1. |
Grandmother
02:58
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We're talking spirit dominant
We're talking faith undone
We're talking will and power
Grandmothers lost and won
Chorus: Grandmother
A voice a wailing skyward
A mind of truth undone
A people looking backwards
Grandmothers lost and won
I see your war before me
A shift of power come
A value system flailing
Grandmothers lost and won
I see your death before me
A prophet's tale unsung
Demanding thine redemption
Grandmothers lost and won
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2. |
Let It Bloom
05:20
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It's spring before the summer
In this ol' Portland town
And the winter didn't kill us
It only kept us down
To be fallow with the earth
And dormant with the trees
Now seed I-people planted
JAH wills it to conceive
Chorus:
Let it bloom, let it bloom
Let JAH season bloom
Let JAH kingdom bloom
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3. |
Every Little Thing
02:55
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Every little thing ties us together
Every little thing's a step to forever
Every little thing
Like a leaf on the water, moss on the wall
Every little thing's a flower that falls
Every little thing
Like a deer to the meadow, salmon to the stream
Every little thing's more than it seems
Every little thing
Like the dawn on a mountain, frown and a smile
Every little thing's here for a while
Every little thing
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4. |
Grow Slow
04:10
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Wind blown and sun kissed
A young tree you might have missed
Slowly and steady
We're getting ready
Working inna JAH JAH name
Rising through this player game
We're growing slow
Y'all better know
Chorus:
Grow slow
I see you puffing tough not clever
Down by the Pudding River
Little brother with his head too right
Reaching for them irie heights
I've seen the likes of you before
Running from this spirit war
I got a word or two for you
A question that could push you through
You get high you come down
So tell me now what have you found
Are you better than you was before
Or moody, foggy left a wanting more
Herb is a lift
But you may dull your gift
When you seek and don't find
You'll be left behind
Truth is found both high and low
So know yourself and grow grow slow
Rooted in purpose
Rooted in love
Mama earth beneath
Papa sky above
The wise man and strong tree have known
It takes many seasons to be fully grown
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5. |
Family Love Song
02:41
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You ain't got no fancy car
You'll never be a movie star
You work 'till the end of the day
Not slave your precious life away
Chorus:
Love will pull us through
Talking 'bout love, will pull us through
Babylon sells lust and greed
And shiny things that you never will need
But I and I know the best things are free
And live a life of simplicity
We got I brothers to love
We got I sisters to love
We got I children to love
We got I garden to love
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6. |
Partner Things
02:53
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Chorus:
I don't mind playing along
While you write your fiddle song
I don't mind waiting here
While you figure it out my dear
People come and people go
It's a fact of life I know
There's partner things I wanna do
Will it work for me and you?
Cherry pedals and matching dogs
Coffee house with umbrellas outside
New door and glass door
Cracked wood and paint
Walk down a side street
Sunsets on new homes
Humming a tune and looking in
Trying to find my home
Big white porch catches my eye
Muddy boots kicked off and plants
Many have stood on this porch
Why can't I?
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7. |
No Worries
05:17
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Chorus: When you got no worries, then you're in no hurry
When you're in no hurry, then you got no worries
I see y'all on the streets and the highway
Step on your brother to ease your way
'Cause when you stop having fun
Your labor grows to fill your day
Some of y'all are living for working
Lose a moment to make a dime
But all your pride, power and possessions
Can't buy back your wasted time
Time can be a season or second
For your mother or for the man
For he who holds the time holds the power
To send you off to work again
For too long the man's been bent to the system
A sacrifice for love and grace
But when we stand as living men
We'll see the power of the human race
For too long the man's been bent to the system
A sacrifice for love and grace
But when we stand as living men
We'll see the power of the human race
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8. |
We Got It
02:32
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What we got we got it good
Living life like we know we should
What we need
Not what we could
Chorus:
We got it
We get it
Good
Every day they work and slave
Working for that shallow grave
Life is wealth you cannot save
Every day they turn the page
Talking 'bout the latest rage
Lust for stuff in time can fade
Looking good is so simplistic
Digging in so Soroptimistic
Fashionista jazz we don't get
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