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1. |
Ra!
01:29
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My Name is Ra!
Just like the God of the Sun
If you ain’t know
You better ask someone
I done cooled the fire
Calmed the raging Sea
So clap your hands
And repeat after me
And listen to me
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2. |
Find the Light
02:36
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I swear on everything I love
I place my faith in a living God above
And while I don’t pretend to understand
There are a few things I can comprehend
I don’t claim to know everything
But I know what I know if you know what I mean
Do you know what I mean?
I don’t have some secret to the Universe
Live and love and don’t compare to see which side is worse
I don’t have some place to send you after life
But be yourself and always strive to find the light
Find the light, find the light, woah find the light
I was blessed by a drunken man
Lied to by a preacher man
I was robbed by an honest man
And made peace with a Muslim
I don’t pretend to know what all this means but
But I know that He lives and I know that He sees
And I know He’s in me, said I know he’s in me
I don’t have some secret to the Universe
Live and love and don’t compare to see which side is worse
I don’t have some place to send you after life
But be yourself and always strive to find the light
Find the light, find the light, woah find the light
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3. |
The 1
04:38
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For you I'd go to battle
For you I'd win a war
I would fight a million zombies with a rattle
If I survive I'll ask for more
Well, at the end when my time is come
When all is said and all is done
Whether I lose or I won
You're the one yeah, yeah
Your the one, one
You're the one yeah, yeah
You're the one, one
I would climb the highest mountain
I would dive the deepest sea
I would fight a hundred ninjas in a fountain
Just to have you next to me
Well, at the end when my time is come
When all is said and all is done
Whether I lose or I won
You're the one yeah, yeah
Your the one, one
You're the one yeah, yeah
You're the one, one
Sometimes life ain't about fighting
But standing firm and stayin in place
Fightin the chores, and killin the laundry
And puttin a smile on your face
Well, at the end when my time is come
When all is said and all is done
Whether I lose or I won
You're the one yeah, yeah
Your the one, one
You're the one yeah, yeah
You're the one, one
I know it won't always be sunshine
I also know it won't be rain
True love blossoms and blooms in pleasure
But its fortified in pain, in pain
Well, at the end when my time is come
When all is said and all is done
Whether I lose or I won
You're the one yeah, yeah
Your the one, one
You're the one yeah, yeah
You're the one, one
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More than Music
04:15
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You are my golden lady
With moonlight in your eyes
You fill me with a love supreme
My ribbon in the sky
You sophisticated lady
You pick me up when I’m Kind of Blue
In the stormiest of weather
When I’m in a Sentimental mood
I think I love you more than music, more than music
I think I love you more than music, more than music
You’re a blue note in a red sky
You’re the music of my mind
You’re a kiss to build a dream on
You’re the sunshine of my life
I know I was made to love Ya (Her)
From Summer time to Autumn Leaves
If I should leave before you
Dream a little dream of me
I think I love you more than music, more than music
I think I love you more than music, more than music
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Beautiful You
04:22
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When I close my eyes, you’re in my dreams
You’re the epitome of what true love means
You make life easier than it seems
Beautiful incredible you
You support me as much as you can
Which makes me feel more like a man
And even though I am stronger than
Without you I couldn’t stand
Beautiful is who you are…
Imperfect you, you are my star
You make life not seem so hard
Wonderful beautiful you
When storms surround me you hold me tight
We love embrace throughout the night
And when the sum comes up everything’s alright
Beautiful incredible you
It would be impossible to live without your touch
When I’m broken down you are my crutch
And in the darkest times you hold me up
This is why I love you so much…
Beautiful is who you are…
Imperfect you, you are my star
You make life not seem so hard
Wonderful beautiful you
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6. |
The Sign
03:33
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Tomorrow is another day
A chance to fix my mistakes from yesterday
If I can keep the cops away
And figure out what bills to pay…
Probably the ones that’s late I’ll be ok
Yeah I know that life ain’t easy
And we could all use a break
I just want to be happy
Pray the Lord my soul to take
I been striving to leave this life for some time
Time is fleeting and always hard to find
The more I look for answers questions I find
Lord if you not too busy, could you send me a sign?
Success is slow and failure’s fast
You don’t win or lose you just last
Looking through a ceiling made of glass
And sometimes you barely survive
You’re barely able to get by
And some days its win or die
Yeah I know that life ain’t easy
We could all use a break
And I just want you to be happy
Pray the Lord my soul to take
I been striving to leave this life for some time
Time is fleeting and always hard to find
The more I look for answers questions I find
Lord if you not too busy, could you send me a sign?
Yeah I know that life ain’t easy
We could all use a break
And I just want you to be happy
Pray the Lord my soul to take
I been striving to leave this life for some time
Time is fleeting and always hard to find
The more I look for answers questions I find
Lord if you not too busy, could you send me a sign?
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7. |
Stand and Fight
02:53
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I know it’s hard to believe, something you couldn’t conceive
But I promise, I’m the rose that grew from concrete
No shortage of hardships lairs, thieves, falls and trips
And every summer I make trips and I’m still trying hard to be
Be the best that I can be and beat the best trying to beat me
Me the best you’ve ever seen yeah yeah yeah
I’m prepared to fall learning to fly
If you’re gonna live you gotta be prepared to die
When the show is done and God turns out the lights
Did you run away, did you stand and fight?
I’m bent not broken, hard to swallow but no choking
The pressure is real man and that’s no joking
No shortage of nay sayers, players and all the haters
I interrupt the instigators, and that makes me a great communicator
And I’m standing tall winter, spring, summer, fall
Fighting hard through it all
I’m prepared to fall learning to fly
If you’re gonna live you gotta be prepared to die
When the show is done and God turns out the lights
Did you run away, did you stand and fight?
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8. |
Whips and Chains
04:32
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We used to be in whips and Chains
Now its money over everything
They done recognized and changed the game
Now when we get money all we buy is Whips and Chains...
Kyrie thought he was a gangsta
He called himself the king of the streets
First rule from where he came from
There was no such thing as free
His mama worked 2 jobs late night
He had to be home before the street light
His daddy worked first shift and was in bed at 5
This knuckle head is runnin round and gettin into fights
Young man he had little supervision
Elders talk but he would never listen
He went to school but he didn't pay attention
Until the day the music teacher had to mention
We used to be in whips and Chains
Now its money over everything
They done recognized and changed the game
Now when we get money all we buy is Whips and Chains...
He learned about the origin of hip hop
Take the blues tell the truth and let the beat drop
How it evolved like patty rollers into crooked cops
The main reason why this foolish music gotta stop (Gotta stop)
Tellin their truth is not the issue, but the platform they have is misused
They would rather tell us stories that are untrue
Instead of giving us some verses filled with virtue
There's a few that speak about the things that will remain
The rest would rather keep us stupid and our minds enslaved
Instead of pushing healthy practices we could maintain
They'd rather keep the conversation 'bout the Whips and Chains...
We used to be in whips and Chains
Now its money over everything
They done recognized and changed the game
Now when we get money all we buy is Whips and Chains...
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9. |
The Fray
06:27
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I pray that this night isn’t the last time I see my bed
And that the Lords blessings will prevail on cooler heads
I ask that we continue by your grace to be
And through trials and tribulations the blessings we’ll still see
Lord I ask that you walk with us through all kinds of strife
I ask for patience love and healing while we seek your light
Especially in the Darkness where all love’s gone astray
Lord I ask you give us the strength to continue in the Fray
Lord I pray you take away the take away
Through your grace we would change and be saved
Lord I pray we don’t fall prey to the fray
Lord I come to you in sorrow with my hands in the sky
And I'm choking on this teargas and my help won't hear my cries
They dealin death out in broad daylight courts complicit in the crime
Fear of the black man condemned these souls to die
In a world imbued in darkness where all love's gone astray
You know we know no justice for us all we can do is pray
I thought Obama in the Whitehouse meant a change for better days
We see our lives don't really matter at all out here in the fray
Lord I pray you take away the take away
Through your grace we would change and be saved
Lord I pray we don’t fall prey to the fray
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10. |
The Truth
05:00
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We’re born to lose
If you read the news, you’ll see that I’m telling the truth
We sang the blues
Riot, march, and pray, but oh Lord it’s still no use
It’s nothing new
The souls of lynch victims crying out from hanging down strange fruit
It’s still a noose
Asphyxiated from the use of financial institutes
And I ask, what you see
In a man like me
I am more than I seem, I’m the Truth
I could have died a million times but I survived
I’m the truth
Been losing sleep
Land of the free, but we get gunned down in the streets
Blaming me
Like I made the robes and hoods from my own bedsheets
I can’t believe
I’m supposed to be discreet about atrocities from my history
Just let me be
A million lives have payed the price for me and mine to be free
And I ask, what you see
In a man like me
I am more than I seem, I’m the Truth
I could have died a million times but I survived
I’m the truth
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Rashon Medlock Jacksonville, Florida
Rashon Medlock is a musician who has graced the stage as an ensemble member, accompanist, conductor, and as a solo artist. Outside of being a music educator, he also writes and produces his own music. His style is a mix of jazz, gospel, rock, and soul with a classical flare. Rashon has performed all over the south and the eastern United States with regional and national touring acts. ... more
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