Listen Canton Spirituals - Struggling and Straining
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Song For Liberty (Nana Mouskouri)
When you sing I'm singing with you liberty
When you cry I cry with you in sorrow
When you suffer I'm praying for you liberty
For your struggles will bring us a new tomorrow
Days of sad darkness and fear must one day crumble
For the force of your kindness and love make them tremble
When you sing I'm singing with you liberty
In the void of your absence I keep searching for you
Who are you dream illusion or just reality
Faith ideal desire revolution
I believe you're the symbol of our humanity
Lighting up the world for eternity
I can see why men die to defend you
Try to guard to protect and attend you
When you sing I'm singing with you liberty
With your tears or your joys I love you
Let us sing and rejoice make our own history
Songs of hope with one voice guide us to victory
Liberty, liberty
817 (Oval Opus)
Duffle bag on my shoulder, ticket in my hand
I've got a guitar on my back
Headed west to a promise of a future
Smoky clouds predict my fate, of fortune and uncertainty
Not sure how the road's gonna ride
Leavin' you behind and it hurts me
The road unwinds carrying me through the night
A flash of headlights in my eyes, and they're breathing down my neck
With my journal in my hand, I'm writing, capturing the essence of the ride
Meeting new friends every hour, sharing advice and stories of life
Everybody's got a tale, so open yourself to the thrill of the moment
You exchange a word and say good bye
Traveling to a new beginning
With out leaving it all behind
The hours fly past on my fossil watch
One stop to another
Mostly writing, rarely talking about the things that I'm hearing
And it often makes me smile
The curiosity overwhelms, until I have fallen to sleep
Then the stories unravel in my mind
I struggle with the reflections. of the fire and the water
I can hear the tick of time
The road unwinds carrying me through the night
A flash of headlights in my eyes, and they're breathing down my neck
With my journal in my hand, I'm writing, capturing the essence of the ride
Meeting new friends every hour, sharing advice and stories of life
Everybody's got a tale, so open yourself to the thrill of the moment
You exchange a word and say good bye
I can feel the heat beatin' down on my bare feet
From the pavement of the yard by the window
I watch that crescent moon rise up
I can see the wind blowing through the fields of wheat
So I check the mailbox and I grab the letter
I see that you finally found me
Then happiness fills my soul till I realize
I'm dreaming, this is not reality
The road unwinds carrying me through the night
A flash of headlights in my eyes, and they're breathing down my neck
With my journal in my hand, I'm writing, capturing the essence of the ride
Meeting new friends every hour, sharing advice and stories of life
Everybody's got a tale, so open yourself to the thrill of the moment
You exchange a word and say good bye
Sometimes Miracles Hide (Bruce Carroll)
They were so excited it was coming to be,
Two People so in love and
Now soon there would be three.
For many years they'd planned it
Now it would soon be true,
She was picking out the pink clothes
He was looking at the blue.
The call came unexpected, the Doctor had bad news, some tests came back and things weren't right
He said you're gonna have to choose
"I'll wait a week for U're decision",
Then the words cut like a knife,
"I'm sure everyone will understand if
you want to end it's life".
Though they were badly shaken they
Just had no choice, 'Cause they knew God
Creates no accidents and they were sure
they heard His voice saying:
Chorus:
Sometimes miracles hide and
God will wrap some blessings in disguise
You may have to wait this lifetime to see the reasons with your eyes
'Cause sometimes miracles hide
It seemed before they knew it
The appointed day arrived and
With eager apprehension they
Could barely hold inside
The first time they laid eyes on her
Confirmed the Dr's fears but
They held onto God's Promises
Cause they were sure they both could hear that :
(Chorus)
Tho she was not like the other girls,
They thought she was the best
And thru all the years of struggle
Neither whispered one regret
And the first day that she started school
And took her first bus ride
They remembered the words that God had spoke
And they both broke down and cried.
You see to them it did not matter why
Some things in life take place
'Cause they just knew the joy they felt
When they'd look into her face, they learned
Sometimes miracles hide
They said:" God has wrapped our blessing in disguise",and We may have to wait this lifetime to see the reasons with our eyes
But we know sometimes miracles hide,
We've learned sometimes miracles hide"
Sometimes miracles hide
Bad Rain (Widowmaker)
Look into my eyes
You won't see them tellin' lies
See the trouble, see the trials that surround me
Strain shows on my face
It's one thing time can't erase
Another catch, another chase
Hell has found me
Oh, God knows that I've tried
Oh, I'm filled with the lies
Of dreams that have died
It's like a bad rain
Bad rain
It's like a bad rain
Bad rain
Like a bad, bad rain
Comin' down on me
Why do I carry on
Now that all my hope is gone
To the limit and beyond
What am I proving
Yet I have no choice
Like some disembodied voice
Ain't got nothing to rejoice
My life's in ruin
Oh, the end's in my sight
Oh, don't matter who's right
I'm losing the fight
(REPEAT CHORUS 2X)
If you could see the things I've seen
Do what I've done, be where I've been
Then you could feel the pain I feel
I won't give in, I will never yield
So let it flow
Let it flow
Look into my face
These battle scars state my case
I've run an uphill race
I'm not defeated
Just try and knock me down
I'm a king without a crown
Out of my way, I'm taking ground
I won't be beaten
I'm like a bad rain
I'm like a bad rain
I'm like a bad,bad rain
Comin' down on you
(REPEAT 2X)
Matelot (Noel Coward)
Jean Louis Dominic Pierre Bouchon,
True to the breed that that bore him,
Answered the call that held in thrall
His father's heart before him.
Jean Louis Dominic sailed away
Further than love could find him
Yet through the night he heard a light
And gentle voice behind him say:
Matelot, Matelot,
Where you go my thoughts go with you
Matelot, Matelot,
When you go down to the sea
As you gaze from afar on the evening star
Wherever you may roam
You will remember the light through the winter night
That guides you safely home.
Though you find womenkind to be frail,
One love cannot fail, my son,
Till our days are done....
Matelot, Matelot,
Where you go my thoughts go with you
Matelot, Matelot,
When you go down to the sea.
Jean Louis Dominic Pierre Bouchon
Journeyed the wide world over
Lips that he kissed could not resist
This loving roving rover.
Jean Louis Dominic, right or wrong,
Ever pursued a new love
Till in his brain, there beat a strain
He knew to be his true love song:
Matelot, Matelot,
Where you go my heart goes with you
Matelot, Matelot,
When you go down to the sea
For a year and a day you may sail away
And have no thought of me,
Yet through the wind and the spray you will hear me say
No love was ever free.
You will sigh when horizons are clear,
Something that is dear to me
Cannot let me be,
Matelot, Matelot,
Where you go my heart goes with you
Matelot, Matelot
When you go down to the sea.
Matelot, Matelot,
Where you go my heart will follow
Matelot, Matelot,
When you go down to the sea
When there's grief in the sky and the waves ride high
My heart to yours will say
You may be sure that I'm true to my love for you
Though half the world away.
Never mind if you find other charms,
Here within my arms you'll sleep,
Sailor from the deep....
Matelot, Matelot,
Where you go my heart will follow
Matelot, Matelot,
When you go down to the sea
New Way, New Life (Asian Dub Foundation)
Every sunday morning in front of the tv
Recording with a microphone naya zindagi
Pioneer gurdas maan
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
Kept our parents alive
Gave them the will to survive
Working inna de factories
Sometimes sweeping de floor
Unsung heroines an heroes
Yes they open de door
They came a long time ago
But now it seems we've arrived
Naya zindagi! naya jeevan
New way new life
Stayed an we fought an now de future?s open wide
New way new life
Naya zindagi! naya zindagi!
New way new life
Naya zindagi! naya jeevan
Tjinder pon de radio
Dis is england's new voice
Censorship for years
But now dem have no choice
Running thru de playground
We could never have known
Dat in de future
Our role models would be home grown
And now we're walking down de street
Wid a brand new pride
A spring inna de step
Wid our heads held high
Young asian brothers an sisters
Moving forward, side by side
Naya zindagi! naya jeevan
New way new life
Our opportunity will no longer be denied
New way new life
Naya zindagi! naya jeevan
And we're supposed to be cool
Inna de dance our riddims rule
But we knew it all along
Cos our parents made us strong
Never abandoned our culture
Just been moving it along
Technology our tradition
Innovation inna the song
Now de struggle continues
To reverse every wrong
New heroines and heroes
Inna de battle we belong
When we reach de glass ceiling
We will blow it sky high
Naya zindagi! naya jeevan
New way new life
Stayed an we fought an now de future's open wide
New way new life
Naya zindagi! naya zindagi!
New way new life
Naya zindagi! naya jeevan
The 18th Brumaire Of Boomer Ellsworth (Bombs Over Providence)
Burn out these eyes eyes until we scream
"enough!" Such is the nature of our
struggles. Hampered by naught but our
own sight of the laddar's rungs begun
halfway up. But still we'll climb, hand over
mouth, fist over thought, despite our
numbers. Break the seal while growing
still. Once more over the top, friends!
And rising still the aesthetic of action
we've idolized. Coupled with our position
in this: a median within the din of a bleating
servitude. Low enough to feel the boots
of Rome, but high enough to cut the heel.
What good are we now? Left in transit by
a legacy of thought that acted very little
in teh name of the high enough to learn,
but low enough to fight from the outside.
Cut this to the bone.
Assemble all yours. Call on the allies. This is
the arming of a nation under all signs.
Bring out the banners. Proclaim the marches.
This is our bloc of many colours.
Slow Down (Halford)
Let it be
Still my anger
Bring me peace
From my temper
I'm trying every way I can
I'm doing wrong I understand
Let it be - slow down - watch the pressure fall
Bring me peace - slow down - I can't have it, I can't have it all.
Break the strain
Feed my hunger
Tell my mind
To be stonger
I've got to move and make it real
I've got to make myself a deal
Break this strain - slow down - give up what I crave
Tell my mind - slow down - watch what I can, watch what I can save.
Will I rise
Out of shadow
Staying calm
Felling hollow
I'm here to give me one more chance
That choice is resting in my hands, yeah...
Let it be - slow down - watch the pressure fall
Bring me peace - slow down - I can't have it, I can't have it all.
Break this strain - slow down - give up what I crave
Tell my mind - slow down - watch what I can, watch what I can save.
My Way Home (Kanye West)
Yeah
I'm on my way home
They say home is where the hate is
My dome is where fate is
I stroll where souls get lost like vegas
Seen through the eyes of rebel glasses
Pray to god that my arms reach the masses
The young smoke grasping graspless jungles
Rubberband together in cashless bundles
We wear struggling chains
Divided only hustle remains
Making sense of it we hustle for change
Revolution ain't a game
It's another name
For life fighting
Someone to stay in they corner like Mike Tyson
Hypes fighting for hits to heighten they hell
Don't he know he only get as high as he fell
Show money becomes bail
Relationships become jail
Children are unheld
I wish love was for sale
Behold the pale
Horse got me trapped like r. kel', I bail and it-
Might not be such a bad idea if I never, never went home again
I'm on my way home
I left three days ago
But no one seems to know I'm gone
Home is where the hatred is
Home is filled with pain and it
Might not be such a bad idea if I never
Never went home again.
The Wicked Will Rot (A Life Once Lost)
when did this all start anyway?
we have all the time in the world to kill
so let's converse over my imperfections
you did it all the time
even when i was standing next to you
why should now be any different?
you already shattered
my self image
with your self righteous
fist of disaproval
i guess when i wasn't there
i wasn't there period
was i
no
trust is not an option with me anymore
my secrets are my secrets
i've been pushed into this state
of discomfort once before
i cannot act like it doesn't bother me
my eyes strain
clearly enough for you
to understand something
you lack of compassion
will never allow you to see
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