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Chant: Ay ay ay ay ay ay ay (repeat) Verse: Never underestimate the power of your mind Never underestimate the power of your will, oh no Never underestimate the power of your mind Never underestimate the power of your choices We have the greatest power We have the greatest power Dwelling in our hands, aye aye We have the greatest power We have the greatest power, power, power, power
Chorus: We can do anything we want We just have to want to do it Anything we want, really We just have to want to do it Chant
Verse: Never put a limit to the things you can achieve Never ever doubt yourself; you just have to believe, oh yeah Never put a limit to the things you can achieve Never ever doubt the gift of life you have received I AM the greatest power gave unto us his power Don’t you understand? I AM the Godhead power Gave unto us his power, power, power . Intro: The only bomb we need is love The only bomb we need is peace Chorus: Who again dem gonna bomb, bomb, bomb, Who again dem gonna bomb, bomb, bomb, Cause when ah puit on meh tv, Dem fellas busy busy busy And when ah put on meh telly, Meh head get dizzy dizzy dizzy, Who again dem gonna bomb Verse: Don’t tell me that war is a solution, Don’t tell me that that’s your only intention, Don’t tell me oh that war’s your resolution Don’t tell me, don’t tell me Chorus Verse: Don’t tell me that yuh not seeing Don’t tell me, cause I know that yuh know what yuh doing, Don’t tell me that yuh not seeing, Cause is only yourself that yuh fooling Chorus Millions of people look dey dying, Another million done starving, Millions of people, oh gosh, look dey homeless, And billions even the whole world It in a mess, it in a mess Chorus Verse: Terrorists, come on, stop your terror, And Mr. America, war is not the answer, Terrorists, come on, stop your terror, And Mr. America, oh gosh please forgive your brother Chorus / Outro Where is the fire, the fire in my people Where is the fire, the fire in my people Where is the fire, oh God Chorus: Two is better than one And a threefold cord is not easily broken Two is better than one The strength of few could mean death of a nation Two is better than one And a threefold cord is not easily broken Two is better than one Ooh yeah, yeah (repeat) Verse: When yuh walking with your load Don’t be ashamed, seek help my brother When yuh walking with your load Don’t be ashamed, we need one another When yuh walking with your load Don’t be ashamed, seek help my brother/sister When yuh walking with your load One is a flame, two is a fire Chorus Where is the fire, the fire in my people Where is the fire, the fire in my people Where is the fire, oh God Where is the fire, oh God Verse: Just as Christ took hold of the cross Soon came a man to give him a hand Just as Christ took hold of the cross Soon came a man to show us a plan To understand Ooh yeah yeah yeah Chorus In communities must have babies and elderlies Beyond their fifties No lie, no lie And even mommy and meh daddy Learn from grandpa and from granny No lie, no lie They say wisdom comes with age And youth with bursting energy Just remember this philosophy Without the root you don’t have a tree, you see Chorus: Blessed are the elders For they hold the keys of experience, Blessed are the elders For they are like trees of endurance Blessed are they, blessed are they So we appreciate their opinion We celebrate their wisdom Blessed are they, blessed are they Verse: When an elder and a youngster Work together they bound to prosper No lie, no lie New technology has credibility And experience is maturity No lie, no lie So if you want productivity Then we must live in harmony Promote the right of equality And respect for all humanity, you see Chorus Verse: Every generation has emotion They need love care and attention No lie, no lie We must consider love for the elder As a culture to teach the youngster No lie, no lie Respect those who have gone before And endeavour to contribute more For when you lift up the elderly You enrich the society, you see Chorus Bridge: Listen, we each have a responsibility to ourselves and to God, to show love, compassion and to ensure the safety of the elderly. Remember, today you’re young but tomorrow you’re old. Now to the elders, we need you to talk to us. Come and share your knowledge and experience with us. Share with us. Verse: Determination, perseverance From each person makes a difference No lie, no lie So the nation could be number one With hard work and dedication No lie, no lie The elders they were tried like gold Look how they shining now that they old They didn’t have we technology But they made it with dignity, you see Chorus Ah have a chant, right, and ah want you to share it with me. When I say Arise, I want to hear you say “arise” after me Chorus: Ah say Arise Arise Arise arise, arise arise Ah say arise, arise, arise We cyah rest, no no, we cyah rest We cyah rest, no no, we cyah rest, no, no We cyah rest, no no, we cyah rest, oh no We cyah rest, no no, we cyah rest, no no Ay ay ay ay ay, oh oh oh oh oh Yuh sittin down, ah say we sleeping man And ah find we doing that a little too long, Ah find we doing that a little too long, Too long, too long How yuh could sit down and so much thing going wrong, eh? How yuh could rest and the whole place in a mess Ah say how yuh could rest Brotherman how yuh could rest But listen this Jamoo Rapso-man say arise arise This jamoo rapso man say arise arise When the problem of race hittin yuh in yuh face Big smiling tooth in the place And yuh know is only toothpaste Yuh think yuh could rest No we cyah rest, we cyah rest, we cyah rest Ah say no we cyah rest, we cyah rest, we cyah rest When yuh in yuh house and hear knock knock Yuh fraid to open d door Because since 1864, like safety walk out the door Yuh think yuh could rest No we cyah rest, we cyah rest, we cyah rest Ah say No no no no no no So . . . Chorus Verse: It’s time for awakening It’s time for some serious soul searching It’s time, ah say it’s time It’s a serious thing because the time we living in Eh no time to be sleeping This Jamoo Rapso-man say stop Ah say STOP WAKE UP Or else the whole place go erupt When love is not seen Violence and oppression is king and queen Ah say when love is not seen Violence and oppression is king and queen Yuh think yuh could rest? No we cyah rest, we cyah rest, we cyah rest Ah say, no we cyah rest, we cyah rest, we cyah rest Ah say muh women being brutalized, Brutal rape have them traumatised The children mentally and spiritually paralyzed Yuh think yuh could rest? No we cyah rest, we cyah rest, we cyah rest Ah say no no no no no So. . . Chorus Verse: Man, how yuh could rest when soca regress How yuh could rest when soca regress And accept mess as the best Ah say tah-tah tah-tah Yuh think yuh could rest No we cyah rest, we cyah rest, we cyah rest Ah say no we cyah rest, we cyah rest, we cyah rest Man, drugs and prostitution All manner of abomination Which destroys our human relation Inhabit our nation Yuh think yuh could rest No we cyah rest, we cyah rest, we cyah rest Ah say no we cyah rest, we cyah rest, we cyah rest (Featuring Shabaka
Kambon) (With excerpts from
Martin Carter’s “Looking at your hands”, dedicated to Kwame Ture) Speech: Wherever the
revolution begins, that’s where I want to be and tonight this is the
revolution brethrens and sistrens, yuh know what ah mean. I want to call my
beloved brethren, Shabaka, to share this song with me. This one is Revolution
Reloaded. Intro: Dearly beloved
brothers and sisters, it has become necessary for us to gird ourselves mentally,
physically, financially, spiritually. . .to be able to stand against the
injustice and imbalance that exists in our midst. We must, I say we must
reinstall justice, equality, balance, harmony, and the highest principle ever
known unto man – Love, love, love, love Chorus: This time we talking
revolution, this time, this time (repeat) Revolution,
revolution, revolution (x2) Speech: No I will not still
my voice I have too much to
claim If you see me walking
in the sun Marching in your
ranks Know that I look for
fire I have learnt from
books Of men hungering and
dreaming In a room without
light Who could not die
since death was far too poor Who did not sleep to
dream but dreamed to change the world Dreamed
to change the world, dreamed to change the world Verse: Ah had enough, this
have to stop (forward ever, backward
never) Ah had enough, this
have to stop No longer shall we
stand for this injustice No longer shall we
accept this foolishness We gonna hunt you
down and torment you until you perish And we shall have the
victory Because we are
standing and fighting for righteousness Revolution Chorus Speech: My father is the
original thinker Civilization came
directly from the womb of my mother I am the
personification of Simba and Anansi, Imperialism you cyah
school nor fool me CNN, Fox, BBC Why must life be like
a game of chess? Civilization against
civilization The west against the
rest There’s only one
solution In this time we
fight, we unite To change the world People Fear not legions of
soldiers, politicians, police and priests Nor terrestrial
demons with weapons of mass destruction Because none of them
can stop this time this time This time the spook
who sat by the door is not sitting there any more We out, out in the
road warrior We talking
revolution, we about justice brother and sister. Revolution,
revolution, revolution Wherever
the revolution begins, it’s there I want to be Oh
wherever the revolution begins, it’s where I want to be Tell me, tell me are
you ready? Are you ready for the
revolution? (x2) Revolution!
Revolution! Revolution. . .! Where is the fire The fire in my people Where is the fire, the fire in my people Where is the fire, oh god Where is the fire, my god More fire, let the energy flow More fire, more fire man More fire Where is the longing, the longing in my people Where is the fire, oh God Show me some fire, oh yeah Where is the faith, the faith of my people Where is the vision, the vision of my people (by Madge-Bernice Blackman-Mohammed) Where’s the love? No one seems to know It seems like it has gone awhile And no one realised Ah see a need of change, Oh Lord We can’t take a war now; we don’t need a war now, ah-hah There must be a way now, to turn things around now, oh-oh Chorus: So if you can I’m asking you to please take a moment to pray We need it now, we need it now Please take a moment to pray It would be nice, it would be nice To take a moment to pray We need it now, we need it now Please take a moment, mmm Verse: Where’s the peace? Like no one seems to know It seems like things will never cease Is this the way to go? Ah see a need of change oh Lord We can’t take a war; we don’t need a war now, ah-hah There must be a way now, to turn things around now, oh-oh Chorus Oooh, oooh yeah, yeah It would be nice It would be so sweet, yeah, yeah, yeah Just take a moment Intro.: Oshay Baba, Oshay Thank you Father, thank you Oshay Baba, Oshay Thank you Father, thank you Verse: For centuries We have been separated But we Father pleaded For we to be reunited Some came from far, some from near From Asia, from Africa, The Caribbean, Europe and Americas To celebrate freedom And to remember the existence of Mother Africa Chorus: Ooooh Africa/Africans My mother’s children, heed the call of their Father My mother’s children, heed the call to come together My mother’s children finally came together Everybody walking together, Everybody loving each other ’Nuff a people chanting together What we chanting Oshay Baba, Oshay, Oshay Baba Emancipation Oshay Baba, Oshay, Oshay Baba Ah say Emancipation! Verse: The struggle That we encounter daily Could not dismantle Our hope for freedom and victory We were faced with despair Sometimes fear But the healing of our people Was indeed inevitable Like the glitter of a gold medal So was/are the celebrations of my people Chorus Bridge: Oshay Baba, Oshay Thank you Father, thank you Oshay Baba, Oshay Thank you Father, thank you The future Has plenty for us together And together Plenty we offer the future Like the rising sun when it comes We have yesterday to remember We have today to discover So let’s move on, oh let’s move on Offering love to the people of other race and cultures Chorus Christmas and New Year’s ah spend in the Caribbean Sweet Trinidad Carnival come and gone Ah jump up like ah mad Christmas and New Year’s ah spend in the Caribbean sun Sweet Trinidad Carnival come and gone Ah had fun in dem panyard Ah tell yuh March, April, May bound to find me Maracas Bay But as soon as June hit the corner Ah like a fish outta water Ah get a pulling, a tugging, yearning, and a urging Tell meh where it coming from London calling Pack meh bags now and ah coming Calling Ah on the Piccadilly line and ah zooming Calling, calling Ah had to answer Calling, calling, oh yeah ’Cause in the summer time, London is the place to be In the summer time, London is the place to be Ah want to see you dance, dance Dancing in London Want to see you wave, wave Wave in a London Want to see you groove, boy, groove Groove in a London Ah want to see yuh, wanna see yuh, wanna see yuh dance in a London Look, ah sit down in muh house just so muh phone ring Ah say “Hello”, muh crew in a London, in a jam session in Brixton Ah sit down in muh house, Just so muh phone ring Ah say “Hello”, muh crew in a London, in a jam session in Brixton Well ah tell dem wait, people wait, Doh want to know how great the lime great Only when I clear Heathrow customs Will I accept invitations This phone-calling is compelling It is urging, and mind-boggling Tell meh where it coming from London calling Ah pack meh bags now and ah coming Calling Ah on the picadilly line and ah zooming Calling, calling Ah had to answer Calling, calling ’Cause in the summer time, say London is the place to be In the summer time, London is the place to be Ah want to see you dance, dance, dance in a London Wanna see yuh wave, wave, wave in a London Ah want to see yuh groove, boy, groove boy, groove in a London Ah wanna see yuh. . . . London ah call meh, London ah call meh Well, this song is about the pub Baby, baby, baby Singing ooh baby, baby Isn’t it a lovely day, oooh Can we have a date baby, oooh Even if it’s cold outside, oooh Baby we can take a ride, oooh And if it’s a warm summer evening, baby Then we could sit outside, oooh Baby, baby, baby Chorus To the pub together Let’s have a meal We can have a pint/some wine together Oooh baby baby, baby I love yuh To the pub together Let’s have a meal Maybe we can dance together Oooh baby baby, baby I love yuh Baby, baby, baby Baby, singing ooh baby, baby Honey, if you say okay, oooh You will truly make my day, oooh I’m ready anytime you say, oooh Baby whether night or day, oooh And if it’s miles in the countryside baby, Surely I would make my way, oooh Baby, baby, baby Chorus Intro: Want to do a song that I wrote in Norway, and I left Norway and I come back to England and I went up by Paul, and this song is recorded under that kind of collaborative vibe and it’s called Love Bomb. The only bomb we need is love The only bomb we need is peace Chorus: Who again dem gonna bomb, bomb, bomb, Who again dem gonna bomb, bomb, bomb, Cause when ah put on meh tv, Dem fellas busy busy busy And when ah put on meh telly, Meh head get dizzy dizzy dizzy, Who again dem gonna bomb Verse: Don’t tell me that war is a solution, Don’t tell me that that’s your only intention, Don’t tell me oh that war’s your resolution Don’t tell me, don’t tell me Chorus Millions of people look dey dying Another million done starving Millions of people, oh gosh, look dey homeless And billions even the whole world It in a mess, it in a mess Aye, yuh see this one. This one is for my people. Oh, please politicians Come on awake to the mission The land in great tribulation We need revival in the nation Political power and responsibility Must be shared equally We live in a cosmopolitan society Everyone deserve equal opportunity Chorus: One man by his wisdom could build a whole nation But by the same token, one clown could bring a whole town down (x2) Be wise, be wise Be wise, be wise (repeat) Verse: Please fellow citizens We have a duty to the nation We have a duty to we children Time to make a crucial decision We live in a democratic society A leader must be placed there by we So before yuh hand get stain up with ink The first thing ah want you do is think Chorus Come on, listen people We have to get out of the rubble Face our problems realistically The answer is love and through harmony Our nation is young emotionally We just got independence quite recently We only had five prime ministers to date So is time to end all the racial hate Chorus Verse: Last but not least Oh, youth of muh nation Ah depending on yuh vision Without your participation You know we doomed for stagnation We can’t allow by any chance For this to take place So please come and claim allyuh space So that when the elders dem dead and gone Trinidad and Tobago go long live on That’s what I’m talking about Yeah! Chorus Chorus: I’ve made up my mind to give love a chance again Made up my mind to give love a chance again Verse: I must admit that I was afraid to give my heart all over again I must admit that I thought it insane I lived in a world of freedom No one to lay claim And I felt like I’ve been hurt for too many times Didn’t want to leave my past love behind Oh no, yeah But then you came along, made me feel so fine The lovin’ that we shared made me change my mind Change my mind, change my mind Chorus: I’ve made up my mind to give love a chance again Made up my mind to give love a chance again Oh yeah, yeah This compilation is a collection of some of my favourite works. It is a showcase for several modes of performance and reveals my spiritual and moral convictions, and my viewpoint on political events in my country and the world. It came together as I explored the realm of possibilities for the artistic contribution to societal change. In it are some ideas that I believe are worthy of your consideration. I hope that they can benefit the community by provoking positive thought and action. All songs written, arranged, produced and performed by Sheldon Blackman, except tracks 3 and 7, produced by Sheldon and Isaac Blackman; and track 8, written, arranged and performed by Marge-Bernice Blackman-Mohammed. All songs recorded and mixed by Paul Draper of Dead Frog Studio, Bickerstaff, England, except tracks 4, 5, 8 and 9 recorded and mixed by Kenny Phillips of KMP Music Lab, San Fernando, Trinidad; and tracks 3 and 7, recorded and mixed by Isaac Blackman of Jamoo Sounds, Tunapuna, Trinidad. Mastering by Paul Draper of Dead
Frog Studio and Isaac Blackman of Jamoo
Sounds Backcover photo: David Wears Cover design by Steven Doobal and REMY For bookings, go to www.amentertainment.com , Paul Draper +44 07808 398827 www.deadfrogstudio.co.uk, and management, Nichola Niles +44 07984621574/ +44 0208 840 8802 sheldonblackmanmusic@yahoo.com © COTT 2004 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED |