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Thursday 10 October 2024

Mind Notes Pt.114 'You Me Us Or Them'


Accidentally
On purpose
Absolutely classic
Or absolutely worthless
Another record
For the workers
For those who know
And for the ones who ain't heard us
Navigate 
The earth's surface
In the wild west
It's bloody murders
In the third world
They took it further 
They took their food
And their water & their shelter
The one percent
They came an swallowed
Half of the wealth up
We was tied up
How we supposed to get up
How we supposed to wise up
How we supposed to rise up
How we supposed to understand
If all they do is lie to us
But that's enough of that
We've had enough of that
We're getting too smart for that
We see what they're playing at
Now we've got the internet
It's information overload
Each one, teach one
Get together, get involved



You
Me
Us
Or them
We'll see
Who wins in the end
One day 
The nightmare will end
We'll wake up
And be free my friends

Who
What 
Why
And when
Time to wise up 
Rise again
In the people 
You can truly depend
We'll unite 
We'll survive in the end



It's a rabbit hole
A rocky road
Trying to find the truth 
Better mind the pot holes
Since a little kid
Old clothes, snot nose
I was always curious
I was on my own road
Took a few years
To see the whole show 
Then I saw
They're trying to maintain control
Then I learnt
They're trying to feed us
From the poison bowl
That's when I knew
We needed more food for the soul
Lets get a few things
Straight man
Straight talking
It's a new day man
Doesn't take a genius
To see the game plan
My name came from the blood
Of the slaves, man
The rich got rich
Pillaging the motherlands
They never played nice
Never dealt fair hands
Wiped out whole clans
Dirty money, clean suits
Now we're playing catch up
Filling these old boots



PEACE LOVE & PEOPLE POWER!

Wednesday 9 October 2024

Mind Notes Pt.113 'Musical Mission'


Raised up
As a London pickney
The vibes from yard
Come through and hit me
Scrimmage for the pennies
Never seen a fifty
But rice and peas Sundays
Sure to lift me
Light skin
With a J A swagger
Ask about my father
Oh he from Jamaica
Yes I love the reggae
A Marley crusader
Yes I ate the salt fish
Ginger beer for later
Catch me in the carnival
Flag in my back pocket
Which sound is the heaviest
Surely the hot topic
Which tune is the grooviest 
Play it and don't stop it
Furthermore
We tell a sound boy 
To wheel up
And just drop it
Long time
In this tradition
Marvellous music
That put us in this position
Wonderful feelings
The feeling
The more we listen
Its a musical
Magical
Classical
Mission



Digging through my parents vinyls
You dig me
Old school
My fro' like Lionel Ritchie

Raised on the greats 
Bob heads like Marley
The guitars sing
They break hearts
Like Jimi



Grew up
With MJ and Stevie
Harmonies singing 
In the background with me
Hear the records spinning
I was there in jiffy
In love with the grooves
They was always with me
Little Lyons
Running around brixton
Ask me bout my mother 
Oh she came from Dublin
Yes she played the lovers rock
Up on the system
Yes she played the Motown loud
I used to listen
Catch me
In the front room
Dancing around the carpet
Loose myself in music
Busy singing and laughing
What's the next record to spin
I'm always asking
Forget about bedtime
Play some more Marvin
Long time
In this tradition
Marvellous music
That put us in this position
Wonderful feelings
The feeling
The more we listen
Its a musical
Magical
Classical
Mission


PEACE LOVE & PEOPLE POWER!

Tuesday 8 October 2024

Mind Notes Pt.112 'Babylon Boobytrap'


I got the mickle
For the muckle
On a reggae vibe
Certified
Brand new bubble
We don't need 
No more trouble
Like Bob said
One love
We bring it back
Double 
Rodney said 
Live up, live up
And live right
Original sounds
We get the vibes right
Soundtrack to life
Common sense speak
Like a graff piece
Back drop to the streets
We're getting too smart for them
They got bombs and guns
We've got art for them
They got laws and prisons
We got heart for them
Can't keep us in the dark
Too sharp for them
We ain't watching no Babylon system
They keep reading bad news
We can't listen
They keep pushing propaganda 
Politicians
We're still out here
Playing our position
Believe!



In a world 
Of isms and schisms 
Poli - tricks
And tell lie vision
Knowledge is freedom
I rhyme for a reason
Escape the boobytrap
Of the Babylon system



I had a feeling
It was funky
Vibes like Roy Ayers
Born a beat junkie
At heart I'm still a sweetie
Mushy for the Marvin
Smitten for the Stevie
We see clearly
Music is a chance to speak
For the poor man
Hungry and the meek
Who'd of knew
We could free so many minds 
With some educated lyrics
An a reggaefied beat
Nice with the ital rice
We get the mileage
Learn from the elders
Talk
We get the knowledge
Through disguises
Babylon a pillage
No matter what cost
Man will defend the village
So it pays to choose wisely
Float on a summer breeze
Chilling like Isley's
Cool with our brethren's 
Cool with our wifey's
Shining like summer days
White tees icy
Believe!


PEACE LOVE & PEOPLE POWER!

Saturday 5 October 2024

Mind Notes Pt.111 'Who Are We To Say'


The game's on
For the minute
We're at the minute mark
The same song
Played out in different ball parks
Catch a feeling
Another heart get's broken
Love conquers 
Overcome with emotions
We're all invested in life 
We're trying to count the cards
We're all buying a ticket 
We're trying to make our mark
It's not a walk in the park 
We have to learn to be smart
Their trying to tear us apart 


Survival is the mission
So we're on it everyday
Trying to get a leg up
Man are trying to find a way
Looking around the corner
Is the coast clear
Is it safe
Trying to read these people's minds
Which way's it going to play

How long before we make it
And what's it going to take
How long before we fall apart
How long before we break
The future is tomorrow
And it's never far away
We know the meaning of the meaning
But who are we to say



The force is strong
It's a feeling
That we could never fight
There's levels on levels
It's never black & white
Go blow for blow
We all know karma's coming
It's a one man show
So you better start running
We're all innocent
But still we ended up here
It's so magnificent
But everything is luck here
And so the story is told
We have to watch it unfold
They sell our souls for the gold



PEACE LOVE & PEOPLE POWER!

Friday 4 October 2024

Mind Notes Pt.110 'Millennium Falcon'

We keep moving
Flying at the speed of light
Six hundred and seventy one
Million miles an hour...


Millennium falcon
Sci-fi
Movements
Heart ache
Happiness
Sacrifice
Cupid
Glimpses
Glances
Dreaming
Or lucid
One two three
No clue
What to do with
Natural
Mechanical
Mineral
Animal
Lost at sea
We'll see
Who's the 
Cannibal
Shots in the dark
Like a shot
From a cannonball
Roll like
Bowling balls
Line them up
We'll have them all
Stand 
20 feet tall 
Judge never
Judge not
Break down walls
Stand and draw quick
For the black ink
Scrawl
Star maps
Blueprints
Got to have them all
Stay busy
On the ball
Stressing
Like convicts 
Running from the law
Life on earth
Is a never ending war
But i'm a freedom fighter
Never been an outlaw


I love the earth
But we're wasting away
I've got to leave
I wish I could stay
I'm making a plan
I'm starting today
I'm building a rocket
I'm flying away
I love the earth
But there's another way
Future by design
Different galaxy
I'm making a plan
I'm starting today
IT IS TIME TO GO!

Saddle up 
The super sonic
Solar power engines
Check the fulx capacitor
Mister peace ambassador
IT IS TIME TO GO!
Don't forget the treasure map
Compass and the telescope
Probably be needing that
Flying through the universes
Light speed 
Spitting verses
IT IS TIME TO GO!


Parallel
Universes
Ancient
Existence
Wake up
Jump ship
Join the resistance
Adventures await
Can't break
Go the distance
Deep space
Energy
Intelligent
Persistent
Nature 
Nurture
Good
Versus evil
Beautiful planet
Where are the 
Beautiful people
Paradise
Lost
What on earth
Did we do?
The dude
Can't abide
So i'm flying out
I'll see you
Laters!
I be on light speed
Jumping through wormholes
Come and find me
Chilling in my lightship
Playing bob marley
Blessed 
With the intergalactic keys
So eat my space dust
Gone 
Through the stratosphere
Out
In a rush
This part of the milky way
Is way too much
So it's later alligator
I'll say good luck
And goodnight!


I need more fuel cells 
For the jet engines
I'm running low 
Alien objects 
On the radar
What an earth's going on?
Look
Straight out the window
There's another ship
Tractor beam locked on
Good thing I clocked on
Defences were spot on
Before the attack
Im at hyper speed
Long gone
Go!

Oh no
There go
Another black hole
Don't get too close
Make it through
The asteroid belt 
In one piece 
Or I'll be toast!
Quick!
Take the next left 
Through the wormhole
To the next dimension
Conjure inventions
Beyond comprehension
Age old conventions
Hold no conception
Go!


PEACE LOVE & PEOPLE POWER!