"Wake up
Wake up now
Wake up to the realization
That we are all of one nation
Everyone let's have some fun
Under the moon, the stars, the sun..."

---We Are One;
Ziggy Marley
written by David Marley

"Sweeter than a honey bee, yeah, baby been sweet on me
Sweeter than a honey bee, yeah, my queen bee
"Oh she rock me to my soul, mama love me to my soul
Love me to my soul, oh she rock me to my soul

She’s a strutter, she can shake it some yeah, oh watch her now look at her run
A strutter, she can shake it some, oh dancing having fun
She love me to my soul, oh she love me to my soul
Oh love me to my soul, oh rock me to my soul..."

--- Queen Bee;
Taj Mahal

"Well did you know the pen
Is stronger than di knife
And they can kill you once
But they cant kill you twice…

…Did you know that I
Exist before the earth
And did you know my eyes
Are windows to the world…

…The bodys just a vehicle
Transporting the soul
Its whats inside the people
Is beauty to behold
Fear not of evil
Everyday dem flesh it grow old
Changes of the times take the toll…

…Watch for sticks and stones
Stumbling blocks in piles
Life is one big road
Miles on top of miles
So blessed be the soul
That always remains a child
When most people don't even smile
There's a natural mystic
Blowing tru the air
So keep it realistic
And always be aware
The truth is crying out
And it's so loud and so clear
But most people won't even hear
Spiritual pollution in the atmosphere
And with so much confusion
Can one be happy here
The gift of Rastafari is for all man to share
But some would rather to be so unfair…”

---It Was Written;
Damian & Stephen Marley
Written by Ziggy Marley

"All I know is something like a bird within her sang,
All I know she sang a little while and then flew on,
Tell me all that you know, I'll show you snow and rain.

If you hear that same sweet song again, will you know why?
Anyone who sings a tune so sweet is passin' by,
Laugh in the sunshine, sing, cry in the dark, fly through the night.

Don't cry now, don't you cry, don't you cry anymore.
lalalada..
Sleep in the stars, don't you cry, dry your eyes on the wind.
lalalala
la......"

--Bird Song
Grateful Dead
Words Robert Hunter; music Jerry

"I dont know what to say about it,
When all you ears have turned away,
But nows the time to look and look again at what you see,
Is that the way it ought to stay?"

---That's The Way;
Zeppelin
**one of the best transitions from Plant's vocals
to Page's guitar rift in the 'How the West Was Won'
album version of this song...about 4:20 min into it.
Brought tears to my eyes the first time I heard this remastered.
Still hits me every time.***

"Children, imagine a world with no racism
No, no homeless in Grand Central Station
Boys and girls going to schools with no tools
Life is so beautiful but until then it will be
Rebel music, rebel music
Rebel music, put the peace sign up now"

---Wyclef Jean

"Wisdom shall come out of the mouths of babes and sucklings
But you blinded by cultural ignorance and steady judging
But judge not, lest ye may be judged
For the judgment ye judge ye shall surely be judged, you gets no love"

---Free Mumia;KRS-One

"Shes got everything she needs,
Shes an artist, she dont look back.
She can take the dark out of the nighttime
And paint the daytime black.

You will start out standing
Proud to steal her anything she sees.
But you will wind up peeking through her keyhole
Down upon your knees.

She never stumbles,
Shes got no place to fall.
Shes nobodys child,
The law cant touch her at all.

She wears an egyptian ring
That sparkles before she speaks.
Shes a hypnotist collector,
You are a walking antique.

Bow down to her on sunday,
Salute her when her birthday comes.
For halloween give her a trumpet
And for christmas, buy her a drum."

--She Belongs To Me;
Dylan

"Picture yourself in a boat on a river,
With tangerine trees and marmalade skies
Somebody calls you, you answer quite slowly,
A girl with kaleidoscope eyes.

Cellophane flowers of yellow and green,
Towering over your head.
Look for the girl with the sun in her eyes,
And she's gone."

---Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds;
Beatles

"Remember when you were young, you shone like the sun.
Shine on you crazy diamond."

---Floyd

"His job is to shed light, and not to master"

--Terrapin station
Lyrics Hunter;
Music Garcia

"Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery
None but ourselves can free our minds"
---Redemption Song;
Bob Marley

"I took a moment from my day
Wrapped it up in things you say
Mailed it off to your address
Youll get it pretty soon unless

The packaging begins to break
And all the points I tried to make
Are tossed with thoughts into a bin
Time leaks out my life leaks in

You wont find moments in a box
And someone else will set your clocks
I took a moment from my day
Wrapped it up in things you say
And mailed it off to you..."

---Wading in the Velvet Sea;
Phish/Lyrics:Anastasio/Marshall

"So today I pray for grace"

---Michael Franti

"Said he wanted to talk about my mission
Listen to my past lives. (Word?)
Took me on long walks to places where butterflies rest easy
Talked about Moses and Mumia
Reparations, blue colors, memories of shell-topped Adidas
He was fresh, like summer peaches
Sweet on my mind like block parties and penny candy
Us was nice and warm, no jacket, no umbrella, just warm
At night we would watch the stars
And he would physically give me each and every one
I felt like cayenne pepper, red, hot, spicy
I felt dizzy and so near heaven and miles between my thighs
Better than love, we made delicious
He me had, had me he
He had me tongue tied
I could hear his rhythm in my thoughts
I was his sharp, his horn section
His boom and his bip
And he was my love

Love rain down on me, on me, down on me

The rain was fallin' and, and slowly and sweetly and stinging my eyes...

[Mos Def]
I stretched my arms towards the sky like blades of tall grass
The sun beat between my shoulders like carnival drums
I sat still in hopes that it would help my wings grow
So then I could really be fly
And then she arrived
Like day break inside a railway tunnel
Like the new moon, like a diamond in the mines
Like high noon to a drunkard, sudden
She made my heart beat in a now-now time signature
Her skinny canvas for ultraviolet brushstrokes
She was the sun's painting
She was a deep cognac color
Her eyes sparkled like lights along the new city
She lips pursed as if her breath was too sweet
And full for her mouth to hold
I said, "You are the beautiful, distress of mathematics."
I said, "For you, I would peel open the clouds like new fruit
And give you lightning and thunder as a dowry
I would make the sky shed all of it's stars like rain
And I would clasp the constellations across your waist
And I would make the heavens your cape
And they would be pleased to cover you
They would be pleased to cover you
May I please, cover you, please"

---Love Rain (Remix)
Jill Scott feat Mos Def Lyrics

"It seems tha rain'll never let up
I try to keep my head up, and still keep from gettin wet up
You know it's funny when it rains it pours
They got money for wars, but can't feed the poor...
...And it's crazy, it seems it'll never let up, but
please... you got to keep your head up."

---Tupac Shakur

"Look inside to work it out
Show the love
Lose the hate
Work it out"

---Talib Kweli

"What if she touches with those fingertips.
As the words spill out like fire from her lips."

---Sanctified;
Nine Inch Nails
Lyrics Trent Reznor

"So close no matter how far
Couldnt be much more from the heart
Forever trusting who we are
And nothing else matters

Never opened myself this way
Life is ours, we live it our way
All these words I dont just say
And nothing else matters

Trust I seek and I find in you
Every day for us something new
Open mind for a different view
And nothing else matters"

---Nothing Else Matters;
Metallica

"I will cry for you
I will cry for you
I will wash away your pain with all my tears
And drown your fear"

---Crush;Garbage

"Come as you are, as you were
As I want you to be
As a friend, as a friend
As on old enemy
Take your time, hurry up
Choice is yours, don't be late
Take a rest as a friend
As on old

Memoria ..."

---Nirvana

"With precision you feed me
My witness I'm hungry
Your temple it calms me
So I can carry on"

---Testify;
Rage Against the Machine

"Its not the way that you look, but your move that catches my eye.
Why's it so soft when the cannons unload on the others?
Why're we so loud when we say it wont happen to us?
Why does my mind blow to bits every time they play that song?
It's just the way that he sings,
not the words that he says, or the band.
I'm in love with this soul, it's a meaning that I understand"

---The Way That He Sings;
My Morning Jacket

"You were right about the stars
Each one is a setting sun
Tall buildings shake
Voices are scared
Singing sad sad songs…
… Our love
Is all we have”

---Jesus Etc.;
Wilco

"He's the one
He likes all our pretty songs
And he likes to sing along
And he likes to shoot his gun
But he dont know what it means
Dont know what it means..."

---In Bloom;
Nirvana

"I wrote these words for everyone
Who struggles in their youth
Who won't accept deception
Instead of what is truth
It seems we lose the game,
Before we even start to play
Who made these rules? We're so confused
Easily led astray
Let me tell ya that
Everything is everything
Everything is everything
After winter, must come spring
Everything is everything...
...Sometimes it seems
We'll touch that dream
But things come slow or not at all
And the ones on top, won't make it stop
So convinced that they might fall
Let's love ourselves then we can't fail
To make a better situation
Tomorrow, our seeds will grow
All we need is dedication

Let me tell ya that,
Everything is everything
Everything is everything
After winter, must come spring
Everything is everything

Everything is everything
What is meant to be, will be
After winter, must come spring
Change, it comes eventually"

--- Lauren Hill

"I make my wish upon a star
And hope this night will last forever

Ain't nobody
Loves me better
Makes me happy
Makes me feel this way
Ain't nobody
Loves me better than you

And first you put your arms around me
Then you put your charms around me
I can't resist this sweet surrender
Oh my nights are warm and tender
We stare into each other's eyes
And what we see is no surprise
Got a feeling most with treasure
And a love so deep we cannot measure”

---Ain’t Nobody;
Rufus & Chaka Khan

"Let it flow - let yourself go
Slow and low - that is the tempo"

---Beastie Boys

"Can I kick it? to all the people who can quest like a tribe does
Before this, did you really know what live was?
Comprehend to the track, for its why cuz
Gettin measures on the tip of the vibers
Rock and roll to the beat of the funk fuzz
Wipe your feet really good on the rhythm rug
If you feel the urge to freak, do the jitterbug
Come and spread your arms if you really need a hug"

---Can I Kick It?
A Tribe Called Quest

"Ain't no sunshine when she's gone.
It's not warm when she's away.
Ain't no sunshine when she's gone
And she's always gone too long anytime she goes away."

---Bill Withers

"See your face dancing in the flame,
Feel your mouth kissing me again,
What a beautiful buzz, what a beautiful buzz"

---Loving Cup
Stones
M. Jagger/K. Richards

"When there's no future
how can there be sin
we're the flowers
in the dustbin
we're the poison
in your human machine
we're the future
you're future"

---God Save the Queen;
The Sex Pistols

"London calling to the faraway towns
Now that war is declared-and battle come down
London calling to the underworld
Come out of the cupboard, all you boys and girls"

---The Clash

"Silent in the morning
You found your voice that brings me to my knees"

---Phish; lyrics:
Anastasio/Marshall

"Love is the answer and you know that for sure"

---John Lennon

"Say you just can't live that negative way,
Make way for the positive day"

---Positive Vibration;
Bob Marley

[Stephen Marley]
"I remember the first time that we met yo
How could I forget
When you smiled
And I turned and said to you
Yo, your pure and true

I'm in love with you, in love with you...

I'm so in love baby
I don't care what your mama say
Standing in love lady
And I don't care what your sister say
Yo badu I need ya

[Badu]
He said he's really diggin me
I don't know what to say
I can't imagine why I feel so weak, say, say
That's when he took my heart in his hands
And kissed it gently
He open up his lips then said this poetry
I'm in love with you, love with you
Love with you, love with you…”

---In Love With You;
Erykah Badu
feat. Stephen Marley

"I know we all can’t stay here forever,
so I want to write my words on the face of today and then they’ll paint it."

---Change;Blind Melon;
Lyrics Shannon Hoon

"Measuring a summer's day, I only finds it slips away to grey,
The hours, they bring me pain.

Tangerine, Tangerine, Living reflection from a dream;
I was her love, she was my queen, And now a thousand years between.

Thinking how it used to be, Does she still remember times like these?
To think of us again? And I do. "

---Zeppelin

"You see, war is not the answer
For only love can conquer hate"

---What's Going On;
Marvin Gaye

"Hey you! don't help them bury the light
Don't give in without a fight...
...Hey you! don't tell me there's no hope at all
Together we stand, divided we fall"

--Floyd

"...when you hold me in your arms, I'll sing it once again...Take another little piece of my heart now, baby...
You know you got it, child, if it makes you feel good."

---Janice Joplin

"Every box gotta right to be boomin'
Every flower got a right to be bloomin'
Stay Human
All the freaky people make the beauty of the world."

---Michael Franti & Spearhead

"Make something the whole earth has never seen...
...Soon comes spirit within. Sun moon and stars maintaining...
...and soon comes spirit...always within."

---Only;Midnite

"Right is Wrong When Hype is Written"

---Me Myself and I;
De La Soul

"Way up in my tree I'm sitting by my fire
Wondrin where in this world might you be
And knowin all the time you're still roamin in the country side
Do you still think about me?
Oh my gypsy.

Well I walked right on to your rebel roadside
The one that rambles on for a million miles
Yes I walk down this road searchin for your love and ah my soul too
But when I find ya I ain't gonna let go.

I remember the first time I saw you
The tears in your eyes look like they're tryin to say
Oh little boy you know I could love you
But first I must make my get away..."

---Gypsy Eyes;Hendrix

"Blackbird singing in the dead of night
Take these broken wings and learn to fly
All your life
You were only waiting for this moment to arise

Blackbird singing in the dead of night
Take these sunken eyes and learn to see
All your life
You were only waiting for this moment to be free.

Blackbird fly, Blackbird fly
Into the light of a dark black night."

---Beatles

"On the wings of the night
As the daytime is stirring
Where the speechless unite
In a silent accord
Using words you will find are strange
And mesmerised as they light the flame
Feel the new wind of change
On the wings of the night
No more turning away
From the weak and the weary
No more turning away
From the coldness inside
Just a world that we all must share
It's not enough just to stand and stare
Is it only a dream that there'll be
No more turning away?"

---Floyd;
Written By D.J. Gilmour - A. Moore

"Love is gentle as a rose
And love can conquer any war
It's time to take a stand
Brothers and sisters join hands

We got to let love rule"

---Lenny Kravitz

"I watch the ripples change their size
But never leave the stream
Of warm impermanence and
So the days float through my eyes
But still the days seem the same
And these children that you spit on
As they try to change their worlds
Are immune to your consultations
They're quite aware of what they're going through"

---Changes;
David Bowie

"Right across from where I'm standing
On the dance floor she was landing
It was clear that she was from another time
Like some baby Barbarella
With the stars as her umbrella
She asked me if I'd like to magnetise"

---Cosmic Girl;
Jamiroquai

"From the far side of the ocean
If I put the wheels in motion
And I stand with my arms behind me
And I'm pushin' on the door
Could you find me?
Would you kiss-a my eyes?
To lay me down
In silence easy
To be born again..."
---Astral Weeks;
Van Morrison

"When you grab a hold of me
Tell me that I'll never be set free "

---Badfish; Sublime

"I only want to see you laughing in the purple rain"

---Prince

"Music, deliver from within and it covers up everything
Music, when the melody and rhythm get the moving an unity
Movin, one force one love one whole community
Do it, keep travelin on keep travelin on"

---4000 Miles;
Blackalicious
feat Latyrx of Jurassic Five

"Bombs goin off everywhere
The police got us runnin scared
But I still got some love to share"

---Baby Let's Have a Baby Before Bush Do Somethin' Crazy;
The Coup

"But the way that we became what we became
Somebody please explain
Well we could tell you if you're curious
Those that reign got the masses in chains
And their minds enslaved
And that's the part that makes me furious"

---The Last Trumpet;
Lyrics Born (Ft. Lateef)

"Phoenix always rises high
Rebel crusader..."

---Revolution Solution;
Theivery Corporation
feat Perry Farrel

"Have you been to the carnival
I would like to see you
Theres a whole lot of people there
Who would like to be you
With the white uncorn, across her shoulder
Makes you think that she might of been
Someone whos older, ahh yeahhh"

---White Unicorn;
Wolfmother

"Swallow flows, we turning like plush tires.
Mellow intros, lyrics be burning like brush fires.
Spreading vocal leprosy; using discrepancy.
Lyric weaponry lessens your chances of testing me.
Stop and freeze m.c.'s, I block atrocities.
True philosophies from the lips of black Socrates.
... The cool in me, I'll make your block turn on one rhyme.
Electrifyin' like some nocturnal sunshine."

---Cut Chemist Suite;
Ozomatli

"And I wonder
When I sing along with you
If everything could ever feel this real forever
If anything could ever be this good again

The only thing I'll ever ask of you
You've got to promise not to stop when I say when
She sang

Breathe out
So I could breathe you in
Hold you in

And now
I know you've always been
Out of your head, out of my head I sang"

---Everlong;
Foo Fighters

"... And you can use my skin
To bury secrets in
And I will settle you down
And at my own suggestion,
I will ask no questions
While I do my thing in the background
But all the time, all the time
I’ll know, I’ll know...
...And when the crowd becomes your burden
And you’ve early closed your curtains,
I’ll wait by the backstage door
While you try to find the lines to speak your mind
And pry it open, hoping for an encore
And if it gets too late, for me to wait
For you to find you love me, and tell me so
It’s ok, don’t need to say it."

--I Know; Fiona Apple

"In pitch dark I go walking in your landscape
Broken branches trip me as I speak
Just 'cause you feel it doesn't mean it's there..."

--- There There; Radiohead

"I know someday you'll have a beautiful life,
I know you'll be a sun in somebody else's sky, but why
Why, why can't it be, why can't it be mine..."

---Black;Pearl Jam

"cause if you don't come
i've got to go looking...
for happiness"

-I'm Hurting Inside
Words & Music;
Bob Marley

"Angel came down
From heaven yesterday,
Stayed with me just long enough
To rescue me....

And she told me a story yesterday;
About the sweet love
Between the moon and the deep blue sea.

Then she spread her wings high over me.
She said,I'll come back again to see you tomorrow....

And I said fly on, my sweet angel.
Fly on through the sky.
Fly on, my sweet angel.
Tomorrow Im gonna be by your side...."

---Hendrix

"I want to be
As deep
As the ocean
Mother ocean

Some people tell me
Home is in the sky
In the sky lives a spy
I want to be more like the ocean
No talking
All action...
No talking
All action..."

---Ocean Size;
Jane's Addiction

"I dont mind stealing bread
From the mouths of decadence
But I cant feed on the powerless
When my cups already overfilled"

---Hunger Strike;
Temple of the Dog

"I see you there
Your long black hair
Your eyes just stare
Your mind is turning

You know I'll laugh
And I won't take it back
I've seen your eyes I know
What your thinking"

---Broken Drum;Beck

"You may write me down in history
With your bitter twisted lies
You may trod me down in the very dirt
And still like the dust I'll rise
Does my happiness upset you
Why are you best with gloom
Cause I laugh like I've got an oil well
Pumpin' in my living room

So you may shoot me with your words
You may cut me with your eyes
And I'll rise
I'll rise
I'll rise"

---Ben Harper

"We'll crucify the insincere tonight
We'll make things right, we'll feel it all tonight
We'll find a way to offer up the night tonight
The indescribable moments of your life tonight
The impossible is possible tonight
Believe in me as I believe in you, tonight"

---Smashing Pumpkins

"I'm a fighter, a nice nice fighter
I'm a soldier on that road"

---Pull Up The People;
M.I.A. (Maya Arulpragasam)

"She paints her eyes as black as night now
She pulls those shades down tight
She gives a smile when the pain comes
The pain gonna make everything alright
Says she talks to angels
They call her out by her name
Oh yeah, she talks to angels
Says they call her out by her name"

---Black Crowes

"I want to be your fantasy
Maybe you could be mine
You just leave it all up to me
We could have a good time"

---Kiss;Prince

"Today was gonna be the day
But they'll never throw it back to you
By now you should've somehow
Realized what you're not to do
I don't believe that anybody
Feels the way I do
About you now

And all the roads that lead to you were winding
And all the lights that light the way are blinding
There are many things that I would like to say to you
I don't know how

I said maybe
You're gonna be the one who saves me?
And after all
You're my wonderwall"

---Oasis

"Pay attention to the cracked streets
And the broken homes
Some call it slums
Some call it nice
I want to take you through
a wasteland I like to call
my home"

---Welcome to Paradise;
Green Day

"Killing in the name of
Some of those that work forces,
are the saints that burn crosses

Now ya do what they told ya

Don't you die or justify
You're wearin the badge, and your chosen white
You justify those that died
By wearin the badge and your chosen white

Some of those that work forces,
are the saints that burn crosses

Killing in the name of...

Now ya do what they told ya

Your under control
Now ya do what they told ya..."

---Killing in the Name;
Rage Against The Machine

"So, let the words of our mouth
And the meditations of our heart
Be acceptable in Thy sight
Oh, verai"

---Rivers of Babylon;
The Melodians

"I am not my hair
I am not this skin
I am not your expectations no no
I am not my hair
I am not this skin
I am a soul that lives within"

---India Arie

"Just as time knew to move on since the beginning
And the seasons know exactly when to change
Just as kindness knows no shame
Know through all your joy and pain
That I'll be loving you always"

---Always;
Stevie Wonder

"Somebody told me that this planet was small
we use to live in the same building on the same floor
and never met before
until I'm overseas on tour
and peep this ethiopian queen from philly
taking classes abroad
she studying film and photo flash focus record
said she workin on a flick and
could my click do the score
she said she loved my show in paris
at Elysee Montmartre
and that I stepped off the stage
and took a piece of her heart
we knew from the start that
things fall apart, intentions shatter
she like that shit don't matter
when I get home get at her
through letter, phone, whatever
let's link, let's get together
shit you think not, think the Thought went home and forgot
time passed, we back in philly now she up in my spa
tellin me the things I'm tellin her is makin her hot
startin buildin with her constantly round the clock
now she in my world like hip-hop
and keep tellin me...
If you were worried 'bout where
I been or who I saw or
what club I went to with my homies
baby don't worry you know that you got me"

---You Got Me; The Roots
feat. Erykah Badu singin the hook
Lyrics co-written by Jill Scott (who at times has sung the hook)
Eve raps

"I'm going to lay down my burden down by the riverside
I'm going to study, study war no more
I'm going to throw all those swords and shields down in the deep blue sea
I'm going to study, study war no more"

---Toots and the Maytals

"If you live in a glasshouse
Don't throw stones
And if you can't take blows brother
Don't throw blows

Harm no man
Let no man harm you
Do unto others
As they would do to you"

---Peter Tosh

"Could you ever find a love that was oceans wide?
Could you ever find love in another stranger's eyes?

Oh, give a little,
Tolerance, tolerance
We need you more and more
So lend a hand or simply hold a friend
That’s in need of a life support
Draw a picture, share a whisper
Anyway that you can rise above
And when the end is near who's gonna volunteer
To be the last one to die for love

Tolerance or violence and the whole world go to war
Is one enough or is one too many
Before we say, "No More" "

---Michael Franti

"And come with me
On a mystery night
Open your eyes

Follow our stars under a painted sky
Well leave the world behind
Were learning to fly
We used to get by

Forget the pictures on your tv screen
Well steal the visions
That you keep for your dreams
You can turn me on

I was blind and I saw the light
My angel coming
In a brilliant white
Shine for me”

---Shine;
Depeche Mode

“Catching haloes on the moon
Gives my hands the shapes of angels
In the heat of the night
The animals scream
In the heat of the night
Walking into a dream . . .”

---The Hanging Garden;
The Cure

"Do You Realize - that you have the most beautiful face
Do You Realize - we're floating in space -
Do You Realize - that happiness makes you cry
Do You Realize - that everyone you know someday will die

And instead of saying all of your goodbyes - let them know
You realize that life goes fast
It's hard to make the good things last
You realize the sun don'-go down
It's just an illusion caused by the world spinning round"

---The Flaming Lips

"Throw that pumpkin at the tree
Unless you think that pumpkin holds your destiny
Cast it off into the sea, bake that pie
and eat it with me"

---Roses Are Free;
Ween

“There is freedom within, there is freedom without
Try to catch the deluge in a paper cup
Theres a battle ahead, many battles are lost
But youll never see the end of the road
While youre travelling with me”

---Don’t Dream its Over;
Crowded House

“Your eyes make a circle
I see you when I go in there”

---I Will Follow;
U2

"Don't ask me
What you know is true
Don't have to tell you
I love your precious heart

I....I was standing
You were there
Two worlds collided
And they could never tear us apart

We could live
For a thousand years
But if I hurt you
I'd make wine from your tears

I told you
That we could fly
'Cause we all have wings
But some of us don't know why"

---Never Tear Us Apart;
INXS

"People are people
So why should it be
You and I should get along so awfully

So we're different colours
And we're different creeds
And different people
Have different needs
It's obvious you hate me
Though I've done nothing wrong
I've never even met you
So what could I have done?
I can't understand
What makes a man
Hate another man
Help me understand

Now you're punching
And you're kicking
And you're shouting at me
And I'm relying on your common decency
So far it hasn't surfaced
But I'm sure it exists
It just takes a while to travel
From your head to your fist”

---People are People;
Depeche Mode

"Why, Why do you run?
Our awareness has spoiled your fun
Our eyes see you too clear
Will you hide
From the joy of expressing our pride
For the leaders and people who've died
While combating your genocide

Chains are breaking
Minds are waking
Soon we'll serve no more..."

---Servitude;Fishbone

"Rhiannon rings like a bell throu the night
And wouldnt you love to love her
Takes to the sky like a bird in flight
And who will be her lover

All your life youve never seen a woman
Taken by the wind
Would you stay if she promised you heaven
Will you ever win

She is like a cat in the dark
And then she is the darkness
She rules her life like a fine skylark
And when the sky is starless ...

...Dreams unwind
Loves a state of mind "

---Rhiannon;
Fleetwood Mac

“You ain't got no kind of feeling inside
I got something that will sure 'nuff set your stuff on fire
You refuse to put anything before your pride
I got something that will knock all your pride aside

Tell me something good
Tell me that you love me
Tell me something good
Tell me that you like it, yeah

Got no time is what you're known to say
I'll make you wish there were 48 hours to each day
Problem is you ain't been loved like you should
What I got to give will sure 'nuff do you good”

---Tell Me Something Good;
Rufus & Chaka Khan

"Boy you musta lost your way from heaven
Could it be for me you came so far
Nothing like the ordinary brother
You're the very beat inside my heart"

---More Than A Woman;
Angie Stone

"We regretfully support the lunacy
I'm afraid there is no time for more scrutiny
National unity preserve our community"

---The Winter of the Long Hot Summer;
Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprisy

"Get some fame, people change, wanna live they life high
same song, can't go wrong, if I play the nice guy
(clamin that they must have changed,just because we came strong)
I remain, still the same (why Tu'?) cause it's the same song"

---Same Song;
Digital Underground

"If you want my lovin'
If you really do
don't be afraid baby
Just ask me
You know I'm gonna give it to you
Oh and I do declare
I want to see you with it
Stretch out your arms little boy,
You're gonna get it
Cause I love you
ain't no doubt about it
Baby I love you"

---Aretha Franklin

"Everyone's feeling pretty
It's hotter than July
Though the world's full of problems
They couldn't touch us even if they tried
From the park I hear rhythms
Marley's hot on the box
Tonight there will be a party
On the corner at the end of the block
Didn't know you
Would be jammin' until the break of dawn
I bet nobody ever told you that you
would be jammin' until the break of dawn
You would be jammin' and jammin' and jammin', jam on
They want us to join their fighting
But our answer today
Is to let all our worries
Like the breeze through our fingers slip away
Peace has come to Zimbabwe
Third World's right on the one
Now's the time for celebration
'Cause we've only just begun...
...You ask me am I happy
Well as matter of fact
I can say that I'm ecstatic
'Cause we all just made a pact
We've agreed to get together
Joined as children in Jah
When you're moving in the positive
Your destination is the brightest star"

---Master Blaster (Jammin);
Stevie Wonder

"You with the sad eyes
Don't be discouraged
Oh I realize
It's hard to take courage
In a world full of people
You can lose sight of it all
And the darkness inside you
Can make you feel so small

But I see your true colors
Shining through
I see your true colors
And that's why I love you
So don't be afraid to let them show
Your true colors
True colors are beautiful,
Like a rainbow

Show me a smile then,
Don't be unhappy, can't remember
When I last saw you laughing
If this world makes you crazy
And you've taken all you can bear
You call me up
Because you know I'll be there

And I'll see your true colors
Shining through
I see your true colors
And that's why I love you
So don't be afraid to let them show
Your true colors
True colors are beautiful,
Like a rainbow"

---Cyndi Lauper

"It because I'm to roots say
Its because I'm down to earth
Naturally always speaks the truth…"

---Fell in Love;
Ky-Mani Marley