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Maybe
03:59
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Maybe bee pollen cures cancer
Maybe the Mayans were right
Maybe there's always an answer
Maybe the angels are coming to show us the light
And maybe there really are spaceships
And maybe the world will end soon
Maybe we should take echinacea
And maybe there's aliens camped out on the moon
And maybe there's a place for a loner like me in the night
Maybe there's a way I can make all my mistakes come out right
Ooh, maybe...
Maybe you can read my aura
Maybe there's love at first sight
Maybe we really are soulmates
Maybe we courted under the stars in a previous life
Yes, and maybe there's hope for tomorrow
Maybe there's a time and a place
Where there's no fear or longing or sorrow
And there's freedom and wisdom and joy for the whole human race
And maybe there's a place for a loner like me in your heart
Maybe I could be open and flowing and free
With someone like you, I could make a start
Ooh, maybe...
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Hama Dzedu
05:45
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Come, friends and family, and celebrate
Celebrate marimba music with me
Come, friends and family, and celebrate
Celebrate Zimbabwe with me
Zimbabwe that you have been crying for
It has finally arrived
Come on! Come on! Come on! Come on! Hah!
Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe, this country of mine
Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe, a wonderful country
My friend, come and see for yourself, come and see the richness
Come yourself and see, come and see the wealth
Jump, jump jump! Jump, jump jump!
Shake, shake, shake! Shake, shake, shake!
Azania, Azania, this country of mine...
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3. |
The River
05:27
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The river is flowing, flowing and growing
The river is flowing down to the sea
Mother carry me, a child I will always be
Mother carry me down to the sea
Take my hopes and my fears, my longings and tears
And the weight of the years down to the sea
Wash it all away, ease all my pains
Wash it all away, down to the sea
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4. |
Round & Around
04:32
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The deeper you breathe, the higher you feel
The longer you wait, the longer it takes
The more that you have, the more that you need
And the less that you need, the more that you have
Round and around, round and around...
If you think you're moving forward
You're just going round and round
Every time you push too hard, you wind up going
Round and around, round and around...
The more that you know, the less that you learn
And the more that you learn, the less that you know
The bigger the head, the smaller the mind
The faster you live, the faster you die
Round and around and around...
If you think you're moving forward...
The harder you look, the less that you find
The more that you talk, the less that you say
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5. |
Why Be Normal
06:05
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If you wanna grow your hair long (It's not a crime, it's not a sin)
If you wanna shave your head (It's not a crime, it's not a sin)
If you wanna wear a nose ring
If you wanna grow some dreads
Yeah if you wanna go out dancing
With the ladies or the guys
To go out with anyone or no-one
Just don't tell any lies
Yeah whatever turns you on my friend
Yeah whatever makes you feel alright
Yeah now anything you love to do
Yeah whatever makes you feel real good
Why be normal, why be normal...
If you wanna be a hippie, a biker or a jock
A slacker or a yuppie, a preppie or a goth
Yeah, a rasta or a moonie, a drag queen or a freak
'Cause only you can do what you do
'Cause you are totally unique
Why be normal, why be normal...
Why, why, why, why, why...
Wo-ho-ho, I got to do, to do my thing
Yay-hey-hey, I got my song, my song to sing
Wo-ho-ho, I got to be, to be myself
Yay-hey-hey, I gotta go .....
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6. |
Mhondoro
04:40
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He drinks from the Zambezi river, the lion spirit drinks
He drinks from the Save river, the lion spirit drinks
They drink, Grandmother Nehanda
They drink from the Save river
The lion spirit drinks
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7. |
Mmm Ma Ma Kuay
02:53
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8. |
My Rich Uncle
05:37
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He got five million in the bank, he owes ten million more
He give thousands to his rich pals, he give pennies to the poor
He got a lot of farms and factories down by the equator
When the workers there demand their share, they get a new dictator
Yeah, he'll spend a lot on limousines and giant televisions
And he will gladly donate money for a freeway or a prison
But when the public schools and libraries come begging for a dollar
Yeah, the richest man in history, see him cry and holler
He don't wanna share, he don't wanna share
He don't wanna share, he don't really care oh no no no no
Yeah, he's always going on about liberty and freedom
He's a real champion of justice for anyone in need
Just as long as that anyone is someone unrelated
'Cause his house was built by slaves on land he stole from natives
Yeah, he got body guards, burglar alarms, barbed wire too
They say his dogs eat better food than his neighbor's children do
He shares this town with lots of folks, he thinks he owns it all
Watch out! Pride and greed and ignorance, they go before a fall
He don't wanna share...
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9. |
A Gift Not Given
04:51
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There was a time when we could have been closer
But we were too busy pretending to live
There was a place where we could have lingered
But you didn't know how to take and I didn't know how to give
There was a word that was only half-spoken
Into a silence that we didn't intend
There was someone who I really cared for
But I never knew how not to be friends
What might have been, will we ever know?
There was a gift that never was given
There was a love that never was named
There was a world awaiting discovery
Did you ever realize just how close we came?
Still the words remain unspoken
Still the door remains unopened
Still the dreams remain unbroken
They're all that I have
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10. |
Show Me The Way
04:30
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We can't all be rich
There just ain't enough money
But everyone can afford to be happy
We can't all be famous
We can't all be stars
Might as well be who you are
Yeah, I got plenty of excuses, I got lots of reasons why
I don't believe a single word they say
'Cause every time I look inside, I see another lie
Still I know there's always a way
Yeah, there's always a way
Won't you please show me the way
Please show me the way
We can't all be young
We can't all be pretty
But everybody's got a certain beauty
We can't all be handsome
Some of us are homely
But that ain't no reason to be lonely
Yeah, I got plenty of excuses...
I been lost for so long
And I can't find my way
Show me, show me, show me, show me, show me the way
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11. |
Power & Money
05:27
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Hey Ho, CEO, I just want you to know
You're not a hundred times smarter than me
You're not a hundred times stronger than me
You don't work a hundred times harder than me
So why are you a hundred times richer?
And sometimes I wonder, do you wonder too?
If it was me instead of you, who's to say what I would do?
You know it's hard to say no to power and money
Yeah, I'd probably do the same, I'd probably be as much to blame
For the lives of the homeless and the hungry
Hey Ho, African man, I just wanna understand
I'm not a hundred times smarter than you
I'm not a hundred times stronger than you
I sure don't work a hundred times harder than you
So why am I a hundred times richer?
And sometimes I wonder, do you wonder too
If it was you instead of me, would it turn out differently?
You know it's hard to say no to power and money
Or would you show us a better way, and lead us to a brighter day
In the lives of the homeless and the hungry?
Hey Ho, CEO / Hey Ho, African man
Hey Ho, CEO / No, no, no, say it ain't so
Hey Ho, African man / I just wanna understand
And sometimes I wonder, do you wonder too
Why we do unto others the way that we do?
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12. |
Ecstacy
06:07
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I don't care if my plates don't match
I don't care if my CDs are scratched
I don't care if my shoes are untied
I only care about the feelings inside
I don't care about the Super Bowl
I don't care about rock and roll
I don't care about the latest fashions
I only care about your deepest passions
'Cause it's those bright shining fragments of ecstasy
Burning through the pain and the fears
Along comes the hour of destiny
Why do we trade the moments for the years?
I don't care to act my age
I don't care to live in a cage
I don't care what the neighbors think
I only care about the song that you sing
'Cause it's those bright shining fragments of ecstasy...
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13. |
Warm Your Soul
04:53
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Let the drumming take you back ten thousand years ago
Like a bushman or a caveman or an aborigine
The drummer moves the hands, the dancer moves the feet
Step for step and note for note, they're connected by the beat
We gonna celebrate the ancient way tonight
Just like a bushman or a caveman or an aborigine
We don't need no stereo, we don't need TV
The time is here, the place is now, you know what to do
Come on and warm your soul in the fire of my drum
(Come on in and warm your soul / Let the circle make us whole)
Come on and warm your soul in the fire of my drum
Let the spirit find a way to the center of the circle
Do you see the glowing faces, do you see the shining eyes
We got the spirit here tonight, everybody's feeling high
I hear a hundred different rhythms and a single solid beat
I hear a hundred different voices and a single flowing song
I see a hundred different dances and a single pulsing wave
I feel a hundred different souls and a single vital spirit
I'm feeling love tonight
Sweet healing love tonight
Universal love tonight
Everyone's got love tonight
Deep down love tonight
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14. |
Infinitia
07:14
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Fools In Paradise Portland, Oregon
A 6-person group performing on African instruments. Our traditional Zimbabwean mbira songs will transport you to another time and place. Our rousing marimba music from Zimbabwe, South Africa, Ghana and Guinea creates an energetic, danceable sound. Our original material combines African melodies with moving and thought-provoking lyrics. Saxophone, congas, djembe, bass kalimba, shakers and harmonies ... more
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