This is yet another great song from edWORD (@edWORDlive), the man who brought you #IFELOJU last year.
This song has a simple message embedded in 2 verses and a hook laced over a great beat. It features the NoID produced beat of Common’s Blue Sky from 2009. The song was recorded at Native Musik studio, engineered and mixed by OMO (@omo_alex).
This song is a sure reminder of so much that may have been lost in time. A Chain is only as strong as the weakest link. Listen, feel it and share it.
Lyrics
Blue Sky
(We owe it to ourselves, to our future generation,
to the God that bestowed upon us so much,
to make this life count.)
Say the WORD!!!
These are the …
Words of a young man speaking from a dream,
My generation crying out, I can hear the screams.
I can see the lights burning out, it’s getting dim.
It’s like we got a poison flowing through our bloodstreams.
Telling us to rise against each other,
The picture of the future is (us) murdering one another
The blood no longer matters cause we’re blowing up our brothers,
Will it ever get better when it’s bad from the centre?
We got, zero heroes,
The love is close to zero,
Your paddy na your foe, yet we’re looking for a hero.
They kill the system and forget about the people and all we ever hear them say is power to the people.
E go better for the matter make we go ahead.
But we feed the greed and call it use your head.
All in the name of looking for our daily bread
Man, we gotta pray but then we gotta think ahead
As long as there’ll be sunrise,
Ignite the fire in our eyes,
Hold hands until we all rise,
‘till the break of dawn,
Man we gotta go on, go on, be strong,
Hold on…
Say hello to the doorman (I’ll show you the passage)
If you’re looking for the postman (I got your package)
Oh you’re tired of the old things (You don’t wanna manage)
You gotta get off the floor man (That’s the message)
Well, don’t look for heroes,
Just get off your pillows
And if you need a victor find the man in the mirror.
Word to the people the power is with the people so run the madness down to absolute zero.
Standing on the precipice of a new day,
We heard a lot of promises, time to get paid,
We’re looking for the change but we look the wrong way,
When God has given us the keys to a brighter day
I’m just saying (hang on)
Stop the playing (Come on)
Get those lighters up keep ‘em burning
Get those fighters up keep ‘em yearning
And don’t be tired of learning
Your innovation is within your inner visions
Come on….
Repeat hook
This is for the people
Oh this is for our children
This is for the peace we deserve
Rainbow up above me
Sun shining brightly
Living like a family
Nothing but equality
I can see it coming
I can feel it coming
It’s coming quickly
It’s coming so swiftly.
As long as there’ll be sunrise,
Ignite the fire in our eyes,
Hold hands until we all rise,
‘till the break of dawn,
Man we gotta go on, go on, be strong,
Hold on…
Cause we’re gonna see the blue sky.
(There is absolutely nothing stopping us but us).
