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Intro: I Am A Man
02:41
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If You Hear Me
06:31
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Why didn’t you come for me?
Left me all alone
Why didn’t you stay with me
This place is not a home
And why would you say to me?
That the love is all we have
Has thou forsaken me
While I walk a righteous path?
La la la la
La la la la
If you hear me calling for you
If you hear me calling for you
This world has forsaken me
And I’m trying to hold on
And where my life has taken me
You expect me to be strong?
If you are who they say you are
The truth, the life, the way
Why is there so much suffering?
Do you hear me when I pray?
La la la la
La la la la
God,
Would you show me a sign?
A sign that you’re still there
And that you still care
I just need a sign from you
A reason, reason to go on
‘Cuz this world...
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We must march on
Til we have won
We’ve come too far
To go back home
We’re in this together
We’ve come a long long way
This is our moment
And this is our day
March on
Til victory is won
We want peace and blessings
Cause that’s the way we are
We shine in our glory
We’ve come so far
We sing songs of our saviour
And to him we pray
To keep hope for tomorrow
Fight for a better day
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I wanna show you a place
I see it in my mind
And I feel it in my heart
My soul knows a place
So close but yet so far
I know we’ll get there
The promised land
Streets of gold
Fresh air to breathe
Where dreams become reality
I wanna show you a place
Oh can you see it
So hold on tight
Hold on tight to the ones you love
And tell them we’ll get there
Together (yeah)
Oh we’ll get there
The promised land
We gon make it y’all
All you have to do
Is stay cool
They done played us y’all
(It) comes down to you
To get through
They won’t save us y’all
They laughed at us
And played fool
They can’t break us y’all
All you have to do
Is sing ooh
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Self medication
It’s my motivation
Feels like meditation
It’s too late, it’s too late, it’s too late for me
It’s too late for me
And I know it feels good
In my situation
There’s no way unless you make one
But there’s so much temptation
It’s too late, it’s too late, it’s too late for me
It’s too late for me
And I know it takes two, baby
Constantly waiting
And getting impatient
You’re my foundation
It’s too late, too late, too late for me
It’s too late for me
So faded
High and I’m staying
It feels like I’m amazing
Will I ever leave you?
You take me high
You take me away
From all the pain and suffering
I feel everyday
They say you’re no good for me
And I know that too
But I don’t know other way
I don’t know what to do
The world is so cold without you
You take me above the clouds
Closer to the sun
You make it feel it better
Why is that we do this dance that we do?
But I know it takes two
To keep this thing going
Between me and you
It’s too late
I want you for all the wrong reasons
Why didn’t you stay away
You know you’re no good for me
You know I want you to stay
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Take it from me
The world is out to get us
Take it from me
Though I’ve learned simply from
Being on the edge of death
Just take it from me
The world is outplaying us at this life game
But take it from me
The world is outdated
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Walkin round feel like I got a chip on my shoulder
Lookin round I wonder will I ever grow older
Born with an invisible target painted on my head
I see red
And what about the dreams that I have?
Way too many nights in my head
Will our fathers make it safely home
Will Daddy come home?
Is he safe?
Huh?
Or is he unable?
I’ll know when he comes home
Or will he come home?
Huh?
Is he able?
I’ll know when he comes home
I know
He will
Until we all decide to make it our mission to face the wicked system we belong can’t go on
Don’t let it kill another father’s son
Don’t wait too long
So many of us out here starving for justice, but life is not just until life can serve justice to all
It’s not (just) a matter of
Oppression and abuse...
Daily life is too much of a toss up for much many more than many of us like to
Like to believe
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8. |
The Death Of Emmett Till
05:47
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9. |
High Road Pt. 2
04:18
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10. |
We Shall Overcome
05:00
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Ben Williams New York, New York
When it comes to black music, Washington, D.C. produces its share of game-changers. That long list includes Duke Ellington, Chuck Brown, Marvin Gaye, Shirley Horn, Roberta Flack, Bad Brains, Meshell Ndegeocello, Wale, and Oddisee. You can add Ben Williams to that venerated roster. ... more
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