced a jazz record in 2005.
A bass player above all else, Meshell brings her signature warm, fat, and melodic groove to every- thing she does and has appeared alongside the Rolling Stones, Madonna, Alanis Morrisette, James Blood Ulmer, The Blind Boys of Alabama, Tony Allen, John Medeski, Billy Preston, and Chaka Khan. As for her own bass-playing influences, she credits Sting, Jaco Pastorius, Family Man Barrington, and Stevie Wonder. Meshell was the first woman to be featured on the cover of Bass Player maga- zine and remains one of few women who lead the band and write the music.

Just sit back and. Relax.
Listen to the 8-track
I'll dig you like an old soul record

Remember back in the day
When everyone was black and conscious.
And down for the struggle.
Love brought us all together.
Just sittin' back and talkin'.
Cultivating a positive vibe.
Blue lights in the basement.
Freedom was at hand and you could just taste it.
Everything was cool. Diggin' on me diggin' on you.
Everything was cool and brothers were singing
”Ain't no woman like the one I got”

I'm diggin' you
I dig you like an old soul record.
Just sit back. Relax. Listen to the 8-track.
I'll dig you like an old soul record.

Now brothers (be) base-in.
Running from the beat-down cops that be chasin'.
Running out of time. Running out of patience.
In this war of the conscious mind.
I need some black-on-black love.
A slow grind for these changin' times (the booty-slammin' part!)

Beautiful brown bodies. Pimp, switch and sway.
To the soulful sounds. Gotta get up gotta get down.
‘Cause you give me good feeling.
You give me good feeling. Yes you do.

I'm diggin' you
I dig you like an old soul record.
Just sit back. Relax. Listen to the 8-track.
I'll dig you like an old soul record.

You say that's your boyfriend
You say I'm out of line
Funny… he said I could call him up anytime
You can say I'm wrong say I ain't right
But if that's you boyfriend he wasn't last night

Now I'm the kind of woman
I'll do almost anything to get what I want
I might play any little game
Call me what you like but you know it's true
You're just jealous ‘cause he wasn't with you
Don't mean no harm I just like what I see
And it ain't my fault if he wants me
Got what I wanted and the feeling was right
So if that's your boyfriend he wasn't last night

Boyfriend boyfriend yes I had your boyfriend
Now late at night he calls me on the telephone
That's why when you call
All you get is the busy busy tone
You're upset ‘cause you're one stuck-up bitch
Maybe he needed a change a switch
And who am I not to oblige
Especially if the man is fly
So call me what you like
Call me what you like
While I boot slam your boyfriend tonight

He lived two train stops away
I was a train ride away from heaven
We signify about politics, low income housing Birth control and abortion
The capitalistic hand around my throat
Shootin' up dope to cope in this dehumanizing society
We both found God when he O.D'd
He found beauty in my black skin
Amidst the cover girls and clairol ads
Makin' no mistake what's white is right
Livin' in a world where the TV shouts
”Forget where you come from!”
And damn I thought I was shootin' up Africa in my veins
White man voodoo slow my brain the while man fights wars and enslaves
All in God's name
What ya trying to achieve with your sun tan lotion
You wanna keep me down keep me down
Revolution against this racist institution
The white man shall forever sleep with one eye open
Dehumanize me.
Criticize, set aside.
Livin' in the midst of genocide I hear voices voices are what I hear
Uprise would you die for your right

Let me run my fingers through your dred locks
Run them all over your body ‘til your hollor stops
As in life they grow a high on high
Ooh! How I love a black man oh my my
Lay your body down to give yourself strength
As you walk through this world of confrontation
Rest your weary head and let me run my fingers through your dreds

( sing along part )
Let me run my fingers through your dred locks
And rub your body down

As I bathe my body in the sun
In the land where life began stands a man
One with nature with his head held high
He never questions why
Together we make the fruit of life
So I love and treat him right
So rest you weary head and let me run my fingers through your dreds

( Sing along part )
Let me run my fingers through your dred locks
And rub your body down

( Mack vibe )
Let me run my fingers through your hair x4
*kinky dred love*
Caress and kiss your tears away
I wanna touch your body
Walk through your mind
Undress you slowly
Take my time…

"Her blackness is fine, the blackness of her skin the blackness of her mind"
Her beauty cannot be measured with standards of a colonized mind
Darker than blue darker than her blackness
Unblemished her features broad and striking
She cradles his body with her large hands
Her fingers stretch endlessly into his world of pain
Her caresses warm and penetrating she loves the black boy
His existence predestined to be one of no remorse compassion
Or the delusion of equality
But the love he gives (a doxology for her)
He praises and cares for what he can never be
There's such purity in a love that is essential to the loving of one's self

She's darker than a child's deepest sleep
And into his mind she creeps
In this world of lies and confusion
She's the only thing not clouded by illusions
The pain of everyday life is hidden by the blackness of our skin
He searches to find peace within
He finds love in the blackness of her skin

Back to the ghetto
Serenaded by the violence outside the window
Project aristocrats gather they realize
That our hearts and minds are shackled by the lies
But he finds peace when he looks into her eyes
And see her blackness is fine
The blackness of her skin the blackness of her mind

Straight from the womb
Right smack dab in the middle of…
Poverty insecurity no one to save me
The young black man lays his head on her young black thighs
So that the child in her womb can hear the tears
That the black man cries
Soon come on a wave of positivity the big swinger,
Swingin' like a jazz singer travelin', movin', movin',
Steppin' in my three-quarter shell-toes,
Groovin' love to hear the brothers signify sisters with their head held high
Summertime, the livin' is easy dreaming of seas of dark tranquility
On the project train full speed on the project train heading for my love that's sweet like sugercrane

We've been indoctrinated and convinced by the white racist standard of beauty
The overwhelming popularity of seeing, better off being, and looking white
My brothers attempt to defy the white man's law and his system of values
Defiles his white woman, but my mum, Master's in the slave house again
Visions of her virginal white beauty
Dancin' in your head
Your soul's on ice
Your soul's on ice
Brother brother
Are you suffering from a social infection mis-direction
Excuse me does the white woman go better with the brooks Brothers suit?
I have psychotic dreams
Your jism in a white chalk line
You let my sister go by
Used to be customary to bow one's eyes at the sight of a white face konks and fade

Creams sad passion deferred dreams I am a reflection of you
Black and blue pure as the tears of coal-colored children crying for acceptance
You can't run from yourself
She's just an illusion
Black love anthems play behind white-skinned affection
New Birth stereophonic spanish fly let her cry.
But you no longer burn for the motherland brown skin
You want blond-haired, blue-eyed soul
Snow white passion without the hot comb

Dial the 7 digits,
It's quite simple
I'll be there in a hurry
Jack be quick Jack be nimble
Call me up when you feel the need to talk
When words aren't of the essence I'll soothe you with my presence
A kiss here and there from head to toe
Just call me up when you want more
You can be king for a day I'll be your queen let me treat you that way
When you need me baby, yeah!
Just call me
Are you into this
If not we can do that ‘cause when we get together
it's like Lena Horne singin' Stormy weather”
We can get loose and kinky
Be my teddy bear, forget your every care
the M-E-S-H-E-E-L and I aim to please your every little fantasy
You can be king for a day I'll be your queen let me treat you that way
Get loose work out
Work up a sweat till you fall out I'm in the mood for love
So we can play house I'll treat you like Julius Caesar
Best to bet that I'll treat you like a king, ring a ding ding
Just call me up ‘cause it ain't nothing but the real thing
Dazin' glazin', so amazin'
Snugger than a bug in a rug
So let's get crazy

Here I am waiting.
Just waiting.
Anticipating a chance to run into you.
I sit here for hours.
One day I even sat through a rain shower.
For just a glance.
A chance to talk to you.
You're probably wondering how I even know you.
For now you're just my dream.
And when I wake up I hope you talk to me.
Here I sit outside your door.
Talk to me.
I'd be content to just sit here and talk to you.
In my dreams you love me and me only.
The way you kiss and hold me.
Love is what I search and search to find.
But until then I'll just dream for the meantime.

A hopeless romantic that's what I've been called.
So don't talk ‘bout love ‘cause I'll fall.
Moved by the way you walk, talk.
The color of your eyes.
I want to hug and kiss you when you walk by.
The way you eat your cereal
So cute reading Shakespeare in your birthday suit
Just a hopeless romantic.
Hopelessly in love with you
I wanna hold your hand take you to a picture show.
I wanna hold your hand.
In my script there's a love scene.
Just picture it.
Candles and warm apple cider.
Sly Stone on the radio.
Caress your funky dreads in the candle glow.
Whisper in my ear.
‘Cause I'm in the mood for love.
I'm just a hopeless romantic.
Hopelessly in love with you.
Kiss and hug you.
Baby squeeze you tight.
I wanna hold your hand.

Tell me, what is a girl to do.
I try so very hard to try and please you.
Even though you know you don't really care.
Or is that you find your feelings too hard to share.
Friends say I'm crazy for the way that I feel.
You don't love me now.
You probably never will.
But my love is far stronger than pride.
Even though I know there'll always be another by your side

Let me make sweet love to you baby x2

Cry my tears by candlelight.
I'm just another lonely heart, here on a lonely night.
Screams of passions.
I call out your name making love to another.
Just to ease my pain.
Will this ever change?
Will you ever feel the same way about me?

Let me make sweet love to you baby x2

Excuse me, you headin' my way?
Tryin' to find something to brighten up my day
Maybe I could talk to you or you could talk to me
Your eyes seem to call out for some comfort
Is it the everyday racism
Or a pain from deep within
I may not understand now but then again
You could talk to me or we could just sit here and daydream

Say, you headin' my way
Two lonely hearts on the subway
Singin' the blues on the subway train

Black black yes it's hard and that's a fact
But I can rise above
When I have love
Here comes the train
Please don't turn and walk away – stay
We could read some Ntozake Shange
And I loose myself in the book
I escape to my heavenly tomb
Or we could read The Voice
It's your choice
I just want to get to know you
Your lovely black face
Accompanied by some STRICTLY ROOTS
As we venture – it's just nice to be near you

Peace Beyond Passion

The Way

They say you're the way the light
The light is so blinding
Your followers condemn me your words used to enslave me

Jesus cured the blind man so that he could see the evils of the world
Perchance blindness is but a dark thought overcome by the light
Maybe Judas was the better man and Mary made a virgin just to save face
I too am so ashamed on bended knees
Prayin' to my pretty white Jesus

Brother John Paul convinced himself of his wisdom to judge to forgive to condemn
Mother Mary full of grace I'm so confused by her pale white face
God so loved the world he gave his only son
But many mothers bear children martyrs of greed bitter love
While the so called chosen make war
So many suffer in the name of god their faith at a closed door

Deuteronomy: Nigger Man

All I ever wanted was a nigger who would be true
All I wanted was a nigger man

All I ever wanted was a nigger who would be true, be good to me
While doin' the evil that niggers do
My view of self was that of a divine ho
Like the ones portrayed on the white man colonized minded rap shows
Oh the afro dizzy act of my blak rebel
I am a woman and to this world I accommodate myself
My place is in my blak man's defiance my nigger divine for his Sadness
So well complemented mine
When I look at you so blak and blue
My love for you sad but true

All I ever wanted was a nigger who would be true
All I wanted was a nigger man

One night on a love high we metamorphasized into gigantic blak butterflies
And for the first time I saw the god inside
I realized my nigger redefined was the blak man divine and he could take me higher
And the divine woman was what the blak man desired

But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, you shall not eat;
for in the day that you eat of it you shall surely die
To them he said I will greatly multiply your pain and your
conception; in pain shall you bring forth children, and you shall be
dependent on your husband and he shall rule over you
Then god said, let us make man in our image

Let's go back to the time when the mind and soul were divine faith unquestioned
Mother father god said let us make man in our own image god
was not alone as no one should be I search for a righteous hand to rule over me

For you are a holy people to the Lord your god; The Lord your god
has chosen you to be a beloved people to himself, above all
people that are upon the face of the earth

The Lord shall bring a nation against you from afar, from the ends
of the earth, as swift as the eagle that flies; a nation whose
language you do not understand

Your sons and daughters shall be given to another people and
your eyes shall look on, and you shall grieve over them all the day
long and there shall be no might in your hand to do anything

The fruit of your labors shall a nation that you know not eat up and
you shall be wronged and oppressed always

Ecclestiastes: Free My Heart

The sun rises and the sun goes down and hastens back to the
place Where it rose that from thence it may rise again
Finding all things wearisome unsatisfied my eyes not satisfied
with Seeing, my ears unsatisfied with hearing
Wondering of that which is now that which has been and that which is to be
For my time on earth I pay dearly for the past
Confusion embraces my heart for to know self is to forgive self my Sojourn of truth

Free my heart so my soul may fly
Free my mind of my worldly wants and desires
I look towards heaven with my arms open wide
Take my hand come and take my hand

Sadness fills my heart
Too weak to get by, slave to discontentment self-pity
I come forth from my mother's womb naked shall I return to the
earth to go as I came
Taking nothing of this supposed worldly gain

Free my heart so my soul may fly
Free my mind of my worldly wants and desires
I look towards heaven with my arms open wide
Take my hand come and take my hand

Hook:
Free my heart

Leviticus: Faggot

Faggot better run learn to run 'cuz daddy's home
His sweet lil' boy just a little too sweet
Every night the man showed the faggot what a real man should be
The man and the faggot will never see
for so many can't even perceive a real man Tell me

Not that the faggot didn't find a woman fine and beautiful
He admired desired their desires
He wanted love from strong hands
The faggot wanted the love of a man

His mother would pray
Save him, save him, save him from this life

Go to church boy
Faggot you're just a prisoner of your own perverted world
No picket fence acting like a bitch that's all he sees ain't that what faggot means
No love dreams
Only the favors sweet Michael performed for money to eat
'Cause the man kicked the faggot out the house at 16
Amen mother let it be
Before long he was crowned QUEEN for all the world to see bloody body face down
The wages of sin are surely death that's what mama used to say
So there was no sympathy

Let he without sin walk amongst the hated and feared and know true trial and tribulations
See my dear we're all dying for something searchin' and searchin'
Soon mama found out that god would turn his back on her too

Save me save me from this life
I pray to my Lord above save me they say you're the way the light

Mary Magdalene

I often watch you the way you whore yourself
You're so beautiful
You flirt and tease enviously I wish you'd flirt with me
Perhaps I'm enticed by what you are
I imagine us jumpin' the broom foolish I know that's not the life you live
You live alone in a crowded bed never remembering faces
Conversations just a body for the lonely
Spend one night with me satisfy me for free and I'll love you endlessly
I overheard you say you'd give them what they wanted
So give me what I want

Tell me I'm the only one
I want to marry you
Tell me I'm the only one

In a harlot's dress you wear the smile of a child with the faith of
Mary Magdalene
Yet you wash the feet of unworthy men
Come and I'll set you free into an endless valley of fruits both sweet and sour
And whatever displeases your palate my kisses will wash away
Stay. If you must dance, dance for me
Blessed are the pure at heart for they shall see god so close your eyes and dream
For the world will blind you and I'll judge not so that I may not be judged
Please give me what I want

Tell me I'm the only one
I want to marry you
Tell me I'm the only one

God Shiva

God Shiva is imminent love and transcendent reality
God Shiva my supreme reality

I am here no longer a vision birthed into my body
I accept praise, blame, joy, sorrow
I realize we are in truth the truth we seek god
Perfect this very moment

God Shiva is imminent love and transcendent reality
God Shiva my supreme reality

Desire no more what you already possess
You are already free my nature is to love you
My soul identical to god
On a journey to return to my creator bliss

You are my mind of the mind
My eye of eye
Life of my life

Who is He and what is He to You

A man we passed just tried to stare me down
And when I looked at you you looked at the ground
I don't know who he is but I think that you do

Dag gummit
Who is he and what is he to you

Something in my heart and in your eyes
Tells me he's not someone just passin' by
And when you cleared your throat was that your cue

Dag gummit
Who is he and what is he to you

Now when I add the sum of you and me
I get confused and I keep coming up with three
You're too much for one but not enough for two

Dag gummit
Who is he and what is he to you

Now you think I'm one not much for intuition
Lord is that what you really think or are you wishin'
Before you wreck your old home be certain of the new

Dag gummit
Who is he and what is he to you

Stay

I want you
I can't get you off my mind
Ooh you turn me on-stay

So sorry you think it's wrong being here alone with me
I wish I could understand you and what you feel
You must feel something or you wouldn't have let me get this far
So don't be afraid just give in

If you let me have you just this once I promise never to want you anymore
'Cuz what's happening now feels so good
And the forbidden always arouses temptations
Come here let me have you
Just stay
Ooh baby come on let me

Bitter Sweet

You enchant me so my bittersweet flower
Mystery of the sages come into my realm of imagination let me digest you

You enchant me so my bittersweet flower
Shall we make love feel the waves of the ocean come to rest in the eye of a storm

I cry myself to sleep over you
You come then you go
The more I fall the more you let go
The sweet taste of you stains my lips
Even through the pain it's only you I miss

Unlike those before I wanna free you
Let the sweetness of your kiss rush over me
I search so many lifetimes
Let my soul rest in your arms
And I'll let you inside

Tear and a Smile

When we make love I feel it so deeply
When we make love I cry
When you kiss me my lips they burn with fear
For even a love that crowns may crucify
In the cradle of creation between the hand of love I died and there you were
I was warmed amidst the gaze of your eyes, our minds wounded
by The need for understanding, our bodies betrayed by time

Do you hear me can you taste my pain for love has no other desire but to fulfill itself
But to deny yourself the pleasure of that pain is to love selfishly

I stood there
Your heart lay captive in a cage fashioned by your fears not knowing what to say
You have many lovers and yet I alone love you far beyond any lily white fairy tale

I would not exchange the sorrows of my heart for the joys of the multitude
And I would not have the tears that sadness makes to flow from my every part turn into laughter
I want the hunger for your love and beauty to fill me from the depths of my spirit

I remember when you filled my heart with joy
Was I blind to the truth just there to fill the space
‘Cause now you have no interest in anything I have to say
And I have allowed you to make me feel dumb
What kind of fool am I that you so easily set me aside

You made a fool of me
Tell me why
You say that you don't care but we made love
Tell me why
You made a fool of me you made a fool of me

I want to kiss you
Does she want you with the pain that I do
I smell you in my dreams
But now when we're face to face you won't look me in the eye
No time no friendship no love
Don't say don't touch you I can't touch you no more
Can't touch you any more any more
I don't touch you anymore

You made a fool of me
Tell me why
You say that you don't care but we made love
Tell me why
You made a fool of me you made a fool of me

My daddy made no excuse
I believe my lies are truth
Why won't you eat what you are fed
When I touch myself I think of only you
And when I touch someone else

No one is faithful I am weak
I go astray
Forgive me for my ways

I hear voices and I can't stand to be alone
‘Cause emptiness is all I have ever known
Soiled by my lust I feel no shame
No longer forsaken when they call my name
Beautiful angels come to my bed
I am satisfied on their flesh I have fed

No one is faithful I am weak
I go astray
Forgive me for my ways

Only you satisfy me only you satisfy me
Only you
Only you satisfy me only you satisfy me

The rays of the sun greet my body
I am naked in your world
Come walk me through the garden
And fill me with your love
I've searched my whole life this life
For the reason that we cry
Just one kiss then I close my eyes

Only you satisfy me only you satisfy me
Only you
Only you satisfy me only you satisfy me

Alone I am never
I am but one of many
And you have so that I may see
Freedom amidst this mockery
I hold out my hand and touch heaven
Tear out my grieving heart
But you come and fill it with love

Only you satisfy me only you satisfy me
Only you
Only you satisfy me only you satisfy me

You push me away bitterly
My apologies fall on your deaf ears
You curse my name bitterly
And now your eyes they look at me bitterly

I stand ashamed amidst my foolish pride
‘Cause for us there'll be no more
For us there'll be no more
And now my eyes look at you bitterly
Bitterly bitterly

Waterfall
Nothing can harm me at all
My worries seem so very small
With my waterfall

I can see
My rainbow calling me
Through the misty breeze
Of my waterfall

Some people say
Day-dreamings for all the, huh,
Lazy minded fools
With nothin' else to do
So let them laugh, laugh at me
So just as long as I have you
Just as long as I have you

Waterfall
Don't ever change your ways
Fall with me for a million days
Oh, my waterfall

He loves
With sweetness and sincerity
While she can only pretend

He caresses the hair from her face
Thinks to himself such a lovely face
Gives his entire self
Shares his secrets
But it's all in vain
His love for her drowns him
In a sea of denial
Her fear of being alone
Will it keep her there

He loves with sweetness and sincerity
While she may only pretend
He loves with sweetness and sincerity
While she may only pretend

In the morning he reaches out to feel her warmth
She pulls away
Closes his eyes
He's so ashamed
He's poor in all but truth
But what a fool is he
To wish for wine in her empty kiss

He loves with sweetness and sincerity
While she may only pretend

They were both young
He believed in himself only
In his oversize Dickeys cinched up way high
She lived in her books and fantasies
They both searched for some sort of loyalty
When they made love begged each other just don't betray me

Come be with me
Soothe my broken heart
Show me loyalty

Her mother's heart has been shattered
Told her daughter to be ware
But secrets and dreams you should never share
Trust only in change ‘cause hearts change
But betrayal always feels the same
But with him she found loyalty
Come be with me
Soothe my broken heart
Show me loyalty

‘Cause like a child you will never want for love
‘Cause all that I have I give to you
Come and take my hand and share my life with me
‘Cause you are my soul and I will always love you

Come be with me
Soothe my broken heart
Show me loyalty

I'll be there for you
Right there for you

Come be with me
Soothe my broken heart
Show me loyalty

Such pretty hair
May I kiss you
May I kiss you there
So beautiful you are
So beautiful
Please don't move
It feel so good to me
Hmm tell me my
Beautiful
Beautiful
So very beautiful
So beautiful
Beautiful
So beautiful

You rarely notice but I hang on your every word
Everything you say
You are much too busy to notice me
You turn and walk away
Into another's arms hopeless ashamed
I wish I could hold you that way
Brokenhearted I dream for you to notice me

Wasted time on loving you wasted time
Wasted time on someone
Who won't love you as much as I
As much as I as much as I as much as I

In my fantasy you are asleep beside me
I feel you breathe
If only I could be there for you
The one that you make love to

Wasted time on loving you wasted time
Wasted time on someone
Who won't love you as much as I
As much as I as much as I as much as I

You rarely notice but I hang on your every word
Everything you say
You are much too busy to notice me
You turn and walk away
Into another's arms hopeless ashamed
I wish I could hold you that way
Brokenhearted I dream for you to notice me

Can't say I have ever been faithful
Except to God
Never felt I could call anywhere home
Till I fell asleep here in your arms

I never thought I'd fall in love

Your love is my only saving grace
You caress my heart
Kiss my face
Your love is my only saving grace

Sometimes God calls out to me to come home
‘Cause I feel so alone
Then I taste your kiss
Your touch your sweet love

I never thought I'd fall in love

Your love is my only saving grace
You caress my heart
Kiss my face
Your love is my only saving grace

I never thought I'd fall in love
I never thought I'd fall in love with you

Your love is my only saving grace
You caress my heart
Kiss my face
Your love is my only saving grace your love.

*** Thanx a lot to J.L. Peterka - W.L. Barlow - D. David Dismali
for their amazing job on this great new LP ! ***

Dead nigga blvd (pt. 1)

You sell your soul
Like you sell a piece of ass
Slave to the dead white leaders on paper
And welfare cases
Rapists and hoes
All reinforced your tv show
Exotic and beautiful videos

Yeah
A jail's a sanctuary for the walking dead
It fucks with your head
When every black leader ends up dead
Somebody said
Our greatest destiny is to become white
But white is not pure
And hate is not pride
And just cuz civil rights is law
Doesn't mean that we all abide

So tell me are you free?
While we campaign for every
Dead nigga blvd
So young motherfuckers can
Drive down it in your fancy cars
Free
You try to hold on to some africa of the past
One must remember
It's other africans
That helped enslave your ass
Cuz everybody's
Just trying to make that dollar
Remember what jesse used to say?
I am somebody
No longer do i blame others
For the way that we be
Cuz niggas need to redefine
What it means to be free

I can't even tell my brothers and sisters
That they're fine
This absence of beauty
In their heart and mind
Stopped breastfeeding the child
You put 'em on the cow
And now you wonder why they act wild
You see brown folks are the
Keepers of the earth
Unifiers of the soul and mind
Not these wannabe-gotti pimps and thugs
Wearing diamond watches
From african slave mines

Perhaps to be free
Is to all love those who hate me
And die a beautiful death
And make pretty brown babies

You campaign for every
Dead nigga blvd
So y'all young motherfuckers can
Drive down it in their fancy cars
You try to hold on to some africa of the past
Then one must remember
It's other africans
That helped enslave your ass
Everybody's trying to make that dollar
Remember what jesse used to say?
I am somebody
No longer do i blame others
For the way that we be
Cuz niggas need to redefine
What it means to be free

You campaign for every
Dead nigga blvd
Just trying to make that dollar
So y'all young motherfuckers can
Drive down it in your fancy cars
You try to hold on to some africa of the past
Then one must remember
It's other africans
That helped enslave your ass
Cuz everybody's
Trying to make that dollar
Remember what jesse used to say?
I am somebody
No longer do i blame white folks
For the way that we be
Cuz niggas need to redefine
What it means to be
Free.

Dick gregory : ("human rights & property rights") :

"Understand young folks, when you put property rights ahead of human rights
Understand you're tampering with nature.
Hmm. That's right. You see, property rights is controlled by man
And human rights, is controlled by nature."

Hot night

Angela davis :
"i was a member of the communist party.
I'm not a member of the communist party, anymore - but i consider myself very much a socialist.
So we'll get to that later."

Let's go

Angela davis:
"One of the reasons why the war in vietnam was able to happen as long as it did
Was because this - of this fear of communism.
And people pointed to the vietnamese as their enemy.
As if somehow or another
If the country defeated the communist enemy in vietnam
Things were gonna be okay at home."

But it's a hot night,
Let's talk about the sign of the times
Politics
And the plight of the revolutionary soul singer
It's a hot night
Head down to the club
For the pina coladas without the alcohol
And let's talk about the world y'all
Can you pick me up?
You know i hate driving in the evil city
And baby read my mind, hit la caridad
So i can get some coffee
And we can get our talk on
Seems i got caught up in this romanticized idea of revolution
With saviors, prophets and heroes
But in the silence of my prayers
I had a vision of my hatred
Dissolving into grains of sand
Realized
That to the universe
That's all i really am
Just a grain of sand
I know i get caught up in all that spiritual shit
But there aint much to hold onto
We all living in a world built upon
Rape, starvation, greed, need, fascist regimes
White man, rich man democracy
Suffer in the world trade paradise
Hear me now...
But it's a hot night,
Let's talk about the sign of the times
Yeah
Politics
And the plight of the revolutionary soul singer
Word up
C'mon
It's a hot night
Head down to the club for the pina coladas without the alcohol
Let's go
And let's talk about the world y'all
Angela davis: "and nike has a factory in ho chi minh city..."
Let me be the first to say this,
Fuck the first bitch
That ever asks me to buy her some dumb shit
C'mon
Niggas be fighting
For jordan's they can't afford
Bought in a store
Costing more than a hundred, yeah
Capitalism got em trapped in a vision
That ya love to watch way more than a sunset
Ah
I feed my babies with music
I tell the truth
But now i'm a target in they market,
Ain't that a summummabitch?
It's an urgent emergency
Courtesy of the counterinsurgency
Trying to murder me
Yeah
And now it's on, and ah
It's cuz i verbally hurdle all their absurdities
Accurate rhyme poem and i,
Survive the storm and ah
Certainly words can be weapons
If people heard me they thinking they god,
That they decide what's right and wrong
They live in a bubble
I live for the struggle
After the fight,
We home on a hot night,
My woman is nice and warm but ah...
It's a hot night,
Yeah
Let's talk about the sign of the times
Politics
Ah
And the plight of the revolutionary soul singer
C'mon
It's a hot night
Head down to the club for the pina coladas without the alcohol
And let's talk about the world y'all
Let's do it, c'mon
Join the party, fist in the air,
Everybody for the
Revolutionary soul singer
Side to side,
Third eye on the prize,
We'll take a ride with the
Revolutionary soul singer
Give the seeds what they need to breath and proceed
It's the revolutionary
Soul singer
Word up, yeah y'all,
We prepared y'all, no fear y'all
Come on
It's a shame the way we all run around
Blind to the facts, yeah
It's a shame the way we all run around
Cuz you blind, baby
Blind to the facts, ah
Yeah
It's a shame the way we all run around
Cuz you blind, baby
Blind to the facts, yeah
It's a shame the way we all run around
Cuz you blind, baby
Blind to the facts of who you are
Yeah
But it's a hot night,
Ah
Let's talk about the sign of the times
Politics
And the plight of the revolutionary soul singer
C'mon
It's a hot night
Head down to the club for the pina coladas without the alcohol
And let's talk about the world y'all
Let's do it

Soul singer
Soul singer

Angela davis : ("the prison industrial complex")
"And now of course, that the welfare system has been disestablished
And there are no jobs, so to speak - for for women who are told, that if they don't work...
They can only get welfare for a certain period of time and then they have to find a job.
Now they haven't had the opportunity to go to an institution like this.
They may not have the skills. Where are they going to find a job?
And if they have children, how are they going to pay for childcare,
In order to guarantee the conditions which will allow them to work?"

Bla bla bla, dyba dyba dyba

(ring)
(ring)

(picking up)

Hello?
Yeah, this is me
Who is this?
Oh, yeah
I remember you
(laughs)
Yeah i'm just a little busy
I was hanging out with cato
Listening to some music
Yeah... Yeah
...ooh
I'm trying to get to know you too
Yeah maybe i'll come by a little later
And um
You can get to know me a little better alright?
I got to go
Alright

(click.)

Priorities 1-6

I hail from a suburb
Outside southeast
No i ain't the type
I don't like to run in the streets
And i ain't really into none of that
Uh
Pimp & thug mentality
But i like to smoke some weed
And get close
And set my mind free

Can i hang with you?
I ain't gonna pay your rent
All i've got is Love
And time
To spend
I ain't gonna pay your rent
Cuz all i've got is Love
And time to spend
Can i hang with you?
Tell me
Can i hang with you?
I wanna hang with you

Yeah
I got a nice car
So what?
Yeah, and i got a nice house too
Come here
It don't mean a thing
Without someone there
To share
Give my Love to
And i think that's you

I just wanna talk and get to know you
I just wanna talk and get to know you
I just wanna talk and get to know you
Before i touch you
Learn to Love you

Can i hang with you?
I ain't gonna pay your rent
All i've got is Love
And time
To spend
I ain't gonna pay your rent
All i got is
Love
And time to spend
I wanna hang with you, baby
Can i hang with you?

Yeah
And yes, you know you fine
Yeah

I ain't gonna pay your rent
Cuz all i've got is Love
Cuz i ain't gonna pay your rent
Cuz all i've got is Love
Give you
What you really want
I ain't gonna pay your rent
Cuz all i've got is Love
What you really need
Tell me
Can i hang with you?

I just wanna talk and get to know you
I just wanna talk and get to know you
I just wanna talk and get to know you
Before i touch you
Learn to Love you

Tell me can i hang with you?

I just wanna talk and get to know you
I just wanna talk and get to know you
What you really need
I just wanna talk and get to know you
Before i touch you
Learn to Love you

Can i hang with you?
I ain't gonna pay your rent
Cuz all i got is Love
And time to spend
So tell me
Can i hang with you?
I ain't gonna pay your rent
Cuz all i got is Love
I wanna hang with you
Tell me can i hang with you?

I just wanna talk and get to know you
I just wanna talk and get to know you
I just wanna talk and get to know you
Before i touch you
Learn to Love you
Can i hang with you?

Pocketbook

Look-a-here
Huh

C'mon
Yeah
C'mon
C'mon
Yeah
C'mon

Ya like to have money in your pocketbook
That's alright
Ya gotta lotta sense
Runnin' through your bones
And that's alright

Your mama got to be fine
You probably breastfed
'Cause you look all healthy
Ooh
With your chi-chi pretty eyes
Put on your prada lip balm
And sit, baby
With the swerve in your hip
Order
Can i get a drink?
Yeah
Yes you can
Pull the wad from your purse
Tip
Start singin' my shit
With the chorus
First

Ya like to have money in your pocketbook
That's alright
Ya gotta lotta sense
Runnin' through your bones
And that's alright
You like to be in the know
With all the major figures
And
That's alright
You like to hang out and shake that thing
Mmm
And that's alright

Girl got your own thing
You know everybody
High class,
Mediocre
To riff raff
Love is the root politic
You read between the paragraphs
You know what you make after taxes
You like to get free
You've been to cuba
And you don't watch tv
You only get greedy
For the power of the p
Yeah
And me
Now

Ya like to have money in your pocketbook
That's alright
Ya gotta lotta sense
Runnin' through your bones
And that's alright
You like to be in the know
With all the major figures
And
That's alright
You like to hang out and shake that thing
All night
And that's alright

Yeah, ooh
How that feel?
How'd that feel baby
Whatcha feel?
What ya feel baby
I got feel
I'm gettin' you baby
Look-a-here, ah

Ya like to have money in your pocketbook
That's alright
Ya gotta lotta sense
Runnin' through your bones
And that's alright

Ooh, hey
Look-a-here
What you got?
C'mon
Yeah
Look-a-here
I like the way you switch
When you walk by
Everything
You know that you wanna try
Don't be ashamed
'Cause i can make you feel
Real
Good

Get it

So grab your ass
I mean my purse
Hit me with that chorus first
Check it

Ya like to have money in your pocketbook
That's alright
That's alright
Ya gotta lotta sense
A lotta sense c'mon
Runnin' through your bones
Yeah
And that's alright

You like to be in the know
With all the major figures
And
That's alright
You like to hang out and shake that thing
Mmm
And that's alright

Ya like to have money in your pocketbook
That's alright
Ya gotta lotta sense
Runnin' through your bones
And that's alright

You like to be in the know
With all the major figures
And
That's alright
You like to hang out and shake that thing
All night
And that's alright

Yeah
C'mon, c'mon
Yeah
I said
That's alright
Yeah
C'mon, c'mon
Yeah
I said that's alright
Now
Shit
Ooh
We in the pocket
Yeah
Make it swing
Do my thing

Ya like to have money in your pocketbook
That's alright
Ya gotta lotta sense
Runnin' through your bones
And that's alright

You like to be in the know
With all the major figures
And
That's alright
You like to hang out and shake that thing
All night
And that's alright.

Barry farms

Kiggo Wellman :
"So go-go music is party music..."

Slice 'em on up,
Slice 'em on up
Slice 'em on up,
Slice 'em on up

I'm gonna wind ya up
Let me wind ya up
I'm gonna wind ya up
Let me wind ya up
All the shorties in the house
Gonna wind ya up
Gonna wind ya up
Now
Let me wind ya up
Let me wind ya up

See
She was about seventeen
Ooh
Just young and fine, mmm
She had the kind of Kisses
That make you sad
She liked to flirt with me
Then act like she didn't know me
When her friends came around
But i didn't mind

Cuz when her friends weren't around
Shorty and i
We'd hang out real tight
Just sit up and talk

But one night
She wanted to see
Just how far
It could go
Just how far
I would go
Hahaha

Oh yeah
She couldn't Love me without shame
She only wanted me for one thing
But you can teach your boy to do that
Yeah
Can you Love me without shame?
I need you when i feel pain
Yeah
You like to mess around

I said ooh, baby babe
Baby baby
Trying to get up in your thing
I said ooh, baby babe
Baby baby
So young, you sweet thing

Now word had been gettin' around town
That shorty and i
We was a little bit more than just friends
And see
She really wasn't feelin' that
So she stopped calling me
Then one day i ran into her
She was hanging out with this young boy
That liked to take her out and buy her things
Yeah
And you know how we like material things
Yeah

And then she walked over
Licked her lips
And whispered in my ear
And she said,
“you know i've missed you baby...”
Ah
I said, “cool.”
And i said, “tell me,
Tell me...
What do you miss?”
She said,
“can't nobody eat my pussy
The way that you do...”

She couldn't Love me without shame
She only wanted me for one thing
But you should teach your boy
To do that
Can you Love me without shame?
I need you when i feel pain
But now
You like to fuck around

Won't you let me Love you baby,
You like to fuck around
Mmm
Kiss and hug you baby
And now you don't come around
No more
You wanna mess around

Can you Love me without shame?
You only want me for one thing
You know what?
You should teach your boy
To do that

Drop it
Yeah

I wanna slice it up

You'd say
Yes i Love you
Yes i Love you

You're so fine
So sweet
You're so
Fine
So sweet
You're so fine
So sweet.

Kiggo Wellman :
"When I play, I watch the crowd.
I watch the women, women party
Chain reaction..."

Trust

Put your tongue
In my mouth
Make me wet
Run your hands
Down my back
Grab my ass
Lay me down
Spread my legs
Mmm, tell me
What's it like

Inside me
Mmm
Inside me
Oh yeah
Inside me

You're so hard
Mmm, so warm baby
So deep
Deep
Let me hold you closer
Baby
I won't let go
Let me stroke you with my warmth
Make you come

Inside me
Inside me
Yeah, does it feel good?
Inside me
Can't you feel
My sadness
Inside me
Can you feel
So deep
Yeah yeah
So deep
Ooh
Ooh
Yeah.

Akel dama (field of blood)

[Gil Scott-Heron: "Comment #1"]

Who covers themselves with the light
As if it were a garment?
Who makes the angel's spirit
From the flames of the fire?
Laid the foundation of the earth
So that it shall not be moved
Covered it with the deep of the ocean
Who stands above the mountains
And at your word, they fled,
They hastened away
Send the springs into the valley
That flow through the hills
And give drink to the beasts of the field
And quench their thirst
By you the birds of the heavens
Have their home
And sing amongst the branches
The earth is satisfied by the fruit of your works
Cause the grass to grow for the cattle
And the vegetation
For the service of the human
So that they bring forth the fruit from the earth
The wine that makes glad the heart of man
And oil that makes his face shine
The wine that makes glad the heart of man
And oil that makes his face shine

Makes the face shine

I like to watch the leaves fall, last breath
Sweet ash from the slash and burn
And lazy eyes from being in a dream
Talk to the trees...
Please, me, see, be, free,
Heed, believe, see, breath
Need and want nothing
I need and want nothing

Dry roses hang from the bed
Nakedness is all around
Barren is my soul
I beg to be a child born for Love
So i sway to the pulses of the rivers of blood
That flow through my body
Cuz I believe in things you cannot see
To some god is the light
That leads them to believe,
That they see,
And know everything
To some god is the light
That leads them to believe
That they see,
And know everything
But if one is to truly be born again
You would have to gouge out your eyes,
Cut out your tongue,
And grieve
And cry like a baby
That's been snatched away
Cry like a baby that's been snatched away
Sister,
Cry like a baby that's been snatched away
Brother,
Cry like a baby that's been snatched away
To some god is the light
That leads them to believe that they see,
And know everything
I sway to the pulses of the rivers of blood
That flow through my body
Cuz i believe in things,
That you cannot see

I believe in things that i cannot see
To some god is the light
That leads them to believe that they see
And know everything.

Earth

Let me be the rain
You thirst for
Let me be the sun
That you adore
And let my sweet, sweet ocean
Caress your shore
Let your heart
Search no more

You're my earth
Mmm
Paradise
I say you're my earth
My earth, my my
You're my earth
You're my earth
Sweet paradise
I say you're my earth

There's no place i'd rather be
Your beauty is surrounding me
For your tears black orchids bloom
Orchids bloom
My soul is fed by you
Fed by you
The wanting with birth, then death
It's back to dirt
Home, to you

You're my earth
In paradise
I say you're my earth
My earth, my my
You're my earth
You're my earth
Sweet, sweet paradise
I say you're my earth

Sweet, sweet
Mmm
Sweet, sweet paradise

I searched for you all over the world
Yes, search
Searched for you
All my life

I've searched,
Searched for you
Searched for you all my life
Life
Mmm
Yeah

Oh i
Mmm
I've searched,
Searched for you
Searched for you all my life

I've searched,
Searched for you
Searched for you all my life
Oh i

Listen to my heart speak
Bathe in the warmth of the morning sun
Morning sun, morning sun
I wait for you
I wait for you
Hmm
Bathe in the warmth of the morning sun
Morning sun, morning sun
My earth

Bathe in the warmth of the morning sun
I wait for you, i wait for you
Bathe in the warmth of the morning sun
I wait for you, i wait for you
Bathe in the warmth of the morning sun
I wait for you, i wait for you.

Better by the pound

Pleasure is the motivation
For the human race
Everything starts and ends with sex
And appeal
Feeling good is the bait
They use to fish for you and me
Comfort is the poison
It's your spirit they want to kill

There's a tidal wave of mysticism
Surging through our space-age generation
And it's all designed
To take you to the sky

There is such a need
To get nice
And feel nice
And i need it more than i ought to
I said
My preacher keeps promisin' satisfaction
The ladies keep giving up the gratifaction
You know what?
I'm feeling better
By the pound

There's a tidal wave of mysticism
Surging through our space-age generation
And it's all designed
To take you to the sky
Take you to the sky
Take you to the sky

I'm feeling better by the pound
By the pound

Come on mother earth,
Come here let it speak to you
I say
Come on brother earth,
Come here let it speak through you...
Come on, and fly

There's a tidal wave of mysticism
Surging through our space-age generation
Try to take your mind, yeah
And it's all designed
To take you to the sky
Take you to the sky
Take you to the sky

I'm feeling better by the pound
Yeah

Hit my knees,
And stop wanting for the world
I gotta hit my knees,
And stop wanting for the world
Yeah
Satisfaction, gratifaction
Ain't got no reaction,
To the politricks
And stop wanting for the world
Gotta hit your knees,
And stop wanting for the world
Yeah
Satisfaction
Gratifaction
Ain't got no reaction, to the politricks

There's a tidal wave of mysticism
Surging through our space-age generation
And it's all designed
It's a tidal wave of mysticism
To take you to the sky
Take you to the sky
Take you to the sky

There's a tidal wave of mysticism
Surging through our space-age generation
Tidal wave
And it's all designed
To take you to the sky
Take you to the sky
Take you to the sky.

Criterion

Yeah
So its me
And some of this shit
Cuz it tells you
Every thang that you wanna hear

Have you
Save you
Take you
Know you
Know you
Soothe you
And please you

I Love you
Until these days are gone
Yeah
I Love you
Until these days are gone

Cuz i'll always Love
You
I'll always Love you
Let me ease your pain
Let me ease ya
Ease your pain
Let me ease ya
Cuz i'll always Love you
I'll always Love you
I said let me ease your pain
Let me ease ya
I said let me ease your pain
Let me ease ya

I'll reveal to you all i see
All i see, all i see...
Show you the way
Let me free you
With the warmth of the rising sun
Free you
With the warmth of the rising sun

Cuz i'll always Love
You
I'll always love you
Yeah
Let me ease the pain
Let me ease ya
Ease the pain
Let me ease ya
Cuz i'll always Love
You
I'll always Love you
Yes i will
I said let me ease your pain
Let me ease ya
I said let me ease your pain
Let me ease ya

Free you,
With the warmth of the rising sun
Let me
With the warmth of the rising sun
With the warmth of the rising sun

Cuz i'll always Love
You
I'll always Love you
I said let me ease your pain
I said let me ease your pain

Yeah
Cuz even though you break my heart
My wretched soul won't forsake me
Won't forsake me
Yeah
See the way you break my heart
Don't forsake me
Always
Love you

Lift me high
Lift me high
Lift me high
Lift me high
Take me high
Take me high
Don't forsake me
Don't forsake me
Hide me
The only one,
You're the only that Loves me
Hey
You're the only one
The only one,
Ease my pain
Yeah.

GOD FEAR MONEY

Yeah
God shinin' the light
He just turned on the spotlight
Yo, check it
The devil
Put you on display
Yeah

I say
I used to believe
Everything i read
& see on tv
I was way down for the revolution
Until i found out
It was contingent upon some
Corporate sponsorship
And if jesus was alive today
He'd be incarcerated
With the rest of the brothers
While uh
The devil would have a great apartment
On the upper east side
Be a guest v.j.
On total request live

God, fear and money
Make the world go 'round and 'round
God, fear and money
I say god, fear and money
Make the world go 'round and 'round
God, fear and money
Yes you do, lord

I say mary don't you weep
Mary don't you moan
Lord have mercy
Come carry me home
And my brother up in heaven
Hallow by thy name
And if you truly are the shepherd
Why do they want, destroy
Slaughter all in your name?
Tell me

God, fear and money
Make the world go 'round and 'round
God, fear and money
Yes you do
God, fear and money
Make the world go 'round and 'round
God, fear and money

God, fear and money
Make the world go 'round and 'round
God, fear and money

Walk the walk
If you gonna talk that talk
Politicians...
God, fear and money

The devil's work is never done
God
The devil's work is never done
The devil's work is never done
God
The devil's work is never done

The devil's work is never done
Free yourself from the chains
Of envy
The devil's work is never done
Yeah
God, fear and money.

Jabril

I could no longer
Hope
Wish or dream
As i watched the blood
Pour from me
I call for gabriel
But he will not come
There are no more angels left
To comfort thee
My life was not lost
In war
No spiritual rebellion
There is no uprise
I'm a victim of
Hate, fear and greed
Can you look my in my eye
Why
Have you slain me?

Forgive me lord
As i die in vain
No
You have no angels to comfort me
Forgive me
Forgive me lord
As i die
No
You have no angels to comfort me

Another day
Another day
I shall not see
I shall not see
Or feel the sun, and earth
Beneath me
I don't wanna die alone
So afraid
Is this the hell
That your father's fear?

Forgive me lord
As i die in vain
You have no angels to comfort me
Say
I forgive you lord
As i die
Have you no angels
Have you no angels
To comfort thee?
Say have you no angels
Take me home

I was blind
But now i see
That your world's so fucked
That there are no more angels left
To comfort me

To comfort me
To comfort me

I forgive you lord

My lord
Forgive me
Forgive me
Forgive me
I was blind
Forgive me
But now i see
Yeah, yeah yeah
I was blind
My weary soul
Now i see.

6 legged griot trio (weariness)

In my weariness...

[Claude Mckay: "If We Must Die."]
[June Jordan: "In Memoriam: Martin Luther King Jr."]
[Etheridge Knight: "Hard Rock Returns to Prison from the Hospital for the Criminal Insane."]

Dead nigga blvd (pt. 2)

You can gain the world
And lose your soul
Worrying about what you ain't got

Trying to make that dollar
Trying to make that dollar
Trying to make that dollar

Lift me up!
Lift me up!
Lift me up!
Lift me up!
Lift me up!

Lift me up!

"They say, you're growing up in the rough neighborhood. You're mama's on crack.
Everytime she gets a welfare check - it's gone.
You ain't eatin' good. You're goin' to school.
People laughin' at ya 'cause you're dirty and shit... Get money square.
You're goin' to school. You're eatin'... Damn, niggas gettin' jealous.
They want to take your money. So, damn. You got to hold your's...
Can't keep takin' my money, 'cause i'm out here every single day trying to make this money..."

Lift me up!

"Nah, you ain't gonna take my money.
And if it lead up to a fight - you gonna fight.
But then the next time you see 'em, it's gonna be gunplay.
So you - basically you're defending yourself

Pocketbook (remix)

Yo, doctor
Hop out the cadillac
I'm so focused,
Smoke helps my cataracts
Mind on my money, no money on my mind
And i'm looking for me'shell
And a honey on the grind
Club is packed,
I got my honey on the line
So i close my phone,
Honey know me when i'm lyin'
Cuz i be tryin' to get my drink on,
Find two freaks tell them
"drink cuz keith's home"
Murray
Block to block we play dirty
My ball handle's good,
I shut the game early, ya heard me!
Take two women to the tele,
Let the animal out,
Ringling, barnum & bailey
You can't smell me?
That i'm a gorilla?
And i ain't goin' nowhere
Like puff and ben stiller, it's killa
People uh! On their waist line
Me'shell drop it
When i yell bass line,
Bass line, bass line

She like to have money in her pocketbook,
And that's alright
Got a lot of sense runnin' through your bones,
And that's alright

Your mama gotta be fine
You probably breastfed
Cuz you look real healthy
With your chi-chi pretty eyes,
Put on your prada lip balm and sit
With that swerve in your hip,
Order, can i get a drink?
Yes you can,
Pull the wad from your purse,
Tip,
Start singing my shit,
With the chorus,
First...

She like to have money in her pocketbook
And that's alright
Got a lot of sense runnin' through your bones
And that's alright
I like the way you shake that thing,
Baby, that's alright
You like to hang out and shake that thing,
Baby, that's alright

Baby girl got her own thing,
She know everybody
High class, mediocre to riff-raff
Love is the root politic
She read between the paragraphs,
She knows what she makes after taxes
She like to get free,
She been to cuba, she don't watch t.v.
She only get greedy,
For the power of the p, and me
Yeah

She like to have money in her pocketbook,
And that's alright
Got a lot of sense runnin' through your bones,
And that's alright
She like to be in the know,
With all the major figures
And that's alright
She like to hang out, shake that thing all night,
And that's alright

Talk to me, walk with me, bounce with me
That's alright
Introducing the illest mutha
You ever heard in your life
Look-a-here

I like the way you switch when you walk by
I can do everything,
You know that you want to try
Don't be ashamed
Cuz i can make feel real good
Grab your ass and your purse
Hit me with the chorus

She like to have money
That's alright
She like to have money in her pocketbook,
That's alright
Got a lot of sense runnin' through your bones,
That's alright
Like to be in the know with all the major figures
That's alright
Like to hang out, shake your thing all night.

Love song #1

When you want me baby, yeah
Just call me
When you want me baby, yeah
Just call me
Just call...
Just call, me
Just call.

Let me kiss your body
And feel you with love
Let me feed your body
And fill you with love
'Cause i can't sleep
When i ain't close to you
I cry, i cry
Let me feel your body

This is love
My love
This is how i love you

This is love
My love
This is how i love you
I love
You.

I adore you
Your mind, body & soul
I've searched my whole life
For you, baby
You're deeper than love
Deeper than blood

This is love
This is how i love you
This is love
My love
This is how i love you

This is love
This is how i love you

Stir it up
Move your body nice and slow
Yeah
Stir it up

Stir it up
Move your body nice and slow
Yeah
Stir it up
Move your body nice and slow
Yeah.

Come smoke my herb

My voices tell me
Be still
Have faith
Stay clear of the rat race
It's alright
I'm simple like the flowers
And just love
And worry not
About tomorrow

Be simple like the flowers
Come smoke my herb
Make your heart like the ocean
Your mind like the clear blue sky
Come smoke my herb
Make your heart like the ocean
Your mind like the clear blue sky
Come smoke my herb

Do you believe
Creation desires your devotion
Through murder and death
We squabble over
The pieces of the earth
The true beasts are
Those who believe in creation
Without mother, womb or birth
Be simple like the flowers

Come smoke my herb
Make your heart like the ocean
Your mind like the clear blue sky
Come smoke my herb
Make your heart like the ocean
Your mind like the clear blue sky
Come smoke my herb...

Clear blue sky
Clear blue sky
Clear blue sky

Come smoke my herb
Make your heart like the ocean
Your mind like the clear blue sky
Clear blue sky
Your mind like the clear blue sky.

Andromeda & the milky way

Take me down to your river
I wanna get free with you
Take me down,
Take me down
I wanna get free
I wanna get free with you

Take me down to your river
I wanna get free with you
Take me down
Take me down.

Here i wait for you
All my faith in you
All my love is for you
It's you i wait for
To be free with you.

Take me down to your river
I wanna get free with you
Take me down,
Take me down
I wanna get free
I wanna get free with you

Take me down to your river
I wanna get free with you
Take me down
Take me down.

I wanna feel this feeling of love forever
With you
Forever with you
I wanna give you all my love
I wanna feel, all your love
Take me there with you.

Take me down to your river
I wanna get free with you
Take me down
Take me down
I wanna get free
I wanna get free with you

Take me down to your river
I wanna get free with you
Take me down,
Take me down.

This love
Is written in the stars
This love
Is written in the stars
Meant to be
Forever, forever

This love
Written in the stars
Forever, forever...

Love song #2

La la, la la la
So happy i'm here
La la, la la la
La la, la la la

Born on a black star
I've come so far
To give you love
Beautiful,
Beautiful love
Beyond the stars
Is where i'm from
Come with me
We can live in love

I come from a world made of love
I wanna take you there
I come from a world made of love
I, i wanna take you there
We can fly, butterflies

Don't leave
Stay
Stay with me
Say you love me
Look in my eyes
“i love you”
Yeah, i just wanna love you
With beautiful,
Beautiful love

Made of love
I wanna take you there
I come from a world made of love
I wanna take you there
We can fly, butterflies

We can fly
Butterflies
Come with me
We can fly
Butterflies
We can fly

Come to me
We are the sun...

Body

Come on
Come on
You know what you like
Come on
You know what you want
Come on
You know what you like
Come on
You know what you want
I wanna watch ya baby
Show me, baby

I like the way you move
All around
Touch your body, baby
I like when you move it all around
I like the way you move
All around
Touch your body, baby
I like when you move it all around
All around

You
You, you blow my mind
'Cause i, really
Really
Really love you

I like the way you move
All around
Touch your body, baby
I like when you move it all around
I like the way you move
Up and down
Touchin' your body
I like when you move it all around
All around

Here we go

You excite me, baby
You do
You excite me, baby
I wanna watch ya, baby
All around
All around
All around
All around

All around
Touch your body, baby
All around...

Liliquoi moon

Mama never cared much 'bout dreams
Or love
She said it reminded her of my daddy
My daddy
He loved to fly
He'd say

Death will come fast
I wanna be free
And closer to the sky
Love grows cold,
Lonely and tired
On the wings of angels
I want to fly

Daddy's just the blood in my veins
Shadows in my mind
As i'd watch my mama drown in her tears
He'd say

“i can't promise you love
And i can't promise you me”
In my heart of hearts
I yearn to fly

And death will come fast
I wanna be free
And closer to sky
Love grows cold,
Lonely and tired
On the wings of angels
I want to fly
I want to fly
I yearn to fly

And death will come fast
Death will come fast
I yearn to fly

Love song #3

My joy
Happiness
No need for doubt
You ease my fears
You open my heart

I want love
To come lay down beside me
I want my love
To come lay down beside me
I wanna kiss
The beautiful
Come lay down beside me
I wanna love
I wanna love

Take me to your garden
Beneath rivers flow
Take me to your moon and stars
We can just swing low
Come take my hand,
Listen to the angels sing
Come take my hand,
Listen to the angels sing
You make me feel beautiful

I want love
To come lay down beside me
I want my love
To come lay down beside me
I want to kiss
The beautiful
Come lay down beside me
I wanna love

Take you to paradise
Your love
Take you to paradise
Your love
Guides me

Take you to paradise
Your love
Take you to paradise
Your love
Guides me

Take you to paradise
Take you to paradise
Your love
Guides me

Take you to paradise
Take you to paradise
Your love, your love

Take you to paradise

Take me to paradise

Fellowship

Would you walk
A righteous path
Without the promise
Of heaven,
Paradise
Streets paved in gold?

Would you slay
Your sister,
Your brotherman
For another man's greed?

'Cause if you believe that your god
Is better than another man
How we gonna end
All your suffering?
'Cause if you believe that your god
Is better than another woman
How we gonna end
All your suffering and strife?

(from the book of bob)
You believe
Great god gonna come from the sky
Take away everything,
And make everybody feel high
But if you know what life is worth
You'll look for your's here on earth
. . . It's at hand

'Cause if you believe that your god
Is better than another man
How you gonna end
All your suffering?
'Cause if you believe that your god

Say, i believe

May i find
Forgiveness and love
May i find
Forgiveness and love

I believe
Let faith guide you
Forgiveness and love
'Cause i believe that
Let light guide you

Forgiveness and love
Forgiveness and love
Forgiveness and love
Forgiveness and love.

Good intentions

So amazing
Your love
You are
Beautiful
You alone soothe
My lonely heart

Let me tell you where i'm coming from
My intentions are good
Let me tell you where i'm coming from
I pray,
I live for you.

You're all
I need
Between us
There are no secrets
'Cause i
Adore
You
I love
You.

Let me tell you
Where i'm coming from
My intentions
Are good
Let me tell you
Where i'm coming from
I pray,
I live
For you.

You're my shelter
Have mercy
On me
You're my shelter
All my love is for you

You're my shelter
You're my shelter
All my love is for you
All my love is for you
All my love is for you

You're my shelter
Have mercy on me
You're my shelter
All my love is for you
All my love is for you
All my praise for you
Have mercy on me

You're my shelter
You're my shelter baby.

Thankful

Just wanna be happy

Motherfuckers like fancy things
Big houses,
Big cars,
Like movie stars
Gotta have everything
Numb myself to the suffering

Just wanna be happy
And thankful
Not just
Try to get through
Just wanna be happy,
Thankful
Not just
Try to get through

Should i lie
Should i cheat
Turn on my tv
Tell me what i want,
What i need
I lose my faith sometimes
I lose my faith sometimes, yeah

So much suffering for
Fancy cars,
Big houses,
Everything
I lose my faith sometimes
I lose my faith sometimes, yeah

Just want to be happy
And thankful
Not just
Try to get through

Just want to be happy
And thankful
Just want to be happy
And thankful
Try to get through

You're all i need
Lay your burden down
Ease my sadness
You're all i need

I lose my faith sometimes
I lose faith sometimes
Just trying to get through
I lose faith sometimes

You're all i need
Lay your burden down
I lose faith sometimes
You're all i need
I'm thankful
That i feel you

Ease your sadness
You're all i need
Lay your burden down
Ease my sadness
You're all i need
Lay my burden down

I laid my burden down.

Hmm, hmm, hmm

I'm a fish in an aquarium
Cut off from the outside world
The water's always lukewarm
And i observe

Hardly anyone takes notice of me
But I am, here
Quietly floating
My lips, moving
Just like yours

Always in motion
You, never seem to rest
Through my reflection
I watch you
Why do you keep me here, like this

I'm a fish in an aquarium
Cut off from the outside world
The water's always lukewarm
And i observe

No storms in these waters
So quiet, they're turning stale
Sometimes the tension
Keeps me hanging on each day
Each day

Will you starve me or feed me
I never really know
This love
My mountain
My detention
I'm dying slowly

I'm a fish in an aquarium
Cut off from the outside world
The water's always lukewarm
And I observe

I just want to fall
Fall

I'm a fish in an aquarium
And so i will remain
Where i slowly stir the water
And everyday's the same
The same
The same
The same
The same
The same
The same

Your lips are like strands of scarlet
Your mouth is my temple
Your neck's like the tower of David, shields my tunic
Your breasts are like falls which feed among the lilies
Until the day breaks
To the sweet day breaks

Come bare your soul to me
Come bare your soul to me
Come bare your soul to me
You ravish my heart
Come bare your soul to me

I am dark and lovely
If there are chosen, then chosen is me
I sleep but my heart is awakened by the voice of my beloved
Bathed in the scent of sweet myrrh

Come bare your soul to me
Come bare your soul to me
Come bare your soul to me
You ravish my heart
Come bare your soul to me

Come
Come bare your soul
Come bare your soul to me
Your lips
Your lips are like strands of scarlet
Come bare your soul to me
Come
Come
Come

When did you leave heaven
How could they let you go
How's everything in heaven
I'd like to know

Why did you trade heaven
For all these earthly things
Where on earth did you hide your halo
Where did you lose your wings

Have, oow baby I know they missed you
Can you
Can you get back in
If I
If I kiss you
Would it be a sin
I am only human
But you are so divine
When
Tell me when did you leave
When did you leave heaven
Angel, angel mine
When did you leave heaven
Angel of mine
Take me back
Leave these earthly things
Take me back
I want you
To take me back

The signs that have occurred and continue to intensify
One of them that Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said that
That one of the signs would be that intoxicants would be widely used

So you can see this happening in the Muslim world and
Just intensifying from quite time some ago

Another sign would be nakedness
That people would begin to remove their clothes
And he said until it would get to the point where
People would actually walk around in the marketplace in shorts
With their thighs fully exposed
Rob from always on the run is so bad and copy paste is a sin
Um, he said also that people would have sexual intercourse
In front of other people was a sign of the end of times

Another one would be speed in travel
He said great distances would be traversed in very short times
And he said people would hop between the clouds and the earth

Al-kahir sudjena khal wee was sunnah (something in Arabic; a blessing)

And he said musical instruments would be everywhere
And he said that people would dance with instruments on their head
Which some have interpreted as headphones
And they would spend the whole night dancing like that

At which he's been seen with women traveling (?)

Get a bang out of life
Suicide
Straight to paradise
If you're the chosen
Why don't you just
Kill yourself now
Kill yourself now
I hate
All you beautiful people
Open up your legs

The waves and swells
Soothe my
My dissatisfaction
Dissatisfaction
My fearfull destructive reaction
To my life, to my life
Lord they scorn and they mock me
The voices, scorn and mock me
This realm is cold and lonely
Soothe my
My dissatisfaction
Rob from always on the run is so bad and copy paste is a sin
Get a bang out of life
Suicide
Straight to paradise
If you're the chosen
Why don't you
Kill yourself now
I hate
All you beautiful people
I love beautiful people
To
Kill yourself now
Kill yourself now

You want me to believe that God
Is a product of my imagination
You prefer I believe in leaders, democracy, and fame
They're just monkey sensation
To know me is to know I love
With my imagination
Can you imagine utter nothingness

Get a bang out of life
Suicide
Straight to paradise
If you're the chosen
Why don't you just
Kill yourself now
Kill yourself now
'Cause I hate
All beautiful people

Kill yourself now
Kill yourself now

Get a bang out of life
Suicide
Straight to paradise
Straight to paradise
If you're the chosen
Why don't you
Kill yourself now
'Cause I hate
All the beautiful people
Give me a sign
Give me a sign
Before I

Give me a sign
A sign, a sign

Give me a sign
A sign, a sign

Soothe my
My dissatisfaction

Evolution

No eyes, no more tears to cry
No tongue to hurt you, be angry or lie
Golden wings to fly
Seek shelter
I'll find you next lifetime

Evolution's end
Evolution's ending
We'll burn beneath the sun
We'll burn beneath the sun

Jesus is coming (coming soon!)
To tell you He is not God
Stater of all the world
Will roll up the heavens
Within his hand
At evolution's end
Rob from always on the run is so bad and copy paste is a sin
We'll burn beneath the sun
Evolution's ending
We'll burn beneath the sun
We'll burn beneath the sun
We'll burn beneath the sun
Evolution's ending
We'll burn beneath the sun

Virgo

A mega-system consisting of the
Milky-Way, Andromeda and other satellite galaxies
Expands over seven million light years
Containing at least half a trillion stars
It is but one group of galaxies
Revolving around a central hub of stars
Known as the Virgo cluster
Welcome
Rob from always on the run is so bad and copy paste is a sin
I'm ascending
Faster than the speed of light
To sweet nothingness
A place beyond space or time
Where do we come from
Why am I here
To make love and shine my light
To make love and manifest Creation
Let's make love and shine our light
To make love and manifest Creation

I'm ascending

Lovely lovely

With your fingertips
When you kiss my lips
I know that you love me
The way you move your hips
I know that you love me
An earthly joy
A pleasure
I'm grateful, so grateful
Rob from always on the run is so bad and copy paste is a sin
Your love
Is lovely lovely
Oh, beautiful one
You're lovely lovely

You're careful
Of who and what you let in your mind
I want to protect what's yours and what's mine
I cherish you and I'll honor you
Babe

Your love
Is lovely lovely
Oh, beautiful one
Beautiful one
You're lovely lovely

Elliptical

I received a message from God
In the form of a rainbow
Instructions from Captain Gerard, he said:
“See how they respond when you make love
And you look into their eyes”

I received a message from God
In the form of a rainbow
Instructions from Captain Gerard, he said:
“See how you respond when you make love
And you look into their eyes”
Will you look into my eyes?

I've tasted your grace
And felt it diffuse all around me
With the sweetest hope of love everlasting
Ocean flowers
I'm an emotional human
Traveling fast, never resting
You've now entered the galaxy of my imagination
Love is God's creation
Setting all my love free
Shall we remove these veils
So you can fully experience me
I want to dissolve myself into you
I just want to dissolve myself into you
I just want to dissolve myself into you
Into you

I received a message from God
In the form of a rainbow
Instructions from Captain Gerard, he said:
“See how they respond when you make love
And you look into their eyes”
Rob from always on the run is so bad and copy paste is a sin
I received a message from God
In the form of a rainbow
Instructions from Captain Gerard, he said:
“See how you respond when you make love
And you look into their eyes”
When you look into my eyes

We are now descending
Will you look into my eyes

Love is God's creation

Will you look into my eyes

Shirk

You believe

You did nothing wrong
To lead us down this road
I wallow in shame, while you sit there on your throne
When I miss you...I cry
I miss you
I'm sorry I lied
Rob from always on the run is so bad and copy paste is a sin
If you can't forgive, and i can't forgive
You
We can't forgive

I'm sorry
I left you no home,
But your words...are shattered by bones
When I miss you, I cry
I miss you
I'm sorry I lied
I'm sorry I lied

Article 3

You wanna lock me away cuz I hurt
I was a sad and lonely child
You're embarrassed of me because I'm ugly
I'm burdened by fads and fashion
Curses to the cultures of hair
The devil comes calling in the form of despair
“Cuz I lied, you think you're better than me?”
We're all patriots of a lying scheming regime
I'm the offspring of an obsolete machine
And now you want to lock me away
Because I praise Creation
Rob from always on the run is so bad and copy paste is a sin
You wanna lock me away, lock me away
You wanna lock me away, lock me away
The devil comes calling in the form of despair

I praise Creation
I praise Creation
I praise Creation
I praise Creation

Michelle Johnson

Searching for satellite signal

I do some right
I do some wrong
I pray
To let light guide me
I'm just a soul on the planet
Trying to do good, be good, feel good
Rob from always on the run is so bad and copy paste is a sin
I do some right
I do some wrong
I pray
To let light guide me
I'm just a soul on the planet
I'm trying to do good, be good, and feel good

Touch me
I know you'll make me feel good
Yeah, you know sometimes I drink too much
Sometimes I smoke too much
Sometimes I love too much
I want so much

I do some right
I do some wrong
I pray
To let light guide me
I'm just a soul on the planet
And I'm trying to do good, be good, feel good

I do some right
I do some wrong
I pray
To let light guide me
I'm just a soul on the planet
And I'm trying to do good, be good, and feel good

The moon and sunrise
Your mind is a garden
Plant seeds of delight
Come into the awareness of consequence
Take one step closer to me
Take two steps closer to you, closer to you

I do some right
I do some wrong
I pray
To let light guide me
I'm just a soul on the planet
I'm trying to do good, be good, feel good

I do some right
I do some wrong
I pray
To let light guide me
I'm just a soul on the planet
I'm trying to do good, be good, feel good

Headline

I read in the paper
They got a pill
To bring my soul ease
I read in the paper
That war will bring peace
Rob from always on the run is so bad and copy paste is a sin
Can't believe a word they say
Some people do anything
Just to make the front page
I read in the paper (gotcha)
I read in the paper
They're watching ya
I read in the paper
We're going to the moon
I'll meet you there soon

Solomon

Only you have made my bad days turn good
You was the only one to put a smile on my face
You was the one that know I can always come to when I was down
And know, I saw you in the crib; how I have a smile again
I thank Most High for you, cuz without you
I don't know what I would do
Man, I feel good just to be a father
To be a father, man, it's no better feeling in the world
And I have to do my part to make sure that you have a father
I know that to be true
I love you
I thank Most High for you every day that you're mine.

For my son
Shine

All I am, flesh and blood
I've been blessed to feed myself with the
creations from my mind and hand
God has blessed me with a son that shines
Shine for me
May you never be lonely
My mother and father, my vessel to this
blessed earth, I thank you for my life
All praises are due to the Creator of all
things true
I thank You for my life and I praise You

I've been rich, then poor
Only God, I fear for your mercy
I cherish your great hope
Fame and glory come and go
The love of people come and go
All Creation
I pray for a kind and gentle imagination
All Creation
All praises to the Creator of all things true
Creator of all forms, the expanding universe,
The evolution, flowers, trees, birds, fish, me, you…

Oh man, it's like, um, within your everyday travels, you gotta like glide, man
You gotta like glad through it, because, um, there's a lot of ills going on in the world, man
And you…you have a choice though, you know what I mean, in what you really wanna do
You wanna go that route or not

Relief: A Stripper Classic

Thank you for holding
A representative will be on the line momentarily
To assist you in the pleasure
Thank you for holding

If you make me feel good
You make me feel good
When you please me
But will you care for me
Spend your life with me
Take care of me
Will you be there
When beauty fades
When the passion fades
Will you be there
When the pain I feel makes me hate you
And I show you no mercy
Rob from always on the run is so bad and copy paste is a sin
Here in the dark
Only God can see
Everything we do
Here in the darkness
Only God can see
Everything you do
Will you be there
When the drugs run out
And I can't drink anymore
When the pain is all over me
Will you be there
When I can't sleep
And I can't dream

Or when I feel like
God has forsaken me
Will you comfort me
Will you comfort me
Will your friends talk about me
And say I ain't no good
Will you comfort me
Will you comfort me
Let me comfort you
Will you comfort me
Will you comfort me
Will you comfort me

Soul Spaceship

Riding in my soul spaceship
Governed by heart
I can see, I can see you
Straight to your heart
Consoled by the beautiful voice I hear
You speak to my heart
The tides shift when we kiss
You're my sunshine
We are dust into perfection
I can feel, I can touch you
Dust into perfection
My eyes and ears
I can see, I can hear you
Riding in my soul spaceship
Riding in my soul spaceship
Rob from always on the run is so bad and copy paste is a sin
Supreme technology
Equipped with episodic memory
When I close my eyes
I can hear your laughter
Transport myself into your dreams
Into your dreams, into your dreams
Transport myself into your dreams
Into your dreams, into your dreams
We were once earth
We were once flowers
Soon to be one made of light
Let the angels come take me away
Riding in my soul spaceship
Riding in my soul spaceship
Dancing in my soul spaceship
Love you in my soul spaceship

We are dust into perfection
I can feel, I can touch you
Dust into perfection
My eyes and ears
I can see, I can hear you
Dust into perfection
I can feel, I can touch you
Dust into perfection
My eyes and ears
I can see, I can hear you
I can feel, I can touch you
I can see, I can hear you
I can feel, I can touch you
I can see, I can hear you
Riding in my soul spaceship
Riding in my soul spaceship

We were once flowers
We were once flowers

A Different Girl (Every Night)

How can I serve you
Some people want me to be their lover
And some people want me for a friend
You're a fucking cunt
I rape your life
Men like to take me to bed
Get off and pretend
To some people I'm their salvation
The world has made me the man of my dreams
Rob from always on the run is so bad and copy paste is a sin
You want a different girl every night
A different girl every night
How can I serve you
I want a different girl
I want a different girl
How can I serve you
I want a different girl

Slaughter

She said she loved me
I ran away
Don't say you love me
I'll run away

My love will lead you to slaughter
If you see it comin' I'd run the other way
I'm the spawn of a sick mother, tricks and lovers
Left to drown in a cold dark sea

Be my love
Hold close to your heart
Fear eats my soul
Be my lover
I'll make you suffer
Be my love
Hold close to your heart
Fear eats my soul

My love will lead you to slaughter
When I see it comin', I'd run the other way
I'm the spawn of a sick father, tricks and lovers
Left to drown in a cold dark sea

My love
(be my lover)
(be my love)
(be my lover)

Tie One On

Are you here
Are you here
Are you here
Alone

Are you here
Alone

What's your name
What's your name
Play
Don't play
Come see closer
This time
This time for another ride

Hair of the Dog

One too many
Not enough to forget you

One too many
Not enough to forget you

White Girl

White Girl
She tell me that she love me
White Girl
She tell me that she want me
White Girl
She tell me she believed in me
Her love is pure and beautiful

My love is only for you
Is only for you
Is only for you

So I like your attention
Your positive attention

White Girl
She tell me that she love me
White Girl
She tell me that she want me
White Girl
She tell me she believed in me
Her love is pure and beautiful

Love You Down

It never really mattered too much to me
That you were a little too young for me
All that really mattered was you were my girlfriend
And baty thats all that mattered to me

Let me love you down
Even if it takes all night
Let me love you down
Baby it will be so right
Let me love you down

Remember when I drove you home from work
I love the way you kissed me by
All of your friends think I'm just no good for you
I'd do anything for you

Let me love you down
Even if it takes all night
Let me love you down
Baby it will be so right
Let me love you down
Let me love you down...

Bright Shiny Morning

If you think I owe you something
Get in line, get in line
You want compensation
Get in line, get in line

Here in Hollywood
They say they want what I got
So I sign where they say sign
I just want to be good, yeah
That′s the end
Get in line, (get in line) get in line

It's Showtime

You say send me something
If you think I owe you something
Like it′s yours
Get in line, get in line
Here's my notes
Just one, it's never enough
It′s never, ever good enough
You′re a disappointment
Get in line, get in line

What would you do
I would do anything
What would you do

Big dreams and sunshine
Everyone's a big star in their own show
But all things must come to an end
So I just want to say, "Thank you, thank you, and good night"
No, there′s no encore

Blood On the Curb

Good morning
Bubble gum breakfast
Stare down my mirror, then I shear off my hair
Two squares, they′re my best friends
And love, the pleasure
Cat, board, and over the roadway
I want to kill you all
Then dash
The pure excites me
My anger and my evil captivating
Blood on the curb excites me
My anger and my evil captivating
My anger and my evil captivating
What good is loving me, if I, if I can't feel it
I can′t feel it
When bell tolls, I'll be outside waiting for you
When bell tolls, I'll be outside waiting for you
I′ll be outside waiting for you
When the bell tolls

Die Young

Hey, I hope you all die young
And find a way
Make it up as you go
Make it up as I go

Your life was written long ago
Into the ???
Of the ???
In the ??? I used to ???
Rob from always on the run is so bad and copy paste is a sin
I always pick the wrong way
It feels right, the way to go
I always pick the wrong way
It feels right, the way to go

I always pick the wrong way
It feels right, the way to go
I always pick the wrong way
Always pick the wrong way
I always pick the wrong way
I always pick the wrong way

Crying in Your Beer

Sometimes I float too far from the shore
Sometimes I forget who we are
I forget we're in love

Don't let me die alone
Don't let me die alone

Brought up to grovel and suffer
Complain and regret
Pour whiskey and let's drink to mother
For my heart's unrest

Don't let me die alone
Don't let me die alone

Weather

If you got a kite that you want to fly
And there ain't no wind
What are you gonna do

When you get a night off
And there's nothing but rain
Wrecking your hair and ruining your makeup

Are you gonna cry
Be more suggestible to lightning
What are you gonna do

Are you gonna ball
While you trying to crawl away
From all the wind that you've been wanting
Rob from always on the run is so bad and copy paste is a sin
What if there wasn't a cloud in the sky
And every girl that's walking by
Has all the birds singing

Let's run away with the moon tonight
I know a place where we can hide
If the sun finds out, I'll blame it on the weather
We can always blame it on the weather

I gotta say I'm a sucker for spring
And it gets so hot 'cause summer's right behind it
I want you to fall, fall into my arms
When winter comes around you can use me for a sweater

It don't get better, better than that
Not unless you want me to be your toothbrush
Or maybe your hat, I'll be good for your head
We should stay in bed you could call in sick
Or you can blame it on the weather

Objects in Mirror Are Closer Than They Appear

You broke my heart
I was just one in a million
Who thinks the hey-day was their day
And tragically longing for the past
Rob from always on the run is so bad and copy paste is a sin
I think about you every day
While I loiter on your doorstep
Memories, luck, the flourishes
Oh, I tried

Over the bridge, through the park
Another all-night night
I used to be so in love with you

I think about you every day
While I loiter on your doorstep
To memories, I say
I've had enough, oh, I try
I try
Memories, memories

Feeling For The Walls

I wanna live as a beginner
Moving through this hall
Arms stretched out like the blackest wings
Feeling for the wall
Speak like groaning timber
Move and not remember
What I was owed by love

I wanna take you just like laughter
Breaks apart like bread
Scatter ‘em out here after
And follow you like a threat
Rob from always on the run is so bad and copy paste is a sin
Know your song within me
And see me like you do
Laugh and not remember
What I'm sure
What I'm sure I owe to you

Chance

Everyone's sure to tell you
Get what you're owed
Back to the drawing board
All my stories seem cold

The good life is the medication
I only have one gift
Sing and play my song
I have to wonder

Take a chance
If not for love then I have to refuse it
Take a chance
No way to live if there's no way to lose it
Take a chance, if not for love
Take a chance

My mind moves on without me
Leave all logic behind
Can't see the forest, just the trees inside
It's here now, comes in on the air
And the verse goes
Once, twice I have to wonder
Rob from always on the run is so bad and copy paste is a sin
Take a chance
If not for love then I have to refuse it
Take a chance
No way to live if there's no way to lose it
Take a chance, if not for love
Take a chance
No way to win if there's no way to lose it

The good life is the medication

Oysters

Somebody wishing on a shooting star
Shooting star streaming cross the sky
You know it's just a meteorite

People throwing pennies in a wishing well
Wishing well is gonna run dry
But I ain't gonna leave you tonight

Everybody talking about changing the world
The world ain't ever gonna change
But you can always change in front of me

I'll shuck all the oysters and you can keep the pearls
I do my shucking and my jiving for free
Free like walking down the beach at night
Rob from always on the run is so bad and copy paste is a sin
Throw a bunch of lines out to the one you want
Till you get it right
Sometimes you don't get it right
Sometimes you won't get it right
But when you do
It's outta sight
Sometimes you do
Get it right

Rapid Fire

It was a time too tired for rapid fire
Cages spilled their guts out into the streets
Spinal lovers solving puzzles
Trying to breathe some life into the heat
May the storm dissolve your presence
Or your legend for a second while it fills your past
Say you're sorry for absolving
Say you're mad because you couldn't make it last
Rob from always on the run is so bad and copy paste is a sin
And suddenly
I was unconscious
Trying to pull something from this
I looked at claws instead of birds
And chased the meaning from the words

Seemed like a million lauding over leveled songs
Music whispered out of comas incomplete
The notes are all fractured, the bars are decayed
Carve that serenade to a lover's leap
May a smile convert your figure to a flow
Or a river driving fingerprints into snow
Say you'll swim because the sinking requires too much thought
Say you'll breathe because in leaving you have nowhere else to go
Say you'll breathe because in leaving you have nowhere else to go

And suddenly
I was unconscious
Trying to pull something from this
I looked at claws instead of birds
And chased the meaning from the words

Say you'll breathe because in leaving you have nowhere else to go
Say you'll breathe because in leaving you have nowhere else to go

( Leonard Cohen Cover )

I remember you well in the Chelsea Hotel
You were talking so brave and so sweet
Giving me head on the unmade bed
While the limousines wait in the street
Those were the reasons and that was New York
We were running for the money and flesh
And that was called love for the workers in song
And probably still is for those of them left
Rob from always on the run is so bad and copy paste is a sin
But you got away
You just turned your back on the crowd

You got away
I never once heard you say
I need you, I don't need you
I need you, I don't need you
And all of that jiving around

I remember you well in the Chelsea Hotel
You were famous, your heart was a legend
You told me again you preferred beautiful men
But for me you would make an exception

And clenching your fist for the ones like us
Who are oppressed by the figures of beauty
You fixed yourself up, you said, "Well never mind,
We are ugly but we have the music"

But you got away
You just turned your back on the crowd
And you got away
I never once heard you say
I need you, I don't need you
I need you, I don't need you
And all of that jiving around

I don't mean to suggest that I loved you the best
Honestly, I don't even keep track

I remember you well in the Chelsea Hotel
That's all, I don't even really think of you that often

Dirty World

The pursuit of happiness has led to clutter
Overdressed and underbred
A luxury flat with one million immortal lovers

Dirty world, dirty world, dirty world, oh, a dirty world
Dirty world, dirty world
Kick and scream and watch it burn

The smell of rubbish
Regret and pain
Just a human savage
A beautiful fraud
A beautiful fraud

Spinning around, spinning around, spinning around
“You're on the list, welcome to the party”
Not for me, not for me, no, not for me, not for me, no

Dirty world, dirty world, dirty world, oh, you dirty world
Dirty world, dirty world, dirty world
Kick and scream and watch it burn
Rob from always on the run is so bad and copy paste is a sin
Dirty world, dirty world, dirty world, oh, the dirty world
Dirty world, dirty world
Kick and scream and watch it burn

A Bitter Mule

If it's so important to be there by dinner
Take a plane
Over 20 hours by car or train
I wish you would stay, I wish I could change
I'm sorry you suffered so long
Am I really as bad as you say?
I wish you would stay, I wish I could change
I wish you would stay, I wish I could change
You're mine
I hope you enjoy the weather

When you walk down the street
My heart skips a beat
'Cause I don't have you
Every time I see you
I know I got to have you
I don't know what to do
If I can't have you
It's gonna break my heart
I got you on my mind
Think of you all the time
I just can't stop

I'm crazy and wild
Crazy and wild about you
I go crazy and wild
Crazy and wild about you
Crazy and wild about you

Every time I see you it blows me away
It's like you're getting better looking every day
What are you doing, doing besides driving me mad?
I can't remember the last time I had
Anyone else drive me crazy the way that you do
Every second of every day I think of you
Rob from always on the run is so bad and copy paste is a sin
I'm crazy and wild
Crazy and wild about you
I go crazy and wild
Crazy and wild about you
Crazy and wild about you
Crazy and wild

Petite Mort

No one seems to understand
I worship the ground you walk on
Let me die, let me die
A small death
While you tell me the truth

Who's your daddy
You are, you are
Who's your daddy now
Who's your daddy?
You are, you are
Who's your daddy now
Rob from always on the run is so bad and copy paste is a sin
I was crowned much too early
Hark! Are you foe or friend
Baby, arch your back
And tell me the truth

Who's your daddy
You are, you are
Who's your daddy now
Who's your daddy
You are, you are
Who's your daddy now
You are, you are

Dead End

Go, go

Would you conquer me
If there's only you and I
Real wars rage inside
My faith turns into lies

It's not the road to nowhere, go
It's not the road to nowhere, go
Rob from always on the run is so bad and copy paste is a sin
Go, go

Young men fighting war
For old men who tell lies
Leave me in your field
The poppies soothe my mind

It's not the road to nowhere, go
It's not the road to nowhere, go
It's not the road to nowhere, go

Don't Take My Kindness For Weakness

Don't you take my kindness for weakness
Just 'cause I'm gentle doesn't mean I'm not strong
The sweeter my love is while you have it
The more you'll miss it when it's gone

You think my love is something to play with
You better find someone else to stay with
Don't take for granted that I'm yours for keeps
Just 'cause I'm kind doesn't mean that I'm weak
Rob from always on the run is so bad and copy paste is a sin
Don't you take my kindness for weakness
Just 'cause I'm gentle doesn't mean I'm not strong
The sweeter my love is while you have it
The more you'll miss it yeah, when it's gone

You have a love that's sweet and kind
You have a love so hard to find
You better love it and you better respect it
'Cause when it's gone, you'll regret it

Don't you take my kindness for weakness
Just 'cause I'm gentle doesn't mean I'm not strong
The sweeter my love is while you have it
The more you'll miss it yeah, when it's gone

Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood

Baby you understand me now
Sometimes you see I'm mad
No one can always be an angel
Sometimes you see some bad

But I'm just a soul whose intentions are good
Oh Lord, please don't let me be misunderstood

Sometimes I'm so carefree
With a joy that's hard to hide
Sometimes I know is worry
Then bound to see my other side

'Cause I'm just a soul whose intentions are good
Oh Lord, please don't let me be misunderstood
Rob from always on the run is so bad and copy paste is a sin
If I seem edgy
I want you to know
I never mean to take it out on you
Life has its problems
I get more than my share
But that's one thing I never mean to do

'Cause I love you
I'm only human
I have faults like anyone

Afraid I waste my life in worry
By some foolish thing I've said or done

I'm just a soul whose intentions are good
Oh Lord, please don't let me be misunderstood

I'm just a soul whose intentions are good
Oh Lord, please don't let me be misunderstood

I'm just a soul whose intentions are good

Suzanne

Suzanne takes you down by the river
You can hear the boats flow by
You can spend the night forever beside her

You know that she's half crazy
But that's why you want to be there
She feeds you tea and oranges
All the way from China

And just when you mean to tell her
That you have no love to give her
She gets you on her wavelength
And she lets the river answer
That you've always been her lover

And you want to travel with her
You want to travel blind
And you know that she will trust you
For you've touched her perfect body with your mind
Rob from always on the run is so bad and copy paste is a sin
Now Jesus was a sailor
When he walked upon the water
He spent a long time watching
From his lonely wooden tower

And when he moves for certain
Only drowning men could see him
He said "All men will be sailors then
Until the sea shall free them"

But he himself was broken
Long before the sky would open
Forsaken, almost human
He sank beneath your wisdom like a stone

And you want to travel with him
You want to travel blind
'cause you think maybe you'll can trust him
'Cause he's touched your perfect body with his mind

Now Suzanne takes your hand
And leads you down to the river
She's wearing rags and feathers
From Salvation Army counters

And the sun pours down like honey
On our lady of the harbour
She shows you where to look
Between the garbage and the flowers

There are heroes in the seaweed
There are children in the morning
They are leaning out for love
They will lean that way forever
While Suzanne holds the mirror

And you want to travel with her
You want to travel blind
And you know that you can trust her
Cause she's touched your perfect body with her mind
With her mind

Real Real

(Feat. Toshi Reagon)

I say real real
Our love is real to me
It gives me
Perfect liberty

When you tell me that you love me
And you hold me and kiss me
I know our love is real
It's so real to me

I say real, real
Our love is real to me
Please thrill me
With your kisses sweet
Rob from always on the run is so bad and copy paste is a sin
When you tell me that you love me
And you hold me and you kiss me
I know our love is real
It's so real to me

I say real, real
Our love is real to me
You thrill me with your kisses sweet

When you tell me you love me
And you hold me and kiss me
I know our love is real
It's so real to me

Real, real
Our love is real to me
It gives me
Perfect liberty

Tell your papa and your mama
One day soon we're gonna
Have a great weddin' day

It's so real, so real
It's so real, so real
It's so real, so real

The House Of The Rising Sun

(Feat. Toshi Reagon)

There is a house in New Orleans
They call it the Rising Sun
It's been a ruin of many a poor girl
And me, oh Lord, I'm one

If I had only listened to what my mama said
I'd be at home today
But being young and foolish
I let a gambler lead me astray

My mother is a tailor
She sews those new blue jeans
My baby, a drunkard
Drinks down in New Orleans

Go tell my baby sister
Never, never, never do what I have done
Shun that house in New Orleans
They call it the Rising Sun
Rob from always on the run is so bad and copy paste is a sin
I'm goin' back to New Orleans
My race is almost run
I'm going to spend my life
Beneath, beneath, beneath, beneath...
The rising sun
Beneath, beneath, beneath, beneath...
The rising sun
Going back

Beneath the house of thr rising sun
Beneath the house of thr rising sun

Turn Me On

Like a flower waiting to bloom
Like a light bulb in a dark room
I am here waiting for you
To come home and turn me on

Like the desert waiting for rain
Like a school boy waiting for spring
I am here waiting for you
To come home and turn me on, turn me on

My poor heart, it's been so dark
Since you've been gone
After all you're the one who turned me off
So you're the only one that can turn me on
You're the only one that can turn me on
Rob from always on the run is so bad and copy paste is a sin
And my glass is waiting for some fresh ice-cubes
I'm here here waiting for you to come home
And turn me on

Feeling Good

Birds flyin' high, you know how I feel
Sun in the sky, you know how I feel
Breeze drifting by, you know how I feel

It's a new dawn, it's a new day, it's a new life
And I'm feeling good

Fish in the sea, you know how I feel
Rivers running free, you know how I feel
Blossom on the tree, you know how I feel

It's a new dawn, it's a new day, it's a new life
And I'm feeling good

Dragonfly out in the sun, you know what I mean
Butterflies all having fun, you know what I mean
Sleep in peace 'til the day is done

It's an old world, it's a new world, it's a bold world
And I'm feeling good
Rob from always on the run is so bad and copy paste is a sin
Stars when you shine, you know how I feel
Scent of the pine, you know how I feel
Sleep in peace 'til my days are done

It's an old world, it's a new world, it's a bold world
And I'm feeling good
Yes I'm feeling good
I'm feeling good
I'm feeling good
Yes I'm feeling good
I'm feeling good

Don't Take All Night

(Feat. Sinead O'connor)

Don't take all night
To tell me that you love me
Don't take all night
To tell me you care

Don't you know I have the right
To know if you want me
Tell me now
Take my love
Forever to share
Rob from always on the run is so bad and copy paste is a sin
Don't take all night
Now don't keep me waiting
Well I like to know
The way that you feel

Oh don't take all night
I'm anxious to know dear
Let your love
With a kiss
Let it be sealed

Everyday
I love you more and more
This is the moment
That I've been waiting for

Daddy please, don't take all night
To tell me that you love me
Oh don't take all night
To tell me you care

Daddy please, don't take all night
I want you to hold me
Tell me now
Take my love
Forever to share

Daddy take my love
Take it now
Forever to share

Nobody's Fault But Mine

(Feat. Liz Wright)

Nobody's fault but mine
Nobody's fault but mine
If I die and my soul be lost
Nobody's fault but mine

I had a mother who could pray
I had a mother who pray

If I die and my soul be lost
Nobody's fault but mine
Rob from always on the run is so bad and copy paste is a sin
I had mother who could sing
I had mother who could sing

If I die and my soul be lost
And nobody's fault but mine

Nobody's fault but mine
Nobody's fault but mine
If I die and my soul be lost
If I die and my soul be lost
If I die and my soul be lost
If I die

Be My Husband

(Feat. Valerie June)

Be my husband man I be your wife
Be my husband man I be your wife
Be my husband man I be your wife
Loving all of you the rest of your life

If you promise me you'll be my man
If you promise me you'll be my man
If you promise me you'll be my man
I will love you the best I can
Rob from always on the run is so bad and copy paste is a sin
Stick to the promises man you made me
Stick to the promises you made me
Stick to the promises you made me
That you stay away from Rosalie

Oh daddy, say love me good
Oh daddy now love me good
Oh daddy now love me good
Oh daddy now love me good

If you want me to cook and sew
If you want me to cook and sew
If you want me to cook and sew yeah, yeah
Outside of you there is no place to go

Please don't treat me so doggone mean
Please don't treat me so doggone mean
Please don't treat me so doggone mean yeah, yeah, yeah
You're the meanest man I ever see

Oh daddy, say love me good
Oh daddy now love me good
Oh daddy now love me good
Oh daddy now love me good

Black Is The Color Of My True Love's Hair

Black is the color of, of my true love's hair
Black is the color of my love, so fair
Black is her body, so firm, so bold
Black is her beauty, her soul of gold

I carry my love in my heart
Every, everywhere
And no matter where I go
She is always there
Rob from always on the run is so bad and copy paste is a sin
I remember how she came to me
In a vision of my mind
I remember how she said to me
Don't ever look behind
Look ahead and I would see someone
Someone always loving me

Her picture is painted in my memory
Without a color of despair
And no matter where I go
She's always there

See-Line Woman

(Feat. Tracy Wannomae)

See-line woman
She drink coffee
She drink tea
Then go home

See-line woman
Dressed in green
Wears silk stockings
With golden seams

See-line woman
Dressed in red
Make a man
Lose his head

See-line woman
Black dress on
For a thousand dollars
She wail and she moan

See-line, see-line
See-line, see-line...

Wiggle wiggle
Turn like a cat
Wiggle wiggle
Turn like a cat
Rob from always on the run is so bad and copy paste is a sin
Wiggle wiggle
Turn like a cat
Wink at a man
He wink back

Empty his pockets
Wreck his days
Make him love her
And she'll fly away
She'll fly away

For a thousand dollars
She wail and she moan

Either Way I Lose

If I stay
I know I'll have to share your love
And that I couldn't take

If I go
We'll be apart and I know
My heart would surely break

So, what difference does it make
Which one I choose
Either way I lose
Either way I lose

Though I know
My love is true
And I'd die
If you ever said goodbye
If you ever said goodbye
I'd die

And I know
She loves you too
She would do
The same as I
Rob from always on the run is so bad and copy paste is a sin
So what difference does it make
Which one I choose
Either way I lose
Either way I lose
Either way I lose
Either way I lose

To Be Young, Gifted And Black

(Feat. Cody Chesnutt)

To be young, gifted and black
Oh what a lovely precious dream
To be young, gifted and black
Open your heart to what I mean

In the whole world you know
There's a billion boys and girls
Who are young, gifted and black
And that's a fact, that's a fact

To be young, gifted and black
We must begin to tell our young
There's a world waiting for you
This is a quest that's just begun

When you feel really low
There's a great truth you should know
When you're young, gifted and black
Your soul's intact, your soul's intact
Rob from always on the run is so bad and copy paste is a sin
Young, gifted and black
Oh how I long to know the truth
There are times when I look back
And I am haunted by my youth

Oh but my joy, my joy of today
Is that we can all be proud to say
To be young, gifted and black
It's where it's at, it's where it's at
To be young, gifted and black
Is where it's at

Four Women

My skin is black
My arms are long
My hair is woolly
My back is strong
Strong enough to take the pain
Inflicted again and again
What do they call me
My name is Aunt Sarah
What do they call me
My name is Aunt Sarah
Rob from always on the run is so bad and copy paste is a sin
My skin is yellow
My hair is long
Between two worlds
I do belong
My father was rich and white
He forced my mother late one night
What do they call me
My name is Siffronia

My skin is tan
My hair is fine
My hips invite you
My mouth like wine
Whose little girl am I
Anyone who has money to buy
What do they call me
My name is Sweet Thing
My name is Sweet Thing

My skin is brown
My manner is tough
I'll kill the first mother I see
My life's been rough

I'm awfully bitter these days
because my parents were slaves
What do they call me

Friends

( Whodini Cover )

Friends
How many of us have them
Friends
Ones we can depend on

Friends
How many of us have them
Friends
Before we go any further, let's be
Friends
Is a word we use everyday
Most the time we use it in the wrong way
Now you can look the word up, again and again
But the dictionary doesn't know the meaning of friends
And if you ask me, you know, I couldn't be much help
Because a friend is somebody you judge for yourself
Some are ok, and they treat you real cool
But some mistake kindness for bein' a fool
We like to be with some, because they're funny
Others come around when they need some money
Some you grew up with, around the way
And you're still real close too this very day
Some you wish you never knew at all
Rob from always on the run is so bad and copy paste is a sin
Friends
Some you wish you never knew at all
Friends
How many of us have them
Friends
Ones we can depend on
Friends
Before we go any further, let's be
Friends
How many of us have them
Friends
Ones we can depend on
Friends

Say you and your girlfriend were so tight
You took her out with you and your guy one night
She even had a set of keys to your home
And you shared mostly everything you owned
But as she shook your hand, she stole your man
And it was done so swift, it had to be a plan
With friends like that you don't need enemies
With friends like that you don't need enemies

And now you're kinda cold to the people you meet
'Cause of something that was done to you by some creep
But nevertheless, I'll say it again
That these are the people that we call friends

Friends
How many of us have them
Friends
Ones we can depend on
Friends
How many of us have them
Friends
Before we go any further, let's be
Friends

Friends
Friends
How many of us have them
Friends
Ones we can depend on
Friends
Ones we can depend on
Friends

Tom

There's nothing between us
Except the feeling of nothing
The nothing of so close
The nothing of being too close
How it slips away love
How it slips away love

The force that passes through our hearts
And the truth of knowing something's wrong
Nothing divides one more than us
The child's welfare
The loss of trust
How it slips away love
How you slipped away love

The force that passes through our hearts
And the truth of knowing something's wrong
Rob from always on the run is so bad and copy paste is a sin
How it slips away love
How it slips away
How it slips away
Don't let me slip away

Good Day Bad

I'm surprised every sunrise
The earth would have me back
Surprised my knees hold me up
That it's not all gone black
And I'm sure by nightfall
I will burn up all I have

So don't go out your way
To make a good day bad
So don't go out your way
To make a good day bad

It used to be like this
Like a lover and an afternoon
Used to be gold and shadows
Some distant floating tune
She came and went
Guess I should have tried like mad
But I did not lift a finger
I turned a good day bad
I turned a good day bad
Rob from always on the run is so bad and copy paste is a sin
I am haunted late at night
And no one cares to ask me how I feel
My only friend's my flask
Wish I knew my momma
Wish I could forgive my dad
Should have known better
Wish I had
Seen more food than bad
Seen more food than bad

Forget My Name

If you love me
Forget my name
If you love me
Forget my name

Build your house upon Mt. Vesuvius
And live
Beware of certainty and doubt

The Lord spoke to me
(If you love me)
It said
(Forget my name)
If you love me
(With all my heart I do)
Forget my name

The blood and cross are blazing
The visions from the desert turned hazy
Man, woman and child
You slaughter for love, so you claim
Rob from always on the run is so bad and copy paste is a sin
The Lord spoke to me, it said
Forget my name
Forget my name

If you love me
Forget my name

If you love me
Forget my name

Comet, Come To Me

I was loving you, I was loving
I was loving you, I was loving
Trying so hard, so hard, so so hard
Trying, trying so hard, so hard, so hard, so so hard

Comet come to me, come to me
Comet come to me, come to me, come
Comet come to me, come to me
Comet come to me, come to me, come

Thought I'd make you happy
Thought I'd make me happy too
So I never admitted
(I was loving you, I was loving)
Any of these feelings
Something in me has stopped pretending
Something in me has stopped pretending

Something in me has tried, tried, tried so hard
So hard, so hard, so hard, so hard, so
Trying, trying so hard, so hard, so hard, so hard, so

Comet come to me, come to me
Comet come to me, come to me, come
Comet come to me, come to me
Comet come to me, come to me, come
Rob from always on the run is so bad and copy paste is a sin
Comet come to me, come to me
Comet come to me, come to me, come
Comet come to me, come to me
Comet come to me, come to me, come
(Trying, trying so hard, so hard, so hard, so hard, so)
Trying, trying so hard, so hard, so hard, so hard, so

Comet come to me, come to me
Comet come to me, come to me, come
Comet come to me, come to me
Comet come to me, come to me, come
Come to me, come

Continuous Performance

This place seems strange
More strange than ever
And the times are still more out of joint
Perhaps there has been some slight mistake

It's like arriving at the movies late
As usual, just as the story ends

There is a carnival on screen
It is a village in the spring time
(That much is clear)
Rob from always on the run is so bad and copy paste is a sin
But why has the hero suddenly
Slapped in the face
And what does it mean
The sequence with the limousine
The packed valise, very strange
Very strange

Then love wins
Fine
It is the end
O.K.

Then love wins
Fine
It is the end
O.K...

Shopping For Jazz

If the big girls don't mind
To clap or just snap my fingers
I'm trying to decide
The world keeps pushing
Got a flow all it's own
Riding the tide of last night
Never alone
The falling notes are land slides
Picture perfect, love is no where
I was silent
You were breathless
Rob from always on the run is so bad and copy paste is a sin
Browsing the walls
Like a solo in shreds
A flight in a tattered landscape
I'll sing you instead
I'm looking for motion
'Cause honey I move
The aire of a thunder condition
I got nothing to prove

Conviction

You came to change directions
Seeking protection you're back there now
Right where you started back in the lie
Back in the darkness
What a fool you were I thought you knew better
What a fool you were go on get back together
I think I'm always always right
You love to tell me that
But you choose delusion so you can take him back
Truth is you were right I was wrong
For me your life is just a sad song

Now let me be
Let me go
How I go
What it was
And what it's not

I don't want to know
I don't need to know
In this new version
Of the same old story
The villain goes free
And reaps all the glory
While you look like a fool
Thought you knew better
Rob from always on the run is so bad and copy paste is a sin
What a fool you were
Go one get back together
I think I'm always always right
You love to tell me that
But you choose delusion so you can take him back
Truth is you were right I was wrong
For me your life is just a sad song

I think I'm always always right
You love to tell me that
You choose delusion so you can take him back
Truth is you were right I was wrong
For me your life is just a sad song

I think I'm always always right
Truth is you were right I was wrong
For me your life is just a sad song

Folie à Deux

Don't be sentimental
Call me hateful and cold
I just don't love you no more
The truth is hard to handle
If it's gone let it go
I just don't love you no more

You're mourning for the days long gone
You blame me for a life unborn
I feel the same way
So let me go
So let me go

Don't let the pain
Take us all down
The truth is hard to handle
When it's gone let it go
I just don't love you no more

We look good together
Like shiny fools gold
I just don't love you no more
Rob from always on the run is so bad and copy paste is a sin
You scoff and mock my life
My failures foretold
So baby please
So let me go
So let me go

Don't be sentimental
Call me hateful and cold
I just don't love you no more
Misplaced majesty
The wrong girl extolled
I just don't love you no more
I just don't want you no more

The truth is hard to handle
When it's gone let it go

Choices

Too many boys
In senseless competition
Too many girls
Girls change their minds
Too many rules
Lost reputations
Too many choices

Too many tries
With unknown success
Too many places
No peace of mind
Too many words
Uncommon definitions
Too many choices
Rob from always on the run is so bad and copy paste is a sin
So many colors
I choose you
So many colors
I choose you
So many colors

So many colors
I choose you

Modern Time

You can stop
Wanting
You can stop
Wanting

You can stop
Wanting
You can stop
Wanting

Betwixted and between the things
That you have not yet discovered
Let it carry you and me
Over the river then wash us down
Lift us out of this trashing life
I want out Of rat on top of rat
I'll race you down to the water
Rob from always on the run is so bad and copy paste is a sin
You can stop
Wanting
The good life
You can stop
Darkness
You can stop
Light
You can stop
Health
You can stop
Wanting
The good life
Wanting
Low low down
When the farmer harvest the rice she go

Low low down
Low low down
Low low down

I want my sons to know
Sweet joy
I want my sons to know
Sorrow
Both bring pain to most
So please remember
You can't stop
You can't stop
You can't stop
You can't stop
You can't stop

American Rhapsody

Tomorrow, yes tomorrow
There will suddenly be new success like Easter clothes
Strange and different fate
Rob from always on the run is so bad and copy paste is a sin
A bonafide life will arrive at last
Stepping from a non-stop mono plane
With chromium doors and silver wings
A straight white staring light

There will be the sound of silvery thunder
To stifle all the insane silence
The sound, the shadow, of all unspoken questions

A bonafide life will arrive at last
Stepping from a non-stop mono plane
With chromium doors and silver wings
A straight white staring light

A bonafide life will arrive at last
A bonafide life will arrive at last

Ventriloquism

I Wonder If I Take You Home

(Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam)

Take me home
Take me home
I need you, need you
Take me home
Take me home
Take me home

Baby, I know you're wondering
Why I won't come over to your place
'Cause I'm not too sure just how you feel
(I'd rather go at my own pace)

Now you know and I know that when we get together
Emotions will go to work, emotions
And I may do something I might regret the next day
And end up hurt
Oh I don't know, oh I don't know
I need you so

I wonder if I take you home
Would you still be in love, in love
Wonder, wonder, wonder

I wonder if I take you home
Would you still be in love, in love
'Cause I need you tonight
Yes I need tonight
Yes I need tonight

I, I know, I know you want it
Lately, lately
Lately, lately

I know you want it
Yes I want it as much as you do
Yes I want it as much as you do
I know you want it
You say I'm teasing but I do have a reason
Don't let your feelings fade
'Cause you will have me
And sooner than you know it
Just wait

I wonder if I take you home
Would you still be in love, in love
I wonder if I take you home
Would you still be in love, in love

Take me home
Take me home
Take me home
Take me home

Nite and Day

(Al B. Sure!)

I can tell you how I feel about you night and day
(How I feel about you)
I can tell you how I feel about you night and day
(How I feel about you)

I love you more than the rain or shine
Makin' love in the rain is fine
Love so good I could call it mine
Love is blind

I can tell you how I feel about you night and day
(How I feel about you)
I can tell you how I feel about you night and day
(How I feel about you)

Believe when I say that I care
(I can tell you)
I'd like to run my fingers through your hair
(I can tell you)
Uf you left I could not bear
(I can tell you)
Please don't share

Do you love me, please let me know
Don't hide the feeling, just let it show
A feeling so deep that it comes within
What kind of love am I in

I can tell you how I feel about you night and day
(How I feel about you)
I can tell you how I feel about you night and day
(How I feel about you)

If you and I were one
Just take my hand and you'll see

I can tell you how I feel about you night and day
(How I feel about you)
I can tell you how I feel about you night and day
(How I feel about you)
I can tell you how I feel about you night and day
(How I feel about you)
I can tell you how I feel about you night and day
(How I feel about you)

Sometimes It Snows In April

(Prince)

Tracy died soon after a long fought civil war
Just after I wiped away his last tear
I guess he's better off than he was before
A whole lot better off than the fools he left here
I used to cry for Tracy cause he was my only friend
Those kinds of cars don't pass you every day
I used to cry for Tracy cause I want to see him again
But sometimes, sometimes life isn't always the way

Sometimes it snows in April
Sometimes I feel so sad
Sometimes I wish that life was never ending
All good things, they say, never last

Springtime was always my favorite time of year
A time for lovers holding hands in the rain
Now springtime it only reminds me of Tracy's tears
Always cry for love, never cry for pain
He used to say so strong and unafraid
"I'm not afraid to die
I'm not afraid to die"
Now I stare at his picture
And I realize that no one cried the way Tracy cried
No one cried the way Tracy cried

Sometimes it snows in April
Sometimes I feel so sad
Sometimes I wish that life was never ending
But all good things, they say, never last

I often dream of heaven
I know that Tracy's there
I know that he has found another friend
Maybe he's found the answer to all the April snow
And maybe one day I'll see Tracy again

Sometimes it snows in April
Sometimes I feel so sad
Sometimes I wish that life was never ending
But all good things, they say, never last
All good things, they say, never last
And love, isn't love until it's past

Waterfalls

(TLC)

A lonely mother gazing out of the window
Staring at a son that she just can't touch
If at any time he's in a jam, she's by his side
I'm so sorry I hurt you so much
Please ???
Can't keep yourself out of trouble
Can't keep yourself out of trouble
But all these prayers they ain't helping at all
I made money
The best way I know how

Don't go chasing waterfalls
Please stick to the rivers and the lakes that you're used to
I know that you're gonna have it your way or nothing at all
Your way

Little precious has a natural obsession for temptation
But he just can't see
She give him loving that his body can't handle
She's so good to me
She's so good to me

One day he goes and take a look at the mirror
But doesn't recognize his own face
His health is fading and he doesn't know why
May we all find peace
In our final resting place

Don't go chasing waterfalls
Please stick to the rivers and the lakes that you're used to
I know that you're gonna have it your way or nothing at all

It's all moving so fast

Don't go
Don't go chasing waterfalls
Please stick to the rivers and the lakes that you're used to

Don't go
Don't go
Don't go
Don't go

Atomic Dog 2017

(George Clinton)

Down in ???
When you're out there walking street
May compete
Nothing but the dog in you

Bow-wow-wow-yippie-yo-yippie-yeah
Bow-wow-yippie-yo-yippie-yeah
Bow-wow-wow-yippie-yo-yippie-yeah
Bow-wow-yippie-yo-yippie-yeah

Down on all fours
When you're out there walking street
May compete
Nothing but the dog in you
(Why must I feel like that?)

Down on all fours
When you're out there walking street
Can't compete

Why must I feel like that
Why must I chase the cat
Nothing but the dog in me
Nothing but the dog in me

Why must I feel like that
Why must I chase the cat
Nothing but the dog in me
Nothing but the dog in me

Why must I feel like that
Why must I chase the cat
Why must I feel like that
Why must I chase the cat
Nothing but the dog in me
Nothing but the dog in me

Atomic dog
Atomic dog

Do the dogcatcher, dogcatcher
Do the dogcatcher
Do the dogcatcher
Do the dogcatcher, dogcatcher
Dogcatcher, dogcatcher
Do the dogcatcher
Dogcatcher, dogcatcher
Do the dogcatcher
Dogcatcher, dogcatcher
Do the dogcatcher
Dogcatcher, dogcatcher
Do the dogcatcher

Sensitivity

(Ralph Tresvant)

I know it's been hard since he went away
Left you so sad, you cry every day
Let me kiss your tears
Erase all your doubt
For you I'm here, you won't be without

Don't need a man that'll give you money
Come on let me show you just what you need, honey
Don't need a man that'll treat you funny
You need a man with sensitivity, a man like me

Someone who will love you
Someone who will need you
Someone who will treat you right, like me girl
Someone stable in your life
You need a man with sensitivity, a man like me

Hold on my darling
Don't let me down
Hold on my darling
You need a man with sensitivity, a man like me

Don't need a man that'll give you money
Come on let me show you just what you need, honey
Don't need a man that'll treat you funny
You need a man with sensitivity, a man like me

You need a man, not any man
Warm and sensitive, that's what I can give
You need a man, not any man
Warm and sensitive, that's what I can give
You need a man, not any man
Warm and sensitive, that's what I can give
You need a man with sensitivity, a man like me

Save a little love for me
Save a little love for me
Save a little love for me

Funny How Time Flies (When You're Having Fun)

(Janet Jackson)

Funny how time flies when you're having fun
Funny how time flies when you're having fun

Don't know where it all went
Time passed us by
Just when it seemed the fun began

Funny how time flies when you're having fun
Funny how time flies when you're having fun
Never ends

Time, time, time, time
Never ends
Time, time, time, time

Je suis désolée de devoir partir
Mon visa va bientôt expirer
Funny how time flies when you're having fun

Et je ne sais pas si je pourrais
Quand je pourrais revenir
Funny how time flies when you're having fun

Souviens-toi qu'une personne interprete toujours tout
Sur quelqu'un d'ailleurs
Funny how time flies when you're having fun

Souvent les personnes qui dirigent sont ???
Funny how time flies when you're having fun
(Never ends)
(Time, time)

Tender Love

(Force MDs)

Here I lay all alone
Tossin', turnin'
Longing for some of your
Tender love

I'm waitin' for the right
Moment to come
So I can thank you for
All the tender love you've given to me

Tender love
Love so tender
Holdin' me close to you
I surrender

Candles fade like the dark
Now I see how love brings a feeling for
All the tender love you've given to me

I want you more and more
Can't resist you
More than I feel your touch
Tender love
Lovin' straight from the heart
Holy mirror
Please let me be a part of the tender love you're giving to me

Tender love
Love so tender
Holdin' me close to you
I surrender

Don't Disturb the Groove

(The System)

Pay attention
Are you listening
You're my favorite girl
Excuse me for a moment
I'm in another world
On a mountain, by a fountain
Flowers blooming everywhere
Flowers
Picture's very clear

Hang the sign up on the door
"Don't disturb this groove"
Oh it's just me and you, I'm so into you
Just something that's understood
Don't disturb this groove

Whispers
Excuse me for a moment
I'm at a loss for words
By election, sheer perfection
See if these eyes would care
Your heart is in the right place
So don't you go and change
Over and over
Passion starts again
Lollipops and everything
A little taste of sin
Causing fire and desire
In this mortal soul I live
'Til the angels fall from Heaven
And the day the earth stands still

Hang the sign up on the door
"Don't disturb this groove"
Oh it's just me and you, I'm so into you
Just something that's understood
Don't disturb this groove
Oh it's just me and you, I'm so into you
Just something that's understood
Don't

Whisper

Hang the sign up on the door
"Don't disturb this groove"
I'm so into you
Don't disturb this groove

Whisper

Don't disturb this groove
I'm so into you
Don't disturb this groove
Flowers
Flowers
Flowers blooming everywhere

Private Dancer

(Tina Turner)

All these men come to these places
And they are are all the same
You don't look at their faces
And you don't ask their names
You don't think of them as human
You don't think of them at all
You keep your mind on the money
Keeping your eyes on the wall

I'm your private dancer
Dancer for money
Do what you want me to do
I'm your private dancer
Dancer for money
And any old music will do

I wanna make a million dollars
I wanna live out by the sea
Have a husband and some children
I think I want a family
All these men come to these places
And they are all the same
You don't look at their faces
And you don't ask their names

I'm your private dancer
Dancer for money
Do what you want me to do
I'm your private dancer
Dancer for money
And any old music will do

Smooth Operator

(Sade)

He's laughing with another girl
And playing with another heart
Placing high stakes
Making heart ache
He's love in seven languages
Diamond nights and ruby light
High in the sky
Heaven help him when he falls

Diamond life lover boy
Move through space with minimum waste, maximum joy
City lights, business nights
When you require streetcar desire for higher heights
No place for beginners or sensitive hearts
When sentiment is left to chance
No place to be ending but somewhere to start

No need to ask
Smooth, smooth operator
Smooth, smooth operator
Smooth, smooth operator

Coast-to-coast, L.A., Chicago
(Western male)
Across the North and South, Key Largo
Love for sale
Key Largo
Love for sale
Love for sale

A license to love, insurance to hold
Melts all your memories and change into gold
His eyes are like angels when his heart is cold

No need to ask
Smooth, smooth operator
Smooth, smooth operator
Smooth, smooth operator
Smooth, smooth operator

Georgia Ave

(Feat. Josh Johnson)

Wake, return, balance, align
Wake, return, balance, align
Wake, return, balance, align
Wake, return, balance, align
Wake, return, balance, align
Wake, return, balance, align
Wake, return, balance, align
Wake, return, balance, align
Wake, return, balance, align

Wake, return, balance, align
Wake, return, balance, align

Ain't ever had nothing to make me feel secure
Ain't ever had no thing to make mе feel for sure
That I'm loved (love, lovе, love)
Nobody knows no thing
Nobody knows for sure what is real
Or ture
Real
Real
Real
What is real

Learning to dream better
Learning to dream better

An Invitation

Have been shaking
I fear I′ve lost my way
Speak I listen
I wanna hear every word you say
Why my mind is on you

I
I felt this peace inside
Coming back to you
Way beyond the stars
Heal my broken heart
Coming back to you

I
I fear I've lost my way
Can′t wait to make my way back to you

Call The Tune

Everything is under control
Everything is under control
Everything, everything is under control

Everything is under control
Everything, everything is under control

Good Good

(feat. Jade Hicks, Josh Johnson)

Feeling so good, good
What you gonna do with me
I know how to go

I know how to flow
What's that, good, good
Who′s that, hey, hey

I know what you see
I know what you need
Drop that attitude
Give him that gratitude
Big but that's for you
Back it up that's for you

I don′t want any issue
I don′t want any issues
I'll keep it moving
I′ll keep it moving
They try to put me down
I'll keep, I′ll keep it moving

Feeling so good, good
Feeling so good, good
Feeling so good, good
I wish you would, would
I wish you would, would

They try to put me down
Talk to shit, shit
I ain't gon′ quit, quit
They try to put me down

They try to put me down
What's that, good, good
Who's that, hey, hey
Feeling so good, good
What you gonna do to me
They try to put me down

Clear Water

(feat. Deantoni Parks, Jeff Parker)

Don′t be fooled by the myth of control
Be at peace within the chaos
And constant rebirth of the creative mind

To be in the now of creation
To push pass one's knowledge and understanding
Into the chaos, push pass the predictability
And comfort into the unknown
Find the peace in the now of creation
Find solace there, be comfortable
Stay awhile

Please take control, I just wanna know you
Thank you for my life, thank you thank you
Please take control, I just wanna love you
Thank you for my life, thank you, thank you

Paint colors of everything I touch
I really really feel pain so much
Now if you live in a glass house say with me now, don′t throw no stones
Now if you live in a glass house say with me don't throw no stones
You gotta keep it clean
You gotta keep it clean

Even in silence I will not fear
I have to find myself just to make my way back
Be not the talent, be not the speed
Just be the water, just to make my way back
Bring me, bring me, bring me, yeah
Just to make my way back

Please take control, I just wanna know you
Thank you for my life, thank you, thank you
Please take control, I just wanna love you
Thank you for my life

I need your love, just show me
And in your touch I fold in
Even in silence I will not fear
I had to find myself just to make my way back
Be not the talent, be not the speed
Just be the water, just to make my way back
Bring me, bring me, bring me
Bring me just another water
I just in little a painful world
Everything, everything, everything

ASR

(feat. Jeff Parker)

Can′t get back the time you wasted, you wasted
Can't get back the time we wasted on you
Can′t get back the time you wasted, you wasted

Constantly I wondered through what might have been
Patiently I'm healing my heart

Can't get back the time, I wasted, I wasted
Can′t get back the time, I wasted on you
Can′t get back the time, I wasted, I wasted
Can't get back the time

Extraordinary pain, time has come to take our path
We are here to set the clock to the end and now
Time cannot be the chase of opposite hands
Let the volume sea appear to know its shows on
Feed the people saw the hate
No one wants to celebrate
To be born to live and breath extraordinary pain
Extraordinary pain, where does the time go

The more we move, the more we live
Never never never
It′s so long but never, to find a place, place
A place to be, a place to breath
It's never, no never
It′s no love, no never
When hunger grows we looked for peace
It's never love, no never

We were not born to live and breath
This extraordinary pain
We were not born to live and breath extraordinary pain

Cause of my broken heart
Search for my broken heart
Search for my broken heart

Extraordinary pain
Time has come to take a bow
Were here to set the clock to hear and now
Constantly, patiently
Constantly, hope am on it love, patiently
I wondered, hope am on it
Healing my soul, healing my soul
I wondered healing my heart, healing my heart
Extraordinary pain

Gatsby

(Featuring Cory Henry & Joan As Police Woman)

I built a castle out of trees and pretty scenes
I woke up and it was missing
It wasn't real, it wasn't real
I loved a woman who turned out to be
An ideal thing, I woke up and she's different
Oh wow
It wasn't real
It wasn't real

I've been saying things I don't believe
I've been doing things that just ain't me (or is it me)
But knowing that this can continue
But I keep on living the same way

Trapped in the future, that's so far ahead
I live the past and I'd rather pretend
It isn't real, it isn't real
A version of self that erases thе mirror
So I changed my Appearance
And go out for dinnеr with people
It hurt to be noticed
And they talk just alike and they argue for thrills
It's just never too real

I've been saying things I don't believe
I've been doing things that just ain't me (or is it me?)
Been knowing that this can continue
But I keep on living the same way

But you didn't know me then
While I wasn't a nobody's friend
I wanted what all men want
To be in good company
And go around breaking things
And never think about fixing
Can't let it go now, won't let it go
I been living the type of life I see in moves
It's unsustainable
I've been practicing on a new accent, new stories
Might be more relatable
While I end up with the same damn clothes on
I thought of so individual
Went to the East, make sure you take some pictures
You know it's all about the visual
(Pretty pretty things)

I've been saying things I don't believe (I can't be another)
I've been doing things that just ain't me (or is it me?)
Been knowing that this can continue
But I keep on living the same way
I've been saying things I don't believe
I've been doing things that just ain't me (or is it me?)
I'm selfish for my independence
But I keep on living the same way

Towers

(feat. Joel Ross)

Remember that day it all came crashing down
The whole world change, who can you trust now
Things fall apart, there′s no full proof plan

You can be who you wouldn't
You got to die like a men, things fall apart
We all want someone to blame
But when you go, you go when you stay
We live our lives day after day and it hurts

Remember that day it all came crashing down
The whole world change who can you trust now
I remember that day it all came crashing down, down, down

Baby baby baby, I lost everything
Things fall apart, yes I lost everything
I lie, I cry
I blame you, you blame me

Remember that day it all came crashing down
The whole world change, who can you trust now
I remember that day it all came crashing down, down, down

Nothing last forever, nothing last forever
Nothing last forever

Perceptions

(feat. Jason Moran)

Don′t let your outside world
Distract you from your inner world
Don't let the outside world

Distract you from your inner world

Don′t let the outside world
Distract you from your inner world

Don't let the outside world
Distract you from your inner world
Don't let the outside world
Distract you from your inner world

Virgo

(feat. Brandee Younger, Julius Rodriguez)

They′re calling me, back to the stars
Deep out of space
I can see, I can hear you, I can touch, I can feel you

I can hear you

They found peace in the ocean, found peace with the night)
They got no way
They found peace in the ocean, found peace with the night
And they got my way, got my way

They're calling me back to the stars
Deep out of space
They′re calling me back to the stars
Deep out of space
At peace with the night, at peace with the night

Let it go, wait for love to show her face
Let it go, I'll wait for love to show her face
Wait for love to show her face
Let it go, wait for love to show her face

Travel way too far, too often
Thinking myself away
Envisioning days and celeste
Milking wound love, find means to last
This fuel are alive and ark is full
Rage and talent, dealing with everything
Jumping through silent hoots
Reveling the birth I gave to her
Super annoying, supper steady

I'll go any and everywhere
Dots on a map create impression pictures on a life we all came from
That′s me, that′s free
That's it, that′s love that's our stars
That′s birth I gave, give, give

(La la) they're calling me
(La la) back to the stars
(La la) deep out of space
(La la) they′re calling me, back to the stars
Deep out of space

Take my hand come closer
Take my hand come closer, closer
The walls of your embrace I long for

They're calling me, back to the stars
Deep out of space
They're calling me, back to the stars
Deep out of space
Back to the stars

They′re calling me back to the stars
Deep out of space
They′re calling me

I give you flower, stars
I give you flower, stars stars
I'll remember this day

They′re calling me back to the stars
Deep out of space
They're calling me back to the stars
Deep out of space

Burn Progression

(feat. Hanna Benn, Ambrose Akinmusire)

Watch your back
Watch your back

You can′t pretend that you wanna shake
Watch your back
You can't pretend that you wanna shake
Watch your back
You can′t pretend that you wanna shake
Watch your back
You can't pretend that you wanna
Watch your back

Things fall apart, oh happy day
Things fall apart, oh happy day
Things fall apart oh happy day
Watch your back

You can't pretend that you wanna shake
Watch your back
You can′t pretend that you wanna shake
Watch your back
You can′t pretend that you wanna shake
Watch your back
You can't pretend that you wanna
Watch your back

Behind me, behind me, behind me

Vuma

(Feat. Joel Ross & Thandiswa)

Hamba nomoya
Hmm, ndihamba nomoya
Ha, ndihamba nomoya
Ndihamba nomoya
Kwelakithi siyavuma
Hoo yo ho siyavuma, yeh
Ho lizwi lam awungilekelele
Hoo yo no ngilekele

Hayi ho vuma
Hayi ho vuma
Hayi ho vuma

Ha hawu siyavuma
Hmm, ndihamba nomoya
Ha, ndihamba nomoya
Eh, hamba nomoya
Ha, ndihamba nomoya
Hamba nomoya
Ndihamba nomoya
Hamba nomoya
Ndihamba nomoya
Oh, ndihamba nomoya

Oh vuma
Vuma
Oh vuma
Hamba nomoya siyavuma

The 5th Dimension

(Featuring The Hawtplates)

Whirling through the atmosphere
Will you find the meaning
When you face the mighty nearer
Wanna look at what you see
Eyes of glass your fragile fear
You look around and shudder
Suffering in humble love

Don't leave me here
Where do we
Time
Disappearing

The end, the end
The end, the end
The end, the end

Destiny rules, fate dеcides
Destiny rules, fatе decides
Past, present, future, decide
Past present, and future
Decide

Don't suffer in this humble love
I'm only giving humble love
I watch and wait in humble love
I watch and wait in humble love
I'm praying for your love
In humble love, I'm praying for your love

Don't leave me here
Where do we
Time
Disappearing

It's give and take, it's humble love
It's never hate, it's humble love
The fire and fate of humble love
The higher state is humble love
Elaborate our lovely humble love
Don't ever fake the humble love
Reach out and take my humble love
Reanimate your humble love
We aim to aid with humble love
By now we should be flying in the humble love

Hole In The Bucket

(feat. The HawtPlates)

Where′s the gold
Where my luck is

I'll dry it up, I′ll dry it up
Where's the gold, where my luck is
I'll dry it up tell me where is my gold
And it′s here that needs mending
It′s wasted in the spending
And the field that came ringing
They'll pull me over to reply

Where′s the gold, where my luck is
I'll dry it up, in spite of
Where′s the gold, where my luck is
I'll die, tell me where is my gold

Henry I know, it got so cold they wouldn′t leave you alone
Henry I know, Henry I know
They got you prone to the murderous home

Where is the gold, Henry I know
Oh, where is my gold, Henry I know
Oh, where is my gold

I took off running
Already knew that I was free to start again
Emancipation yeah
A piece of paper didn't do it so I will
Paper of poker
I'll use my face to maybe disguise
I will not do it
It is my choice to choose so I will decide, I will decide

There′s a hole in my bucket
Henry I know
There lies a, there lies a
There′s a hole in my bucket
Henry I know
There lies darling, there is a hole

I want to trust him
Talk to him like he was a friend of mine
He didn't notice
He put four hands in, so I′ll prove mine
I could've put it in
Saw the reflection of fear in each others eyes
We overreacted
We overreacted

Where is the gold
Henry I know
Where is my gold
Henry I know
Oh, where is my gold

Into the sunset
Right in the open
Into the sunset
Right in the open
Into the sunset
Right in the open
Into the sunset
Right in the open

Virgo 3

They're calling me
Back to the stars
Deep out of space

They're calling me, back to the stars
Deep out of space
They're calling me
They're calling me, back to the stars
Deep out of space
They're calling me, back to the stars

They're calling me, back to the stars
Deep out of space
They're calling me
They're calling me, back to the stars
Deep out of space
They're calling me, back to the stars
Deep out of space

No More Water: The Gospel Of James Baldwin

Travel

Balance
Balance
Balance
Bodies
Bodies
Bodies
Water
Water
Gold
Water
Magic, gold
Pact
Dragged
Mercy
Mercy, gold
Mercy
Breathing
Breathing, place
Swollen
Place
Place
Arms
Arms, mouthing (quiet), bathing, space
Breathing

I've been
Flying
Naked
Dying
Behind
Now I go ahead
Just to see
How long I can breathe

Somewhere else to be
I stay away
With all the work to be done
I'll be bleeding as you bake in the sun
Do I have to be good all the time
When I can just leave

How to (how to)
Measure (measure)
Weight like
Tissue
Pressure (frying)
So long as my navigation is working, I know (pressure, searching)
No train in the station is going so far (crying, tissue, frying)
That you and your nation will try to deny how much you need me (pleasure, pleasure, pleasure)
Need me (pleasure)

Somewhere else to be (pleasure, pleasure)
I'll stay away
With all the work that I've done
And the races I that I ran in your name
I keep rising above all the time
But I can't just leave

Space, space
Breathing
Space, wonder, wonder
Wonder, you
Tissue
Under, under
Frying
You
Pleasure
Under, under
Culture
You
Climbing
Magic
Tissue
Space, space
Frying
Space, under, under
Pressure
You
Magic
Pleasure, pleasure, pleasure
Space, space
Pleasure
Space, under, under
Pleasure
You
Magic

Some
Somewhere else to be (somewhere else to be)
(under, under, under, you, magic, breathing, under, under, under, under, under, magic)
Somewhere else to be (to be, to be)
Somewhere else to be (to be)

???
Culture (under, under, you)
Climbing (breathing)
Tissue (under, under)
Frying (you)
Be glad
Be glad
Pleasure
Pleasure
Pleasure

Waiting
Waiting
Waiting
Waiting (her love)
Waiting (I can breathe)

On The Mountain

God made his face, made his hands, made his mouth
That black griot tongue spitting out a call to revolution
Not a revolution of blood, but of the mind and hands
That which builds not destroys, that which lives in faith
Not in the untruths of the world

God made his face, and in that face the revolution that was his griot mouth
The ferocity of truth in his eyes, his hands
These stories, with him and in us, gather your hands
Your stories, gather, gather, gather in his name, gather, gather

With the powers that be, Nothing is planned It's a shame
'Cause I don't like workin too hard
The pressure to rule with power
When common sense is in
Like Your heart it beats too slow
There's a world to overthrow
Like your heart
Too slow too slow

People who don't never will
Kill you in the morning
Certainly responsible almost

With the powers that be
Freedom's a sham
It's a shame
'Cause I don't like lovin' too hard
Like your heart
It beats too slow

Too slow

Kill you in the morning
Too slow
Like your heart
Like your heart beats too slow

'Cause I don't like lovin' too hard
With the powers that be

Baldwin Manifesto I

That the artist's struggle for integrity
Is a kind of metaphor for the universal
And daily struggle for all human beings on the face of this terrifying globe
To get to become human beings

It is not our fault, not my fault that I write

I would never have come before you
In the position of a complainant for something I must do

What we might get at this evening, if we are lucky
If the mic doesn't fail, if my voice holds out
Is what the importance of this effort is

I want to suggest two propositions

The first one is that the poets
By which I mеan all artists
Are the only peoplе who know the truth about us

Soldiers don't
Statesmen don't
Priests don't
Union leaders don't
Only the poets
That is my first proposition

Raise The Roof

White supremacy must be in the water
Ingested by police/the prosecutor
And the politicians
Who remain silent while a steady staccato of Black bodies
Fall like leaves/in Ferguson/in Cleveland
It is autumn in America
And the world has lost its fucking mind
White cops caught killing on camera
Forcing us to relive the constant killing of our kin
-a new story cracks our consciousness/every day
Every day we watch/those viral videos
Becoming more and more numb/more struck dumb
By the sheer gall of thеse cops steady snuffing out
Black lives in thеir made-in-America home movies
Every day I have to drown my fears
For my child/born Black and girl in a country
In which her safety does not matter
To anyone with any power
I try not to think about
-the catcalls in her future
-the crass comments Black boys make
About Black girl bodies-but this poem is not about that
This poem is about the blatant racism
Embedded in the national justice system
It's about Grand Juries
That consistently refuse to indict murderers
Captured on video/it's about the consensus of white opinions
That overwhelm the evidence
Available to anyone with a fucking cellular phone
I am consuming these murders/on repeat

The helpless bile rising angry in my chest
Public shootings/documented/by onlookers
Images passed around after the event
This phenomenon is Black lynching two point O
Except this time we are spectators of our own genocide
Consuming the flesh of these murdered women and men
Who were never willing martyrs in our movement
Dead children of parents who now mourn them
Without closure/without a day in court
We are moving backward through history
Back to that time when Black mothers
Who lost children to white arrogance had no recourse
That shameful time/that supposedly ended
With Emmett Till
With Herbert Lee
With Medgar Evers
With Harriette Moore
With Malcolm X
Back then/there was no hypocrisy about
The system being stacked against anyone
With a smidgen of melanin staining the history of their skin
Five decades after the Black civil rights movement
And we are still not protected by the law
This is not what we voted for
When we voted our first Black president
This is not what our freedom fighters hoped for
When they marched against segregation in Selma
And Chicago and Birmingham and Montgomery
This is not the dream Dr. Martin Luther King died for
In Memphis, Tennessee
Fifty years later/race relations in America
Is still a fucking cauldron bubbling angry
Under the ugly swirl of Black despair
Held in place by the lack of white accountability
Parading as a penal system/in which
Forty percent of those incarcerated
Come from a group which only consists of 12 percent
Of the entire fucking population
With numbers like that
What good does it do me
To comply with those in uniform?
Body riddled by forty-one bullets
For raising your hands while holding a candy bar
Shot-dead at twelve for holding a toy gun
Strangled by an illegal choke hold/for selling loose cigarettes
Arrested without cause/for walking and talking while Black
All this while we pay taxes
And vote for white presidents
Presiding over these United States
As if Black death did not matter
This country continues to default
On the promise of citizenship for Black people
-a system sworn to protect us
Owes us something when it fails
A system sworn to protect us
Owes us something when it fails
In the roll call for protection
All Black bodies must be accounted for
Straight/queer/transgender
Lesbian/feminist/Muslim/man
Woman/immigrant/dark-skin/
Non-binary/tall/fat/skinny/light-skinned
In the face of any killing
Our sorrow must be one/our rage must one
Though we speak with many voices
We must rise with one sound

We must call out the names of the dead
Trayvon Martin
Tamir Rice
Yvette Smith
Michael Brown
Kiwi Herring
Sean Bell
Tarika Wilson
Sandra Bland could have been any one of us
We have to find the fortitude to keep fighting
For ourselves
For our children
For our children's children
It is time to put our bodies where we say our politics lie
This is not a moment to invoke the sweet by and by
This is a moment for civil fucking disobedience
No matter what you do to our flesh
No matter how long you wage war against our spirit
Our bodies will remain a force of resistance
To the proliferation of White Supremacy
No matter where you came from
No matter how you got here
Inside the brutal walls of these United States of America
White power must always meet fire when it meets with us
If there is any humanity left in you
Get up
Stand up
Sit-in
Join a fucking protest
Pick up a fucking pen
Write
Scream
Wail
March
Pull down a fucking racist flag
Plan
Scheme

Plot a way forward
Fucking strategize
It's time to raise the roof on these motherfuckers
It is time for America to come to terms
With the permanent fact of Black bodies
You have to get used to us white people
Make a decision to do right by us
Do it willingly/or unwillingly
We don't fucking care
As for the progressive white liberals among us
Find the words
To speak to the racist white relatives you keep disowning
All of you have got to get with the fucking program
Because our Black asses are never/ever/ever going away

The Price Of The Ticket

I'm just walkin'
Tryin' to get home
I ain't do nothin'
Just leave me alone

Lord give me wings to fly
Before they shoot me down
And I die

Don't let them shoot me down
And I die
Whoa, put down your guns
And take your hands off me
Whoa, put down your guns
And take your hands off me

Officer, officer, officer
I know you're afraid like me
But look at my hands
Please don't shoot me

Whoa, put down your guns
And take your hands off me
Whoa, put down your guns
And take your hands off me

What Did I Do

What did I do
What did I do
What did I do
To be so
To be so

What would you do
If we became you
I can lie too
And be so
And be so

Black and blue
Sad and new
Lapis hue
I'd be so
I'd be so

Would you push through
Let me see you
Well I can pry too
And be so
To be so

Mad and true
Fashioned blue
Sad and new
I'd be so
I'd be so

I ran
And stood
As is
As good
To lean
To long
Too mean
Too strong

So what would you do
If we became you
You could die too
And be so

So what would you do
If we became you
You could die too
And be so

Pride I

Haven't you felt all my gladness
Haven't you flown through the atlas
Can't you admit there is flatness
Suddenly

It's making me lose
Again
Making me lose again
Suddenly

It's making me lose
Again
Making me lose again
Suddenly

Making me lose, and it's making me lose again

Singing glory to her name
And some angels bloody hell
Bloody hell the blood applied
To my heart the only one
Within the wall

It's making me lose
Again
Making me lose again
Suddenly

It's making me lose
Again
Making mе lose again
Suddenly
Making me losе, and it's making me lose again

Cette nation innocente t'a relégué dans un ghetto au fond duquel elle comptait en fait, te voir périr
Il me faut énoncer précisément ici ce que j'entends par là, car nous arrivons au fond du problème
Aux racines de ma querelle avec mon pays: tu es né là où tu es né, et a été confronté avec l'ennemi
Avec lequel tu as été confronté parce que tu étais noir, et pour cette seule raison
Ainsi avait-on fixé et à jamais, pensait-on, des bornes à ton ambition
Tu étais né dans une société qui affirmait avec une précision brutale
et de toutes les façons possibles, que tu étais une quantité humaine absolument négligeable
On n'attendait pas de to que tu aspires à l'excellence; on attendait de toi
Que tu pactises avec la médiocrité
Partout où tu t'es tourné, adressé, James, pendant le peu de temps que tu as déjà passé sur cette Terre
Tu t'es fait dire où tu pouvais aller, ce que tu pouvais faire
Et comment tu pouvais le faire, et où tu pouvais habiter, et qui tu pouvais épouser

Pride II

Dark black night
White men rage
They dream of killing me

Sister protect yourself
Brother protect yourself
Learn to protect yourselves

Did you think it'd last forever
Lies fall apart
Did you think it'd last forever
Lies fall apart

Don't be made bitter by pride
Did you think it'd last forever
Forever

Haven't you flown
Haven't you felt all my gladness
Haven't you flown
Can't you admit there is flatness

Eyes

We all react to and, to whatever extent, become what that eye sees
(The crucial, the definitive, the all but everlasting judgment)
And so we move, In the vast and claustrophobic gallery of Others
But once you have discerned the meaning of a label
It may seem define you for others
But it does not have the power to define you to yourself

I could tell you were surprised
Did you see yourself
Tеll me all those normal lies
Thеy'll be coming down

Eyes, eyes, eyes
They put you in for doing
The same thing they've been doing
You'll pay for it later
They tilt the equator for you

If you look up to that sky
We might see what's due
Try to make me wear disguise
Then I can see myself

Eyes, eyes, eyes
They put me in for screwing
The same thing
They've been screwing
I'll pay for it later
They held the equator for you

They've taken up our lives
Still feels like they have mine
Just give me back my time
Eyes, eyes, eyes
They put me in for doing
The same thing
They've been doing

The same thing
They have been doing
They held the equator for you
Eyes, eyes, eyes

Trouble

What's another word for trouble

Would you
Would you keep
Would you keep me in the
Would you keep me in the trouble loop
Would you
Would you keep
Would you keep me in the
Would you keep me in the trouble loop?

Just be, be right here, right now, we can't lose our way
All my people
Struggle starts now, right here today
All my people
We talk around the truth
It's time to make a change
Put our aching hearts to use

What's another word for trouble
'Cause that's what we're in
Everyone's down for the struggle until it begins
Pain makes you humble, hurt is hard to sing
What's another word for trouble?

Still up kicking alive when they shot you right back down
They don't want you
They don't want you around
You bleed for love and law and not for nothing to keep me free
I'm having a hard time with this weather
I can't stand the sight of spring
I started out five times dark
And if it mattered, I could tell you
The difference in a boy of twenty
And a man of thirty-three

What's another word for trouble
'Cause that's what we're in
Everyone's down for the struggle until it begins
Pain makes you humble, hurt is hard to sing
What's another word for trouble
What's another word for
What's another word for trouble
'Cause that's what we're in
Everyone's down for the struggle until it begins
Pain makes you humble, hurt is hard to sing
What's another word for trouble
What's another word for

The sound connected us
And you should see
How much this touch is moving me
It's like a fall, but I gotcha if you do
No thing is quite as full or indiscrete
No violent tongue, no loose heat
I see you smiling, but

What's another word for trouble
'Cause that's what we're in
Everyone's down for the struggle until it begins
Pain makes you humble, hurt is hard to sing
What's another word for trouble
What's another word for trouble
'Cause that's what we're in
Everyone's down for the struggle until it begins
Pain makes you humble, hurt is hard to sing
What's another word for trouble
Till it begins, pain makes you humble
Hurt is hard to sing
All my people
All my people
All my people

Raising my child, eating my greens, crying my curses
Singing my songs, making my love, as the sun rises
As the sun sets, speaking through death, the sound of the crosses

Thus Sayeth The Lorde

My open eye to the light
Move to the shadow
Wait for it
Wait for the night
Wait for the light
In the night

Move with the stars in the night
Wait for it
Wait for the night
My open eyes to the right
Even the fallow
Waits for it
Waits for the right
Waits for the right time
You and I
In the mire
Here it is shallow

Bodies are the ocean

Shine you and I broken light
See its inside you
And you're made for it
Made for the fight
Made for the fight
You were right
Move to thе stars in the night
Into the sunrise

Sеt my set my feet to fly

Speak on it
Speak for the right
Reach for the right line
You and I
In the mire
Leaving the shadows

Wait for it wait for it
Wait for it

Thus sayeth the Lorde

My open eye to the light
Move to the shadow
Wait for it
Wait for the night
Wait for the light
In the night
Move with the stars in the night
Wait for it
Wait for the night

My open eyes to the right
Even the fallow
Waits for it
Waits for the right
Waits for the right time
You and I
In the mire
Here it is shallow

Love

Well, when it's dark, it's hard
Will you seek to solve yourself?
Me, I take the darkest corner
Whistling to myself

All is as it was and then you came in
Love's a simple thing to make
You should wanna
When it's dark, it's hard

To live in love
Is to be uncertain
To live in love
Is to bear the burden
Of so many
Who yearn to know

My life matters
Yearn to know
To live in love
Is to be uncertain
To live in love
Is to bear the burden
Of so many
Who yearn to know
My life matters
Yearn to know

Lovе takes off the mask
That we fеar we can't live without
Love takes off the mask
Love takes off the mask
That we fear we can't live without
Love takes off the mask
That we fear we can't live without
And we know we can't live within

Love take over me
Love take over me

"Love does not begin and end the way we seem to think it does
Love is battle, love is a war
Love is growing up, love takes off the mask that we fear we cannot live without
And know we cannot live within"

Hatred

"Hatred, which could destroy so much, never failed to destroy the one who hated
And this is an immutable law L imagine one of the reasons people cling to their hates
So stubbornly is because they sense that once hate is gone, they will be forced to deal with pain

Are you going to
Abuse or neglect
Will you fight or will you go to the right
Refuse or accept
Will you understand
What's not part of your plan
Does it hurt you to see someone
Who's not likе you gettin' off
On this here ridе

Wouldn't you know
Just beneath the surface
Hatred grows
Just beneath the surface
Wouldn't you know
Just beneath the surface
Beneath the surface

I see you stumbling
And you're mumbling at me
Just beneath the surface hatred grows

Am I going to
Take or deny
Will you fight me will you go to the right
Be sure I'm in line
Be sure in the night
I knew I was right
Cuz it hurts you so see someone
Who's not like you gettin' off
On this here ride

Just beneath the surface
Hatred grows
Just beneath the surface
Wouldn't you know
Just Beneath the surface

I hear you mumbling
And you think you're humbling me
Just beneath
Just beneath the surface

Does it hurt you to see someone
Who's not like you
Who's not like you
Who's not like you

Tsunami Rising

In the balance of the human biology, all bodies are created equal.
Everybody, exactly, 70% water
Regardless of race, religion, gender, sex, sexual orientation
We all die after seven days without drink
But the idiots obsessed with category have decided that a double-X chromosome
Designates me subordinate to those with an X and a Y
Intersect those two X's with the fact of my blackness
And my existence is coded as dangerous
Hostile, a direct threat to the endurance of the white patriarchy
White men have spent centuries perfecting appropriation
Taking what they want, when they want
The goal they found in Africa was not enough
So they packed our bodies, human bodies, head to toe
Submerged in a swamp of our own urine and feces
They dragged us across violent waters
Drowning our memories, or histories fading
To fractured stories of dark-skinned women washing blankets
In rivers we have never seen.
500 years later, most black people in the diaspora
Have only dreamt of the waters of the east,
Smaller than the ones that brought us here,
Kinder than the water in which many of us drowned or young
Rather than let them live in captivity
At the mercy of those white men and their sons
And their grandsons and their grandsons sons
For centuries, the lineage of whiteness has made sport
Of cutting open the flesh of women of color
Tearing our skin with whips, using all manner of doctrines
And dicks to forcefully enter our bodies
Our very minds splitting our bellies
Ripping out what they desire
After that, many of us had to become one dimensional
Unable to display all of us
We had to become one thing or the other
Spinster or mother, virgin or victim
Damsel or whore we were made to choose
Lose some so we could keep some
Most of us swallowed the multitude of sorrows
Bartering silence for safety
We learned to lie still in the putrid water
We decided to mark death with sleep
Most of us let go completely
Slipping away into the sunken place
Others jumped and drowned overboard never to be seen again.
Others crawled through the sewage
And built cities in other countries
In Brooklyn, on the planet of Brooklyn
I spent my nights reading tales of Newbyans bathing naked
In the Nile, Cushite queens equal to kings
All of them praying to ISIS
The most powerful goddess among gods
Mother of all the rulers
If I were her, I would use my might
To smite every motherfucker who ever looked at a little girl
With lust in his flesh
I would exact vengeance on behalf of every black woman
Who has disproportionately borne the weight of sexual violence
Everyone has turned a blind eye to her silently
Nothing, me too, me too, me too
For centuries, for centuries, rape was a word
We only whispered in private
Then the richest, whitest women in America
Began to say, me too, too
Never mind that this whole me too movement was born
From the brilliance of a black woman's word
That inspired a wildfire of telling
That telling has pulled the conversation
About sexual violation from the shadows
Shoved it onto primetime TV
12 years later, black women are still missing
From the public dialogue
We are so tired of being slave to the invisible
We are not made of stone
Black women also carry the weight of these violations
We have been here for centuries
Screaming me too, me too, into our hands
Into our flesh, into the black echo of silence
Even as we seem unaffected or sorrow sits inside our bellies
Or very bones, even when they cannot conjure the words
To admit how much the memory of it hurts
We are still saying me too, me too
Even as we refuse to show you exactly where or how
Or when it hurts
How we were torn open, we are only holding our tongues
So our hearts do not explode
We are exhausted from holding everything in
And we are fast losing faith in the future
We always believed would come
For centuries we have endured the culture of rape
And racism combined
For centuries the world has stood silent
While black women were beaten and bullied
By black men and white men and white women
For centuries anyone who wanted to hit something
Or own someone they could decide we were it
Tag without consequence anyone could tag the black woman
Tag the dark girl, tag the universal punching bag
But this crazy mad gaggle of global brown
Which is and has are done braiding beads of silent acceptance
Women everywhere are rising like an angry tide
Or collective rivers are full up from the tears of all the women
All of us who are sick and tired of weeping
We are now roaring like an ocean
Come back to take back what was carried away
By the brutality of men without my permission
Touch me one more mother fucking time
And see what happens this time
Your apologies will no longer shield you from retribution
Every act of breaking and entering every unwanted fluid
That was ever emptied into our already full cup will be made
Public will be made public will be made public
And while we're here talking about concessions
A matters will tell you
I don't give a fuck that you never really liked me
My mouth my black mouth black like my mother's ass
Has not quite endured me to most this
Is not a popularity contest what you hear me said this
Is not a popularity contest I am only here
To call black women to their own action
And if you happen to be black
If you happen to wear the label of girl
If you dare to live long enough to become a woman
If you ever had to argue that you are no less deserving
Than your white counterpart
If you have ever been inspired by the magic of a black woman with thighs
And asses that moved mountains in their stride
If you speak from the thick lip of your own truth
If you have ever been called girl
Like it was a dirty word
Like it was an insult if you have ever been called a bitch
You step forward if you are itching to light a fucking bonfire
In the house of the white patch we are to come
Stand with us now
If you want to be free like Harriet Tubman weapon in hand
Waiting through on friendly waters her power
Compelling the freedom of even those who did not want to be free
If you desire to be confrontational like Sir Joanna Truth
If you wish to be audacious like Audrey Lord
Antagonistic like Angela Davis
Gangster like Winnie Mandela
Angry like a Sartre Shakur
Come roar with us in the corner
Sit beside us in schools
Chant with us in church
Vote with us and for us at the pole
Travel with us in public
In the virtual
In the flesh
Over these waters
They have used against us as weapons
Across the lands of this rock we all call home
Let us use our fire
To crack this ground
Wide open with an uprising
That they have never seen before
That they will never see again
That will never ever die down
No more water
The fire next time
No more water
The fire next time
One is saying no more water
Give me the fire
Next time
You

Another Country

Welcome to my volcano
Lust watched the earth make itself
The earth owns itself
I choose to live on her
Welcome to my volcano
Her most feral and free emissions
This volcano belongs to the earth
And so I squat here

I feed the birds
I watch the seeds grow from bird poop
I watch the sea the creatures nest in its crevices
I feed the birds
I watch the seeds grow from bird poop
I watch the sea the creatures nest in its crevices
I watch the volcano reenact the beginning
I watch the volcano reenact the beginning

Were it up to me
I would share this garden
Sounds to me to eat is greed
To eat red is to eat yellow
Gold brown red brown
More greed grows inside
Make more love never grief
Were it up to me
Were it up to me

I would grant a pardon
Love is surely making me
Or maybe making someone else go
Red brown gold brown
More machines grow inside
Make more loving machines
Were it up to me

Were it up to me
Were it up to me
I would share my garden
Love is surely making me
Or is it letting someone else know
Red brown gold brown

Baldwin Manifesto II

The second proposition is what I really want to get at tonight
And it sounds mystical I think in a country like ours
At a time when something awful is happening to a civilisation
When it ceases to produce poets
Even more crucial ceases to believe in the report that only poets can make people
Millions of people who you will never see, who don't know you, will never know you
People who may try to kill you in the morning, they live in terrible darkness
That if you have that fun, terrible thing that every artist can recognise but no artist can define
You are responsible to those people, to lighten that darkness
It doesn't matter what happens to you
You are being used in the way a crab is useful
The way sand certainly has some function
It isn't personal, this force that you didn't ask for
A destiny, which you must accept

It's also your responsibility and if you survive it
If you don't achieve, if you don't lie
It is not only your glory, your achievement
It is almost our only hope because only an artist can tell and only artists
Since we have heard of man, what it is like for anyone who gets to this planet to survive it
What it's like to die or to have somebody die, what it's like to fear
To fear, to love, to be glad
Hymns don't do this
Churches really cannot, cannot
Churches really cannot do it
The trouble is that all of the artists can do it
The price he has to pay himself
And that the audience must also pay a willingness to give up everything
To realize that although you spend 27 years acquiring this house
This furniture, this position, although you spend 40 years raising this child
Children, nothing, none of it belongs to you
You can only have it by letting go
You can only take if you are prepared to give
And giving is not an investment. It is not a day at the bargain counter
It's a total risk of everything of you, of who you think you are
Of who you'd think you'd like to be, where you think you'd like to go

Down At The Cross

When I leave
Will it be better
When I Leave
Will it be better
Once you leave
There's no turning back
No coming back
Once you leave
Will it be better

Tell me why these bodies are bending
Show me just how sorry you are
Days are dangerous ways to count
But once the run they wanna run out

Can you see inside or see out
It's not all biology no how
If you look like this you phantom
Through some tunnel some byzantine lie
Then after your innocence dies
All that's left is rage and doubt
Tell me how these bodies are bending
Show me just how sorry you are

Will it be better
Will it be better
Once you leave
There's no turning back
No coming back
When I leave

Page by page, break the spine, slowly, until it is worn
Read it

Better Than I Imagined

(Robert Glasper feat. H.E.R. and Me'Shell Ndegéocello / Black Radio III LP)

My heart, my heart, my heart, my heart

Passive, past it, I've been thinking 'bout mad shit
Happened, action, baby, we never lasted
Magic, madness, maybe you was just gassing
But it was better than I imagined

Drastic acting, to you it was just practice
Sadness, mask it, hated you with a passion
Had it, granted, baby, I didn't cap it
'Cause it was better than I imagined

Thought it'd be worse 'cause it hurts me
But still I can't see myself with no one else
'Cause it was better than I imagined
Better than I imagined

Trust me, love me, no one could ever makе you
Stay true, hate to say it, but it's too late
My еxpectation's too low, you can't relate to
Baby, but I don't blame you

Baby, you were the one I always escaped to
Dated to replace you, maybe I'm just afraid to
Phone you, need you to tell me if it's okay to
Is it okay

I thought it'd be worse 'cause it hurts me
But still I can't see myself with no one else
'Cause it was better than I imagined
Better than I imagined
'Cause it was better than I imagined
Better than I imagined

On the scramble to get a flight, I lost my phone
I'm calling you from the hotel phone
I couldn't get a flight back to the States

I realize you're the only number I know by heart
Last time I was here, we were together, remember
I tried to tell you how I felt
"I...," then you stopped me
And you said, "Don't ruin it
'Cause this is better than I could have ever imagined"

I hope you're okay
Staying inside
I hope you're not lonely
And I'll call again
Maybe you'll answer

My heart, my heart, my heart, my heart

'Cause this is better than I could have ever imagined

Close Your Eyes

(Miguel Migs feat. Me'Shell Ndegéocello / Outside The Skyline LP)

Feels alright
Here all night
Feels alright
Here all night

Plenty of things I wish that I could undo
Everything good ain't too good to be true oh
You think there's nothing new under the sun
Yeah just need to have some fun
And there's a piece of you coming undone

Close your eyes
Step into another time
Really love the way the music makes me feel inside
Close your eyes
Step into another time
Really love the way the music makes me feel inside

Feels alright, just imagine
Here all night, just dancing
There we are
Let's leave the world behind
So come with me
Just dance with me

Close your eyes
Step into another time
Really wanna know what the music makes you feel inside
Close your eyes, yeah
Step into another time
Really love the way the music makes me feel inside
Yeah

You think there's nothing new under the sun
And there's a piece of you coming undone
'Cause everything good ain't too good to be true oh

Close your eyes
Step into another time
Really love the way the music makes me feel inside
Close your eyes
Step into another time
Really love the way the music makes me feel inside

Yeah baby, just need to have some fun

Cloud Nine

(The Temptations cover / The Funk Brothers feat. Me'Shell Ndegéocello / Standing In The Shadows Of Motown LP)

The childhood part of my life wasn't very pretty
I was born on the streets of the city
It was a one-room shack with another children beside me
We hardly had enough food or room to sleep
It was, it was a hard time, it was so hard
I needed something to ease my mind

My father didn't know the meaning of work
He disrespected mother and treated us like dirt
I left the home seeking a job that I never did find
Depressed and down-hearted, I took to Cloud Nine
I'm doing fine on Cloud Nine
One more time
I'm doing fine, it's fine, on Cloud Nine

Folks now, they tell me
Say, give yourself a chance and don't let life pass you by
But the world around you is a rat race where only the strong survive
It's a dog-eat-dog world and that ain't no lie, ain't no lie
It ain't even safe no more to walk the streets at night
I'm doing fine on Cloud Nine
On Cloud Nine

You sure can be what you wanna be
Cloud Nine
You ain't got no responsibility
Cloud Nine
Every man in his mind is free
Cloud Nine
You're a million miles from reality
Reality
I'm gonna sail up, up higher
Up, up, up, up
Up and away Cloud Nine

I wanna say I love the life I live
And I'm gonna live the life I love
Here on Cloud Nine
On Cloud Nine

I sure can be what I need to be
Cloud Nine
You ain't got no responsibility
Cloud Nine
Every man in his mind is free
On Cloud Nine
You're a million miles from reality
Reality
I'm gonna sail up, up higher
Up, up, up, up
Up and away on Cloud Nine
On Cloud Nine
On Cloud Nine
You can be what you wanna be
On Cloud Nine
You can be what you wanna be

I'm gonna live the life I love
On Cloud Nine
I'm gonna live the life I love
On Cloud Nine

Let me take you higher...

Dust

(Dorothy Ashby cover / Brandee Younger feat. Me'Shell Ndegéocello / Brand New Life LP)

There was the door to which I found no key
There was the veil through which I could not see
Some little talk awhile of me and thee
There was and then no more of me and thee

I make the most of what we yet to spend
Before we too into dust descend
Dust into dust and under dust to lie
Sans wine, sans song, sans singer, sans goodbye

There was a door to which I found no key
There was a veil through which I could not see
So little talk awhile of me and thee
There was and then no more of me and thee

I make the most of what we yet may spend
Before we too into dust descend
Dust into dust and under dust to lie
Sans wine, sans song, song singer, sans goodbye

Before we too into dust descend

Fantastic Voyage

(David Bowie cover / Modern Love LP)

In the event that this fantastic voyage
Should turn to erosion
And we never get old

Remember it's true
Dignity is valuable
But our lives are valuable too, too, too, too

We're learning to live with somebody's depression
And I don't want to live with somebody's depression
We'll get by, I suppose

It's a very modern world
Nobody's perfect
It's a moving world
But that's no reason
To shoot some of those missiles
Think of us as fatherless scum
It won't be forgotten
'Cause we'll never say anything nice again
Will we

And the wrong words make you listen
In this criminal world

Remember it's true
Loyalty is valuable
But our lives are valuable too

We're learning to live with somebody's depression
And I don't want to live with somebody's depression
We'll get by, I suppose

But any sudden movement
I've got to write it down
They wipe out an entire race
I've got to write it down
I'm still getting educated
And I've got to write it down
And it won't be forgotten
'Cause I'll never say anything nice again
How can we

( Basement Jaxx feat. Me'Shell Ndegeocello / Kish Kash LP )

Hold my hand while you sleep
So when you dream
I'm there with you

Hold my hand while you sleep
So when you dream
I'm there with you

Home

Hold my hand while you sleep
So when you dream
I'm there with you

Hold my hand while you sleep
So when you dream
I'm there with you

Home
Feels like home
Home
Feels like home

I hurry to make my way home
'Cause you are my truth and my light
And when night falls, I search for you
Make my way closer to you, closer to you

Hold my hand while you sleep
So when you dream
I'm there with you

Hold my hand while you sleep
So when you dream
I'm there with you

Home
Feels like home
Home
Feels like home

Feels like home
Feels like home
Feels like
Feels like
Home

Feels like
Feels like

Forgiveness & Love

Forgiveness and Love
Forgiveness and Love

Great white man discoveries (yeah...)
To another man
That mean robbery
Mr. Politician
How you sleep?
Hide behind
All the justice money can buy
All the justice money can buy

God Bless America
Who God you talk about?
God, Bless America
Who God you talk about?
My God
Is Forgiveness and Love, yeah
Forgiveness and Love

Mother, Mother, mother's mother, Government slave
They rape and murder
Tell me that i'm set free
Now my brother, (government slave)
Wear the uniforms of brutality
Who God you fight for?
Let me tell you who you kill for:
Welcome to the rain where the sun like thunder
Welcome to the reign where the son
Murder like his father

God Bless America
Who God you talk about? (hey)
God, Bless America
Who God you talk about?
My God
Is Forgiveness and Love, yeah
God, Bless America
Who God you talk about? (hey)
God, Bless America
Who God you talk about? (yeah)
My God
Be Forgiveness and Love, yeah
Forgiveness and Love
Forgiveness and Love

Forgiveness and Love
My God
Is Forgiveness and Love
Forgiveness and Love
Mother, Mother, mother's mother,
Government slave
Forgiveness and Love
Tell me
Forgiveness and
Love

Who God you talk about?
Check it.

For You

(Guru feat. Me'Shell Ndegéocello and Kenny Garrett / Jazzmatazz: The New Reality LP)

Dedicated to all my peeps
Who looked out over the years
Know what I'm saying
This one's for you

For you

For you, dedicated true
I'm doing this one for you
For you, dedicated true
I'm doing this one for you

To my moms and my pops, I'm glad you stayed together
I don't know too many people to demonstrate true love better
Nowadays kids don't have anyone
But you were there and determined to make me get plenty done
Yes, to achieve although a lot of times I hurt you
But I'm matured now, I'm showing you my true virtue
As I deliver to you an oath of never-ending love
Admiration and respect for there is nothing above
A mother's strength and a father's concern
There was guidance no matter which way I turned
Yo, pops, if I could be half the man you are, I'd be a star
Moms, thanks for pushing me real far
As I proceed through the tundra and harsh winds
I think reviewing what you've instilled within
So I'm taking time out to let you know
Once a boy, now a man, thanks for helping me grow

For you, dedicated true
I'm doing this one for you
For you, dedicated true
I'm doing this one for you

For you, dedicated true
I'm doing this one for you
For you, dedicated true
I'm doing this one for you

Going out to my peoples for all the times we've spent
Fifty deep up in the party, getting crazy, stupid bent
Around the block, puffing lye, cruising in the car
Whatever we was doing, I won't forget it, Baby Pah
When I had no dough, you were there
You hooked me with some ends to show me that you cared
You stood by me through the ups and downs
While the other faking clowns tried to start hanging around
See, you were always genuine
That's why respect is due and I got you on my mind
A lot of people might not understand the way we click
We're rolling thick, hitting harder than a ton of bricks
With all the drama and the phony personas
I'd rather check my man, so we can share some knowledge
If the streets were college, some MCs would flunk out
Sending shouts to my peeps, crazy love, no doubt

For you, dedicated true
I'm doing this one for you
For you, dedicated true
I'm doing this one for you

A true friend, kid, is mad, mad rare
Trusting others is a risk, a lot of things ain't fair
'Cause where I be at, a lot of strange things happen, Jack
You can know a kid for years and still he'll stab you in the back
But that's alright 'cause I'm a good judge of character
And me and my family, we maintain the balance to
Master the challenges of life
Like the chain and the star, we link up to shine mad bright
To all my boys way across the country
Dealing with the struggle, the good, the bad, and the ugly
Yo, under pressure we're the best
No matter what the circumstance, no matter how much stress
Our force has the power to bring forth change
I'd rather see us succeed than feel shame or go insane
Dedicated to my fam that supported
You shall always, I said always, be applauded

For you, dedicated true
I'm doing this one for you
For you, dedicated true
I'm doing this one for you

For you, dedicated true
I'm doing this one for you
For you, dedicated true
This one goes out to you

For you
For you
For you

Ghetto Girl

(Eric Benét feat. Me'Shell Ndegéocello and Kevin "K.D." Davis / A Day In The Life LP)

Ghetto baby
Lady
Lady

So tell me, what's up with you
Can you keep it real
(Let me tell you what I feel)
Come here
Let me set your mind at ease

I'm in need of something
That I lost along the way
You know that money's cool
But it makes my world so strange
Now I got ladies talking to me
But they ain't got shit to say
It's like I've come this far just to miss simpler days

I need to feel her tonight
Deeper love with honesty
I've seen a million girls
But there's just one kind for me

Ghetto girl, living in a ghetto world
I like her 'cause she keeps it real
She lets me know just how she feels
Ghetto girl, living in a ghetto world
She's the only one I need
She's the only one for me

She won't never leave me guessing
Always let me know the deal
You know that ghetto love is always on the real
She got inner city struggles
And her blood runs deep in me
So when we make love we feel mad history
Well, I'm not trying to put nobody down
In this superficial world
But if you need deeper love
You better find you a ghetto girl

Ghetto girl, living in a ghetto world
I like her 'cause she keeps it real
She lets me know just how she feels
Ghetto girl, living in a ghetto world
She's the only one I need
She's the only one for me

Girl, if they tried
To see you like I do
Hold your head up high
There's no one above you
With you by my side, girl
Ain't nothing that I can't do
I've been around the world enough for me to see
Boy, you best believe
It's gonna be ghetto girls for me

So tell me, what's up with you
Can you keep it real
(Tell you what I feel)
Come here
Let me set your mind at ease

Ghetto girl, living in a ghetto world
I like her 'cause she keeps it real
She lets me know just how she feels
Ghetto girl, living in a ghetto world
She's the only one I need
She's the only one for me

Ghetto girl, living in a ghetto world
I like her 'cause she keeps it real
She lets me know just how she feels
Ghetto girl, living in a ghetto world
She's the only one I need
She's the only one for me

I'd Rather Be Your Lover

(Madonna feat. Me'Shell Ndegéocello / Bedtime Stories LP)

I could be your sister
I could be your mother
We could be friends
I'd even be your brother
But I'd rather be your lover
That's right
I'd rather be your lover

I don't know where I stand with you
I never ever make any plans with you
I don't know what I mean to you
The only thing I know is I dream of you

And all that I know (all that I know)
Is I just don't understand (just don't understand)
Why my happiness
Always lies in the palm of your hand, but

I could be your sister
I could be your mother
We could be friends
I'd even be your brother
But I'd rather be your lover
That's right
I'd rather be your lover

Sometimes I know what you're thinking next
But wouldn't it be better if I loved you less
Sometimes I think that I made you up
But wouldn't it be better if I gave you up

And all that I know (all that I know)
Is I just don't understand (just don't understand)
Why my happiness
Always lies in the palm of your hand, but

I could be your sister
I could be your mother
We could be friends
I'd even be your brother
But I'd rather be your lover
That's right
I'd rather be your lover
Are you surprised

Tell me what do you want, tell me what do you need
Tell me what do you want, tell me what do you need
I-I bet you I-I give you what do you need
Take a walk within me
Venture through the dark sea
Can't you see
I need you beside me
Don't you see
I want you to want me

And all that I know
(Tell me what do you want, tell me what do you need)
Is I just don't understand (just don't understand)
Why my happiness
(Tell me what do you want, tell me what do you need)
Always lies in the palm of your hand (this ain't a chorus)

Now I could be your sister
I could be your mother
We could be friends
I'd even be your brother
But I'd rather be your lover
That's right
I'd rather be your lover

Now I could be your sister
I could be your mother
We could be friends
I'd even be your brother
But I'd rather be your lover
That's right
I'd rather be your lover
Are you surprised

I could be your sister
'Cause I could be your mother
We could be friends
I'd even be your brother
But I, I'd rather be your lover
That's right
I'd rather be your lover
Are you surprised
Are you

Imagine

(John Lennon cover / Instant Karma: The Amnesty International Campaign To Save Darfur LP)

Imagine there's no heaven
It's easy if you try
No hell below us
Above us, only sky
Imagine all the people
Living for today

Imagine no countries
It isn't hard to do, do
Nothing to kill or die for
No religion too
Imagine all the people
Living life in peace

You may say I'm a dreamer
But I'm not the only one, yeah
I hope some day you'll join us
So our world be as one

Imagine no possessions
I wonder if you can
No need for greed or hunger
A brotherhood of man
Imagine all the people
Sharing all the world

You may say I'm a dreamer
But I'm not the only one, no
I hope some day you'll join us
So our world be as one

End the suffering
The meek shall one day inherit the earth
And for those who suffer?
We have no use for ill fated prophets promises
Of freedom
Of freedom

Not needing or wanting anything
That in your hatred you can deprive me of
As i do the time
Cleanse your sick mind
As i do the time
Cleanse your sick mind

Send me
Shall overcome
Someday

See, uh
When you are awake, i'm asleep
And when you are asleep, i will awake
And i will live neither in this cell
Nor in my heart
Only in my head

Yeah, some motherf*cker told me um
I needed to stop dwelling in the past
Deafened by the dissident harmonies
Of sick white crackers
And the tyranny of the self righteous
As i live in my desire
For emptiness

Hate
Is all you see
And in my fear of becoming like you
I gauged out my eyes, damn
You know ? Be worried about the man
? Need to worry about themselves
But all this political bullsh*t
Be fucking up my high

And to you?
I am but the offspring of an obsolete machine
But your myth of superiority
Would not exist
Without me

Send me
Shall overcome
Someday, someday
Someday

You prey on the weak to fulfill your lust
And what you perceive as the kingdom of god
Is no more than the word of man
And his fear of death

Shall overcome
Someday
Someday
?
Yeah, mmm

See paradise
Is the fact that i exist
And i exist
Despite you
I exist
I exist
Despite you
Despite you

Rape my women
Beat my children
Castrate my men
Poison my food, poison my body

Rape my women
Beat my children
Castrate my men
Poison my food, poison my body

Rape my women beat my children
Castrate my men
Poison my food and poison my body

Rape my women
Beat my children
Castrate my men
Poison my food and poison my body.

Let me have you

( How Stella Got Her Groove Back OST )

Let me hold you
Let me disappear inside your arms
Let me have you
Only you can take away this pain
Let me hold you
Let me disappear inside your arms
Let me have you
Only you can take away this pain

Here alone
I sit and wait
For your call
Can ya get away
Just for a little while, hey
What will it take?
To show you
To persuade you
You're the only one

You're the only one

Let me hold you
Let me hold you
Let me disappear inside your arms
Let me have you
Let me have you
Only you can take away this pain
My pain

Let me hold you
Let me disappear inside your arms
Let me have you
Let me have you
'Cause only you can take away this pain

Can't you understand that i
Can't you understand that i
I can't get over you, baby
'Cause my heart breaks for you
What will it take?
What will i say?
Yes
You're the only one

Let me have you
Let me have you
Please
Let me

Let me have you
?
Feels so good
Baby, baby
Baby baby
Feels so good
Take away this pain.

My soul don't dream

( Down In The Delta OST )

My god can't hear me
Sweet heaven done fallin' from the sky
I'm tryin' to find my way, home
My god, can't hear me
Sweet heaven fallin' from the sky
Tryin' to find my way back home
Yes i am

Yeah
Been sufferin' so long
Mama don't cry no more tears

I've broken my own heart
That my soul don't dream
?
Somebody save me
Somebody save me

'Cause god can't hear me
Sweet heaven done fallin' from the sky
Tryin' to find my way, home

God can't hear me
Sweet heaven done fallin' from the sky
Tryin' to find my way home
Oh

Yeah, i've been sufferin' so long
My mama don't cry no more tears
Don't cry no more tears

I wanna be, but i can't get no where
I wanna feel love, but ain't nobody there
My, my, my body get tired
Yeah, my mind gets so, weary
And the heart, oh so heavy

'Cause god can't hear me
Sweet heaven, done fallin' from the sky
I'm tryin' to find my way, home

My god can't hear me
No
Sweet heaven, done fallin' from the sky
Got to find my way home
A long way from home

Yeah
Yeah, i've been burdened with such sorrow
Mama, don't cry no more tears

My mama don't cry no more tears
Heart so heavy

'Cause god can't hear me
Keb' i said god can't hear me
Ain't nobody there

Sweet heaven done fallin' from the sky
Where's my heaven?
Oh
Mmm, where

Mama don't cry
My soul
Mama don't
Don't cry
My soul don't dream

My soul don't dream
Heaven, heaven
Fallin' from the sky
Heaven

Heaven

Heaven

Are falling from the sky

Never Miss The Water

(Chaka Khan feat. Me'Shell Ndegéocello / Epiphany: The Best Of Chaka Khan Volume One LP)

Never miss the, never miss the
You never miss the water until is gone

Never miss the, never miss the
You never miss the water until is gone

All is fair in love, boy
When the love is shared
Now you've been acting for some time
Like you just don't care
About me

Well, my mama used to say
That there would come a day
When fools begin to open up their eyes

You never miss the water
'Til the well runs dry ('til the well runs dry)
Now I have had enough bad love
So I'm telling you goodbye, bye-bye, bye-bye
Bye- bye, bye-bye
You never miss the water until is gone

You've been taking me for granted
You even made me cry
And sorry just ain't good enough
Baby, not this time

My mama used to say
That there would come a day
When the truth can no longer be denied

You never miss the water
'Til the well runs dry ('til the well runs dry)
I have had enough bad love
So I'm telling you goodbye, bye-bye, bye-bye

You never miss the water
'Til the well runs dry ('til the well runs dry)
I have had enough bad love
I'm telling you goodbye, bye-bye, bye-bye

Some of them lives where love has gone
Maybe never been, but it's time to move on
Now look at here, you never miss the water 'til it's gone, yeah
You gotta step back, 'cause if you don't care, there's no need, no need to be there
My heart no longer cries out for you
Looking for a love that's true
Come on, what you gonna do, forgive me
C'mon, step back, are you too blind to see
C'mon, step back, you never miss the water 'til it's gone

Never miss the
Ever miss the water
'Til the well runs dry ('til the well runs dry)
I have had enough bad love
I'm telling you goodbye, bye-bye, bye-bye

Never miss the water
'Til the well runs dry (dry, dry)
I have had enough bad love
I'm telling you goodbye, bye-bye, bye-bye
You never miss the water until is gone

You never miss the water
You never miss the water, 'til the well runs dry
You never miss the water, 'til it's gone
You never miss the water
Never 'til the well is dry
Never 'til the well is dry
Some of them lives where love has gone
Bye-bye, bye-bye
You never miss the water 'til it's gone
You never miss the water
Never 'til the well is dry (never 'til the well is dry)
You never miss the water, 'til it's gone
Step back
You never miss the water
My heart no longer cries out for you
Thinking of a love that's true
You never miss the water
You never miss the water, 'til it's gone
You never miss the water, 'til it's gone
You never miss the water
You never miss the water, 'til it's gone
You never miss the water

Nocturnal sunshine

( Stolen Moments : Red Hot + Cool LP )

Let me kiss your mind
Bathe your soul
In a nocturnal sunshine
Let me kiss your mind
Bathe your soul
In a nocturnal sunshine
I yearn for one,
Emotionally satisfying kiss
Garden of even, spiritual bliss
Forgiveness
Offerings of sunflowers
Marvin gaye
Black butterflies
With death, you realize
Hatred is futile
Sin, a figment of our imagination
And compassion is often
Greater than god

So come here
And let me kiss your mind
Bathe your soul
In a nocturnal sunshine
Let me kiss your mind
Bathe your soul
In a nocturnal sunshine

For some making love only pacifies
The urge to die
Submerge between warm thighs
Infiltrate
?
In a nocturnal sunshine
While man simply dreams
I open up myself to live the dream
And gives you love far beyond earthly means

Let me kiss your mind
Come here
Bathe your soul
In a nocturnal sunshine
Yeah, just one kiss
Let me kiss your mind
And bathe your soul
In a nocturnal sunshine
One, two

Let me kiss your mind
Bathe your soul
In a nocturnal sunshine
Let me kiss your mind
Yeah
Bathe your soul
In a nocturnal sunshine

Let me kiss your mind
Bathe your soul
In a nocturnal sunshine
Let me kiss your mind
Yeah
Bathe your soul
In a nocturnal sunshine

I've got that feeling
Yeah
I've got that feeling
Feeling
Yeah, mmm
I've got that, feeling
Feeling
A funky feeling

? ?

Feelin'
Feelin'
Feelin'
Feelin'
Feelin'
Feelin'
Feelin'
Feelin'
Feelin'

Beautiful

Feelin'

Come here, and let me kiss your mind

Come here
And let me, kiss your mind

Oh Come All Ye Faithful

(Christmas traditional / The Blind Boys Of Alabama feat. Me'Shell Ndegéocello / Go Tell It On The Mountain LP)

Come all ye faithful
Oh come all ye faithful
Joyful, triumphant
Oh come ye
Oh come ye to Bethlehem

Come and behold him
And behold him
Born the King of angels
Oh come let us adore him
Oh come let us adore him
Oh come let us adore him
Christ, the Lord

Sing, choir of angels
Choirs of angels
Sing in exultation
Sing in exultation
Sing, all ye citizens of heaven above

Glory to God
Oh glory to God
Glory in the highest
In the highest
Oh come let us adore him
Oh come let us adore him
Oh come let us adore him
Christ, the Lord

Change
Put a period in your life
And make a fresh start
Exercise your mind and open up your heart
Think of all the things you may want to do
And throw out your old clothes
That make you dreary
And dress up in something new

Focus on your future
And stop turning to look back
Pack your bags and board a train
Travel on a different track

Don't be afraid to take the chance
To make a different turn
Just imagine all that lays ahead
And the opportunities to learn

Step out in front and pick up the pace
Smooth the wrinkles in your brow
And put a smile on your face

Never be afraid to love
Never be afraid to just be
Just cast away the chains of doubt
Have the courage to be free

Don't cloud your eyes with other's lies
See only what you want to see
Just duplicate this simple truth
Have the courage to be free

Chorus:
Open your eyes, you can fly
Open your eyes, you can fly
You can fly

Never be afraid to love, no, no, no, no, no
Never be afraid to just be
Cast away the chains of doubt
Have the courage to be free

Chorus

Fly away

Remember
You can't wait for other's
To applaud what you do
So just congratulate yourself
And start something new

Chorus.

Pink Moon

(Nick Drake cover / Live at Off The Record)

Saw it written and I saw it say
Pink moon is on its way
And none of you stand so tall
Pink moon's gonna get you all

Pink, pink
Pink, pink
Pink, it's a pink moon

Pink, pink
Pink, pink
Pink, it's a pink moon

I saw it written and I saw it say
Pink moon is on its way
And none of you stand so tall
Pink moon's gonna get you all
It's a pink moon

Pink, pink
Pink, pink
Pink, it's a pink moon

Pink, pink
Pink, pink
Pink, it's a pink moon

Poison ivy

( Batman & Robin OST )

She comes on like a rose
And everybody knows
She'll get you in dutch
You can look
But you better not touch
Poison ivy poison ivy
Poison ivy poison ivy

Late at night while you're sleepin'
She comes creepin'
Around, 'round, 'round 'round

She's pretty as a daisy
But look out man she's crazy
She'll really do ya, in
If you let her hang under your skin

Poison ivy poison ivy
Poison ivy sweet, sweet poison

Late at night while you're sleepin'
She comes creepin'
Around, 'round, 'round creepin' around

'Round, 'round, 'round, around
'Round, 'round, 'round
'Round, 'round, 'round, around
'Round, 'round, 'round

Just one kiss
A really do you in

Poison ivy poison ivy
Poison ivy

Late at night while you're sleepin'
I feel her creepin' around
Around, 'round, 'round

Poison ivy, poison ivy
Poison pumps through her veins

Late at night while i'm sleepin'
I feel, i feel
I feel ya creepin'
Around, 'round, 'round

Late at night
Late at
Night

Late at night while you're sleepin'
She comes creepin' around

'Round, 'round, 'round
'Round, 'round, 'round
'Round, 'round, 'round
'Round, 'round, 'round.

Remember

( Disappearing Acts OST )

Kiss you
Touch you
Let you know
My lovin' will never be a disappearing act
It's forever
'Cause i'm the one
That'll never ever take you for granted
I'm the one
If you ever have a doubt
Just
Remember
I love you
Remember
So damn fine
Remember
It's all mine

Remember
I love you
Remember
You're so damn fine
Remember
It's all mine
It's all mine

Lay your body down
On the bed
Let me rub your back
Anywhere
That you need me to
Did i tell you
That the first time i saw you
I knew i'd fall in love
With you
Your kiss
Those eyes
Your smile
All the other
Wow
I understand
But if you ever have a doubt
Just

Remember
I love you
Remember
You're so damn fine
Remember
It's all mine
All mine, baby

Remember
I love you
Remember
You're so, so fine
Remember
You're all mine

Just remember
I love you
Remember
So damn fine
Remember
All mine
All mine

Remember
I love you
Remember
So, damn, fine
Remember
All mine
All mine

You, make me feel
Just for me
And you make me feel like
You believe in me
You make me feel like
You make me feel like
The sun shines just for me
You make me feel like
That you truly see me
You make me feel

Remember
I love you
Remember
So damn fine
Remember
All mine
All mine

Remember
I love you
Remember
So, damn, fine
Remember
All mine
All mine

Remember
I love you
Remember
So, damn fine
Remember
All mine
All mine

( Basement Jaxx feat. Me'Shell Ndegeocello / Kish Kash LP )

I hit you with a lick, a thang
Love to feel your body move like this
Rub me down
C'mon, work that body

I hit you with a lick, a thang
Love to move your body like this
I'm gonna make you dance
And feel my effect yeah

Drop your guard, let's jam
Right here's the spot
(Yeah, move your body, yeah)
We got this thing right here
Right here's the spot
(Yeah - drop it - I'm gonna get to you)

Drop your guard right here
Right here's the spot
(Touch your body and feel my effect, yeah)
We got this thing right here
Right here 's the spot
(Yeah, it's electrifying)
(Right here, right here's the spot)

I…
I…
'Cause I fancy you
Feel my effect

Right here, right here's the spot

I hit you with a lick, a thang
Love to move your body like this
Touch ya body
And feel the desire

I hit you with a lick, a thang
Rub, rub ya body
'Cause you can call me up and we can get down

Drop your guard, let's jam
Right here's the spot
(Yeah, move your body, yeah)
We got this thing right here
Right here's the spot
(Yeah - drop it - I'm gonna get to you)

Drop your guard, let's jam
Right here's the spot
(Touch ya body and feel my effect, yeah)
We got this thing right here
Right here's the spot
(Yeah, it's electrifying)
(Right here, right here's the spot)

Right here, right here's the spot
(You sing with me)
Right here, right here's the spot
(Uh, c'mon, chant)

Delirious
Delirious

It's all about anything
Delirious - everything
About anything
Right here, right here's the spot

I know you fancy me, I fancy you
I know you fancy me, I fancy you, babe, c'mon

I'm gonna make you dance
I'm gonna move you
I'm gonna make you dance
I'm gonna get to you
I'm gonna make you dance
C'mon, it's all about anything - everything
I'm gonna get to you

Dance if you want to, if you don't, make your own way home
You can dance if you want to, if you don't, make your own way home, say chant

Delirious
Delirious

All you people, let me hear you make some noise

Drop your guard, let's jam
Right here's the spot
(Yeah, move your body, yeah)
We got this thing right here
Right here's the spot
(Yeah - drop it - I'm gonna get to you)

Drop your guard, let's jam
Right here's the spot
(Touch ya body and feel my effect, yeah)
We got this thing right here
Right here's the spot
(Yeah, it's electrifying)
(Right here, right here's the spot)

Your music is so very beautiful
I want to feel you creep inside me
The warmth of a kiss beneath my berry skin
I want to experience
The taste of dark berry nectar
The seed of life
Heaven everlasting
The phone just won't suffice no more
My imagination is filled
And my cup runneth over
If you feel the same for me
Yeah
The way i feel for you
I'll rush over
Mmm
There's no need
No
To be alone
Mmm
My want for you is rushing over

Patiently i wait for an invitation
I often try to imagine
Picture you
For you're no more
Than a voice on my telephone
That i find myself rushing home to
Your voice makes me wanna
Do things
I'm much too shy to say
You leave me to question

If you feel the same for me
Yeah
The way i feel for you
I'll rush over
Tell me
There's no reason
To be alone
No
My want for you is rushing over

Won't you play for me?

If you feel the same for me
The way i feel for you
I'll rush over
There's no reason
To be alone
No
My want for you is rushing over

My sweet marcus
Won't you play for me?
I'm rushing over.

Soul searchin'

( Higher Learning OST )

Don't nobody hold me
Don't nobody kiss me
Nobody
Come caress my saddened heart
My sunrise and my darkest dreams
All my hostility's tamed
When you kiss me

Come into my darkened room
Come
Where i'm waiting
I'm waiting here just to please you

All i want is you
All i want is you
To love me
Come on, so don't bring me down
All i want is you
All i want, is you
Come on
So don't bring me down
All i want is you to love me
Come on
So don't bring me down
All i want is you

Don't nobody hold me
Don't nobody kiss me
The way you do
Nobody
No
Don't nobody hold me
Don't nobody kiss me
The way you do
Nobody

Not a day goes by
That i don't burn for you
I find myself yearning for the heaven
That you bring me from your black hands
Touch me
Touch me
I want to feel you inside me

All i want is you
All i want, is you
To love me
Yeah
All i want is you
All i want is you
So don't bring me down
Come on, come on
Come on, come on, come on
All i want is you
Come on
So don't bring me down
To love me
Don't bring me down
All i want is you
Come on, don't bring me down
All i want, is you

Don't nobody hold me
Don't nobody kiss me
The way you do
Listen to me
Nobody, yeah
Don't nobody hold me
Don't nobody kiss me
The way you do
Nobody
Don't nobody hold me
Hold me
Don't nobody kiss me
The way you do
Nobody
Don't nobody hold me
Nobody
Don't nobody kiss me
The way you do
No, nobody
Nobody

So you finally came
I've been waiting here for hours
Kiss me
Just waiting
Come inside me
I have something for you
Kiss me
Kiss me
Come inside me

Shhh
Come into my darkened room
Come here
Where i'm waiting
Come inside me
To please you
No, let me do that
Kiss me
Come inside me
Kiss me

Why must i wait?
Come into my darkened room
Where i'm waiting
Waiting
To please you
Kiss me
Come inside me
Kiss me

Just a little while longer
Kiss me
Kiss me
Yesssssss
Come into my darkened room
Please
Where i'm waiting
Please
To feel you

I don't know
Kiss me
So you want to know if it's your's
Touch me
I shouldn't have to say
You should feel that
Come here
Mmm

Don't nobody
Don't nobody
Shhh
Don't nobody kiss me
Shhh

Kiss me

Take Care Of You

(Charlotte Day Wilson feat. King Princess, Amaarae and Me'Shell Ndegéocello/ Amazon Original / Alpha Deluxe LP)

I'll take care of you if
If you want me to
I'm always ready for your love
I'll take care of you if
If you want me to
I'm always ready for your love

Wait for it
You'll come around like I've prayed for it
Wearing your cross on my chain for it
Even we're blind to believe
Oh but stay for it
I'll part the seas the seven days for it
Down on my knees as you came four
Times over me oh

I'll take care of you if
If you want me to
I'm always ready for your love

I've done my time for you
I'm just a faint eclipse, a tie for you
I'll be your man when it feels right to you
Then throw your dress on just to fuck
I switch it up, up, up
Asked my gods for you, baby
You're what they gave me
Yes, the sex is so crazy
Really make a statement
And I wanna be your safety
I'm always ready for your love
For your touch

I'll take care of you if
If you want me to
I'm always ready for your love

Hey nah nah
Shawty want ecstasy
And I want extra for it
So if you wish my eyes could see
I'll switch the game up for you
Messing, stressing
Fucking with an all-time blessing
My vision's sunny, you bet I'm all blessed
I'm on your bed and you need to come special, shawty
Been waiting all day for you, call me
Turned up in the night and the day always what you've got me
Got me all twisted, put me on a wishlist
Say it one time, you're the one that I'm missing

I'll take care of you if
If you want me to
I'm always ready for your love

I came from the stars
Every day I'm faithful
I came from the stars
Through space and time
Just for you
(Through space and time)
Just for you
Faithful
Be in love with me
Faithful
Stay in love with me
Faithful
Be in love with me
Faithful
Always be there for you
Stay in love with me

The Consequences of Jealousy

(Georgia Glasper feat. Me'Shell Ndegéocello / Black Radio LP)

So for these next few minutes
Submerge your mind
Peace is filling your mind
I'd like you to visualize in your mind adventure

I offer you my sweet devotion
I wanna try to make it
Easier for you
I reach for you in sweet devotion
Here and now
Here and now
Don't waste my time
On reasons you can't find

Lay down with you, sweet devotion
Sweet devotion
I'm not perfect, but my aim is true
Be here and now
Here and now
Don't waste my time
On reasons you can't find

Your mind, your mind, your mind
Listen to your mind

The real - can we turn into reality
The real - can we turn into reality

When you lean
I'll be gone
No tears for you
No tears for you

The real - can we turn into reality
The real - can we turn into reality
Never read the signs

Nah baby
Keep the lights on
You make me feel so good
Like that, hmm
You make me feel so good
So good, so good
You make me feel so good
You make me feel so good
Me
Feel
So good, so good

Must admit you often
Cross my mind
Yeah
Can't help myself
Think about you all the time
So very
Beautiful
Yes, you are
Just the thought of you
Make me feel
So
Good

You make me feel so good
So good
You make me feel so good
So good, so good
You make me feel so good
Yeah baby, right there
You make me feel so good
So good, so good

My sweet baby
Ooh baby, baby
Can't you see?
That everytime you're close to me
You make my heart stop
Stop stop
Stop
Come here
Just the thought of you
You make me feel so
Good

You make me feel so good
So good
You make me feel so good
So good, so good
You make me feel so good
You make it feel so good, baby
You make me feel so good
Me feel
So good, so good
Baby

You make me feel so good
You make me feel so good
You make me feel so good
I just wanted to
You know
You make me feel so good
Watch you for a little while
'Cause you're so
So beautiful
So
So brown, and round
Mmm
?
Just wanna
Get
Be a little closer
?
Just get a little closer baby
Don't stop
It's alright
Yeah
So, so good baby
Mmm, yeah
So good baby
Mmm, yeah
Mmm, my sweet baby

Damn, you're funky cato

The National Anthem

(Radiohead cover / Feat. Chris Dave / Exit Music: Songs With Radio Heads LP)

You make me feel so good

Everyone
Everyone around here
Everyone is so near
It's holding on
It's holding on

Everyone
Everyone is so near
Everyone has got the fear
It's holding on
It's holding on

You make me feel so good

The teaching

( Money Talks OST )

You're the best lover i've ever had
And yes i miss you
You're the best lover i've ever had
And yes i miss you
So kiss me, tenderly
Love me, my sweet baby
You're the best lover i've ever had
And yes i miss you
I fantasize
I can feel you in my dreams
I close my eyes
Hopin' that you'll come see me
This is for you, only for you
So kiss me, tenderly
Love me, my sweet baby

You're the best lover i've ever had
And yes i miss you
You're the best lover i've ever had
You are
And yes i miss you
So kiss me, tenderly
Love me, my sweet baby
You're the best lover i've ever had

I call
'Cause i can't sleep
'Cause every night my body aches
Can you come inside me?
Let me show you what i need to feel

I say over over
And over over
Let me show you what i need to feel
I say over over
And over over
'Cause can't nobody love me like you

Can you come inside me, baby?

Kiss me!

You're the best lover i've ever had
And yes i miss you
You're the best lover i've ever had
And yes i want you
So kiss me, tenderly
Love me, my sweet baby
You're the best lover i've ever had
I miss you

When we make love
Sweet, sweet love
When we make love
Sweet, sweet love

You're the best lover i've ever had
And i will always love you, yes i will
You're the best lover i've ever had
You're the best lover i've ever had.

Time has come today

( White Man's Burden LP )

Time has come today
Young hearts can go their way
Can't put it off
Another day
I don't care what others say
They think we don't listen anyway
Time has come today

Oh, the rules have changed today
Hey
I have no place to stay
Hey
I'm thinking about the subway
Hey
My love has flown away
Hey
My tears have come and gone
Hey
Oh my lord, i have to roam
Hey
I have no home
Hey
I have no home
Hey

Now, the time has come
Time
There's no place to run
Time
I might get burned up by the sun
Time
But i had my fun
Time

I've been loved and put aside
Time
I've been crushed by tumbling tide
Time
And my soul's been psychedelicized
Time

Time
Now the time has come
Time
And there are things to be realized
Time
Time has come today
Time
Time has come today
Time

Every day i walk through life
In search of understanding
Time

I find myself, asking
Why, can't a motherfucker get by
Time

?
Never without you baby
Time

Time

Every day i walk through life
In search of understanding
Time

My tears have come and gone
Oh my lord, i have to roam
Time

Time
Time

Time
The time, has come
Realize
The time, has come
Realize
The time has, come
Realize
The time, has come

Time Of No Reply

(Nick Drake cover / Joe Henry & Me'Shell Ndegéocello / The Endless Coloured Ways: The Songs Of Nick Drake LP)

Summer was gone and the heat died down
And Autumn reached for her golden crown
I looked behind as I heard a sigh
But this was the time of no reply

The sun went down and the crowd went home
I was left by the roadside all alone
I turned to speak as they went by
But this was the time of no reply

(Time of no reply)
The time of no reply
(Time of no reply)
I calling me to stay
(Time of no reply)
There's no hello and no goodbye
To leave there is no way

The trees on the hill had nothing to say
They would keep their dreams till another day
They stood and thought and they wondered why
For this was the time of no reply

Time goes by from year to year
And no one asks why I am standing here
But I have my answer as I look to the sky
This is the time of no reply

(Time of no reply)
The time of no reply
(Time of no reply)
Is calling me to stay
(Time of no reply)
There's no hello and no goodbye
To leave there is no way

Summer was gone and the heat died down
And Autumn reached for her golden crown
I looked behind as I heard a sigh
But this was the time of no reply
This is the time of no reply

No reply

Tonight

(Miguel Migs feat. Me'Shell Ndegéocello/ Outside The Skyline LP)

I'm running behind in time
So much to do, so little time
I think you'll be alright tonight
I'll make it up to you somehow, somehow

I wanna see the world all by myself
And drift away to somewhere else
I'll make it up as I go
Tomorrow, take another road

Don't try to find me tonight
I'm lost until the sun comes up
Don't try to find me tonight

Some people wanna stay the same
I feel something new every day, yeah
No limit on what we're here for
So let me make my own place

There's so many precious things
I always come back to you
There's so many precious things
So many precious things
I always come back to you

Don't try to find me tonight
I'm lost until the sun comes up
Don't try to find me tonight

Don't try to find me tonight
I'm lost until the sun comes up
Don't try to find me tonight

Some people wanna stay the same
I feel something new every day (echo)
I'll make it up as I go
Tomorrow, take another road

There's so many precious things
So many precious things
There's so many precious things
So many precious things
But I always come back to you

Don't try to find me tonight
I'm lost until the sun comes up
Don't try to find me tonight

Don't try to find me tonight
I'm lost until the sun comes up
Don't try to find me tonight

Don't try to find me
I'm lost until the sun comes up
Don't try to find me tonight

Two Doors Down

(Dolly Parton cover / Just Because I'm A Woman: Songs Of Dolly Parton LP)

Two doors down
Laughing and drinking and having a party
Two doors down
They're not aware that I'm around
'Cause I'm here
Crying my heart out, feeling sorry
Having a party
Two doors down

Think I'll dry these useless tears
Get myself together
Head on down the hall
Take a look around
Can't stay inside this lonely room
Here and cry forever
Think I'd rather join 'em
Two doors down

Two doors down
Laughing and drinking and having a party
Two doors down
Unaware that I'm around
'Cause I'm here
Feeling everything but sorry
Having a party
Two doors down

Can't believe I'm standing here
Dry-eyed, all smiles and talking
Making conversation with the new love I found
You wanna be alone
So we can take a walk
'Cause I live just two doors down

Two doors down
Laughing and drinking and having a party
Two doors down
They're not aware that I'm around
'Cause I'm here
Crying my heart out, feeling sorry
Having a party
Two doors down

Two doors down
Laughing and drinking and having a party
Two doors down
Unaware that I'm around
'Cause I'm here
Feeling everything but sorry
Having a party
Two doors down

What Do You Want

(Miguel Migs feat. Me'Shell Ndegéocello/ Sim Division LP)

Tell me what you really want
Do you know what you really want
Tell me what you really want
Do you know what you really want
Tell me what you really want
Do you know what you really want
Tell me what you really want
Do you know what you really want

Now and then I take a look around
Remind myself, stay on solid ground
Everyone needs someone they can turn to
Me for me and you for you

Be free, live your life, live your life
Be free, live your life, live your life
No one can judge me
I just wanna be free and
Live my life, live my life

What do you want from me
Tell me what you really want
What do you want from me
Do you know what you really want
What do you want from me
Tell me what you really want
What do you want from me
Do you know what you really want
I gotta be who I wanna be

Stop judging everyone and everything
Draining all the beautiful energy away
Changing faces, always wasting time
Trying to figure out who you are
I'll never be who you want me to be
You be you, let me be me

What do you want from me
Tell me what you really want
What do you want from me
What do you want from me
Do you know what you really want
I gotta be who I wanna be
What do you want from me
Tell me what you really want
What do you want from me
What do you want from me
Do you know what you really want
I gotta be who I wanna be

Be free, live your life, live your life
Be free, live your life, live your life
No one can judge me
I just wanna be free and
Live my life, live my life

Do you know what you really want
Tell me what you really want
Do you know what you really want
Tell me what you really want

What do you want from me
What do you want from me
Do you know what you really want
What do you want from me
Tell me what you really want
What do you want from me
I gotta be who I wanna be

Tell me what you really want
Do you know what you really want
Tell me what you really want
Do you know what you really want
Tell me what you really want

Tell me what you really want

Wild Night

(John Mellencamp feat. Me'Shell Ndegéocello / Dance Naked LP)

As you brush your shoes and stand before your mirror
And you comb your hair and grab your coat and hat
And you walk the streets trying to remember, yeah
All those wild nights breeze through your mind

And everything looks so complete
When you're walking down on the streets
And the wind catches your feet
It sets you flying, crying
Wild night is calling

All the girls walk by dressed up for each other
And the boys do the boogie-woogie on the corner of the street
And the people passing by just stare with wild wonder, yeah
And the inside jukebox roars just like thunder

And everything looks so complete
When you're walking out on the street
And the wind catches your feet
It sets you flying, crying
Wild night is calling

Wild night is calling
The wild night is calling
Come on now and dance
Come on now and dance
Come on now and make romance
Come on now and dance
Come on now and dance
Come on and make romance, yeah

And everything looks so complete
When you're walking out on the streets
And the wind catches your feet
It sets you flying, flying
Wild night is calling
The wild night is calling

You've Really Got A Hold On Me

(The Funk Brothers feat. Me'Shell Ndegéocello / Standing In The Shadows Of Motown LP)

I don't like you, but I love you
Seems that I'm always thinking of you
Oh oh oh you treat me badly
I love you madly
You've really got a hold on me
You've really got a hold on me
You've really got a hold on me
You've really got a hold on me, baby

'Cause I don't want you, but I need you
Don't want to kiss you, but I need you
Oh oh oh you do me wrong now
My love is strong now
You've really got a hold on me
You've really got a hold on me
You've really got a hold on me
You've really got a hold on me, baby

I love you and all I want you to do
Is just hold me, hold me, hold me, hold me

I want to leave you
Don't want to stay here
Don't want to spend
Another day here
Oh oh oh I want to split now
I can't quit now
Baby, you've got a hold on me
You've really got a hold on me
You've really got a hold on me
You've really got a hold on me, baby

I love you and all I want you to do
Is just hold me, hold me, hold me, hold me

You've really got a hold on me...