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31.03.2006., petak

Death of an angel


I once knew a lady named
Misery
she lived in a damaged world
she calls to me in transparent dreams

a lonely star
outside
the closed universe

she was my twisted soul

long ago
she experienced
the darkest of
pain

beauty was something
she could not
believe

I once knew an angel named
Evil
she traveled like a
ghost into the shadows

her heart was dying for some form of
life

all seems balanced
now
the angel burns to
die

30.03.2006., četvrtak

Remembrance


She remembers it all,
All the people who had said
They cared, but did they really?

She remembers it all,
The sound of laughter and
How happy she'd been, but was she really?

She remembers it all,
His arms around her and
He said "I love you," but did he really?

She remembers it all,
The pain she'd felt when he left,
How her heart ached, but was it really?

She remembers it all,
The feeling of being so alone,
The feeling no one cared, but did they really?

But now they'll remember her,
Staring at the knife in her hand
How easy to slit her wrists, but will she really?

29.03.2006., srijeda

Don't worry, be happy... Yea, rite!!

Lijepa pjesmica s lijepom porukom, prikladnom za 21. stoljeće. Da barem! Ova pjesma je lažna doza optimizma. Lijepo vi pjevušite stihove pjesme kad nakon nekog vremena actually počnete razmišljati o stihovima i poruci pjesme, i kada shvatite da je pjesma napisana za vrijeme kada je artist bio napušen, padnete u tešku depresiju. Onda se opet možete izvlačit iz nje, oslanjajući se na samog sebe i na svoju dobru volju, ali to bi opet bilo življenje u zabludi. A što uostalom nedostaje životu punom pesimizma? Barem si realan. Ali činjenica je da se ljudi danas boje biti realni. Pitam se zašto...

Jamaican Poetry

MY LAST JAMAICAN GIRL

As my eyes water
My dreams of love, turn to fear
The closer we get, the farther I want to be
I can't take a chance of being hurt again

I am not that strong
When I fall in love, I give you my heart to hold
I leave myself vulnerible, trust I depend on you
If you ever let go, I will be lifeless

You say you love me
I believe you do, but not as much as I need
I can't share your love, I'm not that giving
I think you know that you want it to end

I can't give you what you want
You ask for so much, you know I don't have it
I wish you didn't need it, it hurts to say no
I've ruined your dreams and mine

You want me to marry you
But to commit, I expect more
The longer I've known you, the more mysterious you've become
Those nights, those calls, I wish I knew of
Honesty just lost its meaning

You tell me to believe you
I know what I've heard, but you tell me different
I've seen proof, you say I'm crazy
I can't take a chance with my heart

I will be losing the most incredible woman
A Jamaican queen, reggae's finest dancer
Rastamen's delight, a Asian man's angel
She is more than I can handle

I wish I could take the chance
To ask you for your hand
I'm too careful, too used
Old men have hearts still, you know?



THE RASTA YEARS

As the wind blows thru my dreadlocks
Caressing my Jamaican face
De-ja vu feelings take me back
To a distant time and place

To a time of Rastafari
And Iya-binghi chants
A time of ital living
Before my heart transplant

Before I fled to Babylon
To chase an American dream
Before I lost my passion
My youth and self-esteem

Back then I was a warrior
Proud, fierce and strong
Relentless in my struggles
A righteous Rasta man

I remember Rasta brethren
Youth and elder dreads
And Rastafari sisters
In colorful tie-heads

Going to Rasta meetings
Dreads stuffed under tams
Rasta celebrations
JahLoveMuzik jams

Back then things were cheaper
But funds were always low
Still we dressed so regal
You would never know

Yes those were the lean years
When I ‘n I was poor
But idrin shared with idrin
And no one kept a score

Some would have a spliff to share
Some a chalice load
Some ital food or change to spare
Before man hit the road

Now those days are far long gone
And the ways we used to live
And a different struggle pushes me on
In a land that don’t forgive

I struggle now with paying rent
A phone bill and car note
Winter’s high utility rates
And wifey’s new fur coat

Times and places all have changed
But memories still remain
Of Rasta vibes and Rasta lives
That I’ll never see again

Yes, as a cool breeze filters through
My graying natty dread
I glimpse a life that I once knew
And a Rasta tear is shed.

A lil bit of reggae riddims...

Evo nekoliko (meni) dobrih reggae stvari koje sam u posljednje vrijeme skinula, pa preporučujem svima koji ih već nemaju (jer su neke stvari poprilično stare) da si ih sad skinu.

Buju Banton & Beres Hammond - My Woman
Buju Banton & George Nooks - Hot Ladies
Buju Banton - Bonified Love
Buju Banton - Action
Buju Banton - Girl Flex
Damian Marley - It Was Written
Damian Marley & Nas - Road to Zion
Damian Marley - Khaki Suit
Damian Marley - Stuck in Between
Damian Marley - Hey Girl
Damian Marley - There For You
Damian Marley - In 2 Deep
Dawn Penn - You Don't Love Me (No no no)
Patrice - Fear Rules
Patrice - Wonder
Patrice - Jah Jah City
Patrice - How Do You Call It
Patrice - Music
Patrice - Today
Patrice - Soulstorm
Patrice - Uncried
Sister Nancy - Bam Bam
Sizzla & Capleton - The Vibes
Sizzla - Dry Cry
Sizzla - Solid As A Rock
Sizzla - Dem Ah Wonder
Sizzla - Rise To The Occasion
Sizzla - Give Me A Try
Wayne Wonder - Anything Goes
Wayne Wonder - Bounce Along
Wayne Wonder & Foxy Brown - Saddest Day

28.03.2006., utorak

Ganja=Optimism

Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery;
None but ourselves can free our minds.
Have no fear for atomic energy,
'Cause none of them can stop the time.
How long shall they kill our prophets,
While we stand aside and look
Oh! Some say it's just a part of it:
We've got to fulfill da book.


Redemption song



I can see clearly now, the rain is gone,
I can see all obstacles in my way
Gone are the dark clouds that had me blind
It's gonna be a bright (bright), bright (bright)
Sun-Shiny day
It's gonna be a bright (bright), bright (bright)
Sun-Shiny day

Oh yes I can make it now, the pain is gone
All of the bad feelings have disappeared
Here is the rainbow I've been prayin' for
It's gonna be a bright (bright), bright (bright)
Sun-Shiny day

Look all around, there's nothin' but blue skies
Look straight ahead, there's nothin' but blue skies


I can see clearly now



Sun is shining, the weather is sweet, yeah
Make you wanna move your dancing feet now
To the rescue, here I am
Want you to know, y'all, can you understand?

When the mornin´ gather the rainbow, yeah, yeah
Want you to know, I'm a rainbow too now
To the rescue, here I am
Want you to know, y'all, can you, can you, can you understand?

Sun is shining, the weather is sweet now
Make you wanna move your dancing feet, yeah
But to the rescue, here I am
Want you to know just if you can,
here I stand, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no

Can you understand me now, baby?
Do you believe me?


Sun is shining

The Rose That Grew From Concrete

Did you hear about the rose that grew

from a crack in the concrete?

Proving nature's law is wrong it learned to

walk without having feet.

Funny it seems, but by keeping its

dreams, it learned to breathe fresh air.

Long live the rose that grew from concrete

when no one else ever cared.


Tupac Amaru Shakur

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