Reflections (feat. Odell)
Written by: Michael Turner, Christopher Portugal & Odell Johnson
[Odell:] Now on me…
[Odell:]
Jah sun has come, and I'm on the rise
To face a day that's full of trials
It's seems some way, we'll move on t'rough
Give thanks and praise, it is with you, saying
We're travelling on a thin, thin line
Some walking around as if they're half blind, yeah
Seems like struggles come their way
And they start to war instead of pray
[Odell:] Give him love! Lord…
[Thes One & Double K:] You got to give it up
And you got to give it up
And you got to give it up now…
[Odell:] Give him love!
[Thes One & Double K:] You got to give it up
And you got to give it up
I said got to give it up now…
([Thes One:] Uh, give it up…)
[Odell:]
The night has come and we want to play
Yet it seems like we won't unite same way
They standing in the blinding light
Searching for a little light, yeah
Holding on to celebrate
But they're losing, they're losing face, lord
They say they want to stand up strong
And yet they question "Oh Lord, how long?"
[Odell:] Said, give him love… Lord, lord, yeah…
[Thes One & Double K:] You got to give it up
I said got to give it up
And you got to give it up now…
[Odell:] I said give him love!
[Thes One & Double K:] I said got to give it up
You just got to give it up
I said got to give it up now…
[Odell:] Said, give him love… Love, love, love, love, lord…
[Thes One & Double K:] You just got to give it up
I said got to give it up
I said got to give it up now…
[Odell:] Give him love! Rasta love…
[Thes One & Double K:] You got to give it up
I said got to give it up
And you got to give it up now…
[Double K:] (Ready to pump… huh…)
So many times, the way that we were brought up
Can have us in a mind state of steady getting caught up
Wanting to follow and keep up with the trends
Young girls having sex to impress their friends
Insecurities can have a person living at their worst
Instead of taking time out to think, they battle and curse
Refuse the love giving, living a life of sinning
In a whirlwind, spinning with confusion, you're losing
Drinking, drug abusing, they called it the blues
And we call it "rock and rolling" while losing mind control
Self-control on cruise, see "fuck it" ain't the answer
And if it was, a lot of people would breathe today
Like Donny Hathaway and Marvin Gaye
Miss Billie Holiday and my grandma Jean
Who's smiling down on me 'cause I'm living my dream
I'll keep a prayer in my mind, if I knew what I mean
[Thes One:]
I feel like the revolution's already here, it's just a matter of
Whether you can hear or don't hear, some choose the latter
Love the ignorant bliss and dismiss any matter
That would cause contemplating these facts, and even sadder is
They try and make it all black and white, it's complicated
But the bottom line is freeing your mind is always hated
Money and drug dealing are keeping us separated
The more we look like animals, the more we get paraded
Celebrated their system, ignoring something inside
Like identifying with your family, culture, and pride
You can't sell that inside a Wal-Mart
They call art "My Humps", but meanwhile, brothas cocking the pump
Protecting the block, a child walks, ducking the shots
They selling up rocks, the buck stops once at the top
And speaking of, I know shove is coming to push, but dude
You'd shoot me and wouldn't shoot George Bush!
[Odell:] Hey, no fussing and fighting in a righteous land
No fussing and fighting with your people's plan
No fussing and fighting, we know the Motherland
No fussing and fighting…
[Double K:] Listen!
[Odell:] No man stand up strong… give him love…
[Double K:] You can't be arrogant and conscious
[Thes One:] You got to give it up
[Double K:] Ay-yo, you can't be arrogant and conscious
[Thes One:] Nope, you got to give it up
[Double K:] I said, you can't be arrogant and conscious
([Odell:] Rasta love…)
[Thes One:] Yup, you got to give it up
[Double K:] Man, it doesn't work
[Thes One:] Nope.
[Double K:] Man, it doesn't work
[Thes One:] Huh.
[Double K:] You can't be arrogant and conscious
([Odell:] Give him love… Yeah… yeah…)
[Thes One:] Yup, you got to give it up
[Double K:] Look, you can't be arrogant and conscious
[Thes One:] Yeah, you got to give it up
([Odell:] Give him love…)
[Double K:] You can't be arrogant and conscious
[Thes One:] You got to give it up
[Double K:] It doesn't work, nope, it doesn't work
[Odell:] Just give him love… love, love, love, love, love…
[Double K:] Listen! Need love… yes…
[Odell:] Just give him… just give him, just give him, just give him… yeah…
[Double K:] Listen, man… yo…
[Odell:] Thes One and Double K… roots racking… in a hip-hop styley
[Sung sample:] Music!
[Odell:] It's all reggae to me…
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This track appears on the following releases:
- Stepfather (2006) (US CD + DVD) - Basement Records (BR1157-2),
(UK CD + DVD) - Tres Records (TR396-016),
(2xLP) - Tres Records (TR396-017)
