1. |
Old Love
04:11
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we been in wars together
hand to hand
side by side
sunken by the treasure
on a rising tide
the darkness of the truth
gone and cast us in this light
it’s the sunshine of the moon
angling for a fight
behind this whole facade
we been dueling in the streets
till death do us part
old love...put down your guns
best if we call it a draw
old love...put down your guns
best if we draw it a draw
we been in wars together
hand to hand side by side
to pretend that I don’t need you
I’d be swimmin in a lie
so lets slowly back away
no need to cause a scene
we’ll disperse into the clouds
put our money on some dreams
we’ll disperse into the clouds
put some money on our dreams
old love, put down your guns
best if we call it a draw
old love, put down your guns
best if we call it a draw
we either will or we won’t
ya do or ya don’t
anyone with eyes could see we’re reaching
the gold of our rings
has gone cold on our fingers
anyone alive would say we’re sleepin
old love, put down your guns
best if we call it a draw
old love, put down your guns
best if we call it a draw
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2. |
All Is Forgiven
05:45
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sometimes i think about
things before they happen
float it around in my head for a while
all of a sudden
its grown too big to handle
changed it’s clothes
and grown a mind of its own
too loud to listen
too proud to put the paper to the pen
clean up this place
run the vacuum of my head
too many time zones
two thousand planes
tack on the distance
it only brings me back again
these books are overdue
there’s tenderness inside
the depth of the lineup
watch the characters come alive
dip into the system
feel the volume fill the space
bending horizons
fall into place
all is forgiven
times will clean us
absolute, absolution
all is forgiven
time is a genius
absolute, absolution
shift these shapes
make the landscape disappear
tech tonic plates
serving powers to your fears
sometimes I hear that voice
when words were never spoken
proceed with caution
before glass has ever broken
quantize the groove
while it’s dancing in your head
controlled emotions
find me drifting instead
till we feel better without it
go and knit some sweaters about it
two stone statues
trying hard not to laugh
maybe there’s something in the movement
or the stillness of the air
put that good stuff on ice
and keep that elephant over there
let’s shift through modern times
i hold a future pass
non existent obstacles
squarely in our path
all is forgiven
times will clean us
absolute, absolution
all is forgiven
time is a genius
absolute, absolution
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3. |
Oh Shante
03:13
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if times up
i better just wise up
i’ll jump into the pile up
tryna win my girl
see the way they line up
before u make your mind up
check me when i shine up
your world
I know some chariot awaits you
mariachis serenade you
so who am I to even interfere
Roxanne, oh Shante
come carry me away in your cabriolet
-----
vrs 2
take a little ride around
to another side o’ town
takin it to you quiete now
tryna win my girl ur url
have a little lie down
show eachother proper nouns
listen to some smooth sounds
i like your world
I know some chariot awaits you
mariachis serenade you
so who am I to even interfere
Roxanne, oh Shante
come carry me away in your cabriolet
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4. |
Vagabond
04:12
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stick to the pace
your a rat in the race
its all you can give
but aint all that it takes
put your money on the wall
but it wont buy taste
surprised to catch shine
when you stop to embrace (and now)
BREATHE , don't wanna watch you go under
FLY , don't wanna see you burn
PLEASE, they gonna take your thunder
why you wanna miss your turn
EASY, don't paint by numbers
fortune only favors the bold
SWEAT , no money no motion
plant these trees of coffee and gold
VAGABOND, make a little somethin out of nothing
VAGABOND, go on and prosper
The powers in place
to put a name to your face
dont care how you live
what you lose, what you make
play thru the pain
nothing goes to waste
surprised what ya find when you take a little space
BREATHE , don't wanna watch you go under
FLY , don't wanna see you burn
PLEASE, they gonna take your thunder
why you wanna miss your turn
EASY, don't paint by numbers
fortune only favors the bold
SWEAT , no money no motion
plant these trees of coffee and gold
VAGABOND, make a little somethin out of nothin
VAGABOND, go on and prosper
VAGABOND, make a little somethin out of nothin
VAGABOND, go on and prosper
yes i am, XXXXX
dont wanna watch you go under
dont wanna see u burn
they gonna take your thunder
why you wanna miss your turn
dont paint by numbers
fortune only favors the bold
no moves no motion
plant these trees of coffee and gold
we'll plant these trees of coffee and gold
we'll plant these trees of coffee and gold
VAGABOND, make a little somethin out of nothin
VAGABOND, go on and prosper
VAGABOND, make a little somethin out of nothin
VAGABOND, go on and prosper
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5. |
Sound Proof Heart
04:12
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There’s more than enough water around for both of us to float
its high time for some order in this boat
i’m gonna need your full attention
i been side lined by your affections
keep reading
your misdirections
i can’t seem to get my thoughts collected
you put it on me
you gone kicking down my doors
i didn’t mean to get so connected
something must of startled me
i was taken by surprise
my sound proof heart
listening to your bedroom eyes
To the Beat of your Drum
To the Beat of your Drum
I’ve given you control
now You Burn my Flame
To the Beat of your Drum
To the Beat of your Drum
We’re Greater than our parts
Shake These Chains
To the Beat of your Drum
To the Beat of your Drum
im out at sea and there’s water in this boat
maybe it’s adrenaline runnin thru my blood
somebody done stole my keys
and they been drivin me
my body the car
in strange parts of town
this has been a head spin
and there go my rims
To the Beat of your Drum
To the Beat of your Drum
I’ve given you control
now You Burn my Flame
To the Beat of your Drum
To the Beat of your Drum
We’re Greater than our parts
Shake These Chains
try to deny
cause i think i oughta
it’s all been decided
like flouride in the water
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6. |
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never mind, no sense is expected
set the course to where the sales are projected
no time to get that close to perfection
run along get the story collected
tryna’ win to the point of obsession
set you back , now you got NO PROTECTION
take a stay in the house of correction
walk away with some better connections
You better move along
Find some other way
In a landslide we shoulder on
We are running out of space
In an age of the world that will find you
How often do they know
They jive you, and wine you, hi five you
Peace out
Your on your own
standing still lost in reflection
go spin the globe get a proper perspective
keep it current, that's the modern directive
swing out, remain objective
u Run the show, Mr. casting director
front row with a lie detector
uga booga with no rejection
no inflections and a strong complexion
You better move along
Find some other way
Laugh it off another day
You like it, you buy it, you throw it away
IN an age
OF a world
that will find you
how often do they know?
they jive you
wine you
hi five you
peace out, you're on your own
i run away to fall apart
i run away to fall apart
Ba sentse masimo
Ba sentse lefatse
Ba sentse lewatle
Ba sentse legodemo
Ba sentse lerato
Ba sentse le dijo
Byale go setse wena
IN an age
OF a world
that will find you
how often do they know?
they jive you
wine you
hi five you
peace out, you're on your own
i run away to fall apart
i run away to fall apart
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7. |
Time Lapse
04:53
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a man who’s lost on a number of dealings
walkin blind through a crowd of feelings
she looks okay
from floor to ceiling
there’s something in her heart
her smiles concealing
hustle in the steps
bendin and cheatin
a little boy
that’s been caught stealing
tears in her eyes
somehow she’s beamin
a little girl
who keeps on dreaming
time lapse, abandoned buildings
speed it up, to remember the feelings
time lapse, abandoned buildings
I wish you something much more appealing
like a cannonball, drawn to danger
in the arms of the perfect stranger
holding her tight
it’s not in his nature
until it’s gone
from minor to major
quiet noise
calm and contagious
break the bank
makin them changes
I wish you something much more appealing
this time with a little more feeling...
we’re lucky we live in a place
where seasons never change
we can recut our yesterdays
to put each other in the final frames
time lapse, abandoned buildings
speed it up to remember the feelings
time lapse abandoned buildings
I wish you something more appealing
we are lucky we live in a place
where the seasons never change
we can recut our yesterdays
to put each other in the final frames
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8. |
Breaking 2 UR Shadow
04:08
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fuji film, tall and trim
she paints the city’s pictures in
mind over matter, forever and after
another way to cheat the lens
I will never be alone
I’m just breaking to your shadow
I will never be alone
I’m just breaking to your shadow
her colors runnin
I’m walkin anyway
I hear them comin
I watch it expose
the world falls away
he stays, she stays
following the sound of dominoes
I will never be alone
I’m just breaking to your shadow
I will never be alone
I’m just breaking to your shadow
as high as the stakes may be
I’ve given in to fantasy
as high as the stakes may be
I’ve given in to fantasy
I will never be alone
I’m just breaking to your shadow
I will never be alone
I’m just breaking to your shadow
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9. |
Only Ones There
03:29
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You and me at the
Crest of the sea
Shangri la la
Languid and pretty
Pass the boa boa trees
Walk with me
Where i go pressed in the city
Tell you in confident it’s plain to see
Spin the wheels of fortune
Set your conscious free
Salt on your hips
How will I go
Kissed by the sun
Count the freckles off your nose
Sunbathing beachcomber and
Guess that she found me
She famous and nameless
Wandering aimless
Saturday, we’re more for the merry
The dancing breeze
Extra ordinary
Down to the shore
To peddle our wares
Off in the stars
We’ll be the only ones there
Down to the shore
To peddle our wares
Off in the stars
We’ll be the only ones there
We’ll be the only ones there
We’ll be the only ones there
We’ll be the only ones there
We’ll be the only ones there
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Alekesam Los Angeles, California
Alekesam is the musical congruence of Sal Masekela and Sunny Levine. Theirs is a second generation musical union as the sons of longtime musical conspirators, Hugh Masekela and Stewart Levine. ‘All Is Forgiven’ is the first song off their forthcoming second album, the follow up to their 2012 debut, The Sound Of Alekesam. ... more
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