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Decisions
02:06
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Decisions
Looking up, don’t know which way to go
This sign is saying NO, that sign is saying YES
Standing at the crossroads, don’t know which way to go
Decisions to make, new direction to take…
Come to that fork in the road
Aint even on the map still I put down my heavy load
But I don’t feel no respite cos time is so tight
I gotta decide real quick
Got to pick my way and move on…
Looking up, don’t know which way to go
This sign is saying NO, that sign is saying YES
Standing at the crossroads, don’t know which way to go
Decisions to make, new direction to take…
© Iko-ei-Ojo Akoh 2010
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The Happy Place
03:44
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Happy Place
See that guy in the corner
Drowning his sorrows in a pint of beer
See that chip on his shoulder
Growing bigger and so is his fear
See his lust for life
Slowly smothered by internal strife
See his beautiful wife
She ran away with the kids to Fife
See the girl in that corner
No-one ever said a kind word to her
Her self-esteem shot to pieces
Like blood sucked away by leeches
She doesn’t know her rights
No kinda future in her sights
See her wonderful talents
But she’s oppressed by predatory agents
See the old lady in that corner
A fiercely independent pensioner
But she can’t shut her eyelids
Nor stop praying for her grandkids
Long ago her teenage daughter
Had a girl they called Jennifer
But 16 years later
She ran away with some drifter
That lass in the other corner
Looks kinda like Jennifer
See the man behind the bar
He’s the world’s best listener
Used to think nothing could shock him
Until he met this guy called Jim
He’s heard all the stories
So he’s things that others just don’t notice
See his hopes and dreams
Just out of reach or so it seems…
Now you’ve met the regulars
You see why they call it the ‘Happy Place’
© Iko-ei-Ojo Akoh 2007
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Lord's Prayer Song
02:54
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Lord’s Prayer Song
Our Father, who art in Heaven
Yet you’ve been right here with me, Always
Our Father, who art in Heaven, hallowed be your name
When I don’t have the words to say;
When my flesh is weak;
In every circumstance
Hallowed be your name
Your Kingdom come
Lord, let it start in me
(Cos) In my SoulMind’s Eye I see
Your Kingdom coming through like a mighty wave:
Flowing through me; flooding this world;
Turning everything upside-down…
Your will be done on earth as it is in Heaven
Give us this day our daily bread
The strength I need to get through the day;
Discernment to see your way and Wisdom to stick….
Forgive us our debts as we also have forgiven our debtors
For how can I hold them when you have set me free Always…?!
Forgive me when I remember wrongs done against me because mine could fill many songs (I won’t sing!)
Lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil
Though I know that when I fall you’ll pick me up but keep me running in the right direction, Always
For yours is the Kingdom, the Power and the Glory, Forever
Amen
© Iko-ei-Ojo Akoh 2008
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Cinemateur
03:47
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Cinemateur
Cover is blown, creativity shown
As seeds grow, the message gets known
Lay it down raw and raise it up live
Your resistance thaws, you can’t stop the jive
From what your ears hear to what your mind sees
Your body feels the beat as you listen to me
Spittin’ and rhymin’, particular timing
Words are condensed because of the stylin’
Seminal works of Wes the Genius
Got you pumpin’ like you’re on ProPlus
Creations of the Cinemateur for the visual connoisseur
Can you read between the lines, find the message in the beats?
Morse code rhymes tapped out with your feet
Tall guy, bad guy, good guy
Director say ‘Jump’ actor say ‘How high?’
Melding of minds and creative forces
The magic comes from various sources
Vision fed to collabo crew to create something pure and true
Tapping the juices from head to toe, trying to establish a common flow
Stepping out of our shells, follow in the footsteps of Orson Welles
Bringing to reality from off the page, musings of a have-a-go sage
The pen is mightier than the sword
A picture tells a thousand words
Actions speak louder than words
Well I was talking to the Cinemateur and he was rapping to me about the power of four:
Creativity, Skill, Vision and Will
Cover is blown, creativity shown
Seminal works of Wes the Genius
Melding of minds and creative forces
Bringing to reality from off the page
Write a new chapter, starting again
Different pitch but the tone’s the same
Unity in diversity, subverting negative actuality
Soothing hurts through the visual arts
A medicinal tonic, the power of music
© Iko-ei-Ojo Akoh, Wes Oakland 2008
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5. |
Hard Times
01:25
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Hard Times
These are the times when it’s hard
Trying to get you a job
No money coming in
But it’s pouring out
Job hunt is going so slow
But hey, what do you know?
If you want that perfect job,
You’ve got to hold out
You’ve got to cling to the hope
There’s a position that’s dope
Inscribed with your name
The others just aint the same!
I’m talking from experience,
It will grow you patience
Keep an open mind
You never know what you’ll find
I once heard a man say
If only I’d shown more faith
Woulda been a three month holiday
You’ve got to trust in God’s grace…
© Iko-ei-Ojo Akoh 2007
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