When I think about the turn my life has taken I know it's because of you, that I receive so many blessings I had a home but no privacy, I didn't know a thing about my legacy When I realized you were there for me, I called on your name and you came And you did, just what you said, for that I'll love you forever You kept, your word to me, for that I'll love you forever
* A promise, is a promise in my eyes Can't say you're gonna just to compromise The very thing that keeps two hearts intertwined A promise is a promise you can't deny, there's no way
I think of when there was a young boy, not even two years old Blessed with a mother who loved him so, she abandoned her dreams to nourish his own It wasn't easy for the two of them, but she knew she had to give him a chance At a better life, it was only right, so she worked and she prayed And she did, just what she say, for that he'll love her forever She kept her word to him, for that he'll love her forever
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A man's only as good as his word
Her wedding day and she's thinking 'bout the way he won her affection She was so cynical about love 'cause she didn't want to be heart broken again He looked her in her eye with sincerity, said he only wanted to protect her so she Took a chance on him and she's glad she did because he came for real And he did, just what he said, for that she'll love him forever He kept his word to her, for that she'll love him forever
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No way, there ain't no way A man's only as good as his word
You're like a cool breeze, on a summer's day You are a river running through the desert plain You are my shelter, from the pouring rain You were my comfort, even before the pain
I can hear the sound of five drummers in the wind The leaves blowing in the breeze, ring out like guitars A tin can rolls across the gravel like a tambourine I am but a vessel, so I sing, because you are
In my head, you're always in my head In my dreams, you're always in my head In my pain, you're always in my head In my peace, you're always in my head
A rainbow of rhythm stretches across the sky An airplane in the distance, plays a beautiful cello line It's no coincidence; it's in tune with the music in my head If you were a shoulder you're where I would rest, but I am your vessel so I hear, you
In my head,you're always in my head In my fears,you're always in my head In my joy,you're always in my head In my tears, you're always in my head
You're like a cool breeze, on a summer's day You are a river, running through a desert plain You've been my shelter, from the pouring rain You were my comfort, even before the pain:'cause I hear you
In my head, you're always in my head In my dreams, you're always in my head In my pain, you're always in my head In my peace, you're always in my head
In my head,you're always in my head In my fears, you're always in my head In my joy, you're always in my head In my tears, you're always in my head
lalalalalala la ah~ lalalalalala woo~woo~ I remember the first day I met you we were so young you were a blessing and there was no guessing you were the one Love is so crazy We had a baby and said our vows That's when you told me should anything happen I can hear you now You told me if the (반복) sun comes up and I'm not home be strong If I'm not beside you Do your best to carry on Tell the kids about me when they're old enough to understand tell them that their daddy was a good man lalalalalala la dda~ah First anniversary remember we chose a star And as i stand i'm afraid I can't help but wonder if You see it where you are For whatever reason You don't see the seasons Change again Go there with peace of mind We'll meet on the otherside Cause true Love don't end and baby lalalalalala uh~ lalalalalala uh~~!~ Two eyes looking up at me Pointing to a picture like where is he Mamma are you OK What did the paper say To make you cry that way it said your Daddy lived for you and your daddy died for me and I'll do the same
One shot to your heart without breaking your skin No one has the power to hurt you like your kin Kept it inside, didn't tell no one else Didn't even wanna admit it to yourself And now it just burns in your backaches From 15 years of holding the pain And now you only have yourself to blame If you continue to live this way
[Chorus:] Get it together You wanna heal your body You have to heal your heart Whatsoever is so you will reap Get it together
You can fly fly
Talk future ahead of me That's what they say I'd be starving if I ate all the lies they fake Cause I've been redeemed from your anguish and pain A miracle child I'm floating on the clouds Cause the words that come from your mouth You're the first to hear Speak of words of beauty and you will be there No matter what he devices What matters is matters what you think of yourself
[Chorus] Get it together You wanna heal your body You have to heal your heart Whatsoever is so you will reap Get it together
The choice is yours No matter what it is To choose life is to choose to forgive You don't have to try To hurt him and break his pride To shake that weight off And you will be ready to fly
One shot to your heart without breaking your skin No one has the power to hurt you like your friends Thought it will never change but this time moved on An ugly duckling grew up to be a swan And now it just burns in your backaches Because now beads are showing upon your face But you're never really happy And you never behold Until you see the beauty in growing hope
[Chorus] Get it together You wanna heal your body You have to heal your heart Whatsoever is so you will reap Get it together
I am ready for love Why are you hiding from me I"d quickly give my freedom To be held in your captivity
I am ready for love All of the joy and the pain And all the time that it takes Just to stay in your good grace Lately I"ve been thinking Maybe you"re not ready for me Maybe you think I need to learn maturity They say watch what you ask for Cause you might receive But if you ask me tomorrow I"ll say the same thing
I am ready for love Would you please lend me your ear? I promise I won"t complain I just need you to acknowledge I am here
If you give me half a chance I"ll prove this to you I will be patience, kind, faithful and true To a man who loves music A man who loves art Respect"s the spirit world And thinks with his heart
I am ready for love If you"ll take me in your hands I will learn what you teach And do the best that I can
I am ready for love Here with a offering of My voice My Eyes My soul My mind
Tell me what is enough To prove I am ready for love
Oh God Grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change The courage to change the things that I can The wisdom to know the difference Ohhhh and God Give me the courage to love with an open heart To love with an open heart To love with an open heart I wanna love with an open heart Ohhhh with an open heart
In the face of the unexpected (yeah, yeah) you never know what's gonna happen tomorrow, but I wanna live, I wanna live, I wanna live. Yea-a-a, yea-a-a, yea-a-a,ooo-ah. I wanna live, I wanna live, I wanna live, with an open heart yea, a-a-a-a-h.
The highest expression of love is to give without expecting, the highest expressiong of love is to except without expections. I have so much to learn, I have so much to learn, have so much to learn, o-o-o-o-oh
Time... I've been passing time watching trains go by All of my life...Lying on the sand, watching seabirds fly Wishing there would be Someone waiting home for me... Something's telling me it might be you It's telling me it might be you... All of my life... Looking back as lovers go walking past...All of my life Wondering how they met and what makes it last If I found the place Would I recognize the face? Something's telling me it might be you Yeah, it's telling me it might be you So many quiet walks to take So many dreams to wake And we've so much love to make I think we're gonna need some time Maybe all we need is time...And it's telling me it might be you All of my life... I've been saving love songs and lullabies And there's so much more No one's ever heard before... Something's telling me it might be you Yeah, it's telling me it must be you And I'm feeling it'll just be you All of my life... It's you..It's you... I've been waiting for all of my life... Maybe it's you... Maybe it's you... I've been waiting for all of my life... Maybe it's you... Maybe it's you... I've been waiting for all of my life... Repeat to fade... A Whole New World Lyrics I can show you the world Shining, shimmering, splendid Tell me, princess now when did you last let your heart decide? I can open your eyes Take you wonder by wonder Over, sideways and under On a magic carpet ride A whole new world A new fantastic point of view No one to tell us no Or where to go Or say we're only dreaming A whole new world A dazzling place I never knew But when I'm up here It's crystal clear That now I'm in a whole new world with you Now I'm in a whole new world with you Unbelievable sights Indescribable feeling Soaring, tumbling, freewheeling Through an endless diamond sky A whole new world
Close your eyes The physical can be so blind In my eyes The innocent can be so wise It's not about black or white This is wrong or right Can you take a stranger And treat him like your stranger Love don't start with the eyes Starts with the heart Look deep down inside In all that you have a chance To make a choice, to make a change So make the choice to look with the eyes of your heart Close your eyes The light of love will lead the way In the eyes of a child We're all the same If we're all God's children The logic is so simple The one you call stranger is really your brother Love don't start with the eyes Starts with the heart Look deep down inside In all that you have a chance To make a choice, to make a change So make the choice to look with the eyes of your heart No I don't mean to preach Some may say that it's unrealistic Cause none of us is perfect But the way that I say it What do you just try to see with different eyes Could you see that what is done to you is done to me? We want humanity yeah Oh, love don't start with the eyes Starts with the heart Look deep down inside In all that you have a chance To make a choice, to make a change So make the choice to look with the eyes of... Love don't start with the eyes Starts with the heart Look deep down inside You have the chance To make a choice, to make a change So take the chance To make a choice, to make a change So make the choice to look with the eyes of your heart
Kindness is timeless Love is so easy to give It just takes a moment To show somebody that you care To show somebody that you care
In the world that we live in Everybody wants to be so cruel To be in the in-crowd Got the hottest clothes,the hottest shoes We're reading the tabloids And we're flossing in the club But the freshest thing you can do is Give someone your love
Kindness is timeless Love is so easy to give It just takes a moment To show somebody you care
Kindness is timeless Love is so easy to give It just takes a moment to...
Give someone your love To give someone your lalala love To give someone your love Give someone your love Your lalalala love Give someone your lalala love
The clothes that your wearing It will one day be out of style The car that your driving One day will vax out in miles Your hair and your makeup And the time that it takes up It will take the same care of Ya give someone ya love
Kindness is timeless Love is so easy to give It just takes a moment To show somebody you care
Kindness is timeless Love is so easy to give It just takes a moment to...
To give someone your love To give someone your lalala love To give someone your love Give someone your love Your lalalala love Give someone your lalala love
This is in remembrance of our ancestors Sam Cooke and Marvin Gaye and Donny Hathaway And all that came before You opened up a door Cause of you A change gon' come……
Sometimes I shave my legs and sometimes I don't Sometimes I comb my hair and sometimes I won't Depend of how the wind blows I might even paint my toes It really just depends on whatever feels good in my soul
* I’m not the average girl from your video And I ain’t built like a supermodel But I learned to love myself unconditionally, Because I am a queen
I not the average girl from your video My worth is not determined by the price of my clothes No matter what I’m wearing I will always be India.Arie
When I look in the mirror and the only one there is me Every freckle on my face is where it’s suppose to be And I know my creator didn’t make no mistakes on me My feet, my thighs, my Lips, my eyes, I’m loving what I see
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Am I less of a lady if I don't where panty hose My momma said a lady ain't what she wears but what she knows… But I've drawn the conclusion, it's all an illusion Confusion's the name of the game A misconception, a vast deception, Something got to change
Now don't be offended this is all my opinion Ain't nothing that I'm saying law This is a true confession Of a life learned lesson I was sent here to share with y'all So get in when you fit in Go on and shine Clear your mind Now's the time Put your salt on the shelf Go on and love yourself 'Cause everything's gonna be alright
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Out Keep your fancy drink, and your expensive minks I don’t need that to have a good time Keep your expensive cars and your caviar All’s I need is my guitar
Keep your crystal and your pistol I’d rather have a pretty piece of crystal Don’t need you silicone, I prefer my own What god gave me is just fine…
When I think about the turn my life has taken I know it's because of you, that I receive so many blessings I had a home but no privacy, I didn't know a thing about my legacy When I realized you were there for me, I called on your name and you came And you did, just what you said, for that I'll love you forever You kept, your word to me, for that I'll love you forever
* A promise, is a promise in my eyes Can't say you're gonna just to compromise The very thing that keeps two hearts intertwined A promise is a promise you can't deny, there's no way
I think of when there was a young boy, not even two years old Blessed with a mother who loved him so, she abandoned her dreams to nourish his own It wasn't easy for the two of them, but she knew she had to give him a chance At a better life, it was only right, so she worked and she prayed And she did, just what she say, for that he'll love her forever She kept her word to him, for that he'll love her forever
* Repeat
A man's only as good as his word
Her wedding day and she's thinking 'bout the way he won her affection She was so cynical about love 'cause she didn't want to be heart broken again He looked her in her eye with sincerity, said he only wanted to protect her so she Took a chance on him and she's glad she did because he came for real And he did, just what he said, for that she'll love him forever He kept his word to her, for that she'll love him forever
* Repeat
No way, there ain't no way A man's only as good as his word
* Brown skin, you know I love your brown skin I cant tell where yours begins, I cant tell where mine ends Brown skin, up against my brown skin Need some every now and then~ oh hey~
Where are your people from? Maybe Mississippi or an Island Apparently your skin has been kissed by the sun You make me want a Hershey's kiss, your licorice
Every time I see your lips, it makes me think of honey-coated chocolate Your kisses are worth more than gold to me I'll be your almond joy, you'll be my sugar daddy
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Every time you come around, something magnetic pulls me and I cant get out Disoriented, I cant tell my up from down All I know is that I wanna lay you down
Every time I let you in, abracadabra magic happens as we swim Higher and higher finally we reach heaven Come back to earth and then we do it all again Yeah~
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Skin so brown, lips so round Baby how can I be down? Beautiful mahogany, you make me feel like a queen Tell me what's that thing you do that makes me wanna get next to you, yeah
Inside my head there lives a dream that I want to see in the sun Behind my eyes there lives a me that I've been hiding for much too long 'Cause I've been, too afraid to let it show 'Cause I'm scared of the judgment that may follow Always putting off my living for tomorrow
* It's time to step out on faith, I've gotta show my faith It's been illusive for so long, but freedom is mine today I've gotta step out on faith, It's time to show my faith Procrastination had me down but look what I have found, I found
** Strength, courage, and wisdom And it's been inside of me all along, Strength, courage, and wisdom Inside of me
Behind my pride there lives a me, that knows humility Inside my voice there is a soul, and in my soul there is a voice But I've been, too afraid to make a choice 'Cause I'm scared of the things that I might be missing Running too fast to stop and listen
* 반복
** 반복
I close my eyes and I think of all the things that I want to see 'Cause I know now that I've opened up my heart I know that Anything I want can be, so let it be, so let it be~
Strength, courage, and wisdom It's been inside of me all along, Strength, courage, wisdom It's been inside of me all along now everyday I'm praying for
Strength, courage, and wisdom To find me, yeah Strength, courage, and wisdom Inside of me
I found it in me, I found it finally I'm sure to keep it, 'cause I like it, I say thank you
기름기를 걷어낸 담백한 솔 사운드에 어쿠스틱 기타 연주를 얹고,여기에 힙합과 블루스 등의 감각을 덧댄 ‘어쿠스틱 솔’로 주목받았던 흑인 여성 뮤지션 인디아 아리. 2001년의 데뷔 음반 ‘Acoustic Soul’은 무려 200만 장이 팔려나갔고 그의 매혹적인 중저음에는 흑인 포크 가수 트레이시 채프먼에 빗대 ‘솔계의 트레이시 채프먼’이란 찬사가 쏟아졌다. 게다가 제44회 그래미 시상식에서는 무려 7개 부문 후보에 오르는 기염을 토했다.
그런데 정작 그래미의 승자는 무려 다섯개의 트로피를 거머쥔 앨리샤 키스였고,그가 신데렐라로 집중 조명을 받는 동안 단 한 개의 상도 받지 못한 인디아 아리는 눈물을 삼키며 발길을 돌려야 했다.
하지만 이런 참담한 패배는 그를 좌절시키기는커녕 더욱 강하게 담금질해 ...
인디아 아리에(India Arie)의 두번째 음반은 짧은 연주곡 <Growth(성숙)>으로 시작된다. 이후에도 ‘사소한 것들(Little things)’, ‘치유(Healing)’, ‘겸허(Gratitude)’와 같은 곡들이 이어지며 새삼 작년 그래미 시상식에서의 아픔을 상기시킨다. 아무리 [Acoustic Soul]에 대해 “내가 그런 앨범을 만들 수 있었다는 사실에 감사한다”고 말할 줄 아는 ‘애어른’인 그녀라지만, 적잖은 아픔과 상실감이 있었으리라. 그래, 그래서 그녀의 2집은 알리샤 키스(Alicia Keys)처럼 ‘타협’한 음악으로 채워졌을까? 전혀. 오히려 그녀는 수록곡들 제목에서 보듯 ‘사소한 것들’에 관심을 기울일 줄 아는 사람으로 ‘성숙’했고, ‘진실’과 ‘겸허’를 강조하며 ‘신’...
