1. |
Cowboys & Africans
04:59
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V1
I was born into a life already determined, it’s already been known,
I’ve to work, I’ve to sleep, then repeat
Giving me enough that I’ll remain
Just to be a link in their chain
The one that's tight around our necks
& shackled to our arms & to our legs
It keeps pulling us through life
Every which way (but loose)
Until one day we'll be dead
And then our children
It's on their heads
BRIDGE
But with my mothers heart, & my daddy's mind
A new path I shall find
I won't be who they tell me to be
How can I? I've a daughter now, who looks up to me!
CHORUS
& in this world
You're either or
(An)African
Or a Cowboy
& you & I
will say goodbye
Before one of us
Shall die
& in this life
You must decide
Do you fall?
Or survive
& in this world
You're either or
(An)African
Or a Cowboy
V2
My brother, he stands tall
It ain’t been easy, I recall
Silly little boys, they took your toys
They took your name, & left you pain
Ignorant fucks, I wished them dead
So I just pissed on their heads
Look at you now, I couldn’t be prouder
King of your castle, you heart beats stronger
Brother, you won! Mother, our love!
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2. |
1985
05:02
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V1
Skyscrapers replaced the pyramids, in 1985
Reaganomics feeds consumerism,
What a time to be alive
The slaves still build their temples, under the watchful illuminati eye
Worked to death direct from the orders,
Of the old rich white guys
Got no money
Got no friends
Got no nothing
Got no chance
They live!
We sleep
They're rich
We're cheap
V2
Thatcher snatched my milk, back in 1985
Broke my country into pieces, fed us lie after lie
Does this all seem familiar in 2019?
Nothing will ever change no, when God still saves the Queen!
Got no money.....
V3
History repeats itself, if we don't learn from the past,
Religion can't scare us, if no one goes to mass
Pharaohs have no kingdoms, if knowledge is where we go.
How much more can you take? Before you say no!
Got no money.....
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3. |
Take the Money & Run
04:19
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V1
Lemme tell you about a thing I know
Lemme tell you now, let me let you know
I've seen it all through these here eyes
Seen it all unfold, heard all the lies
Empty promises & empty threats
Empty anything on us, to keep us in check
The 1% who run this party,
They do what they want, and that's just for starters
More for them, less for you
'Lesser' people, have more to do!
Life too short, to be unhappy
Time to gate crash, their big party
Help yourself, before you go any further
Be a friend & respect your brother
And when it's all said and done -
CHORUS -
Take the money & run! x 4
V2
I live in a town where my vote means shit!
I live on a land that’s governed by pigs!
I tried my best ma, to try fit in
Worked real hard, for all our sins
I live in a world ruled by fear
I live in a time where the end is near
Time to help myself & go for the money
And if I get caught, I won't be sorry
I'll take my chance, the time is now
And when it's all done, I'll take my bow
Nothing gona stop me now,
Cos I'm the boss, of this here town
And you'll know me from what I do
Cos if I don't, then I'm the fool
And when it's all said and done -
Take the money & run!
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4. |
Dumb Animals
03:16
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VERSE 1
If you want to know your history
Check the bottom of the sea
Slaves threw themselves overboard
And then they were free
Slaves on another land
Skipped the pleasantries
They died on their feet
Rather than serve on their knees
What does that say about
Them who rule
How they treat mankind
They don’t teach that in school
How we treat Mother Earth
Who let us stay a while
Have we overstayed our welcome
Every man, woman & child
BRIDGE –
We should’ve known better but
We really fucked up
We’re only here for a minute
And we choose to hurt
It’s taken a long time
To make us this way
We didn’t start like this
On the first day
CHORUS -
Kings & Queens are Philistines
They’re just Dumb Animals
Popes & Priests are simple beasts
Looking for survival
Ministers scare you
With lines from the bible
All these heads, trick you
Your neighbours are your rivals
Pres-i-dent, hear his vent
His lies keep you tribal
They’re all dumb animals
Hold them libel
V2
Given the gift
of all these emotions
Blessed with thoughts
And endless notions
We can love!
And express through art
We’d stick to that
If we were really that smart
What does that say about
Them who rule
How they treat mankind
They don’t teach that in school
Why do we treat each other
In that way?
When no one owns this land
Or this day!
BRIDGE 2 -
We should’ve known better but
We really fucked up
We’re only here for a minute
And we choose to hurt
Check ourselves
Start again
Dumb Animals
Don’t be so vein
CHORUS 2
Kings & Queens are Philistines
They’re just Dumb Animals
Popes & Priests are simple beasts
Looking for survival
Ministers scare you
With lines from the Bible
All these heads, trick you
Your neighbours are your rivals
Pres-i-dent, hear his vent
His lies keep you tribal
They’re just dumb animals
Hold them libel
Kings & Queens
Popes & Priests
Ministers & Bibles
All of them lying to you
Looking for survival
Pres-i-dent, pays his rent
Doesn’t care what he’s spent
Lies to you, taxes me
Hand on his bible
Governments spend & spend
Not on us, just on them
Fear of God, put in us
Just incase, we resent
All they do, all they have
All this shit, makes me mad
All their lies, fucking us
They’re just Dumb Animals
They’re just Dumb Animals
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5. |
One Year
04:14
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V1
Mother to be
Gives an eulogy
Dad lays by her side
Baby growing inside
Life & death
First & last breaths
The two pass each other by
I can only watch her cry
Duty bound
She turns it round
In a cruel twist of fate
This year she loves & she hates
V2
A family on a boat
Desperate for hope
Few will find new land
Children wash up on the sand
Planes blown from the sky
We still don't know why
Still you smile
For our unborn child
Duty bound
You turn it round
In a cruel twist of fate
This year she loves & she hates
V3
A stranger smiles from a far
As I put you in our car
Mother strong by your side
Daddy's strength inside
Maya's here now
Try and rest somehow
Thank you baby
We're a family now
Duty bound
You turned it round
In a cruel twist of fate
This year she loves & she hates
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6. |
Toba
04:40
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V1
We flee this land desperate
Mother has claimed her back
We seek asylum on a safer world
Our future is now that.
This furious God has spoken
Through her spouted lava tongue
Most have perished from her rage
And no not what we've done
She opened up and took us down
No mercy ever shown
We prayed to her for our lives
Instead she took her throne
TOBA
A bigger danger faces us
I can't believe my eyes
The strong will now eat the weak
No one to hear their cries
What has become of us?
I barely know myself
The world I knew has crumbed down
I'm only left with hell
TOBA
You test me Lord now answer me!
I do what you ask
Sacrifice and constant prayer
Yet you've taken me to task
The silence means nothing now
I must protect myself
Toba is still ravaging
And fear is what she smells
TOBA
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7. |
War of One
04:22
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V1
You’re not happy, You’re not well
Make it better, flowers to smell
It’s not working out, who’s to blame?
Other people? They’re just the same
Who put that there? The seeds of hate
Those who rule, & their running mates
In this time, of the protest vote
It’s all mirrors & smoke
That’s when they pounce, off your fear
Off your hate, on your tears
You vote for them, sick of the same
DisIllusioned now, their time to rein
You’re close, but that’s not the one
Guess again, It could be fun
See them for what they are
See yourself from a far
See others like you and me
Chorus
The Secret War
The War of One
The War of One
Will never be done
The Secret War
The War of One
Monies to be made
Selling guns
The Secret War
The War of One
When the voted got rich
The War was won
The Secret War
The War of One
The War of One
Will never be done
Your right to choose
Your right to muse
See others like you and me
V2
“We’re just the same, you & I”
Dressed to kill, as an average guy
“I’ll make it better, I’ll make it right
Vote for me, I’ll win your fight”
“I’ll win your fight”, you never had
I’ll make up lies to make you mad
Trust in me, you’ve tried the rest
Read my lips, I’m the best
Distract your mind, confuse your thoughts
The enemy is close, is what you bought
You need these things, the things I sell
To protect your family & yourself
It’s what they do & have always done
Their fuel is fear, their conscience numb
They name their price, because they can
& from the beginning, that’s been their plan
Chorus
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8. |
White Lies
02:28
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V1
Everybody dies,
Only God knows why.
Some never wished to be born
And our loved ones are left to mourn
CHORUS
Then it snows, and everything’s white
God gave us life, and we don’t know why?
A magical land in front of our eyes,
Was it God, or Mans White Lies?
V2
Why are we here?
Mans greatest fear
The truth is no-one knows
It’s beautiful when it snows
CHORUS
Then it snows and everything’s white
God gave us life and we don’t know why?
A magical land in front of our eyes
Was it God or Mans White lies?
Was it God or Mans White lies?
Was it God or Mans White lies?
Mans White lies….
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9. |
I Love Tomorrow
04:58
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V1
‘Better Together’, tearing us apart
Open your eyes, open your heart
Believe in yourself, believe in a nation
Tonight we decide, tomorrow sensation!
Tonight we decide, tomorrow sensation!
Read all about it! But not from one source
Feel it around you, take action, no remorse
What's good for you? What's good for us?
Do your thing! For better or worse.
Do your thing! For better or worse.
Chorus.
Stand up!
Stand up for yourself!
For me,
& your brothers and sisters!
Be true to yourself
What's your morals?
Together we stand
I love Tomorrow!
V2
What’s good for the goose, Is good for the gander
Each side they cry, ‘lies’ & ‘slander’
They say attack, best form of defense
Tonight we decide, get off the fence!
Tonight we decide, get off the fence!
Chorus
I Love Tomorrow!
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10. |
Vows
04:22
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V1
If I come to be with you
I can’t promise I'll be true
I've lived my life, my own way
It's all I've known, to love & play
I am a man, for that I'm sure
For better or worse & rich or poor
How many times have I been fooled?
Not by you, my heart she rules
I don’t trust myself no more
I won’t burst my head no more
No pity, and don't be fooled
That's what he wants, my pulse he's cruel.
Take me for what I am
Or I'll take you for all you've got
Let us pray it don't come to that
And this has all just been bad thoughts
CHORUS
These are my Vows
My Vows to you
This is my truth
To get me through
This is my way
To keep me true
These are my Vows
My Vows to you
These are my Vows
My Vows to you
This is my truth
To get me through
This is my way
To keep me true
These Vows.
2/
We lie in bed, you stroke my chest
You lie to me, that I'm the best
How many men, been in your bed?
You'd kill to know, what's in my head.
We kid ourselves, this is love
To ease the guilt, for what it is
I'll chase that part until I'm done
I crave that time, the part that's fun
CHORUS
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11. |
The Life that Never Was
03:42
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INTRO
Nothing lasts forever
Yes I know,
But we'll always
Have.....
Home - where time,
Stands still,
Where little boys &…
Girls - can play, happy
& that's where I want to…
Be, Home! Safe!
But Life doesn't hold that fate!
VERSE 1
Don't live the Life that never was,
Just because,
You scared, to go outside,
Inside - is just a place,
In your mind,
Go outside,
You’ll be fine
Don’t live the life –
THE LIFE THAT NEVER WAS
VERSE 2
Don't live the life that never was - Just because
You’re scared, to live your life
Don't be blind
Inside - is just a place
In your mind
That goes with you through space & time,
Don’t live the life –
THE LIFE THAT NEVER WAS
BRIDGE
When it’s all said & done,
You’ll thank yourself,
You wondered why, you didn’t always, just
Live & Let it Die,
In the past,
Let them all just kiss your –
Ask them why?
You’d live the life……
THE LIFE THAT NEVER WAS
OUTRO
Nothing lasts forever
Yes I know,
But we'll always
Have….......................................................................................................
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CAFOLLA Glasgow, UK
Scottish Artist & Producer Marco Cafolla is the man behind CAFOLLA. He has been the front man of the award-winning funk act
Federation Of The Disco Pimp for the past decade and began releasing work as a solo artist in 2018.
‘The March On To Forever’ spells a new avant-garde sonic direction for the artist.
With introspective lyricism and an 80s-inspired soundscape, CAFOLLA presents Art-Rock
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