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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DMajX2_7G7g

 

[Hook:]

You got me high, I can't lie

I wanna make you feel alright tonight

Said you got it going on

What I feel is so strong

Oh... Yeah

 

Standing here smoking on a cigarette

Fantasy of you just like that

You've got me on a natural high

You're tempting me girl, I can't lie

Tell me what your name is

You say you've got a main squeeze

And it's only he that can hold your eye

(Girl, I'm not mad at you)

(Do what you wanna do)

But if I had my way (really had my way)

(You'd stay and play all day)

 

[Hook]

 

[T3 Chant:]

Go head with yourself

If it was up to me you'd be by yourself

Go head with yourself

If it was up to me you'd be by yourself

 

Girl, I like the way you got your hair done

And the sexy way you say you gotta run

'Cause you got a man at home

And he always check your phone

(And you gotta be there on time)

When he checks your phone

(He won't find my) number this time

So...

 

[Hook]

 

[T3 Chant]

 

Uh, I'm on some old sh-

I'm on some girl a brotha really need to know sh- (let's go)

Yeah, I know you gotta man ms.

But I've been down for a while

And girl you're flawless (come on)

Every other day I'm thinking what is this?

Damn, why am I in love with another niggas chick

Head over heels

Girl you got a niggas brain twisted

Straight spliffed my eyes red, uh

 

[Hook]

 

Said you've got me so high

And I wanna make you feel alright tonight... (alright)

 

[T3 Chant]

 

(Girl, you've got me high)

I wanna make you feel alright tonight

Said you got it goin' on

What I feel is so strong

Oh...

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Last night somebody told me that you would be in town

I opened up my eyes and you were staring me down

I often think about the last times we spent together

Ummm hmmmmm

 

And sometimes

When no one was around and its just me

You serve a special parted memory

 

[x2:]

It's our dream to see

(oh baby)

You here with me

(I miss you)

After all this time

You're still fine

(Girl let's chill)

For the Weekend

(For the Weekend babe, I'd like to chill for the weekend)

 

This morning

I awake to find you next to me

Holding a long convesation over a green tea baby

we speak about the love before

Night before

And its killing me

(no way)

I Gotta let you leave

(Although)

But at least we know

That We made another memory

Of the Way you

Let me love you

Hold You

You've got me so in love

 

[Chorus:]

It's our dream to see

You here with me

(I miss you)

After all this time

(baby)

You're still fine

For the Weekend

(you and I)

 

I thank the man above

For my Weekend Love

 

[x2:]

It's our dream to see

You here with me

(can you believe)

After all this time

You're still fine

(on my mind)

For the Weekend

(So let's do you and me for the Week-end)

 

Baby that would be alright

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Intro:

This is a message from the Mother.

She told me to tell my brother…she loves you.

And I do too.

‘Cause you’re my Supastar…you are.

 

Verse 1:

It’s a pretty day

Let’s go outside and enjoy it.

If you’ve got something else in mind,

Then I’m all for it.

I will take the chance.

I will take your hand.

And we’ll go there…

Go there.

Love isn’t something that is earned,

It’s deserved.

Love is something I can give,

‘Cause I’m worth it.

You amaze me.

I am taken in.

You’re so lovely,

I can…

 

Hook:

I can see you,

Tell me what you wanna do.

I know who you are,

You’re my Supastar. (x2)

 

Verse 2:

(Common 8)

My love is honest and true but now I can prove it baby.

My love is everything to you if you choose it baby.

You’re amazing.

I’m so taken in.

You’re so lovely,

I can…

 

Hook:

 

Verse 3:

You know I liked him so much it turned into loving,

Then the love back to like now I feel like I birthed him,

Or nursed him and named him “so full of potential”,

He stands tall,

I feel his internal.

Fine like the earth (earth) and the sea (sea) and the sky (sky),

Together we make stars,

We are truly fly,

I wanna paint him,

Take a picture of his soul,

This story should be told.

See he’s like everything I dreamed of,

But better than the preview,

Now everything he’s working on,

Has got me saying me to.

Like he’s food and I need…

Blood ‘cause he bleed.

He real ‘cause I see…

It’s all meant to be,

Remember how to make believe.

Yo, these brothers aren’t your enemy,

You’re in a state of disbelief,

Without you’re heart you’ll never be,

So sistahs sing along with me ‘cause you’re love is true.

 

Hook

 

Outro:

My love is honest and true but now I can prove it babe.

Prove it, baby. I can prove my love to you

My love is honest and true but now I can prove it babe.

(I can prove my love.)

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If it wasnt for Rastafari, I-I-I, would have no chance to survive, Oh, let us take a look around, see whats goin down

 

Yo

Tell me how come here in Jamacia so many people still a fight Rasta

Tell me how come down east west dem a neva charge Beenie Man but dem charge sizzla

Tell me how come people a support da street

not enough to love the Prime Minister

Tell me how come those in power dont seem to care

 

Chorus:

Its cause life is so unfair

in this sweet Paridise

and this is what we swear

out a many one people

tell me can you see that any where

everyone treated equal

and this is why

so many die

leaving so many to cry

 

Verse 2:

Tell me how come theres so many guns in the street an none a dem gun neva make here

Tell me how come aids is spreading wide and taking ova this sweet Paradise of Jamacia

Tell me how cum in Canada it's going down

and everytings going up around town

tell me how cum bogle had to get guned down

 

Chorus:

Its cause life is so unfair

in this sweet Paradise

and this is what we swear

out a many one people

tell me can you see that any where

everyone treated equal

and this is why

so many die

leaving so many to cry

 

Verse 3:

Tell me how cum de youths dem downtown can recieve de education as the youths dem uptown

Tell me how cum Jah Cure inna jail and da prosecution no he's innocent and shouldn't be there

Tell me how cum so much hungry belly outa street

and Babylon a gwan act like dem na see it

how cum people see it an not speak

 

Chorus

Its cause life is so unfair

in this sweet Paradise

and this is what we swear

out a many one people

tell me can you see that any where

everyone treated equal

and this is why

so many die

leaving so many to cry

 

Tell me why its so unfair

soooo many cry

my my

oh oh yey yeah

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First chapter, you stole my heart away from me

Made me believe true love could be

We were so close you changed my life

How could a love so strong not go right?

 

Where do we go from here?

When it's said our love would stay around

Why do I even care?

The way you looked it can't be found, oh no

 

My heart is broken down

I'm turnin' pages once again

It's time to make this story end

 

Time to close the book to this story

I don't wanna read it no more

Time to close the book to this story

Another writer will come along, I'm sure

 

Final chapter, I say goodbye, I made you cry

I did what I could, you know I tried

There's no more to say, so I'll go my way

You know it hurts me but that's the price we pay

 

Where do we go from here?

When it's said our love would stay around

Why do I even care?

Because when I looked it can't be found

 

My heart is broken down

I'm turning pages once again

It's time to make this story end

 

Time to close the book to this story

I don't wanna read it no more

Time to close the book to this story

Another writer will come along, I'm sure

 

Time to close the book to this story

I don't wanna read it no more

Time to close the book to this story

Another writer will come along, I'm sure

 

Time to close the book to this story

I don't wanna read it no more

Time to close the book to this story

Another writer will come along, I'm sure

 

Time to close the book to this story

I don't wanna read it no more

Time to close the book to this story

Another writer will come along, I'm sure

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Alpha Blondy;688390 wrote:
this is a conscious music thread. No pop or mainstream nonsense. we have lost 'our' ways listening to manufactured bs.

 

Alternative, anti-establishment, anti-western rhetoric. critique of cultural imperialism, which isn't just limited to globalisation.

Pretty much killed the thread when u posted minaj :P

 

Nontheless imma keep it up in the old spirits of this thread

 

What a great song.

 

 

Everyday you give more to recieve your less (Why)

I know it's hard to believe that mess

So when you get home and you feel depressed

Just put on my tape and relieve the stress

 

And yo, cut the system let it bleed to death ain't nothing

But your mission, never leave your quest in

Pole position - speed up lead the rest

They don't need to rest, they need to see we blessed

 

Yo, life is like a tide - shit coming and goes

Sombody had to cry ´cus somebody wanted it so

You have to fight to feel the harmony flow

But it's hard when the light's both so far and so close

 

So when you fed up and you tired of life

keep your head up, you'll reach higher heights

Yo get up, for the time is right

My people step up, and shine your light

 

´Cus all the trouble we've been through

and all of the evil that men do

makes us harder the struggle continues

Come on my sisters and brothers and sing too

 

Feel how the harmonies link you

while the struggle continues

we´ve got so many things to

say and do now...

 

I know that life hurts

We all need a night nurse

I need to write words - I need the right words

 

To come across and make you feel my thirst

Without this so called freedom of speech I might burst

Transform the pain into a tight verse

Sendin' a shout out to all the freedom fighters

throughout the whole U 'n I verse

winning this struggle unless we die first

 

Yo when you hurt so much that it's hard to speak

and it hurts so much you can hardly breath

You wanna get up and fight but you far to weak

Feels like a too long night for your heart to beat

They wanna kiss and make up but talk is cheap

You'd like to dis 'em straight up cus you're scarred to deep

Don't be fooled (never) recognize the mark of the beast

Stay true to yourself and you'll hard to beat.

 

´Cus all the trouble we've been through

and all of the evil that men do

It makes us harder the struggle continues

Come on my sisters and brothers and sing too

 

Feel how the harmonies link you

while the struggle continues

We got so many things to

say and do now...

 

I've seen so many different faces, different places

I've seen so many people strugglin' no matter the ages

From your granddads granddad to newborn babies

The answer that they givin' is all the same old phrases

 

I've seen the pain gone away with medication

In dirty syringes in dirty stair cases

I've seen lives slaughtered by dictators

Nowadays nothing is news ´cus nothing amazes

 

I've seen so much that is hard to write

but it seems that's it´s the part of life

and the people who make us apologize

is the same who make people starve tonight

 

And when your mind sees no difference between wrong or right

and your life sees no difference between dark or bright

and when not wakin' up is your only spark of light remember:

We got a war to fight!

 

So when you fed up and you tired of life

keep your head up, you'll reach higher heights

Yo get up for the time is right

My people step up, and shine your light

 

Cus all the trouble we've been through

and all of the evil that men do

It makes us harder the struggle continues

Come on my sisters and brothers and sing too

 

Feel how the harmonies link you

while the struggle continues

we´ve got so many things to

say and do now...

 

The struggle continues til it suddenly hits you

The biggest one is the struggle within you

Kill out the hate that is bubblin' in you

before your mental poverty ends you

 

Can you hear us?...

 

All the trouble we've been through

all of the evil that men do (on an´on)

the struggle continues (you gotta sing it)

come on and sing to (you gotta feel it)

the harmonies link you (on an´ on)

and the struggle continues (so many things)

so many things to say and do now

 

We got, so many things to say and do now...

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Miriam1   

^ LOVE JILL SCOTT! she's equally amazing live.

 

complete magic = her + common = "8 minutes to sunrise"

 

"you just running across my mind..."

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