Matisyahu - Youth (2006)
2007.03.21. 21:51
1. Fire Of Heaven / Altar Of Earth
2. Youth
3. Time Of Your Song
4. Dispatch The Troops
5. Indestructible
6. What I'm Fighting For
7. Jerusalem
8. WP
9. Shalom/Saalam
10. Late Night in Zion
11. Unique Is My Dove
12. Ancient Lullaby
13. King Without A Crown
Fire of Heaven lyrics
(chorus) Fire descends on high in the shape of a lion Burn the sacrifice of pride and ride on to Mount Zion
Fire descends on high in the shape of a lion Burn the sacrifice of pride and ride on to Mount Zion
Rub me the wrong way, taking the highway Rubbing sticks together but your fire's man-made Capitalize on hot air, soar like an airplane Yearn to rise in the sky quick high like cocaine False pride is suicide but you've got nothing to gain Babylon's buildings raise like flames Drowning in their champagne Explosion pulled the pin in the hand grenade Soul stain blowing up In your own domain Fire crackers ooh and aah But they never maintain
Fires burning Flames are dancing Don't burn the house down Heavenly fire only resides on an altar made from the ground
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One pair of eyes But see two different things One person cries but the other one sings You walk around like everybody owes you something Take what you got, thank G-d for all that life brings The poor man has it all but not content with anything While the rich man's hands are empty but he's sitting like a king
Fires burning Flames are dancing Don't burn the house down Heavenly fire only resides on an altar made from the ground
Backpacks's getting heavy, moving at a steady pace Carry bricks on your shoulders and lead around your waist Making way, run in haste There is no time to taste what you ate We should be grateful Got a plateful Fire burns like ice morsels falling fire like rain
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Youth lyrics
some of them come now some of them running some of them looking for fun some of them looking for a way out of confusion some of them don't know what to be some of them don't know where to go some of them trust their instincts that something's missing from the show some don't fit society, insides are crying low some of them teachers squash the flame before it had a chance to grow some of them embers do glow them charcoal, hushed and low some of them come with the hunger suppressed, not fed them feel a death blow
chorus:
young man, control in your hand slam your fist on the table and make your demand take a stand fan a fire for the flame of the youth got the freedom to choose better make the right move
young man, the power's in your hand slam your fist on the table and make your demand you better make the right move
"youth is the engine of the world" x2
storm the halls of vanity focus your energy into a laser beam streaming shattered light unites to pierce between the seams and it seems tear the world open, peer in the children see rapid fire for your mind. half the truth is just a lie, they rub me the wrong way, they say their way or fall behind. seven subjects disconnect, left out the concept as to why there's a spiritual emptiness, so the youth them get vexed, skip class and get wrecked fill with beer and cigarettes to fill the hole in their chest
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you got freedom to choose better make the right move you got the freedom to chooooose
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Time Of Your Song lyrics
The world is moving to the song I hear, Who’s that singing wind is rushing in my ear, Mind gushing memories almost lost everything, Felony and fellows running in my dream, We were in the van where the hits were driving, Saw myself In the highlands at age 13 And im asking questions to the present day me, Moving backwards down the hill see we were posting.
[Chorus] Moonlight illuminate my night and my days sunray make the people say Had a vision somethings missing so they're screaming out loud Keep my feet on ground and my head in the clouds. I'm the arrow, you're my bow, shoot me forth and I will go And I know and I go and I go get up and go Make me feel its for real tell me what you know.
I don’t mean to glorify, Ate the apple of the tree and tried to lie, In the garden ill remember That’s when I started to sing I said death brings life into uncertain things, Classroom's not for me Sun setting autumn breeze Sound is moving like a chorus
Keep hearing that melody, Check the radio but theres nothing playing, Check the radio again but theres nothing playing.
[Chorus]
Rewind…
Dub-wise!
Swing low, sweet chariot of flames Change my name, No! It Was always the same, Till if only what you find when you climb, Check the radio but of all that shines theres no time, My life is making your mind work in overtime, But along the line youll have to pay for the crime. Slow it down You turbo too soon, Vroom vroom then you want to blast off unto the moon, But you might get trapped in a temple of doom, You might get trapped in a temple of doom.
[Chorus]
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Dispatch The Troops lyrics
See the daughter of Zion once precious princess Left her father's house To walk streets that never rest Maybe they’ll hear me in the metropolis So I’m sending an SOS Fighting with her “ta” She wants out of this mess And them big city lights Might brighten up the darkness You know that I’m tired and you know that I’m stressed You can’t stop me and you can’t stop this You could call the police try to make an arrest Today is the day that I repossess Leaving on the first bus that I can get Now its rings around eyes sopping wet from rain droplets Window shopping for some solace No address and penniless That’s the price you pay for running away from the stress Feeling the pain likes to dance by the DJ Reminds me of a time when things were ok Frightened by her own shadow Now she wants to go home Many names for one G-d Trotting on, through the façade You were all my children Got to dig for that feeling Love will break down this concealment Strip away the serpent’s skin
We came to win Dispatch the troops Send out the captain My gem is held captive in the dungeon Don’t come back again till you end the mission If it takes a long time Don’t lose the vision If you’re stuck Check the blueprint Look within Reflection Got to find the rhythm Won’t you please return child Where you been She says I can’t come home because he won’t let me in And besides we don’t need no more friction Used to look so nice, how’d you get so thin? And your heart's like ice, it’s a heart of sin Skin white like a ghost with a pale complexion Pray to g-d for the dead we need resurrection Don’t you know wherever you go thick and thin You are still my children Since you’ve been gone my soul’s been hurting Wondering through this world We are just boys and girls Many names for one G-d Trotting on, through the facade
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Indestructable lyrics
Fear nobody but His Majesty, My spirit, you retrieved, For you I wait silently, It seems that you believe in me
Fear nobody but His Majesty, My spirit, you retrieved, For you I wait silently, It seems that you believe in me
Indestructable digging through the rubble Bubblin we don't need no more trouble That bahella-scope vision, hot hot fiction Like im running a muck upon a rhythm
Stay on the plan so you don't lose the vision Stay sizzling Peter pan I'm from a land hip like this From the city feeling it Ya breathing in, ya put on your glasses and ya see through it
(Chorus) Fear nobody but His Majesty, (fear no one) My spirit, you retrieved, For you I wait silently, (his majesty) It seems that you believe in me
Fear nobody but His Majesty, (fear no one) My spirit, you retrieved, For you I wait silently, (his majesty) It seems that you believe in me
Some of them run-run-running like rats on a wheel Trife will find her new deal Who is their ticket for a meal? This world is real on the heels of a final generation
I remember that day in November Standing on the roof and I'm feeling so tender
All shook up like I've been in the blender Fend off the demons in the park after dark
Lend me your hand I want to be a member Spent too much and now im rendered, Dead mend these wounds we got to find a common thread Want to fly in the sky but you're heavy like lead
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Just a tool in the hands of the builder Fill them with the strength to go further Diggin deep for eternal treasure Stay away from quicksand and false pleasure
Dare not speak with arrogance Appearance like a lion lurkin in the mist They surround and they gaze their fix Grab the rope of G-d's heritage
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Release me from their schemes My distress you will relieve Shield me on the path that's dark and slippery They seek deception and futility
I stand with integrity Sneak to the roof of that building Don't want nobody here to see me To say that I'm living in a fantasy But I believe in find and keep
And I plead in sincerity Wont you utterly remove the cloud hangin over me Wont cha wave that decree in the shade of your wings Shelter me from the wicked who have plundered me From my mortal enemies wont cha shield me
Ohhhhhhhh ma maaa yoyooyooo yoooo
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What I'm Fighting For lyrics
What I'm fighting for Is worth far more than silver and gold What I'm fighting for Is a chance to unite the past With the brothers coming home at last Fighting together for light
Sons & Daughters of Abraham Lay down to a higher command Don't be tricked by the axl man God's wisdom revealed in a holy plan A chance to unite the past With the brothers coming home at last Fighting together for light
To Zion we roam & we're not all alone Unite and purify
What I'm fighting for Is worth far more than silver and go-gold What I'm fighting for Is a chance to unite the past With the brothers coming home at last Fighting together for light
To Zion we roam & we're not all alone Unite & purify What I'm fighting for ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Jerusalem lyrics
[Chorus] Jerusalem, if I forget you, fire not gonna come from me tongue. Jerusalem, if I forget you, let my right hand forget what it’s supposed to do.
In the ancient days, we will return with no delay Picking up the bounty and the spoils on our way We’ve been traveling from state to state And them don’t understand what they say 3,000 years with no place to be And they want me to give up my milk and honey Don’t you see, it’s not about the land or the sea Not the country but the dwelling of his majesty
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Rebuild the temple and the crown of glory Years gone by, about sixty Burn in the oven in this century And the gas tried to choke, but it couldn’t choke me I will not lie down, I will not fall asleep They come overseas, yes they’re trying to be free
Erase the demons out of our memory Change your name and your identity Afraid of the truth and our dark history Why is everybody always chasing we Cut off the roots of your family tree Don't you know that's not the way to be
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Caught up in these ways, and the worlds gone craze Don’t you know it’s just a phase Case of the Simon says If I forget the truth then my words won’t penetrate Babylon burning in the place, can’t see through dark haze Chop down all of them dirty ways, That’s the price that you pay for selling lies to the youth No way, not ok, oh no way, not ok, hey Aint no one gonna break my stride Aint no one gonna pull me down Oh no, I got to keep on moving Stay alive
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Wp lyrics
slap me Jack, we sat down in the back of the class to seize knowledge we don't need, I forgot my late pass but I'm early to a rival beatbox, you got raps? meet me on the football field, don't sleep on field, the quarterback no one clapped when we locked in, it was removal of our class but my flag got captured and I fell between the cracks my tool for inspiration turned into a handicap no matter how I tried, I just couldn't fill the gaps those whipper snappers, they got trapped old chap they lost the way, they never had the right map needed a sneak attack to slap the demons off my back so I packed for the shtetl dreamed big I wouldn't settle put the pedal to the metal and returned to fundamentals I'll never forget running through the hall with all y'all rebels roaming through the Highlands, young bucks invincible echoes in my brain. if kids report to the principle
substance dulls the mind traife wine clouds the heart you can't sew a stitch with one hand While you're taking it apart bright lights might look nice but they sure won't make you sharp you can't sew a stitch with one hand While you're taking it apart
yeah, misty morning and my mum's a mess to make matters worse dog my pops is stressed life is a test, make the grade or catch an F now death is all that's left to ponder I wander off hoping to catch my breath and hold it, mold my memories from untold scripts and roll up in a tornado twist, now I'm certain there's a pertinent reason I'm on this earth seasons change in white plains, but we remain alert when new school years appear, fools fear for a failure and crawl away in tears I play Popeye the Sailor and stay with spinach we walk the halls with a grimace
yeah they gossip in groups I try to mind my business and tell the truth for instance, I listen, see it all with basketball court vision ignoring ignorance in fields of fiction we lean back in the calmest position and embrace the honesty found within our tension
what's good?
substance dulls the mind traife wine clouds the heart you can't sew a stitch with one hand While you're taking it apart bright lights make you blind but they sure don't leave you sharp you can't sew a stitch with one hand While you're taking it apart
trapped in the elevator of your mind is it real, what will you find behind the door your imaginations put you in a bind around you there's a cloud of gloom swallow the key, lock yourself in a room can't see outside of your Universe
no more war, there won't be anymore hunger no jealousy, not even competition
let go, release, you hold the keys time we evaporate into the breeze we are nothing, we are something let go, release, you hold the keys it's time we evaporate into the breeze we are nothing, we'll be something welcome to the desert of my soul you can stay if you like there's room for one more there's room for one more
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Shalom/ Saalam lyrics
pure beat box song no lyrics
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Late Night In Zion lyrics
We're the Reflection, of Imperfection. We come from the infinite place of limitation. Rejoice in these days, make a correction, We're the completion.
Lights Out, down for the count,and can't get up. Meanwhile the enemy screams the boy is stuck, And the legs of the king are dangling in a rut. Falling pieces, lost sparks, hearts cut.
We're not alone in the madness, if we're here then so are you. Deepest caverns underground, We've been searching for the truth. Scrape my knees on the hurdles, face down in a puddles
Only one who'll get us out of this mess, The one who put us here. I've got a spear driven through my ear. Can't you hear the sound, crystal clear, Pistols crashing chandeliers, Long for brooks of water like the deer
[Chorus] A man is just a man, filled with faults and weakness. 4 AM, Jerusalem, all alone and speechless. Nightime nobody's home, Roam streets of darkness. I feel I'm just a man, flesh and bones homeless.
A man is just a man, filled with faults and weakness. 4 AM, Jerusalem, all alone and speechless. Nightime nobody's home, Roam streets of darkness. I feel I'm just a man.
Planting Seeds, they won't sink in.
I'm dried up like the desert earth, how could these seeds give birth? Water me down, liquify, I will not be cursed. From one into a billion disperse.
Wisdom reigns like water, from heaven to below. Crush my earth seeds grow, garden starts to grow. You know you've got to rise, although you like to flow, You can't keep staring out the window.
Earth, Water, Wind, Fire, we stay low while getting higher. Spark igniter, fighting tired, Stay wired, enlighten loads. Fly alive, weep, wail, chant, cry, Let out a sigh. Energized, you are my last stop, life shouldn't pass me by.
Rise to the occasion, Keep these hearts all blazing, Build you're life of a river of wax, Melt into space, We've been here since the beginning, Not going away. Not going away.
[Chorus] A man is just a man, filled with faults and weakness. 4 AM, Jerusalem, all alone and speechless. Nightime nobody's home, Roam streets of darkness. I feel I'm just a man, flesh and bones homeless.
A man is just a man, filled with faults and weakness. 4 AM, Jerusalem, all alone and speechless. Nightime nobody's home, Roam streets of darkness. I feel I'm just a man.
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Unique Is My Dove lyrics
On the way into this world, our soul was born in two Searching for you, I been searching for you Where ya been, where ya running to Where ya got to go, what ya got to do Don't care where we're goin, just wanna be with you Put your head on my shoulder, tell me what you been through When I lose my focus, you remind me of the truth Lift us up to the heavens for a bird's eye view
One woman for me Other half of my soul, you are my queen One woman for me Other half of my soul, roots of my tree
We could forget about galus for a while, our troubles for a while Sometimes I look at you and just smile, sit in the park just laugh all day Sometimes I just lose it with the things that you say, waiting by the subway But we missed the train, we'll take the next one if you can pull me away Keep me cool down to earth, and no anxiety Stay modest with the humble heart always
One woman for me Other half of my soul, you are my queen One woman for me Other half of my soul, roots of my tree
We don't need no umbrella, when we're walking in the rain
Sunlight or clouds, its all the same Don't need no umbrella, when we're walking in the rain
So smart and sharp, a soul lovely And beauty shine bright, yes you're there for me Keep the ways of our fathers, how it used to be Moving forward, don't mean erase our history Look to your ways, and see a girl who wants to do the right thing Dedicated to a life bigger than you or me Build a temple in our hearts for his majesty Stay simple, serve god, and keep our deeds clean
One woman for me Other half of my soul, you are my queen One woman for me Other half of my soul, roots of my tree
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Ancient Lullaby lyrics
Mist rising on the horizon Listenin with my ears and listenin with my eyes and Listenin until we've ridden the mud from the parasite Listenin until our hearts start to glisten, realize Share the vision and my rhythms and we'll melt the ice Start sizzling, spilling from the ceiling,___, dripping drizzling Close to the broken-hearted, them crushed in spirit Redeem the soul of your servant Seek peace, pursue it. Keep the sparkle in your eyes O You know, we're all gon die Like flyin Soul times? For the times when we'll stay unified The eyes of Hashem are to the righteous and he hears their Soul cry, like an ancient lullaby. Jerusalem breathes, brining me ease from the Brooklyn squeeze,
Dirty Babylon bring ya down to ya knees Trap me like a lion, ___ ? "leave me be" When they come with their disease to drag us into the street, My law's still pure, you can't take that from me, 3000 yrs until this last century, Impossible to break the seal of the High Priest, Yo, I say The branches on the trees gon bow to these Swaying to the melodies Craving for the slaves to bring redemption please I am you, you are me No more leaders, we must flea We want see God in our enemy, Soul cry, like an ancient lullaby.
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King Without A Crown lyrics
See You're all that I have and you're all that I need Each and every day I pray to get to know you please want to be close to you, yes I'm so hungry You're like water for my soul when it gets thirsty Without you there's no me You're the air that I breathe Say Sometimes the world is dark and I just can't see With these, demons surround all around to bring me down to negativity But I believe, yes I believe, I said I believe I'll stand on my own two feet Won't be brought down on one knee i'll Fight with all of my might and get these demons to flee Hashem's rays fire blaze burn bright and I believe Hashem's rays fire blaze burn bright and I believe Out of darkness comes light, twilight unto the heights Crown Heights your burnin' up all through the twilight Said, thank you to my God, now I finally got it right And I'll fight with all of my heart, and all a' my soul, and all a' my might
[Chorus:] say What's this feeling? My love will rip a hole in the ceiling I give myself to you now from the essence of my being and i Sing to my god songs of love and healing i Want Mashiach now so it's time we start revealing
[Bridge:] Me no want no sinsemilla. That would only bring me down Burn away my brain no way my brain is to compound Elevated my soul you're a flying my sound Like the sun of a sun ray burning up through a cloud Torah food for my brain let it rain till I drown Thunder! Let the blessings come down Torah food for my brain let it rain till I drown
Stripping away the layers and reveal your soul You've Got to give yourself up and then you become whole You're a slave to yourself and you don't even know You want to live the fast life but your brain moves slow If you're trying to stay high you're bound to stay low You want God but you couldn't deflate your ego you're already there then there's nowhere to go you're cup's already full then its bound to overflow If you're drowning in the water's and you can't stay afloat Ask Hashem for mercy and he'll throw you a rope You're looking for help from God you say he couldn't be found
searching up to the sky and Looking beneath the ground like a king without his crown yes I wanna get down,like a kinng without his crown yes I keep falling down, you really want to live but can't get rid of your frown you Tried to reach unto the heights and wound bound down on the ground Given up your pride and the you heard a sound Out of night comes day and out of day comes light Nullified to the One like sunlight in a ray, Makin' room for his love and a fire gone blaze Makin' room for his love and a fire gone blaze
What's this feeling? My love will rip a hole in the ceiling I give myself to you from the essence of my being Sing to my God all these songs of love and healing Want Mashiach now so it's time we start revealing
[Chorus] Reelin' him in Where ya been Where ya been Where ya been for so long It's hard to stay strong been livin' in galus (exile) for a life too long Where ya been , Where ya been for so long
[Chorus:] What's this feeling? My love will rip a hole in the ceiling I give myself to you from the essence of my being Sing to my God all these songs of love and healing Want Mashiach now so it's time we start revealing
[Chorus:] What's this feeling? My love will rip a hole in the ceiling I give myself to you from the essence of my being Sing to my God all these songs of love and healing Want Mashiach now so it's time we start revealing
[Chorus] Reelin' him in Where ya been Where ya been Reelin' him in Where ya been for so long
Where ya been for so long It's hard to stay strong been livin' in galus (exile) for
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