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Thievery Corporation Album


The Richest Man In Babylon (09/17/2002)
09/17/2002
1.
2.
Facing East
3.
4.
Interlude
5.
6.
7.
Une simple histoire (A Simple Story)
8.
Meu Destino (My Destiny)
9.
10.
From Creation
11.
12.
Liberation Front
13.
14.
15.
Resolution
. . .


Do you applaud fear
Do you hold it near
Are you afraid to live your life
The way I perceive
In my arms I’ll catch you
Do you mind If I always love you

Heaven’s gonna burn your eyes

You’ll see
In my dream I’ll catch you
Into my arms I’ll catch you
Do you mind if I always love you

Heaven’s gonna burn your eyes


. . .

Facing East

[No lyrics]

. . .


Jah Rastafari
One heart
One love
One moon
One earth
One light
The almighty
Jah Rastafari
Unfathomable
Master builder of creastion
Jah rastafari
Who stands to rule and reign
worldwide
Ras mean king
Tafari mean head creator
Supreme supremacy
Ruler among the mighty
He touched and lightning scorched
Rebuked the wind
And chastised thunder
The almighty
Him alone the only international field
marshal
Helaie-I Selasie



. . .

Interlude

[No lyrics]

. . .


Day by Day, people get sick of one
another
Day by day, people chase each
other away
I chose solitude
For I lost faith in my world
I had dreams of peace
How simple hearted was i
Day by day, people get sick of one
another
Day by day, people chase each
other away
Omid do what is in your power
To save us from all this pain
Forbid our lives to go by
So fast and abruptly
Without true love and happiness
Day by Day, people get sick of one
another
Day by day, people chase each
other away



. . .


Everything that's real
And everything unrealized
All infinity
Starts falling from your eyes
We are fluid dreams
Vivid memories
All uncertainly
Leads to eternity

All that we perceive
In every mystery
Who are we
What we see
I can't comprehend

Who are we
What we see
I can't comprehend

Illuminating love falls from the skies
To water the illusions in our eyes
All that we desire and all we fear
All our aspirations grow unclear

We feel endlessly
Beyond all gravity

Who are we
What we see
I can't comprehend

Wo are we
What we see
I can't comprehend



. . .


Couleur de vie, couleur de joie
Où sont tes larmes, tous tes mots
Et puisque t'en a marre de voir
Tous les gens souffrir
Cette notion trop simple et naïve
Parvenir à vaincre une loi
Loi invisible, si injuste
Si injuste, si sombre

Vis ta vie, elle est si belle
Vis ta vie, c'est la tienne
Vis ta vie, sans mensonge
Vis ta vie, comme tu veux

Couleur de vie, couleur de joie
Où est ce feu philosophique
Ton esprit condensé, pulverisé
Subtilé par toutes tes larmes

Vis ta vie, elle est si belle
Vis ta vie, c'est la tienne
Vis ta vie, sans mensonge
Vis ta vie, comme tu veux

Vis ta vie, elle est si belle
Vis ta vie, c'est la tienne
Vis ta vie, sans mensonge
Vis ta vie, comme tu veux



. . .


Eu vou sem nenhuma direcção,
E eu sou não preciso nada mais,
Lua, estrela, meu caminho meu
destino,
Lua, sol, me dá o seu calor,
Chuva, o seu olhar,
Que me dá o seu calor, que me dá a
direcção,
Que me dá o meu valor, que me dá o
seu calor,
Eu vou eu vou, eu sou eu sou,
Eu vou eu vou, sem nenhuma
direcção



. . .


Ven ven, ven ven, ven vente a gozar
Ven ven, ven ven, ven vente a bailar

Nuestra persistencia y nuestra
alegría
Identifican nuestra raza latina
Hemos salido de nuestras tierras
Huyendo de los problemas, corriendo
de las balas
Buscando mira una oportunidad...
pa’ mejorar

Pa pa paz pide la gente
Pa pa paz pide la gente
Las escopetas...
Pa pa paz pide la gente
Pa pa paz pide la gente
Las escopetas también dicen...

Y la violencia trae violencia
Corrupción la destrucción
Honestidad donde te has ido que no
te encuentro ya

Ven ven, ven ven, ven vente a
gozar
Ven ven, ven ven, ven vente a
bailar

Pa pa paz pide la gente
Pa pa paz pide la gente
Las escopetas también dicen...

Ven ven, ven ven, ven vente a
gozar
Ven ven, ven ven, ven vente a
bailar



. . .

From Creation

[No lyrics]

. . .


There is no quidance in your kingdom
Your wicked walk in Babylon
There is no wisdom to your freedom
The richest man in babylon

Your beggars sleep outside your
doorway
Your prophets leave to wonder on
You fall asleep at night with worry
The saddest man in Babylon

The wicked stench of exploitation
Hangs in the air and fingers on
Beneath the praise and admiration
The weakest man in Babylon

There is no hope left in your kingdom
Your servants have burned all their
songs
Nobody here remembers freedom
The richest man in Babylon



. . .

Liberation Front

[No lyrics]

. . .


The people live in misery
Govemment a work
But govemment them is a monckery
Respect to the youths
Whether in front and all dem a back
a me
Why don't you treat them the way
you should
And I know all the things you hide
Even though it's a good disguise
And we see all the things you do
And what you do will comeback on
you
You think we can't fight what the
eyes can't see
Because we are blinded by poverty

The people live in misery
Govemment a work
But govemment them is a monckery
Respect to the youths
Whether in front and all dem a back
a me
Why don't you treat them the way
you should

The people live in misery
Govemment a work
But govemment them is a monckery
Respect to the youths
Whether in front and all dem a back
a me
Why don't you treat them the way
you should

It's like the people you want them to
rebel
And fire gunshots and burn buildings
to hell
And after that you a go want treat
me well
It's like you have the people under a
spell
Talking to the people in a congress
A we vote you in, so you must put
out your best
After all we no in a contest
It's the state of the union address

The people live in misery
Govemment a work
But govemment them is a monckery
Respect to the youths
Whether in front and all dem a back
a me
Why don't you treat them the way
you should

The people live in misery
Govemment a work
But govemment them is a monckery
Respect to the youths
Whether in front and all dem a back
a me
Why don't you treat them the way
you should

Broadcasting lies on the television
sreen
Trying to get us hooked on your
american dream
We up on your games if you know
wha me mean
When you cheated on your wife with
your money and your schemes
People rule and a that you fi follow
We and nuh no call me no nigga
Do a good term and you deserve
another
Signed musically yours, the general
sleepywonder

The people live in misery
Govemment a work
But govemment them is a monckery
Respect to the youths
Whether in front and all dem a back
a me
Why don't you treat them the way
you should

The people live in misery
Govemment a work
But govemment them is a monckery
Respect to the youths
Whether in front and all dem a back
a me
Why don't you treat them the way
you should



. . .


I keep on fear, keep on loathing
Nothing brings it on I keep on falling
Decide what it is I can not find
It's subsides what you make it
Never feel like you're gonna break it
It's gonna be alright alright
Sleep until the morning comes
The sun will warm your soul
Sleep until the morning comes for
you
Til the morning it's alright
I can walk into the sunlight, into the
day, into the day, to the day
I feel it falling, nothing comes to my
mind
Bring it on in a different tide
I feel alright, alright
I feel strong, i feel rigid
It's nothing to do with the vision
Oh feels so right, so right
Sleep on tight, sleep on tight
Sleep until the sunlight
Sleep until sunlight
Sleep on tight
Sleep on tight
Sleep on tight
Sleep on tight, til the sunlight
Sleep on tight, til the sunlight burns
you happy
Til the sunlight burns you happy, till
the sunlight burns a happy whole in
Your heart,
In your heart
In your heart...


. . .

Resolution

[No lyrics]

. . .


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