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Youth

Matisyahu
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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
 x4
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
 Who’s 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  don’t mean to glorify,  ate the apple  of the tree and tried  to lie
 In the garden  i'll remember that’s 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
 x4
 See the daughter  of Zion once precious  princess
Left  her father's house to walk streets  that never rest
Maybe  they’ll hear me in the  metropolis
 So I’m 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 I’m tired and you know  that I’m stressed
 You  can’t stop me and you can’t  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
 That’s 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 serpent’s skin  We came to win
Dispatch  the troops send  out the captain
 My gem  is held captive in  the dungeon
 Don’t come back  again till you end  the mission
 If it takes  a long time don’t lose  the vision
 If you’re stuck  check the blueprint,  look within
 Reflection,  got to find  the rhythm
 Won’t you please  return child  Where you been
 She says I  can’t come home because he won’t  let me in
 And besides  we don’t need no more  friction
 Used to look  so nice, how’d you get so thin
 And your heart's  like ice, it’s a heart of sin
 Skin white  like a ghost with a pale complexion
 Pray to g-d  for the dead we need resurrection
 Don’t you know  wherever we go  thick and thin
You  are still my  children
Since  you’ve been gone my soul’s  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
 x2
 (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 I’m running  a muck upon a rhythm
 Stay on a plan  so you don’t 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 I’m feeling so tender
All  shook up like I’ve 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 I’m 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  mouth’s speak with arrogance
Appearance  like a lion lurking in the mist
They  surround and they gaze their fix
Grab  the rope of God’s heritage
 Release  me from their schemes
 My distress  you will relieve
 Shield me on the path  that’s dark and slippery
 Basic deception  and futility
 I stand with integrity,  sneak to the roof of that  building
 Don’t want nobody here  to see me
 They’re saying that I’m living in a fantasy
 But I believe if I  did keep and I bleed in sincerity
 Won’t you utterly  remove the cloud  hanging over me
 Won’t you wave  that decree in the shade  of your wings
 Shelter me  from the wicked who have plundered  me
 From my mortal  enemies, won’t you shield me
 What I'm Fighting For
 What  I’m 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
Don’t  be tricked by the acts  of man
 God’s wisdom  revealed  in a holy plan
 A chance  to unite the past
 When a brothers  coming  home  at last
 Fighting  together for lives
 x2
To  Zion we  roll and  we're not all alone
Unite  and you  will find
 What  I’m 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
 x2
To  Zion we  roll and  we're not all alone
Unite  and you  will find
What  I’m 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
 x2
 Jerusalem  If I  forget You
 Jerusalem  If I  forget You
 Jerusalem  If I  forget You
 Jerusalem  If I  forget You
 x2
 WP
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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
 x2
 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
 x2
 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, it’s 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
 x2
 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
 x4

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Readable chord sheet for Youth by Matisyahu

[Am] [G] [F] [G]

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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
Who’s 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 don’t 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 that’s 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 they’ll hear me in [F]the metropolis
So I’m [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 I’m tired and you [F]know that I’m stressed
You[C] can’t stop me and you [Em]can’t 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
That’s 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 serpent’s [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
Don’t come [C]back again till you [Em]end the mission
If it [Am]takes a long time don’t [F]lose the vision
If you’re [C]stuck check the blueprint[Em], look within
Re[Am]flection, got to [F]find the rhythm
Won’t you [C]please return chil[Em]d Where you been
She says I[Am] can’t come home because he [F]won’t let me in
And bes[C]ides we don’t need no [Em]more friction
Used to [Am]look so nice, how’d you get so thin
And your [F]heart's like ice, it’s 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
Don’t you [Am]know wherever we [F]go thick and thin
[C]You are still my[Em] children
[Am]Since you’ve been gone my [F]soul’s 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

(x2)
[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 I’m [D/F#]running a muck upon a rhythm

Stay on a [G]plan so you don’t 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 I’m feeling so tender
[Em]All shook up like I’ve 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 I’m 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 mouth’s 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 God’s 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 that’s 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
Don’t want nobody [Em]here to see me
They’re saying that I’m living in a [D/F#]fantasy

But I believe if [G]I did keep and I bleed in [B]sincerity
Won’t you [Em]utterly remove the [D/F#]cloud hanging over me
Won’t 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, won’t you [B]shield [Em]me  [D/F#]

[G]  [B]  [Em]  [D/F#]

What I'm Fighting For


[Em7]  [D]  [Cadd9]

Wh[G]at I’m 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]Don’t be tricked by the ac[D]ts of man
God’s [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 I’m fighting f[D]or
Is [Cadd9]worth far more than si[D]lver and gold
[Em7]What I’m 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 I’m 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, it’s [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

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