In Our Art, by Shavu

In Our Art

by Shavu

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1.	Shavu, Andrew Nsenga - Intro 01:49	lyrics	buy track
Time Time is the indefinite continued progress Of existence and events That occur in apparently irreversible succession From the past through the present to the future Space Space is the boundless three-dimensional extent In which objects and events Have relative position and direction Love Love the irreversible fifth dimension That accentuates both Spirit and body Fluctuating logic and reason That prolongs seasons of joy And summer Music Music the sound of love Reason and peace The inexplicable vibration The human soul feeds on The axis which the universe jams to Space and time Love and music
2.	You Heal Me 04:11	lyrics	buy track
I enter the room See the faces More familiar than family - it's you Hear the voices Laughter oozing from your lips – yeah you Hear my every word and the ones I don’t say You share my joy and you ease my pain Here I feel safe, here I can breathe I can't explain and there’s no need ‘cause Chorus: You heal me Yeah you heal me You heal me Yeah you One tone The melody Base drum in tune with my heartbeat Definition of true belief Your prophets put in words what I feel Jill, Lauryn, Erykah and India.arie Tarrus and Cole - they are so many Impatiently I wait for their wisdom to enlighten me Cause (Chorus) My heart - sore and fragile You picked it up with a smile The words right out of your mouth Pure ointment for every bruise you found The mothers above have been kind to me Cause they sent you and I can’t believe How beautiful, your soul Magical the moments we have - so precious I wonder if you know I wish you knew how much you (Chorus) You, yeah you (repeat till end)
3.	Shavu, Wu - City Lights 04:15	lyrics	buy track
Wu: I opened my eyes When I woke up I rise Put my jacket on, see the showdown outside My dream It was cloudy but nice It makes me remember those sunny times Now it's colder than ice I feel like I could cry Then the sun and the blue sky I wish I could find them Concrete jungle makes the robots look iron But anyway I will never stop criticize them Take a rest Let me spend a little time I draw you a picture Keep it in mind It feels right when I start to realize That I see your pretty smile In the dust of city lights No it's glowing, it's snowing I should better stop slowing Down my steps – uptown aspects Never get me down I won't allow it yet So I walk down my way Cause I will never stop goin' Chorus: And I’m walking home under the city lights Cold and empty streets Freezing is the air I breathe Put on my jacket as I turn right I miss those summer nights, oh how I miss those summer nights And I’m walking home under the city lights Cold and empty streets Freezing is the air I breathe Put on my jacket as I turn right How I miss those warm summer nights Shavu: It's been Rough weeks, tough season Don't know how I made it but I’m here for a reason Cause my daddy told me Better is yet to come U will only see sunshine if you dance through the storm Sometimes I'm tired Oh somebody light my fire Yes sing again oh sometimes I'm tired But I keep walking, walking, walking on walking, walking, walking on (Chorus) But there can u see A little blossom on the tree First sign of life that will set us free From the freezing, the breezing the f***ing cold feeling The meaning of struggle that it used to be I can see it I can smell it Feel it on my fingertips The sunshine on my cheek The sound of honey bees And never think ‘bout the winter trips There's a pretty little flower Growing from the cold Like a summer bringing soldier Hoping to be followed So now I'm walking home under the city lights Cold and empty streets Freezing is the air I breathe Put on my headphones as I see the morning rise Play the summer's first track (Play the first track now) And play it loud (Fade out)
4.	Today Pt. I 02:10	lyrics	buy track
Today, today Today I woke up from a dream A voice said my name – a scream My heart poured out, was bleeding Today was not a good day Today I had a clouded mind Clouded by pictures hard to fight Leaving broken pieces behind Today was not a good day (Today, today, today, today, today was not a good day) Today it came back All the emptiness, in ugly details All the mess I waded in heaviness With every step Today was not a good day (Today, today, today, today was not a good day)
5.	Diaspora Blues 06:18	lyrics	buy track
Deep in the ground Cherished and nourished by the elders Relentlessly our roots found Their way crossing the arbitrary borders Mother, oh mother You've been our all and you'll always be But in tears and with hope in our hearts we leave They said the land is wide Streets paved with gold A future shining bright At least so we were told Burst of the bubble of illusionary impression Regression despite the hard work Depression And some of us lose their mind Others pugnaciously stand to defy The years go by and we are here In the daily battle we found our seat Created a home, created brilliance Created beautiful families So we create this world To put our minds at peace Inherited pain, love and dreams Diaspora stories, yeah Diaspora Stories, Diaspora We made it But still my heart is aching Thinking about the loss, the sacrifice We lost the connection, lost track of what's real Stranger in our home Some are banned so their wounds can't heal So many birthdays, so many funerals we missed Wonder where we'd be today But that's how it is So many childhoods so many loved ones we missed I wonder where we'd be today The dream, the dream Returning as kings and queens We shall come to you, mother The promised land, the holy ground Present our gift as we kneel And we might grow old Blind to see what we've got Open doors, name in the red hardcovered book And new generations born Blessed with multiple homes Beauty in community Pain into pride We take back our crowns The dream, the dream, the one never buried (3x) (Is it mine?) So I create this world To put my mind at peace Inherited pain, love and dreams Diaspora Stories Iwacu, Iwacu Nakubona nkishyima kandi nkababara Bantu banjye, bantu banjye Dutandukanye igihe kirekire Umuzi umwe ariko ubutwabaye abanyamahanga Ariko m'umutima wanjye nzi ko M'uruziga rw'ubuzima Ubucyeye n'ejo (Our country, our country Seeing you is joy and pain My people, my people We have been separated for long Same root but now we are strangers But in my heart I know In the circle of life The past is tomorrow)
6.	Never Give Up 03:25	lyrics	buy track
(Angela Davis – speech at women's march 2017) From what our elders told us We have come far So much knowledge and wisdom Bout the earth and the stars From a line of black sovereignty Black brilliance and black royalty Black beauty and black diversity Each one of us carries a burden today Cause we've been tortured, been killed, our treasures thrown away twisted our minds, our Gods and Goddesses left behind Incredible what humans can take And yet we feel so drained We got so much more And we know what we're in this for Chorus: So we never give up We done this for generations Some had lost their faith but we never give up No we're not done here We won't stop here, no We never give up We done this for generations Some had lost their faith But we never give up, we never give up And through the valleys of our worlds The scent of strange fruits lingers on Collectively dehumanized Gear wheels in his collection And it's been written in the core Columns built on blood and bones Trapped and too comfortable for Deconstructing the mind by turning each and every stone Tell me what would they find Fruitful soil or dried up ground I plant the seeds of our legends' legacies We are bound to (Chorus) We will never give up Never, never, never, never (repeat till end)
7.	Today Pt. II 03:14	lyrics	buy track
A melody Shade of a song Stuck in my head Today I can't catch the lyrics I can't recall But they keep drawing smiles on my face And I go like ooh today (4x) Today, today (3x) Today I sat and watched the world pass Inhaled the fresh breeze trying to make this moment last I look at my life At what was And what is today And the people that shaped it and I realize I’m at peace with who I've grown to be I'm at peace with who I've grown to be Yeah today, today, today Today, today, today, today Mmmh, mhm (4x)
8.	No 03:25	lyrics	buy track
Chorus: A no is a no just N – O simply no Oh why? Because I said so Boy you're not the first Sadly won't be the last – just pass Leave my sisters alone (2x) So please tell me what's so hard about this Let me spell it to you N – O, that's it So NO to you starring NO to your hands around my wrist NO taps on my ass cause I’m already pissed NO to you being like “come on, cheer up" I know it's how we were raised but Let's start by the little things and change See the world through my eyes and say (Chorus) Don't you have mothers? Don't you have sisters? Won't you have daughters? How would you want them to be treated? Seems like we live in a world Where a NO said by a woman has no meaning It has no power It's just a word A word said to tease him But in a world where her will is submitted under his It shouldn't irritate That in the same world for him rape and abuse Become legitimate That's not a world I wanna live in (But I do) It's not a world I want our kids to live in (3x)
9.	Let's Stay In 04:52	lyrics	buy track
There's a storm outside I can hear the thunder from afar It's coming I see the lightning strike I hear people shout Children running So let's go home, let's go missing Switch off our phones I don’t wanna be out there Just wanna be here Just you and me Chorus: I know we can't escape And I promise tomorrow we'll face it again Let's stay in today Let's stay in today I know we gotta keep up the fight But for now let's just miss one turn and hide Let's stay in tonight Let's stay in tonight Let's have a day good and lazy I'll make you some coffee Shut the rest of the world Come on cheri Be wild be free Come we dance in the kitchen Or play me some Emeli Sande Let’s lay down and listen No need to go to the sea If it's just you and me This is where I wanna be for today I know what’s been going on Your exhaustment and my own Let's stay in for a while (Chorus) Let's take a time out Let's take a time out Good and lazy, good Good and lazy, good No need to go to the sea if it's just you and me … (Chorus) (repeat till end)
10.	Shavu, Andrew Nsenga - Outro 00:57	lyrics	buy track
There can be no love without music because Music is the vein in which love flows Music transcends the idealistic impossibility of love Creating the basis Of the supernatural implication That births a smile The butterflies in your stomach The bubble-headed phenomenon The unexplainable feelings The emotional overdrive The chemical secretion We call Love

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released August 10, 2018

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Art Work by: Ikone aka Joel Schütz