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Outta My Way
05:58
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Lets go, lets go
Dale, vámonos
Steady with the aim, gotta follow real close
Real far from tame, wild I grow
Tell you a little story about a child I know
Don’t need no name, recognize soul
Ask me again, I reckon I know
Help me bring light to my own shadow
Recognize me by the seeds I sow
Earth my body, air my lungs,
water my spirit, fire my tongue
Calling my daughters, calling my sons
Callin’ em swift, like the river I run
I run, run straight to the sun
talk to the moon like what have I done?
look in the mirror, what have I become?
Looking at my shadows now one by one
I’m deep, deep, what do I see?
What do I say? Who do I reach?
Why do I pray? How can I keep?
Let me explain, story runs deep
straight to the core, cut to the chase
Land in war, people erased,
nowhere to hide, nowhere to escape
I fly through the doors, I fly through the gates
{ch.}
Waaake, waaaake, outta my way
Out of my range, out of my space
Out of my field, out of my lane
Don’t wanna get burned? Stay outta my flame
Comes out of my pain, out of my rage,
out of my mind, I'm out of this cage,
Out of sweet time, I’m out this race
Too much at stake, can’t stay this way
[v.]
I’m a lioness rising, feel my love
Roaring in pain ‘cause they kill my cubs
Ancient wounds, gotta heal this blood
Tell you a little story about a place I’m from
Come, Come, follow that drum
You know that sound, you remembering something
Once seen, cannot be unseen
Whats done cannot be undone
Raised in the land of the free, home of the brave
Let me say it again - home of the brave
but who were the brave? That song don’t say
the land of the free and the indians slain
the buffalo slain, the horses slain
500 years couldn’t cover that stain
clear as day, and the evidence lay
in the colonized life that we live today
We got lies in the church, lies in the schools,
news trying to cover up years of abuse
So many children, speaking their truth
raise up mine, cuz it got to me too
Heart is on fire, speaking to you
put it on blast like what can we do?
Where do we start? How do we move?
How do we heal…gotta heal these wounds
Waaake, waaaake, outta my way
Out of my range, out of my space
Out of my field, out of my lane
Don’t wanna get burned? Stay outta my flame
Comes out of my pain, out of my rage,
out of my mind, Im out of this cage,
Out of sweet time, I’m out this race
Too much at stake, can’t stay this way
Earth my body, air my lungs,
water my spirit, fire my tongue
Calling my daughters, calling my sons
Callin’ em swift, like the river I run
I run, run straight to the sun
talk to the moon like what have I done?
look in the mirror, what have I become?
Looking at my shadows now one by one
I see, see.. people like me
who’ve been persecuted for centuries
for the magic they carry, truth they speak
lines passed down in the ways they teach
forced to forsake, burned at the stake
by decree of the church, tortured and raped
Some went underground, and there they stayed
long long ago in a land far away
Survived in silence, raised in fear
with colonized ways and we brought that here
Lies in the church, lies in the schools,
news trying to cover up years of abuse
heart is on fire, speaking to you
put it on blast like what can we do?
Where do we start? How do we move?
How do we heal…gotta heal these wounds
Waaake, waaaake, outta my way
Out of my range, out of my space
Out of my field, out of my lane
Don’t wanna get burned? Stay outta my flame
Comes out of my pain, out of my rage,
out of my mind, Im out of this cage,
Out of sweet time, I’m out this race
Too much at stake, can’t stay this way
Earth my body, air my lungs,
water my spirit, fire my tongue
Calling my daughters, calling my sons
Callin’ em swift, like the river I run
I run, run straight to the sun
talk to the moon like what have I done?
look in the mirror, what have I become?
Looking at my shadows now one by one
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2. |
The Thing About
03:04
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3. |
Pain R.I.P.
04:39
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This one is for anyone who has ever felt the depths
of a pain so deep they could never quite express
the magnitude at which that moment carved into their soul
and left a scar to mark them with that memory to hold
from that moment on forever changing everything they know
and go on from there to affect the way they’d grow
consciously or unconsciously forced to face it-
the lesson based in unwanted initiations
So many ways which we react to that fire,
some hurt, some hurt others, some rage, some cry
so many ways we try to deal with that pain
Me? I tried to numb it out, smoke it all away
but the truth is, it never really went away
’til I cleared the clouds and started facing it today
ready for a change with my soul seeking peace
so these wounds can finally heal, I release
[chorus]
I release any pain that I’ve carried too long
I release any shame from anyone who’s done wrong
I release any trace of it so I can move on
so I can finally heal, be whole be strong
and if you’ve ever felt even half of this too
I extend this healing, I sing this for you
I pray you can release anything you’ve been through
so you can be whole and be you
For my mother, grandmother and my ancestors too,
For my little sisters and my little brothers who
have ever suffered at the hands of men
back when they could not defend
Heard their silent battlecries loud, now I cry for them
Not just men, but hands of women too
perpetuating traumas that their souls have been through
and while I realize forgiveness will never make it right,
I pray we can release this pain to stop the cycle
Cura cura cura, sana, sana, sana
Spirit of the Water, will you help us clear these traumas?
Cleansed by the salt, taken by the sea
for the healing of us all, may this pain rest in peace
From Africa to India, from Italy to Spain
from here I shed these tears to wash away the stains
from England to America, from Haiti to Syria
from my heart to yours, I sing this song to all areas
I release any pain that I’ve carried too long
I release any shame from anyone who’s done wrong
I release any trace of it so I can move on
so I can finally heal, be whole be strong
and if you’ve ever felt even half of this too
I extend this healing, I sing this for you
I pray you can release anything you’ve been through
so you can be whole and be you
This verse is for anyone who has ever had to mourn
the loss of a loved one in a place torn by war
This one is for the indigenous who survived the horrors
at the hands of the church and waves of conquistadores,
This one’s for my brother with a bottle in his hand
because he bottled up the history that happened on these lands
This one is for my sister, with a needle in her arm,
just trying to numb the pain from a thousand years of karma
For the peace, the healing, and relief you deserve,
with these tears, I send this song clear across the Earth,
through the Earth, through the air, through the water, and the fire,
carried on the eagles wing’s straight up to the Sky,
and if you’ll accept, from my heart to your heart,
I share this healing from my scars to your scars
We deserve to be happy, we deserve feel joy,
it’s only our spirit that could ever fill this void,
so I raise mine up, and I offer as a gift,
these tears as holy water to release and uplift,
these words as a purifier, flying off the pages,
sent back in time to heal trauma through the ages,
thousands of years ago, breaking any spells,
with these hands, I make new heaven from these hells,
cleansed by the salt, taken by the sea,
For the healing of us all, May this pain rest in peace.
(chorus)
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4. |
Aunque No Me Digas Nada
03:14
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Cuando todo ha pasado
Cuando ya volví a Dios
Ojalá le di todo, recordada por mi voz
Una luz en la oscuridad, toda va pasar
Eres de la paz, no te dejes olvidar
Todo lo que no te sirve, mira déjalo atras
tu mereces ser feliz y volver a respirar
Yo conozco esos ojos aunque no me digas nada
aunque no me digas nada
I remember when I was a child I would pray God
every night and every morning I would say out loud
God could you feed the hungry, could you help the poor?
God could you make sure my family stays secure?
Over time well, that little girl - she she grew up
stopped going to church but me & god kept in touch
even through those years, when I couldn’t believe
'cause how could God let bad things happen to good people
but I had to learn, my love it's not that simple
if i could, I would rewrite those chapters with my pencil
but look at who you came to be, look at what you are today
only God knows all them demons that you had to slay
See, where I’m standing now, I wouldn’t change a thing
I’d just share what you’ve found with these future queens and kings
'cause sisters will look up to you, brothers will look up to you
I know you need care so I swear I’ll fill my cup for you
I'm up for you, down for you, always been around for you
the voice inside your head saying you can do this, pound the truth
into the deepest core of your whole system
and the whole damn world if it’ll listen
Cuando todo ha pasado
Cuando ya volví a Dios
Ojalá le di todo, recordada por mi voz
Una luz en la oscuridad, toda va pasar
Eres de la paz, no te dejes olvidar
Todo lo que no te sirve, mira déjalo atras
tu mereces ser feliz y volver a respirar
Yo conozco esos ojos aunque no me digas nada
aunque no me digas nada
Se que hay cosas en la vida, que por tanto no se olvidan
dejan marcas, que aunque no se ven, no se quitan
pero tiempo sana y cura hasta estas locuras
Yo en el futuro dice, "Logras, te lo juro"
Se que logro, se que mi amor es mi tesoro,
Se que cuando yo me muero, yo le di mi todo
con todo lo que sobra y mas…. y con razón
tengo cuartos enormes entre este mi corazón
Vamos caminando corredores olvidados
poco a poco haciendo paz con el pasado
conociendo esta sabrosura que es la vida
que me trajo algo dulce para todas mis heridas
Mira Dios mandó un angel, y cuando ella me mira
suelto todo lo que pesa pa poder yo recibirla
ella me ve por dentro, que me vea sonriendo
y todo que le ofresco, es todo lo que tengo
Cuando todo ha pasado
Cuando ya volví a Dios
Ojalá le di todo, recordada por mi voz
Una luz en la oscuridad, toda va pasar
Eres de la paz, no te dejes olvidar
Todo lo que no te sirve, mira déjalo atras
tu mereces ser feliz y volver a respirar
Yo conozco esos ojos aunque no me digas nada
aunque no me digas nada
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5. |
No Lullaby
04:27
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Wake up from your sleepy time
Could you help me redefine,
what we’re holding high rather than a dollar sign?
'cause everything else
is falling by the wayside
Giving the world away
for that bottom line
So many beings & lives
just brushed aside
so many times
that people try to justify
Well I can say
Im tired of this storyline
saying “I feel the pain,
but it ain’t mine”
[ Barbara Marx Hubbard sample ]
I don’t sing no lullabies
The world is my alibi
I'm just another from the same Mother passing by
If theres a better way, then damn- I’m gonna try
I’m trying to lift you and me at the same time
Here we are, circling the same road
after years, carrying the same load
It's come around, are we finally ready now
to try a new route & let it all go
from the old, furnishing a new path
Voices from the future and the past saying, “Who’s that?”
Just another soul, raising up her voice
lighting up the void saying, "Know you have a choice in"
[Naresh Giangrande sample ]
I believe
Together we pull through
I don’t know if theres another way to do it
and I can see it takes at least two
to learn what it really truly means to be human
All we need is this connection
to each other, to the water, to the ground and
I believe in
our resurrection
born again from the pages unbound
No more sleepy time
Could you help me redefine,
what we’re holding high rather than a dollar sign?
Because it's a new day, and these are new times
Lets try a new way, I’ll be right beside
[Alan Watts sample]
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Alais Clay Colorado
Raised in Miami, FL & born in Barranquilla, Colombia, Alais brings a powerful, unique voice and potent message to the modern world using hip-hop as a medium to tackle social, political & spiritual issues. Currently based out of Colorado, Alais joins the ranks of an emerging legacy of "truth-hop" activists to spread awareness, information, & positivity through music and verse in english & spanish. ... more
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