1. |
Nnaji Nyabinghi
03:16
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Man of his word
locs full of love
none force song off this wild bird
Chiyaka kind soars high above
Peppermint oil scent
from your chest to my hand
eternal sun-kissed, beautiful man
did you think I wouldn’t remember?
I still feel the way
your natural sway
finding ourselves bent all over the sand
still hear the words you say,
we’re amazing people
and we deserve amazing people, no less
I know you awakened my best,
feeling, feeling truly blessed
Man of his word
locs full of love
none force song off this wild bird
Chiyaka kind soars high above
Lips of, lips of clove
soul of a dove
Nnaji natural nyabinghi, o-woah
Chiyaka kind soars high above
You plant and tend seeds of values
up and down and round green coquí avenues
adopted Taíno
born lleno de brillo
Mahogany roots
no more grounded, I knew
the night I found you
so answer me now, answer me true;
how many, how many months to go
to forget the visions I hold?
how many, how many nights to go
as our memory fades in the cold?
Making music lit by the moonlight
never was a smile so bright
star gazer, a piece of my Rincón
all the town knows the Shining One
Lips of, lips of clove
soul of a dove
Nnaji natural nyabinghi, o-woah
Chiyaka kind soars high above
Sparking, sparking the fire
how could you suppress this desire?
Let love flow
Finding our rhythm as we go
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2. |
Lion Roar
02:59
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Babylon fire it a-burn
but knowledge of Jah, it shall stand firm
The knowledge is energy, scion
burn it, light the way to Zion
It's an everyday song
father get up before the sun
three buses to catch uptown
crack of dawn
kids to feed, banks of greed
bills to pay, spirit in decay
we've got to put our knowledge to use
we've got to come in tune
bredren, live in commune
meditation
turn up the volume
Buried in the soot of a Babylon fire
downpress the liars, Conquering Lion
We tell our youths to join in
graduate themselves in fees
(college degree, american dream)
What they don't see,
when they "sign below here"
are the walls made of paper;
government dowry
how do we drown this inequality?
we make our choices conscious,
we take it seriously.
Babylon sittin, watchin intently
The arc of history is long,
but it bends toward justice
The knowledge is energy, scion
burn it, ligh the way to Zion
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3. |
Heart of Gold
03:55
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Yes, my heart has been prey to the wicked
yes, I leave it open I-tinually
but no worry, no, it’s this same vulnerability
to feed I fruits of love, strength, resiliency
I tell you I don’t play
Works to do every day
but if your heart fire is lit
and you carry yourself in Livity
tell me your thoughts, I’ll tell you mine
we can share some time
the type of woman-I
faithful state of mind
It take a heart of gold
thought that you ought to know
there’s no more room to err,
no room to school no young’n boy
It take a heart of gold
thought that you ought to know
soul weave to the left, and bob to the right
dodge all the duppy that try to snag I
When they see us together
in any kinda weather
we are
we are
weare
irie nation incarnate
just call us the uptrodders
mighty mystic conquerors
It take a heart of gold
thought that you ought to know
there’s no more room to err,
no room to school no young’n boy
It take a heart of gold
thought that you ought to know
soul weave to the left, and bob to the right
dodge all the duppy that try to snag I
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4. |
Clean Kaya
02:39
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Jasmine for the mind
natural gift to mankind
open doors babylon closed
sprouting out of our earth
light up divine roads
harvesting the best in us
chant it up, chant it up with me
got to let the herbsman be
all I want is my own clean kaya
my own clean kaya
you got to legalize it
and Tosh will advertise it
conscious people
productive people
we got the right to choose
kaya so peaceful
my herb, babylon scapegoat
lock us up, take away our vote
burning down herb fields
chant it up, chant it up
land of the free
got to let the herbsman be
let him plant his kaya
all I want is my own clean kaya
you got to legalize it
and Tosh will advertise it
all I want is my own plant to grow
my own love to enrich the soil
feed the energy in my soul
I don’t want no political war.
no evil force settling no score
I just want
my own clean kaya
my own clean kaya
my own clean kaya
hear the tales of Tosh, feel the vibes of Spice
upfull men a puff the kaya, spiritual advice
Masha, mash, mash, mash it up
see the beauty through your lens
then kaya show ya
where the lines begin and end
Builder, build your systems
easing the life of man
at night you can
burn it
burn it
burn it
from root to stem
burn it from root to stem
burn it from root to stem
burn it from root to stem
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5. |
Higher Ites
03:54
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In this life,
in this sweet life,
I've made mistakes, taken wrong ways
but I’ve learned lessons too
And I know, almighty know
I have paid my dues
but no matter how much of I bleeds
I & I renew I-tinually
it is replenishing energy
from creation to infinity
I never fear
I mind is clear
On sights of higher Ites
Yes I, praises to the most high
(abhaya, abhaya, abhaya)
I & I, spirit of Selassie I
(King of Kings)
exemplified spirit of divine
I eyes rest upon blessings,
and blessings shall be found
Mind sees just and righteous
so heart could never be tricked otherwise
I embrace I light in this journey
and to no man
to no man
am I bound
(not ever, na na na no)
When under water, swim as fish
not critters clawing for ground
No matter how much I bleed
I & I renew I-tinually
it is replenishing energy
from creation to infinity
(oh ya ya, oh Jah Jah)
It is my responsibility
all I troubles,
they always subside
I never fear
I mind is clear
on sights of higher Ites
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6. |
Uplivity
03:08
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Rasta, it’s a heavy weight
on your strong, weary shoulders
but our consciousness is no bait
for a Babylon system that grows bolder
they are bolder, they are brazen
this house of cards, we need to shake it
They seek only wealth, any means to gain it
Polluting our water, arming our children
we won’t take it
Up up up uplift yourself, brother
Up up up livity in knowledge, sister
Up up up uplift yourself, bredren
Up up up livity in knowledge, sistren
No time for sleep
when backroom deals
sell us for cheap
Sheets of ice, suited in ties
we shatter back to the end of the line
black and brown, breden
and today, yellow and white
suspended in unstable spheres
of injustice we can’t adhere
We must remember, sistren
our number is our might
control can be ours again
when
we elect to show
when we commit, rain or snow
then we’ve already won
yea, we’ve already won
You must wake up and live up
Up up up uplift yourself, brother
Up up up livity in knowledge, sister
Up up up uplift yourself, bredren
Up up up livity in knowledge, sistren
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