Youth
MatisyahuVersion1
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Fire descends from on high in the shape of a lion
Burn the sacrifice of pride and ride on Mount Zion
Fire descends from on high in the shape of a lion
Burn the sacrifice of pride and ride on Mount Zion
Rub me the wrong way, taking the highway
Rubbing sticks together but your fire's man-made
Capitalize on hot air, soar like an airplane
Yearn to rise in the sky quick high like cocaine
False pride is suicide but you've got nothing to gain
Babylon's buildings raise like flames
Drowning in their champagne
Explosion pulled the pin in the hand grenade
Soul stain blowing up, in your own domain
Fire crackers ohh and aah, but they never maintain
Fires burning, flames are dancing
Don't burn the house down Lord
Heavenly fire only resides on an altar made from the ground
One pair of eyes
But see two different things
One person cries but the other one sings
You walk around like everybody owes ya something
Take what you got, thank God for all that life brings
The poor man has it all but not content with anything
While the rich man's hands are empty but he's sitting like a king
Backpack's getting heavy, moving at a steady pace
Carrying bricks on your shoulders and lead around your waist
Making way, run in haste, there is no time to taste
What you ate, we should be grateful got a plateful
Fire burns like ice morsels falling fire like rain
Youth
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Some of them come now, some of the running, some of them looking for fun
Some of them looking for away out of confusion
Some of them don't know where to be, some of them don't know where to go
Some of them trust their instincts ,that somethings missing from the show
Some don't fit society, their insides are crying low
Some of them teachers squashed the flame, 'fore it had a chance to grow
Some of them embers still glow , them charcoal hushed and low
Some of them come with hunger suppressed, not fed them feel the death blow yo
Young man control in your hand
Slam your fist on the table, and make your demand
Take a stand fan a fire for the flame of the youth
Got the freedom to choose, you better make the right move
Young man, the power's in your hand
Slam your fist on the table and make your demand
You better make the right move
Youth is the engine of the world
Youth is the engine of the world
Storm the halls of vanity
Focus your energy
Into a laser beam streaming shattered light unites to pierce
Between the seams and it seems the world open peering
The children see rapid fire for your mind
Half a truth is just a lie they rub me the wrong way
They say their way or fall behind, seventeen disconnect left out
The concept as to why, there's a spiritual emptiness
So the youth them get vexed, skip class and get wrecked
Feel with beer and cigarettes, to fill the hole in their chest!
You got the freedom to choose, better make the right move
You got the freedom to choose
Youth is the engine of the world
Youth is the engine of the world
Youth is the engine of the world
Time of Your Song
x4
The world is moving to the song I hear
Whos that singing wind is rushing in my ear
Mind gushing memories almost lost everything
Felony and fellows running in my dream
We were in the van where the hits were driving
Saw myself in the highlands at age thirteen
And I'm asking questions to the present day me
Moving backwards down the hill see we were posting
Moonlight illuminate my night and my days sun-ray make the people say
Had a vision somethings missing so they're screaming out loud
Keep my feet on ground and my head in the clouds
I'm the arrow, you're my bow, shoot me forth and I will go
And I know and I go and I go get up and go
Make me feel its for real tell me what you know
I dont mean to glorify, ate the apple of the tree and tried to lie
In the garden i'll remember thats when I started to sing
I said death brings life into uncertain things,
Classroom's not for me, sun setting autumn breeze
Sound is moving like a chorus keep hearing that melody
Check the radio but theres nothing playing
Check the radio again but theres nothing playing
Rewind
Dub-wise!
Swing low, sweet chariot of flames change my name, No
It was always the same
Till if only what you find when you climb
Check the radio but of all that shines theres no time
My life is making your mind work in overtime
But along the line you'll have to pay for the crime
Slow it down you turbo too soon
Vroom vroom then you want to blast off unto the moon
But you might get trapped in a temple of doom
You might get trapped in a temple of doom
Dispatch the Troops
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See the daughter of Zion once precious princess
Left her father's house to walk streets that never rest
Maybe theyll hear me in the metropolis
So Im sending an SOS
Fighting with her ta she wants out of this mess
And them big city lights might brighten up the darkness
You know that Im tired and you know that Im stressed
You cant stop me and you cant stop this
You could call the police try to make an arrest
Today is the day that I repossess
Leaving on the first bus that I can get
Now its rings around eyes sopping wet from rain droplets
Window shopping for some solace no address and penniless
Thats the price you pay for running away from the stress
Feeling the pain likes to dance by the DJ
Reminds me of a time when things were okay
Frightened by her own shadow
Now she wants to go home
Many names, for one G-d
Trotting on, through the façade
You were all my children
Got to dig for that feeling
Love, will break down this concealment
Strip away the serpents skin We came to win
Dispatch the troops send out the captain
My gem is held captive in the dungeon
Dont come back again till you end the mission
If it takes a long time dont lose the vision
If youre stuck check the blueprint, look within
Reflection, got to find the rhythm
Wont you please return child Where you been
She says I cant come home because he wont let me in
And besides we dont need no more friction
Used to look so nice, howd you get so thin
And your heart's like ice, its a heart of sin
Skin white like a ghost with a pale complexion
Pray to g-d for the dead we need resurrection
Dont you know wherever we go thick and thin
You are still my children
Since youve been gone my souls been hurting
Wondering through this world
We are just boys and girls
Many names, for one G-d
Trotting on, through the façade
You were all my children
Got to dig for that feeling
Love, will break down this concealment
Indestructible
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(x2)
Fear nobody but his majesty
My spirit, you retrieved
For you I wait silently
It seems that you believe in me
Indestructible digging through the rubble
Bubblin' we don't need no more trouble
Never had this cold vision, hot hot friction
Like Im running a muck upon a rhythm
Stay on a plan so you dont lose the vision
Stay sizzlin Peter paddled from a plane like this is
From the city feelin' it your breathin in
You put on your glasses and you see through it
Some of them run, run, runnin like a rat on a wheel
Try feel fine, a new deal
Who is there? Ticket for a meal
This world is real, and it heals for a final generation
I remember that day in November
Standing on a roof and Im feeling so tender
All shook up like Ive been in the blender
Fend off the demons in the park after dark
Lend me your hand, I want to be a member
Spent too much and now Im rendered
Dead, Mend these wounds, we got to find a common
Thread want to fly in the sky bu ya heavy like lead
Just untooling the hands of the builder
Fill them with the strength to go further
Digging deep for eternal treasure
Stay away from quick sand and false pleasure
Them mouths speak with arrogance
Appearance like a lion lurking in the mist
They surround and they gaze their fix
Grab the rope of Gods heritage
Release me from their schemes
My distress you will relieve
Shield me on the path thats dark and slippery
Basic deception and futility
I stand with integrity, sneak to the roof of that building
Dont want nobody here to see me
Theyre saying that Im living in a fantasy
But I believe if I did keep and I bleed in sincerity
Wont you utterly remove the cloud hanging over me
Wont you wave that decree in the shade of your wings
Shelter me from the wicked who have plundered me
From my mortal enemies, wont you shield me
What I'm Fighting For
What Im fighting for
Is worth far more than silver and gold
What I'm fighting for
Is a chance to unite the past
When a brothers coming home at last
Fighting together for lives
Sons and daughters of Abraham
Lay down to a higher command
Dont be tricked by the acts of man
Gods wisdom revealed in a holy plan
A chance to unite the past
When a brothers coming home at last
Fighting together for lives
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To Zion we roll and we're not all alone
Unite and you will find
What Im fighting for
Is worth far more than silver and gold
What Im fighting for
Is a chance to unite the past
When a brothers coming home at last
Fighting together for lives
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To Zion we roll and we're not all alone
Unite and you will find
What Im fighting for
Jerusalem
Jerusalem, if I forget you,
Fire not gonna come from me tongue
Jerusalem, if I forget you,
Let my right hand forget what it's supposed to do
In the ancient days, we will return with no delay
Picking up the bounty and the spoils on our way
We've been traveling from state to state
And them don't understand what they say
3,000 years with no place to be
And they want me to give up my milk and honey
Don't you see, it's not about the land or the sea
Not the country but the dwelling of his majesty
Rebuild the temple and the crown of glory
Years gone by, about sixty
We were burned in the oven in this century
And the gas tried to choke, but it couldn't choke me
I will not lie down, I will not fall asleep
And they come overseas, yes they're trying to be free
Erase the demons out of our memory
Change your name and your identity
Afraid of the truth and our dark history
Why is everybody always chasing we
Cut off the roots of your family tree
Don't you know that's not the way to be
Caught up in these ways, and the worlds gone craze
Don't you know it's just a phase, cause of the Simon says
If I forget the truth then my words won't penetrate
Babylon burning in the place, can't see through the haze
Chop down all of them dirty ways,
That's the price that you pay for selling lies to the youth
No way, not okay, oh
No way, not okay, hey
Ain't no one gonna break my stride
Ain't no one gonna pull me down
Oh no, I got to keep on moving stay alive
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Jerusalem If I forget You
Jerusalem If I forget You
Jerusalem If I forget You
Jerusalem If I forget You
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Slap me Daft, we sat down in the back of the class
To seize knowledge we don't need, I forgot my late pass
But I'm early to a arrival beatbox, you got raps?
Meet me on the football field, don't sleep on field, the quarterback
No one clapped when we locked in, it was removal of our class
But my flag got captured and I fell between the cracks
My tool for inspiration turned into a handicap
No matter how I tried, I just couldn't fill the gaps
Those whipper snappers, they got trapped old chap
They lost the way, they never had the right map
Needed a sneak attack to slap the demons off my back
So I picked for the shtetl dreamed big I wouldn't settle
Put the pedal to the metal and returned to fundamentals
I'll never forget running through the hall with all y'all rebels
Roaming through the high land, young bucks invincible
Echoes in my brain, if kids report to the principle
Substance dulls the mind
Traife wine clouds the heart
You can't sew a stitch with one hand
While you're taking it apart
Bright lights might look nice
But they sure won't make you sharp
You can't sew a stitch with one hand
While you're taking it apart
Yeah, misty morning and my mom's a mess
To make matters worse dog my pops is stressed, life is a test
Make the grade or catch an F, now death is all that's left
To ponder I wander off hoping to catch my breath
And hold it, mold my memories from untold scripts
And roll up in a tornado twist, now I'm certain
There's a pertinent reason I'm on this earth
Seasons change in white plains, but we remain alert
When new school years appear fools fear for a failure and crawl away
In tears, I play Popeye the Sailor and stay with spinach
We walk the halls with a grimace
Yeah they gossip in groups, I try to mind my business and tell the truth
For instance
I listen, see it all with basketball court vision
Ignoring ignorance in fields of fiction
We lean back in the calmest position
And embrace the honesty found within our tension, What's good?
Trapped in the elevator of your mind
Is it real, what will you find behind the door
Your imaginations put you in a bind
Around you there's a cloud of gloom
Swallow the key, lock yourself in a room
Can't see outside of your universe
No more war, there won't be anymore hunger
No jealousy, not even competition
Let go, release, you hold the keys
Time we evaporate into the breeze
We are nothing, we are something
Let go, release, you hold the keys
It's time we evaporate into the breeze
We are nothing, we'll be something
Welcome to the desert of my soul
You can stay if you like, there's room for one more
There's room for one more
Shalom/Saalam
Instrumental in F Major
Late Night in Zion
C (2 fr.): 32013
We're the reflection of imperfection
We come from the infinite place of limitation
Rejoice in these days, make a correction
We're the completion
Lights out, down for the count, can't get up
Meanwhile the enemy screams the boy is stuck
and the legs of the king are dangling in a rut
Falling pieces, lost sparks, hearts cut
We're not alone in the madness if we're here, then so are you
Deepest caverns underground, we've been digging for the truth,
Scrape my knees, on the hurdles, face down in the puddles
Only one who'll get us out of this mess, the one who put us here
I've got a spear driven through my ear
Can't you hear the sound, crystal clear, pistols crashing chandeliers
Long for brooks of water like the deer
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A man is just a man, filled of faults and weakness
For a young Jerusalem all alone and speechless
Nighttime, nobody's home, roam streets in darkness
I feel I'm just a man, flesh and bones, homeless
Planting seeds, they won't sink in, I'm dried up
like the desert earth, how could these seeds give birth
Water me down, liquify, I will not be cursed
From one into a million disperse
Wisdom reigns like water from heaven to below
Crush my earth, seeds grow, garden start to grow
You know you've got to rise, though you like to flow
You can't keep staring out the window
Earth, water, wind, fire we stay low while getting higher
Spark igniter, fighting tired stay wired, enlighten loads
Fly alive, weep wail chant, cry, let out a sigh
Energized, give my last dime, life shouldn't pass me by
Rise, to the occasion
Keep these hearts all blazin' build your life on a river of wax
Melt into space, we've been here since the beginning
not going away, not going away
Unique is My Dove
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On the way into this world, our soul was born in two
Searching for you, I been searching for you
Where ya been, where ya running to
Where ya got to go, what ya got to do
Don't care where we're going, just wanna be with you
Put your head on my shoulder, tell me what you been through
When I lose my focus, you remind me of the truth
Lift us up to the heavens, for a birds eye view
One woman for me
Other half of my soul, you're my queen
One woman for me
Other half of my soul, roots of my tree
We could forget about Galus for a while,
Our troubles for a while Sometimes I look at you and just smile,
Sit in the park and just laugh all day
Sometimes I just lose it with the things that you say,
Waiting by the subway but we missed the train,
We'll take the next one if you can pull me away
Keep me cool down to earth, and no anxiety
Stay modest with the humble heart always
We don't need no umbrella when we're walking in the rain
Sunlight or clouds, its all the same
Don't need no umbrella, when we're walking in the rain
So smart and sharp, oh so lovely
And a beauty shine bright, yes you're there for me
Keep the ways of our fathers, how it use to be
Moving forward, don't mean erase our history
Look to your ways, and see a girl who wants to do the right thing
Dedicated to a life, bigger than you or me
Build a temple in our hearts, for his majesty
Stay simple, serve god, and keep our deeds clean
Ancient Lullaby
Mist rising on the horizon
Listenin with my ears and listenin with my eyes and
Listenin until we've ridden the mud from the parasite
Listenin until our hearts start to glisten, realize
Share the vision and my rhythms and we'll melt the ice
Start sizzlin, spilling from the ceiling, bread dripping drizzling
Close to the broken-heart, them crushed in spirit
Redeem the soul of your servant seek his, pursue it
Keep the sparkle in your eyes
Oh you know, we're not gon die, like flyin
Soul times for the times when we'll stay unified
The eyes of Hashem are to the righteous and he hears their
Soul cry, like an ancient lullaby
Soul cry, like an ancient lullaby
Jerusalem breathes, bringin me ease from the Brooklyn squeeze,
Dirty boppin and a bring ya down to ya knees
Track ya like a lion, leave me be
When they come with their disease to drag us into the street,
My law's still pure, you can't take that from me,
3000 years until this last century,
Impossible to break the seal of the High Priest,
Yo, I say the branches on the trees them bow to these
Swaying to the melodies,
Craving for the slaves to bring redemption please
I am you, you are me
No more leaders, we must flea ,We want see God in our enemy
King without a Crown
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You're all that I have and you're all that I need
Each and every day I pray to get to know you please
I want to be close to you, yes I'm so hungry
You're like water for my soul when it gets thirsty
Without you there's no me, you're the air that I breathe
Sometimes the world is dark and I just can't see
With these, demons surround all around to bring me down to negativity
But I believe, yes I believe, I said I believe
I'll stand on my own two feet, won't be brought down on one knee
I fight with all of my might and get these demons to flee
Hashem's rays fire blaze burn bright and I believe
Hashem's rays fire blaze burn bright and I believe
Out of darkness comes light, twilight unto the heights
Crown Heights burnin' up all through till twilight
Said thank you to my God, now I finally got it right
And I'll fight with all of my heart, and all a' my soul, and all a' my might
What's this feeling, my love will rip a hole in the ceiling
I give myself to you from the essence of my being
And I sing to my god, songs of love and healing
I want Moshiach now, time we start revealing
What's this feeling, my love will rip a hole in the ceiling
I give myself to you from the essence of my being
And I sing to my god, songs of love and healing
I want Moshiach now
Strippin away the layers and reveal your soul
Got to give yourself up and then you become whole
You're a slave to yourself and you don't even know
You want to live the fast life but your brain moves slow
If you're trying to stay high, bound to stay low
You want God but you can't deflate your ego
If you're already there then there's nowhere to go
If you're cup's already full then its bound to overflow
If you're drowning in the water's and you can't stay afloat
Ask Hashem for mercy, and he'll throw you a rope
You're looking for help from God you say he couldn't be found
Searching up to the sky and looking beneath the ground
Like a King without his Crown, you keep fallin' down
You really want to live but can't get rid of your frown
Tried to reach unto the heights and wound bound down on the ground
Given up your pride and the you heard a sound
Out of night comes day and out of day comes light
Nullified to the One like sunlight in a ray
Makin' room for his love and a fire gone blaze
Makin' room for his love and a fire gone blaze
See I lift up my eyes where my help come from
And I seen it circling around from the mountain
Thunder, you feel it in your chest
You keep my mind at ease and my soul at rest you're not vexed
See I lift up my eyes where my help come from
And I seen it circling around from the mountain
Thunder, you feel it in your chest
You keep my mind at ease and my soul at rest you're not vexed
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Readable chord sheet for Youth by Matisyahu
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[Am]Fire descends from on [G]high in the shape of a [F]lion [G]
[Am]Burn the sacrifice of [G]pride and ride on Mount [F]Zion [G]
[Am]Fire descends from on [G]high in the shape of a [F]lion [G]
[Am]Burn the sacrifice of [G]pride and ride on Mount [F]Zion [G]
Rub [Am]me the wrong way, ta[G]king the highway
Rubbing [F]sticks together but your [G]fire's man-made
Capita[Am]lize on hot air, soar l[G]ike an airplane
Yearn to [F]rise in the sky quick high like cocaine
False [G]pride is suicide but you've got nothing to gain
Baby[Am]lon's buildings raise like flames
[G]Drowning in their champagne
Ex[F]plosion pulled the pin in the [G]hand grenade
Soul [Am]stain blowing up, in your [G]own domain
Fire [F]crackers ohh and aah, but they [G]never maintain
[F]Fires burning, [G]flames are dancing
Don'[Am]t burn the house down Lor[G]d
[F]Heavenly fire [G]only resides on an [Am]altar made from the [G]ground
[Am]One pair of [G]eyes
But see [F]two different [G]things
[Am]One person [G]cries but the [F]other one [G]sings
[Am]You walk around like everybody [G]owes ya something
Take what you [F]got, thank God for [G]all that life brings
The [Am]poor man has it all but not con[G]tent with anything
While the [F]rich man's hands are empty but he's [G]sitting like a king
[Dm]Backpack's getting heavy, moving [G]at a steady pace
Carrying [Am]bricks on your shoulders and le[Em]ad around your waist
Making [Dm]way, run in haste, there is [Am]no time to taste
What you [Em]ate, we should be grateful got a plateful
Fire burns like ice morsels falling fire like rain
Youth
[Am] [C] x4
[Am]Some of them come now, some of the running, some of them [C]looking for fun
Some of them [Am]looking for away [C]out of confusion
Some of them [Am]don't know where to be, some of them [C]don't know where to go
Some of them [Am]trust their instincts ,that [C]somethings missing from the show
Some don't [Am]fit society, their in[C]sides are crying low
Some of them [Am]teachers squashed the flame, 'fore it [C]had a chance to grow
Some of them [Am]embers still glow , them cha[C]rcoal hushed and low
Some of them [Am]come with hunger suppressed, not fed them[C] feel the death blow yo
[F]Young man con[E]trol in your hand
Slam your [Am]fist on the table, and make your demand
Take a [F]stand fan a fire for the [E]flame of the youth
Got the [Am]freedom to [C/B]choose, you better [C]make the right [D]move
[F]Young man, the [E]power's in your hand
Slam your [Am]fist on the table and make your demand
[F]You better make the right [E]move
[Dm]Youth is the engine of the world
[Dm]Youth is the engine of the world
[Am]Storm the halls of [C]vanity
[Am]Focus your [C]energy
Into a [Am]laser beam streaming shattered [C]light unites to pierce
Between the [Am]seams and it seems the [C]world open peering
The children [Am]see rapid fire for your [C]mind
Half a truth is just a [Am]lie they rub me the wrong [C]way
They say their way or fall be[Am]hind, seventeen disconnect left out
The co[C]ncept as to why, there's a spiritual empti[Am]ness
So the youth them get vexed, skip class and get [C]wrecked
Feel with beer and cigarettes, to fill the hole in their [F]chest!
[Dm]You got the freedom to choose, better make the right move
You got the freedom to choose
[Am] [C]
[Dm]Youth is the engine of the world
[Dm]Youth is the engine of the world
[Dm]Youth is the engine of the world
Time of Your Song
[Bm] [G] [D] [A] x4
The [Bm]world is moving to the [G]song I hear
Whos that [D]singing wind is rushing [A/C#]in my [A]ear
Mind [Bm]gushing memories almost [G]lost everything
Felo[D]ny and fellows running[A/C#] in my [A]dream
[Bm]We were in the van where the [G]hits were driving
Saw my[D]self in the highlands at [A/C#]age thir[A]teen
And I'm [Bm]asking questions to the [G]present day me
Moving [D]backwards down the hill see we [A/C#]were po[A]sting
[Bm]Moonlight illumi[G]nate my night and my [D]days sun-ray make the[A/C#] people[A] say
Had a [Bm]vision somethings missing so they're [G]screaming out loud
Keep my [D]feet on ground and my [A/C#]head in the [A]clouds
[Bm]I'm the arrow, [G]you're my bow, [D]shoot me forth an[A/C#]d I will [A]go
And I [Bm]know and I go and I [G]go get up and go
Make me [D]feel its for real tell me [A/C#]what you [A]know
[Bm]I dont mean to [G]glorify, ate the [D]apple of the tree and [A/C#]tried to [A]lie
In the [Bm]garden i'll remember thats when I [G]started to sing
I said [D]death brings life into u[A/C#]ncertain [A]things,
Classroom's [Bm]not for me, sun setting [G]autumn breeze
Sound is [D]moving like a chorus keep [A/C#]hearing that melo[A]dy
Check the [Bm]radio but theres [G]nothing playing
Check the [D]radio again but theres [A/C#]nothing play[A]ing
Rewind [Bm] [G] [D] [A/C#] [A]
Dub-wise!
[Bm]Swing low, sweet [G]chariot of flames change my [D]name, No
It was [A/C#]always the [A]same
Till if [Bm]only what you find when you [G]climb
Check the [D]radio but of all that [A/C#]shines theres no [A]time
My [Bm]life is making your mind work in [G]overtime
But a[D]long the line you'll have to [A/C#]pay for the [A]crime
[Bm]Slow it down you [G]turbo too soon
Vroom [D]vroom then you want to blast off u[A/C#]nto the [A]moon
But you [Bm]might get trapped in a [G]temple of doom
You [D]might get trapped in a [A/C#]temple of [A]doom
Dispatch the Troops
[Am] [F] [C] [Em] x4
See the [Am]daughter of Zion once [F]precious princess
[C]Left her father's house to walk [Em]streets that never rest
[Am]Maybe theyll hear me in [F]the metropolis
So Im [C]sending an [Em]SOS
[Am]Fighting with her ta she wants [F]out of this mess
And them [C]big city lights might brighten [Em]up the darkness
You [Am]know that Im tired and you [F]know that Im stressed
You[C] cant stop me and you [Em]cant stop this
You could[Am] call the police try to [F]make an arrest
Tod[C]ay is the day that [Em]I repossess
Leaving [Am]on the first bus that [F]I can get
Now its [C]rings around eyes sopping [Em]wet from rain droplets
Window [Am]shopping for some solace no add[F]ress and penniless
Thats the [C]price you pay for running [Em]away from the stress
[Am]Feeling the pain likes to [F]dance by the DJ
Re[C]minds me of a time when [G]things were okay
[Dm]Frightened by her [F]own shadow
[Dm] Now she [F]wants to go [Dm]home[G]
[C]Many [G]names, [Dm] for one [F]G-d[G]
[Am]Trotting [G]on,[Dm] through the [F]façade
[C]You were [G]all my children
[Dm]Got to [F]dig for [G]that feeling
[Am]Love[G], will [Dm]break down this con[F]cealment
[Am]Strip away the serpents [F]skin We came to win
[C]Dispatch the troops send[Em] out the captain
My [Am]gem is held captive [G]in the dungeon
Dont come [C]back again till you [Em]end the mission
If it [Am]takes a long time dont [F]lose the vision
If youre [C]stuck check the blueprint[Em], look within
Re[Am]flection, got to [F]find the rhythm
Wont you [C]please return chil[Em]d Where you been
She says I[Am] cant come home because he [F]wont let me in
And bes[C]ides we dont need no [Em]more friction
Used to [Am]look so nice, howd you get so thin
And your [F]heart's like ice, its a heart of sin
Skin [C]white like a ghost with a pale complexion
Pray to [Em]g-d for the dead we need resurrection
Dont you [Am]know wherever we [F]go thick and thin
[C]You are still my[Em] children
[Am]Since youve been gone my [F]souls been hurting [C] [G]
[Am] [F] [C] [Em]
[Dm]Wondering through this [F]world
[Dm] We are just boys and [F]girls[Em] [G]
[C]Many [G]names, [Dm] for one [F]G-d[G]
[Am]Trotting [G]on,[Dm] through the [F]façade
[C]You were [G]all my children
[Dm]Got to [F]dig for [G]that feeling
[Am]Love[G], will [Dm]break down this con[F]cealment
Indestructible
[G] [B] [Em] [D/F#] x2
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[G]Fear nobody but his majesty
[B]My spirit, you retrieved
For [Em]you I wait silently
It [D/F#]seems that you believe in me
[G]Indestructible digging through the rubble
[B]Bubblin' we don't need no more trouble
Never [Em]had this cold vision, hot hot friction
Like Im [D/F#]running a muck upon a rhythm
Stay on a [G]plan so you dont lose the vision
Stay sizzlin[B] Peter paddled from a plane like this is
From the [Em]city feelin' it your breathin in
You [D/F#]put on your glasses and you see through it
Some of them [G]run, run, runnin like a rat on a wheel
Try feel fine, a new deal
Who is there? Ticket for a meal
This world is real, and it heals for a final generation
[G]I remember that day in November
[B]Standing on a roof and Im feeling so tender
[Em]All shook up like Ive been in the blender
[D/F#]Fend off the demons in the park after dark
[G]Lend me your hand, I want to be a member
[B]Spent too much and now Im rendered
[Em]Dead, Mend these wounds, we got to find a common
[D/F#]Thread want to fly in the sky bu ya heavy like lead
[G]Just untooling the hands of the builder
[B]Fill them with the strength to go further
[Em]Digging deep for eternal treasure
[D/F#]Stay away from quick sand and false pleasure
[G]Them mouths speak with arrogance
[B]Appearance like a lion lurking in the mist
[Em]They surround and they gaze their fix
[D/F#]Grab the rope of Gods heritage
[G]
[G] [B] [Em] [D/F#]
Rel[G]ease me from their [B]schemes
My distres[Em]s you will re[D/F#]lieve
Shield me on the [G]path thats dark and slipp[B]ery
Basic de[Em]ception and futil[D/F#]ity
I stand with in[G]tegrity, sneak to the roof of [B]that building
Dont want nobody [Em]here to see me
Theyre saying that Im living in a [D/F#]fantasy
But I believe if [G]I did keep and I bleed in [B]sincerity
Wont you [Em]utterly remove the [D/F#]cloud hanging over me
Wont you [G]wave that decree in the [B]shade of your wings
Shelter [Em]me from the wicked who have [D/F#]plundered me
From my [G]mortal enemies, wont you [B]shield [Em]me [D/F#]
[G] [B] [Em] [D/F#]
What I'm Fighting For
[Em7] [D] [Cadd9]
Wh[G]at Im fighting f[D]or
[Cadd9]Is worth far more than si[D]lver and gold
[Em7]What I'm fighting f[D]or
Is a [Cadd9]chance to u[G]nite the p[D]ast
When a br[Cadd9]others co[G]ming ho[D]me at la[G]st
[Am]Fighting together for li[D]ves
[Em7] [D] [Cadd9]
[G]Sons and daughters of Abra[D]ham
[Cadd9]Lay down to a hig[D]her command
[Em7]Dont be tricked by the ac[D]ts of man
Gods [Cadd9]wisdom reve[G]aled in a holy p[D]lan
A c[Cadd9]hance to unite the p[D]ast
When a br[Cadd9]others co[G]ming home[D] at la[G]st
F[Am]ighting together for liv[D]es
[Em7] [G] x2
[Em7]To Zion [G]we roll [Em7]and we're not all al[G]one
[Em7]Unite and [G]you will f[Am]ind
W[G]hat Im fighting f[D]or
Is [Cadd9]worth far more than si[D]lver and gold
[Em7]What Im fighting f[D]or
Is a c[Cadd9]hance to un[G]ite the pa[D]st
When a b[Cadd9]rothers c[G]oming ho[D]me at la[G]st
[Am]Fighting together for li[D]ves
[Em7] [G] x2
[Em7]To Zion w[G]e roll [Em7]and we're not all a[G]lone
[Em7]Unite and [G]you will f[Am]ind
[G]What Im fighting f[D]or[Cadd9] [G]
Jerusalem
[Em] [C] [G] [D]
J[Em]erusalem, if I forget you,
[C] Fire not gonna come from me tongue
Je[G]rusalem, if I forget you,
[D]Let my right hand forget what it's supposed to do
In the [Em]ancient days, we will return with no delay
[C]Picking up the bounty and the spoils on our way
[G]We've been traveling from state to state
And them [D]don't understand what they say
[Em]3,000 years with no place to be
And they [C]want me to give up my milk and honey
Don't you [G]see, it's not about the land or the sea
Not the [D]country but the dwelling of his majesty
[Em]Rebuild the temple and the crown of glory
[C]Years gone by, about sixty
We were [G]burned in the oven in this century
And the [D]gas tried to choke, but it couldn't choke me
I will [Em]not lie down, I will not fall asleep
And they [C]come overseas, yes they're trying to be free
E[G]rase the demons out of our memory
C[D]hange your name and your identity
Af[Em]raid of the truth and our dark history
[C]Why is everybody always chasing we
[G]Cut off the roots of your family tree
[D]Don't you know that's not the way to be
[Em]Caught up in these ways, and the worlds gone craze
Don't you [C]know it's just a phase, cause of the Simon says
If [G]I forget the truth then my words won't penetrate
Babylon [D]burning in the place, can't see through the haze
[Em]Chop down all of them dirty ways,
That's the [C]price that you pay for selling lies to the youth
No [G]way, not okay, oh
No [D]way, not okay, hey
[Em]Ain't no one gonna break my stride
[C]Ain't no one gonna pull me [G]down
Oh no, I [D]got to keep on moving stay alive
[Em] [C] [G] [D] x2
Je[Em]rusalem If [C]I forget You
Je[G]rusalem If [D]I forget You
Je[Em]rusalem If [C]I forget You
Je[G]rusalem If [D]I forget You
[Em] [C] [G] [D] x2
WP
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Slap me [C]Daft, we sat down in the back of the class
To seize [Em]knowledge we don't need, I forgot my late pass
But I'm [Dm]early to a arrival beatbox, you got raps?
Meet me [Em]on the football field, don't sleep on field, the quarterback
No one [C]clapped when we locked in, it was removal of our class
But my [Em]flag got captured and I fell between the cracks
My [Dm]tool for inspiration turned into a handicap
No [Em]matter how I tried, I just couldn't fill the gaps
Those [C]whipper snappers, they got trapped old chap
They [Em]lost the way, they never had the right map
Nee[Dm]ded a sneak attack to slap the demons off my back
So I [Em]picked for the shtetl dreamed big I wouldn't settle
Put the [C]pedal to the metal and returned to fundamentals
I'll [Em]never forget running through the hall with all y'all rebels
Roaming [Dm]through the high land, young bucks invincible
Echoes [Em]in my brain, if kids report to the principle
[F]Substance dulls the mind
Traife wi[Dm]ne clouds the heart
You can't [Am]sew a stitch with one hand
While you're [G]taking it apart
[F]Bright lights might look nice
But they [Dm]sure won't make you sharp
You can't [Am]sew a stitch with one hand
While you're [G]taking it apart
Yeah, misty [C]morning and my mom's a mess
To make matters [Em]worse dog my pops is stressed, life is a test
Make the [Dm]grade or catch an F, now death is all that's left
To p[Em]onder I wander off hoping to catch my breath
And [C]hold it, mold my memories from untold scripts
And roll [Em]up in a tornado twist, now I'm certain
There's a [Dm]pertinent reason I'm on this earth
Seasons change in white [Em]plains, but we remain alert
When new school years ap[C]pear fools fear for a failure and crawl away
In [Em]tears, I play Popeye the Sailor and stay with spinach
[Dm] We walk the halls with a grimace
Yeah they gossip in [Em]groups, I try to mind my business and tell the truth
For [C]instance
I listen, see it all with basketball court [Em]vision
Ignoring ignorance in fields of fiction
We lean [Dm]back in the calmest position
And embrace the [Em]honesty found within our tension, What's good?
[Am]Trapped in the elevator of your mind
Is it real, what will you find behind the door
Your imaginations put you in a bind
Around you there's a cloud of gloom
Swallow the key, lock yourself in a room
Can't see outside of your universe
[C] No more war, there won't be anymore hunger
[Em] No jealousy, not even competition
Let [Dm]go, release, you hold the keys
[Em]Time we evaporate into the breeze
[C]We are nothing, we are something
Let [Em]go, release, you hold the keys
It's [Dm]time we evaporate into the breeze
We [Em]are nothing, we'll be something
[C]Welcome to the desert of my soul
You can [Em]stay if you like, there's room for one more
[Dm] There's room for one more [Em]
Shalom/Saalam
Instrumental in F Major
Late Night in Zion
C (2 fr.): 32013
[C] [Em] [Bm] [C2]
[Cmaj7]We're the reflection of imperfection
We [G/B]come from the [A7sus2]infinite [D/F#]place of limitation
Rej[Am]oice in these days, [Cmaj7]make a correction
[Em]We're the com[D/F#]pletion [G]
Lights [Cmaj7]out, down for the count, can't get up
Meanw[G/B]hile the e[A7sus2]nemy screams the [D/F#]boy is stuck
and the [Am]legs of the king are dan[Cmaj7]gling in a rut
Falling [Em]pieces, lost [D/F#]sparks, hearts [G]cut
We're not a[Cmaj7]lone in the madness if we're here, then so are you
Deepest [G/B]caverns unde[A7sus2]rground, we've been [D/F#]digging for the truth,
Scrape my [Am]knees, on the hurdles, face [Cmaj7]down in the puddles [Em] [D/F#] [G]
Only one [Cmaj7]who'll get us out of this mess, the one who put us here
[G/B]I've got a [A7sus2]spear driven [D/F#]through my ear
Can't you hear the [Am]sound, crystal clear, pistols [Cmaj7]crashing chandeliers
Long for [Em]brooks of water [D/F#]like the deer [G]
x2
A [Cmaj7]man is just a man, filled of faults and weakness
For a [G/B]young Jerusalem all alone and speechless
Nigh[A7sus2]ttime, nobody's home, roam streets in darkness
I feel I'm [Cmaj7]just a man, flesh and bones, homeless
Planting [Cmaj7]seeds, they won't sink in, I'm dried up
like the [G/B]desert eart[A7sus2]h, how could these [D/F#]seeds give birth
Water me [Am]down, liquify, I will [Cmaj7]not be cursed
From [Em]one into a [D/F#]million dis[G]perse
Wisdom [Cmaj7]reigns like water from heaven to below
Crush my [G/B]earth, seeds [A7sus2]grow, garden [D/F#]start to grow
You know you've [Am]got to rise, though you [Cmaj7]like to flow
You can't keep [Em]staring [D/F#]out the win[G]dow
Earth, [Cmaj7]water, wind, fire we stay low while getting higher
Spark ig[G/B]niter, fighting [A7sus2]tired stay [D/F#]wired, enlighten loads
Fly al[Am]ive, weep wail chant, [Cmaj7]cry, let out a sigh
Energ[Em]ized, give [D/F#]my last dime, life [G]shouldn't pass me by
[Cmaj7]Rise, to the occasion
Keep these hearts all [G/B]blazin' build your [A7sus2]life on a [D/F#]river of wax
Melt into [Am]space, we've been here [Cmaj7]since the beginning
not [Em]going awa[D/F#]y, not [G]going away
Unique is My Dove
[D] [G] x2
On the [D]way into this world, our soul was born in two
[G]Searching for you, I been searching for you
Where ya [D]been, where ya running to
Where ya got to [G]go, what ya got to do
Don't care where we're [D]going, just wanna be with you
Put your head on my [G]shoulder, tell me what you been through
When I lose my [D]focus, you remind me of the truth
Lift us up to the [G]heavens, for a birds eye view
[A]One woman for [G]me
Other half of my [F#m]soul, you're my [G]queen
[A]One woman for [G]me
Other half of my [F#m]soul, roots of my [Bm]tree
[D]We could forget about Galus for a while,
Our [G]troubles for a while Sometimes I look at you and just smile,
Sit in the [D]park and just laugh all day
Somet[G]imes I just lose it with the things that you say,
Waiting by the sub[D]way but we missed the train,
We'll [G]take the next one if you can pull me away
Keep me cool down to [D]earth, and no anxiety
Stay [G]modest with the humble heart always
We don't [D]need no umbrella when we're [G]walking in the [A]rain
[D] [D/C#] [D/B] [D/A] [D/F#]Sunlight or clouds, its [G]all the [A]same
[D] [D/C#] [D/B] [D/A] [D/F#]Don't need no umbrella, when we're [G]walking in the [A]rain
[D] [G] [D] [G]
So [D]smart and sharp, oh so lovely
And a [G]beauty shine bright, yes you're there for me
Keep the [D]ways of our fathers, how it use to be
Moving [G]forward, don't mean erase our history
Look to your [D]ways, and see a girl who wants to do the right thing
Dedi[G]cated to a life, bigger than you or me
Build a [D]temple in our hearts, for his majesty
Stay [G]simple, serve god, and keep our deeds clean
Ancient Lullaby
[F]Mist rising [Bb]on the horizon
[F]Listenin with my ears and [C]listenin with my eyes and
[Dm]Listenin until we've ridden the mud [Am]from the parasite
[Bb]Listenin until our hearts start to glisten[C], realize
[F]Share the vision and my rhythms and we'll [Bb]melt the ice
[F]Start sizzlin, spilling from the ceiling, [C]bread dripping drizzling
[Dm]Close to the broken-heart, them [Am]crushed in spirit
Re[Bb]deem the soul of your [C]servant seek his, pursue it
[F]Keep the sparkle in your [Bb]eyes
Oh you know, we're not gon [F]die, like flyin
Soul [C]times for the times when we'll [Dm]stay unified
The [Am]eyes of Hashem are to the [Bb]righteous and he hears their [C]
[F] [Bb]Soul [F]cr[Bb]y, [F] [Bb] like an ancient [F]lullaby [Bb]
[F]Soul [Bb]cry, [F] [Bb] like an ancient [F]lullaby [Bb] [F] [Bb]
Je[F]rusalem breathes, bringin me [Bb]ease from the Brooklyn squeeze,
[F]Dirty boppin and a bring ya [C]down to ya knees
[Dm]Track ya like a lion, [Am]leave me be
When they [Bb]come with their disease to drag us [C]into the street,
My [F]law's still pure, you can't [Bb]take that from me,
[F]3000 years until this [C]last century,
Im[Dm]possible to break the [Am]seal of the High Prie[Bb]st, [C]
Yo, I say the [F]branches on the trees them [Bb]bow to these
Swaying [F]to the melodies,
[C]Craving for the slaves to bring re[Dm]demption please
I am [Am]you, you are me
No more [Bb]leaders, we must flea ,We want see [C]God in our enemy
King without a Crown
[Em] [D] [A] [Bm] x2
You're [G]all that I have and you're [Bm]all that I need
[A]Each and every day I pray to get to know you please
I want to [G]be close to you, yes I'm [Bm]so hungry
You're like [Em]water for my soul when it gets thirsty
Without [G]you there's no me, you're the [Bm]air that I breathe
Some[A]times the world is dark and I just can't see
With these, [G]demons surround all around to bring me down [Bm]to negativity
But I [Em]believe, yes I believe, I said I believe
I'll [G]stand on my own two feet, won't be brought [Bm]down on one knee
I [A]fight with all of my might and get these demons to flee
Has[G]hem's rays fire blaze burn [Bm]bright and I believe
Has[Em]hem's rays fire blaze burn bright and I believe
Out of [G]darkness comes light, twi[Bm]light unto the heights
Crown [A]Heights burnin' up all through till twilight
Said [G]thank you to my God, now I [Bm]finally got it right
And I'll [Em]fight with all of my heart, and all a' my soul, and all a' my might
[Em]What's this feeling, my love will rip a [D]hole in the ceiling
I [A]give myself to you from the [Bm]essence of my being
And I [Em]sing to my god, [D]songs of love and healing
I [A]want Moshiach now, [Bm]time we start revealing
[Em]What's this feeling, my love will rip a [D]hole in the ceiling
I [A]give myself to you from the [Bm]essence of my being
And I [Em]sing to my god, [D]songs of love and healing
I [A]want Moshiach now [Bm]
[G]Strippin away the layers and [Bm]reveal your soul
Got to [A]give yourself up and then you become whole
You're a [G]slave to yourself and you [Bm]don't even know
You want to [Em]live the fast life but your brain moves slow
If you're [G]trying to stay high, [Bm]bound to stay low
You want [A]God but you can't deflate your ego
If [G]you're already there then there's [Bm]nowhere to go
If you're [Em]cup's already full then its bound to overflow
If you're [G]drowning in the water's and you [Bm]can't stay afloat
Ask [A]Hashem for mercy, and he'll throw you a rope
You're [G]looking for help from God you say he [Bm]couldn't be found
Searching [Em]up to the sky and looking beneath the ground
Like a [G]King without his Crown, you [Bm]keep fallin' down
You [A]really want to live but can't get rid of your frown
Tried to [G]reach unto the heights and wound [Bm]bound down on the ground
Given [Em]up your pride and the you heard a sound
Out of [G]night comes day and out of [Bm]day comes light
Nulli[A]fied to the One like sunlight in a ray
Makin' [G]room for his love and a [Bm]fire gone blaze
Makin' [Em]room for his love and a fire gone blaze
See I [Em]lift up my eyes where my [D]help come from
And I [A]seen it circling around [Bm]from the mountain
Thu[Em]nder, you feel it in your [D]chest
You keep my mind at [A]ease and my soul at [Bm]rest you're not vexed
See I [Em]lift up my eyes where my [D]help come from
And I [A]seen it circling around [Bm]from the mountain
Thu[Em]nder, you feel it in your [D]chest
You keep my mind at [A]ease and my soul at [Bm]rest you're not vexed
[Em] [D] [A] [Bm] x4