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Brighter Day
04:24
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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
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Messenjah
04:18
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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
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How Many Times
03:46
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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?
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Praise Jah
03:59
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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
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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!
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Meditation
04:23
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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
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7. |
Praise Jah Dub
04:04
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8. |
Messenjah Dub
04:18
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Jon Moon Berlin, Germany
Founder of Yutman Records, producer and Reggae artist from Berlin, Germany.
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