Alpha Blondy -Wish you were here
Album : Jah Victory
Live At The Africa Festival Hertme on the 8 July 2018.
Straight from the Ivory Coast comes one of the most successful Reggae artists worldwide to 2018's Africa Festival.
Together with his large band the Solar System, Alpha Blondy is the face of African Reggae, which he influenced crucially for the last two decades.
As a strong supporter of his continent's Unity Movement his lyrics aren't only about Africa's social and political problems, but also about religious topics - authentic and detached from confessional demands.
LYRICS:
So, so you think you can tell
Heaven from Hell
Blue skys from pain
Can you tell a green field
From a cold steel rail?
A smile from a veil?
Do you think you can tell?
And did they get you to trade
Your heros for ghosts?
Hot ashes for trees?
Hot air for a cool breeze?
Cold comfort for change?
And did you exchange
A walk on part in the war
For a lead role in a cage?
How I wish, how I wish you were here
We're just two lost souls
Swimming in a fish bowl
Year after year
Running over the same old ground
What have we found?
The same old fears
Wish you were here
So, so you think you can tell
Heaven from Hell
Blue skys from pain
Can you tell a green field
From a cold steel rail?
A smile from a veil?
Do you think you can tell?
And did they get you to trade
Your heros for ghosts?
Hot ashes for trees?
Hot air for a cool breeze?
Cold comfort for change?
And did you exchange
A walk on part in the war
For a lead role in a cage?
How I wish, how I wish you were here
We're just two lost souls
Swimming in a fish bowl
Year after year
Running over the same old ground
What have we found?
The same old fears
Wish you were here
So, so you think you can tell
Heaven from Hell
Blue skys from pain
Can you tell a green field
From a cold steel rail?
A smile from a veil?
Do you think you can tell?
And did they get you to trade
Your heros for ghosts?
Hot ashes for trees?
Hot air for a cool breeze?
Cold comfort for change?
And did you exchange
A walk on part in the war
For a lead role in a cage?
How I wish, how I wish you were here
We're just two lost souls
Swimming in a fish bowl
Year after year
Running over the same old ground
What have we found?
The same old fears
Wish you were here
Team:
Alpha Blondy - Vocals
Djul - Guitar
Hugues - Guitar
Koxx - Bass
Loran - Keyboards
Eddy - Saxophone
Simon - Trumpet
Marie Paule - Backing Vocals
Shana - Backing Vocals
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17 сен 2024
