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Say Who You Are
04:34
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I try to get back to my feet But things keep pullin’ me down beneath my dignity Your advice is all I’m asking for But I can hear no reply, are you there or are you gone
A man will tempt his fate Learn painful lessons ’cause he dies to find his way Please, don’t leave me
high and dry Will you tell me the truth ’cause I’ve learned so many lies
Say, say who you are Are you the light in disguise or the night among all the stars Oh, say, say, say, say, say who you are
Let me travel the road where the journey’s its own reward
Time will heal all wounds they say But from where I’m standin’ how long’s the mending way Can you approve my faith
Just give me a sign and my creed is verified
Say, say who you are Are you the light in disguise, or the night among all the stars Oh, say, say, say, say, say who you are Let me travel the road where the journey’s its own reward
Now that I’ve roamed the highs and the lows I know what will keep you alive It’s your belief, yeah, if you believe it Now that I’ve roamed the highs and the lows I know what will make you survive It’s your belief, yeah, if you believe it
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One People
03:25
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Come on board we will go on a ride ’long the timeline of history The first stop is the Lincoln Memorial in Washington in ’63 A quarter million had gathered to cash their check for liberty They had to break through, through the narrow confines kept in by inequity It still brings tears to my eyes, when I hear the words of Dr. King And this is how it sounds in my mind when the bells of freedom ring
Movement of all my people
Got a call from my mother that day, she said: “Quick son, turn on the TV! On every channel they are
coverin’ the story – Madiba, Madiba is free!” Now Amos’ river of justice is rolling down as a mighty stream Only hope makes you endure the time, life will need to realize your dream
When he was asked, if he felt any hatred after 30 years of captivity Mandela told them, he abandoned his anger through forgiveness, love and belief
Movement of all my people
See, these are my people My people want freedom Since we are one people One people, one freedom
Movement of all my people
My people want freedom My people want freedom My people want freedom
One people!
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Trials Of Time
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They will mourn when you die But no one cares when alive Her hands hurt from the wheat she’s been grindin’ When she looks at the
picture of a saint in her palm Screamin’ inside: “Help me father, raise my seed. We have been bearin’ this drought all along.
Let your goodness, water our fields. We will not resign, we were born to survive!”
Take us into your arms and we will survive Let us breathe all your love – we will survive In the face of a storm – we will survive Just make us endure the trials of time
She read a sayin’ on the wall – He who doubts, he will fall – But have you seen their innocent eyes They are desperately cryin’
while they’re waitin’ for food Close to demise: “Help me father, raise my seed. We have been bearin’ this drought all along.
Let your goodness, water our fields. We will not resign, we were born to survive!”
Take us into your arms and we will survive Let us breathe all your love – we will survive In the face of a storm – we will survive Just make us endure the trials of time
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Emotional Android
04:29
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I wanna be able I wanna be able
Emotional android Natural born hypocrite What you promise you forget You came to earth to make profit
You said there’s nothing in the world money can’t buy Soon as I would pay the price it would be mine
You bought some gold You bought your friends You bought some fun So you’d be delighted But then I saw the tip of your tongue it was divided
Emotional android Natural born hypocrite What you promise you forget You came to earth to make profit
You don’t care about content You’re all about stylin’ You judge a book by its look Not by its writin’
You pimped your walk
You pimped your talk You pimped your nails You even pimped your face You got at least a million friends According to Myspace
Emotional android Natural born hypocrite What you promise you forget You came to earth to make profit
Everything you do is for your personal good Sold your soul for silver and gold Imagine you were adding, but you pressed on delete All of a sudden, all your friends would be gone
Natural born hypocrite Emotional android Natural born hypocrite
I wanna be able to speak my mind every day – everyday, everyday I wanna be able to purify – purify, purify
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Divided By Thoughts
04:03
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Let’s build a house for all the people ’Cause everything I know We praise a world, where we’re unequal Divided by thoughts
We gotta bring down these walls
You split the world in good and evil You split it with a sword But don’t you know, that swords are lethal That’s not what I want
I wanna bring down these walls
This is for those, who are in charge of this You choke our souls and make it hard to live
Divided by thoughts We gotta bring down these walls
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Egypt
03:33
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I was born by a mosque in Egypt while preachers were cryin’ Mother couldn’t hear my voice that evenin’
she was deaf at that time A young girl at the age of seventeen with ideals in her mind Passed the torch to the next generation giving birth to a child
To her left there were sycamore trees and there were figs to her right She would put a cotton veil on my face just to keep sands from my eyes Along the river Nile a myriad of trials made tears pour like rain
That’s when she whispered humble words to my ears sayin’: “Thanks for savin’ my life”
You took me to the place where the sun is You showed me how to dance in the rain Remember when you said it’s the moment that counts And don’t you worry when your memory fades
She said, she said She said: “Don’t you worry when you memory fades Worry when your memory fades Oh, don’t you worry when your memory fades”
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Homeless & Free
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You dare to walk alone With empty hands A mission in mind What’s left behind was sacrificed Said you’d return, you’d
have to find the source of advice ’Cause you’re concerned witnessofthemoraldemise
You enlight people through your spirit inside You cure the hate of angry minds Treat anyone equally even those who spit in your face For those, for those, for those, for those you pray
You try to explain through the words you speak But the nature of words is incomplete
You picture a world only few can see The wind is your friend on the way
if you’re homeless and free Only the wind is your friend on the way if you’re homeless and free
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Letters From Damascus
06:00
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I wanna get to you I wanna get to you I wanna get to you I wanna get to you
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You’ll know my intentions deep in your soul ’Cause every man is driven inside to show you a heart of gold A true revelation requires no proof You will know
You won’t doubt in your mind It is something we’re chosen to do
Waitin’ for you and there’s no question, if it’s wrong or it’s right As sure as the day brings the light For you and I’ll be there, come rain or come shine ’Til the day that our love comes alive
We don’t need to mention There’ll be perils ahead And we know, we have bridges to cross
Let us wait till we get there instead Some say dedication is the fabric of love
We all know, what ignites our hearts It’s the spirit that takes over us
Waitin’ for you and there’s no question, if it’s wrong or it’s right As sure as the day brings
the light For you and I’ll be there, come rain or come shine ’Til the day that our love comes alive
And I’ll be there on the day that you are coming And I will wait until the day that you come running
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Queen Of My Heart
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I woke up on a cloud one mornin’ Felt like a new life was dawnin’ troubles were - so far away So confident to carry on
I – had no fear that I could fall and fall in love – yes, fall in love
You’re the queen of my heart You’re my moon in the night – my candle in the dark Queen of my heart
When you shine all the cold is gone ’Cause you’re the queen of my heart
You’re my moon in the night – my candle in the dark
Queen of my heart Like the sun you will keep me warm
I run my feet through maple leafs I – am looking for a simple lead Absorbed in thought – driftin’ away I wonder what will be your name
I – wonder will you feel the same, the day you’ll come The day will come
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Birth Of A River
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...dreams & distant dialogues...
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Of the many words that one might choose to define FETSUM’s long awaited debut, perhaps the most accurate is ‘global’. It’s an adjective that not only summarises the sound that he has fashioned since he first started writing in his early teens, but also his background. ... more
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