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The Now Testament: Love Revolution

by JohnBaptist

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1.
oh I give thanks an praises to jah jah jah and I live in the graces of jah jah jah I lift up my voice and sing of his majesty under the banner of ites, gold and green trouble passes me and I give thanks an praises... the constant war of spiritual wickedness sometimes gets the best of me so I send my prayer, spirit of the living god fall fresh on me
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I AM 03:39
I am all that I am I am all that I am I sleep in the rock, I dream in the plant I stir in the animal, and I awake in man I know therefore I am all that I am I know therefore I am all that I am I don't need you to acknowledge me I won't be your novelty you didn't find me in poverty I was stolen from my sovereignty I know therefore I am all that I am... my story is a mystery his story's only history but before your jesus, I am before Muhammad, I am before moses, I am before Krishna, I am before Buddha, I am black as the tents of Kedar, I am and I know therefore I am all that I am... I am peace, peace is all I am I am joy, joy is all I am I am health, health is all I am I am wealth, wealthy I am I am beauty, beautiful I am I am harmony, harmonious I am I am balance, balance I am I am love, love is all I am and I know therefore I am all that I am
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Humble 03:38
On the humble, make your whole empire crumble On the humble, mi an de wicked gwaan rumble On the humble, real bad boys move in silence Nah whisper, nah mumble, mek dem bumba hol tumble on the humble No need for arrogance Meek, the earth is my inheritance I speak, and get lifted by what's spoken Crowd soaked in baptism, spirits broken Souls mended, learned to take light and bend it To cut stone and build pyramids for my kindred Anything I say I defend it, yin an yang blended The breath of change is long winded Books recommended, thought sharp an splendid Every light that shine gotta face dark to end it The eyes are the windows to the soul, some are tinted Sometimes lifelines on highways are segmented The physical body is on lease or it's rented You get a contract but it nah get extended At times the agreement is verbal an nah printed You realize you said it but never really meant it Never the less, you gotta live to represent it Or resent it and spend your days tormented When you get the call, you fumble Turnover, the lamb of the field is the lion of the jungle On the humble, I'm a vessel, heaven sent it This food for thought leaves your diet supplemented Reality suspended, expelled by the superintendent African descendant, John is astringent I strengthen rather or not locks lengthen I still plant the seeds for the thoughts that you're thinking I got the sun, I got the water, if you're fertile We'll grow and run the human race like that turtle On the humble, make your whole empire crumble On the humble, mi an de wicked ago rumble On the humble, real bad boys move in silence Nah whisper, nah mumble, mek dem bumba hol tumble on the humble Truth be told, god is a woman My vibe is so strong that you can hear me humming Your collective subconscious had me summoned To those who've been waiting I'm that good thing comin Mi deh ya, mek emcee bow fi prayer Yuh see mi, southern sound system soothsayer And overnight you were overcome by this oversight It's overdue, not over you but over mics Over the years of expansion and contraction At this moment supreme reaction becomes action Push rappers into my gravitational pull Exercise an appetite that's insatiable It's a subsisting, self fueling desire Ignited and back burners become brush fire In the jungle, where the lion roared when he rumbled Turnover, now Babylon system gwaan tumble On the humble...
4.
Island gurl sweet, more than the beauty of the week She simply ah de beauty yuh nuh see it Island gurl sweet, haffi find mi one fi keep Mi seh all black woman is elite Island gurl sweet, how dem style an fashion unique She simply ah de measure an de peak Island gurl sweet, haffi find mi one fi keep Mi seh African gyal dem elite Island gurl sweet like breeze offa beach Sometimes I feel like she's outta mi reach True she well round an that stay under siege An build up her wall weh no brudda ah breach She seh all an each, mi honorable speech Mek her know seh I n I a man ah prestige Still she a leave hol heap a broken heart piece An start her likkle wine up now mi in too deep Island gurl sweet, how dem style an fashion unique Mi seh dem ah de measure an de peak Island gurl sweet, haffi find mi one fi keep Mi seh all black woman is elite Island gurl sweet, anytime mi see dem outta street Haffi pull up meet an greet Island gurl sweet, haffi find mi one fi keep Mi seh African woman! Look pon Vivian, she born a Caribbean Grow a US an she bad as oblivion Her mama a Indian, puppa Trinidadian How she wine, yuh know seh a champion Mi call pon Karli, that one deh a yardie Love how she gwaan so, mek mi ball lawd ah mercy She cut up mi kutchie an wash all mi natty Cook mi steam fish, rice an calaloo patty Island dawta dem sweet, hehehey, I think about her every day Island gurl sweet, aye I, gotta have her in my life Hey, she sweet as ice tea in the south an sun brewed Sometimes the sweetness ah bitter when she agwaan rude Hol heap a attitude, she start kiss her teeth She cuss mi out but in the accent it's still sweet Then later on give her the meter half of the night Like Beres say love is sweeter after the fight She got a heavenly body, she attracting the light Of the sun, putting vitamin d back in her life She love the way the sun rise an perform An gwaan with heat up in her belly belly warm She cum like a storm cah mi wicked from mi born An she know mi deh from Texas so she want the longhorn When we dweet, oh she say it sweet Eyes roll back in her head, she curl up she feet Island gurl sweet, more than the beauty of the week She simply ah de beauty, yuh nuh seet Island gurl sweet....
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So Far Gone 03:43
So Far Gone I cannot explain what you've done to me I can only say you are the one for me So let's burn this fear that makes you run from me Because when I'm with you, I'm in god's company I'm so far gone, so far gone Can't return but can't move on I'm so far gone, so far gone I can't let go, but can't hold on You pulled me in, held by your gravity You are the yin that cools my yang, the better half of me I need your love to fill this cavity With all that's righteous your highness, my majesty I am so far gone, so far gone Can't return but can't move on... Before I ever got her she was far gone Far from reality, left me far from Far from my sanity drinking dark rum Life inna calamity the outcome How come you seem so far away How far are you really if we're in the same place Are you galaxies away? And if that is the case Then what only separates is opportunity and space I've done some things, I'm not proud to say But I swear I'll change if I'm allowed to stay I need the sun to chase this cloud away 'Cause the sun doesn't shine no more without you bae, hey I'm so far gone....
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This ain't no ordinary feeling It's an extraordinary feeling Every time I'm around you I feel my heart jump through the ceiling When you smile I'm grounded Completely floored, astounded You got my love surrounded Thats what I've been trying to tell you You keep the I inspired (that's what I've been trying to tell you) I wanna stand in love I-nited (that's what I've been trying to tell you) This time around its different (...trying to tell you) With you it's pure upliftment With you it's pure upliftment, a kiss an We're both set adrift on a swift wind of bliss an Whenever you're near me there's a shift in Energy, darling just your presence is a gift an Synergy, sending me harmony over this end Ben acqui, sugar you're my high don't let my spliff end Mi sistren, soul rebel, black power fist an lion paw Live your life according to a higher law My fire log set ablaze simply by our dialogue That's what I've been trying to tell you You keep the I inspired (...trying to tell you) I wanna stand in love I-nited (...trying to tell you) This time around is different (...trying to tell you) With you it's pure upliftment With you it's pure upliftment, a different Feeling I'm free falling off a cliff an No ifs, ands, buts or maybes you're the one I'm with an I know the 4 elements, you gotta be the 5th an For instance, our chemistry even far inna distance Your every move's a ministry, move me with no resistance Empress your essence fill up the room like incense You're royalty, even if you're just boiling tea The loyalty and love for your king indeed is spoiling me That's what I've been trying to tell you You keep the I inspired (...trying to tell you) I wanna stand in love I-nited (...trying to tell you) This time around is different (...trying to tell you) With you it's pure upliftment, hey This ain't no ordinary feeling It's an extraordinary feeling Every time I'm around you I feel my heart jump through the ceiling When you smile I'm grounded Completely floored, astounded Girl you got my love surrounded That's what I've been trying to tell you
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Her Camera, My Guitar Her and her camera, me and my guitar Attracting butterflies in the park I wonder how she views me through her lens And since it's not objective, does it see the love I'm in? Her and her camera, me and my guitar I wanna see what develops in the dark We don't need a flash, she has a natural light And in her light, every side is my best side Focus on me, focus on me, focus on me Her and her camera, me and my guitar I hope she doesn't zoom me out, but I'll love her from afar And when her black & whites age into sepia In loving color I'll be keepin' her, high definition keepin' her Her and her camera, me and my guitar Capturing stillness in motion, like she's captured my heart Should I say something or let her observe Cause when she sees my picture, she'll know it in a thousand words Focus on me, focus on me, focus on me I sent a prayer out on the wind & it returned as her, returned as her I sent a prayer out on the wind & it returned as her, returned as her Her and her camera, me and my guitar Focus on me, I can't help but to focus on har Focus on her, focus on her, focus on her
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Love Revolution If I give you reason to doubt my love I'm sure we can reason it out, my love Fear causes confusion So don't jump to conclusions We're inna love revolution A love revelation Yes I n I n U, a love celebration If I left room for reason to doubt in your mind I'm sure we can reason it out in Jah time I'm not inna hurry, I'm in no rush We can take on the whole world, just the two of us Inna love revolution A love revelation Yes I n I n U, a love celebration Yeh, I've been through nuff war to find the peace to love you Ma day nah start til I greet an hug you I feel the earth shake when mi reach fi touch you Mek mi tek all de stars, place 'em each above you When they ask of angels, mi ago teach 'em of you To show I honor you an I apprecia-love you Straight...yay, I'm your soldier Inna love revolution A love revelation Yes I n I n U, a love celebration If there's ever a season of doubt in our lives I'm sure we can reason it out, alright With truth as our sword an love as our shield Hatred an fear will die pon de battlefield Inna love revolution A love revelation Yes I n I n U, a love celebration
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Forward 03:40
Forward I take up the staff of Moses, and the shield of David On the wisdom of Solomon, I n I meditated They threw me in the lion's den, but lion dem and de I ah friend We trod through the battle field with vict'ry as swift as the wind Up ye mighty race and forward! Rise Jah Jah children and forward! Forward! Forward! Up ye mighty race and forward! Rise conscious beings and forward! Forward! Forward! I stand firm like Mount Kiliman, I hold the fyah of the sun I let the Nyabinghi bring me, I am the drum I gather the storms of the sea and lightning from the sky You see the forces of nature rush to defend I n I Up ye mighty race.... There was nothing before now... I stand before you in your foreground, And foreshadow the light that travels before sound I was born proud to be born brown It seems they built the champion up just to be torn down But from the dust of the battlefield arises the one To slew dem! with a sword about the size of the sun He in debt cause he borrowed time from tomorrow Drinks the wine of redemption, but eats the bread of sorrow The people are the champion, but feel god forsaken God sleeps in you, it's up to you when god awakens So call out to him, or call out to her, Or call out to them, then burn frank and myrrh There's strength in the struggle, though you nah sure You can't run from the truth just because it's obscure You are the way and meant to be greater than Yashu'a Sly the demon and leave the battlefield smelling like majmu'a Up ye mighty race ...
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FreeDominion 04:28
I want freedom, free dominion I want freedom, free dominion Free up my ego from your approval Free up my space, waste removal Free up my time, more for me Free up my mind, let being be I want freedom, free dominion In my kingdom, my king's dominion I want freedom, free dominion In the queendom, queen's dominion The preacher and scholar says we're not in physical bondage But the mentality of lack leads to spiritual carnage So rise! From your spiritual slumber I said rise! And be apart of the number That stands for freedom... Free from all your judgements, free from your opinions Free from all the millions and millions of evil minions I'm using my free-will to not choose a slave religion That hides behind the facade of a god that kills women and children That died for freedom... They greet you with obstacles at your front door They keep our minds in shackles with psychological locks galore The sheep skin wearing jackals try to keep the lion tamed But like the running back breaks the tackles, we're gonna break the chains In the name of freedom...
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I n I 04:06
I, InI Is no mystery god in the sky For the I, InI is in I So if mine eye be but still I can manifest what I will And it shall be done, for the I Is in I So when I talk to I self it's prayer Seh when I chat to I self, that's prayer For the I, InI is in I I, InI Doesn't look on low and judge from high For I love in I does not judge the I Well scarcity, that's a lie InI-verse is abundant, infinite supply For in the I, there is no lack in I So when I talk to I idren, that's prayer Say when I chat to I sistren, it's prayer For the I, InI is in I Oh mi seh I, InI Is a natural mystic none can deny For all living things, land, sea and sky Hail the I So when I talk to the wind that's prayer And when I chat to the trees that's prayer Say when I dance in the rain that's prayer Every time I sing my song it's prayer For the I, InI is in I And all living things, land, sea and sky Hail the I!
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Take Care 05:06
The things we focus on We give life to So never mind those Who choose to fight you Hold in your heart forgiveness And it will follow you They say what goes around Will always come around And your words have power As sure as they have sound So speak in kindness And that will follow you Take care... The smile of another Can uplift a down pressed man Live for others, and you will live again Give and be grateful And it will follow you A thought is the seed we sow From our thoughts we will reap The life you're willing to let go Will be the same life that you keep Be still in your peace And it will follow you Take care... Everybody everywhere Says that life just isn't fair It's gone awry, they're unaware Of the thoughts that got them there See we all have something to share That's unique to us and makes us rare We can change the world if we only dare To take care
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Quiet Time 03:55
Quiet time, evening shade Work is done, money's made Pot ah cook ital food Quiet time, mellow mood And I want to share quiet time with you I want to share quiet time with you Quiet time, she reads a book Anything she wants to say to me She does it in a look Quiet time, we're in our thoughts And I'm thankful, oh yeh For the quiet time we've got And I want to share quiet time with you I want to share quiet time with yo It's not an awkward silence but a sacred space It's a private and a peaceful place The calm of consciousness in the cool o'day When city's sound surround, in the still I stay Quiet time, meditation Time to raise, raise my vibration I tune out to tune in so I can hear It's amazing how the quiet Can be so loud and clear And I want to share quiet time with you I want to share quiet time with you I want to share quiet time....with you

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released May 1, 2015

all words and music by JohnBaptist
guitar and percussion: JohnBaptist; bass guitar and keys: Bass Heavy
produced by Bass Heavy; co-produced by JohnBaptist
recorded, mixed and mastered by Bass Heavy

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