Brighter Day EP, by Jon Moon

Brighter Day EP

by Jon Moon

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1.	Brighter Day 04:24	lyrics	buy track
We haffi tell dem seh we haffi see a brighter day InI will see the sunshine if we just keep holding on And I can see the way is clear now so we must keep moving on And whenever you're in trouble reach out and take my hand We're gonna see a brighter day, far away, in the promised land Oh we've been trodding this world for a very long time So many countries and places to find Things to discover and tools to design Rivers to cross and mountains to climb But there on top on the other side I can see the landscape open and wide And all the while we're trying to find A place of peace for mankind InI will see the sunshine if we just keep holding on And I can see the way is clear now so we must keep moving on And whenever you're in trouble reach out and take my hand We're gonna see a brighter day, far away, in the promised land Oh we've been looking all around the atmosphere Just to realize that we're already here And when I'm hearing Jah Jah music in my ear For a minute all my worries disappear And it's not what it is, it's what we make it But still, I see so many people fake it And this current situation I can't take it Life's a precious thing make sure seh you nah break it I will see the sunshine if we just keep holding on And I can see the way is clear now so we must keep moving on And whenever you're in trouble reach out and take my hand Because we're gonna see a brighter day, far away, in the promised land Ini will see the sunshine, yes the sunshine if we just keep holding on And I can see the way is clear now, yes it’s clear now so we must keep moving on And whenever you're in trouble reach out and take my hand Because we're gonna see a brighter day, far away, in the promised land We’re gonna see a brighter day, far away, in the promised land, oh Lord I said we haffi see a brighter day, far away, in the promised land
2.	Messenjah 04:18	lyrics	buy track
Rastaman marching, say the rastaman is marching To Mount Zion we are marching I used to listen to your music around midnite You always knew just what to say No one dug deeper, had a more precise insight Of the matter of the day So many teachings, so much wisdom, overstanding That took my breath away Now you continue with the journey to mount Zion Oh how I wish you could have stayed Messenjah, rest in Jah! Oh mighty Messenjah, may you rest in Jah! You leave a legacy behind that is incredibly profound Guiding light to many souls that have been lost & found Wherever you were trodding I say righteousness around And Rastafari teachings at the center of the sound It was a rainy afternoon in London City And I did not know my way Lost in the concrete jungle, everybody busy, Looked for a place where I could stay And I passed by the shop of a rastaman, Where Roots music still a play So I listened to the music and the singer And what he had to say And I heard lyrics I had never heard before Teachings of His Majesty that struck me to the core And if the world is tumbling I know one thing is for sure: Your works will be continued on this realm forIvermore For now the father has called his prophet home You helped me to become a Rasta to the bone Manifest a covenant, to stand with Jah alone! Messenjah, rest in Jah! Oh mighty Messenjah, may you rest in Jah! You leave a legacy behind that is incredibly profound Guiding light to many souls that have been lost & found Wherever you were trodding I say righteousness around And Rastafari teachings at the center of the sound. Rastaman marching, say the rastaman is marching
3.	How Many Times 03:46	lyrics	buy track
JAH! Jon Moon again From South Africa to Germany, big connection! How many times must we tell them to stop And remind them of the values they forgot? A me say Babylon you truly a go perish Cah you nah teach the youths seh life you haffi cherish How many times must we tell them to stop Before they realize there system is a flop Before they share what they reap off the crop Before they start healing scars weh dem a cut? They have taken our body and they try to take the mind Ruled and surviving in a system so unkind I know internal peace is very hard to find But just keep in mind you're divine by design And I see, see, no matter what they plead They are keeping us from getting stronger It's up to you and me to bring them on their knees So Jah Jah children won't struggle no longer How many times must we tell them to stop And remind them of the values they forgot? Ah me say Babylon you truly a go perish Cah you nah teach the youths seh life you haffi cherish How many times must we tell them to stop Before they realize there system is a flop Before they share what they reap off the crop Before they start healing scars weh dem a cut? How many times must we tell them to stop? How many days must we work around the clock? How many years in Babylon, singing these songs Until they realize that they are wrong? How many times must we tell them to stop And remind them of the values they forgot? Ah me say Babylon you truly a go perish Cah you nah teach the youths seh life you haffi cherish How many times must we tell them to stop Before they realize there system is a flop Before they share what they reap off the crop Before they start healing scars weh dem a cut? I wonder why so many people still believe you Becah dem never reading more than just the preview Them never question any statement or a tweet too So they don't get they were mislead and think they need you I wonder how you treat your mama, how she treat you And if you ever went to school what dem a teach you I wonder when the people voices a go reach through And when you realize that they're the ones who feed you How many times must we tell them to stop And remind them of the values they forgot? Ah me say Babylon you truly a go perish Cah you nah teach the youths seh life you haffi cherish How many times must we tell them to stop Before they realize there system is a flop Before they share what them reap off the crop Before they start healing scars weh dem a cut?
4.	Praise Jah 03:59	lyrics	buy track
Oh when I rise up in the morning I praise Jah Oh when I rise up in the morning I praise Jah He is the most High of all beings, my father And no matter where I go I know he's not far Because HIM guide me on my way, where I walk and where I stay Where I sit and where I lay until my very hair turns grey No matter what they say we will never go astray Because we stick to Rastafari like the spring sticks to may If I may, I'd have something to say Far too many have fallen prey to the system we obey So we haffi break away, teach the youths a better way All Jah Jah children come along and say: Oh when I rise up in the morning I praise Jah Oh when I rise up in the morning I praise Jah He is the most High of all beings, my father And no matter where I go I know he's not far I haffi praise him for the clothes that I wear, the food that I eat The sky above my head and the soil under my feet The water that I drink, the fruits that we reap The unity we fight for, every promise that you keep And every likkle step we take although the road is steep Everything you try to change although we're in too deep Give thanks to Rastafari 'cause the world is for the meek, yeah Yes, the world is for the meek Oh when I rise up in the morning I praise Jah Oh when I rise up in the morning I praise Jah He is the most High of all beings, my father And no matter where I go I know he's not far Oh when I rise up in the morning I praise Jah Oh when I rise up in the morning I praise Jah He is the most High of all beings, my father And no matter where I go I know he's not far
5.	Economical Crisis ft. Crosby & Azania Band 04:11	lyrics	buy track
Yes I! From Berlin to Cape Town Zaga-zaga-zaizaizai Crosby - Big up man like Jon Moon, Azania Band - you no see it We are in a world economical crisis (Serious ting a gwaan, you know?) Mister Babylon increase the food prices (Wha dem a do? - Oh Lord!) We are in a world economical crisis Inna di Middle East dem fight against ISIS Mister Babylon increase the food prices But none a dem can change the way the sun rises You could be black or white, yellow or brown They talk 'bout a pandemic and enforce a lockdown 5G towers they install wide around They deprive we from we liberty, they take man for a clown While the deaths they a pile up the interest grows bigger We nah want resort to violence, we nah want to pull no trigger Marcus Garvey did a teach we 'bout self-reliance So we have to beat the shitstem like David slew Goliath Still too many people without any hope Left in desperation all around the globe But Babylon shall fade away, yeh Cah we will never go away, anyway Way too many people without any hope Left in desperation all around the globe But Babylon shall fade away, yeh Cah we will never go away! Can't you see the system's victory is based upon a history Of misery and mystery, of lies and inequality? And over the past centuries Babylon master the trickery De whole a dem so slippery, like fish the smell a go stick with me When covid now come pon the scene it's not a big surprise to me To see that while the poor loose all the rich get richer instantly Switch the switch up, make we see, leave behind your Insta-feed For still the picture stick with me how Samson slew the Philistines Still the picture stick with me how Samson slew the Philistines We are in a world economical crisis Inna di Middle East dem fight against ISIS Mister Babylon increase the food prices But none a dem can change the way the sun rises We are in a world economical crisis Inna di Middle East dem fight against ISIS Mister Babylon increase the food prices But none a dem can change the way the sun rises, no! Still too many people without any hope Left in desperation all around the globe But Babylon shall fade away, yeh Cah we will never go away, anyway Way too many people without any hope Left in desperation all around the globe But Babylon shall fade away, yeh Cah we will never go away! Big up Azania Band! Economical Crisis, still we give Ises! We are in a world economical crisis Inna di Middle East dem fight against ISIS Mister Babylon increase the food prices But none a dem can change the way the sun rises We are in a world economical crisis Inna di Middle East dem fight against ISIS Mister Babylon increase the food prices But none a dem can change the way the sun rises, no!
6.	Meditation 04:23	lyrics	buy track
Meditation, meditation Medication, Jah Jah inspiration Meditation, meditation Medication, Jah Jah inspiration Turn up the volume, let the music fill the space Forget what they have taught you because life is not a race So just roll it up, light it up, inhale and exhale Try to take your mind to a more peaceful place Meditation Jah Jah inspiration (Meditation) Turn up the volume, let the music fill the space. Forget what they have taught you because life is not a race (Meditation) Listen to the drums a mi say listen to the bass Try to take your mind to a more peaceful place. (Medication) Fly away, fly away, leave the whole thing behind And you will find there’s a whole different livity Jah has designed (Jah Jah inspiration) Just let it inspire your mind, yeh Just one more time Meditation Medication, Jah Jah inspiration
7.	Praise Jah Dub 04:04	info	buy track
8.	Messenjah Dub 04:18	info	buy track

credits

released December 4, 2020

All songs (except How Many Times) mixed by Jon Moon & Ganjaman
How Many Times mixed by Manjul at Humble Ark Studios/ Bamako, Mali
Mastered by Ganjaman at Planet Earth Studios, Regie C / Berlin, Germany