As One

from The Journey by John Blood

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Chorus
I come from the land of rum
The land where they say party never done
The land where Jesus, The Prophet, Olorun and Mahavishnu
Living each day as one
I come from the land of rum
The land where they say party never done
The land where Jesus, The Prophet, Olorun and Mahavishnu
Living each day as one

From the four corners of the earth this land gave birth
To a new nation, a new vibration
From Africa, Syria, India, China
France, Portugal, Spain and Britannia
All kinda ting bring we together
From clear skies to real stormy weather
From humble servant to oppressor
Dem days it had nothing called zesser
Was blood, sweat and tears to the massa
Whether forced labour or indenture
If not for we will and we culture
Sufferation would be the winner
Time pass and now we takeover
Perfection still far from the order
But through struggle we’s brother and sister
So let’s build this nation together

Chorus

Now this ting called Carnival
Is more than just bacchanal
It’s the people’s renewal
Of love and the spiritual
Europe bring the tradition, Africa bring the rhythm
China bring the art, India bring the colour
So why you find it hard to know your brother
When he’s there in every beat and every colour

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Boy sometimes I feel like Olorun and Mahavishnu and the rest of dem
Including Buddha and the Emperor too
I feel like they does watch we and shake they heads
As though they saying those people have all the spiritual secrets of the world
and still messing things up yes

When it is they go teach one another
When they go share what we have to offer
Instead of using us to fight down each other
Like they feel we can’t see they want power
But true power is love and light and doing what’s right
Not finding excuses just to pick a fight
Not failure to use foresight or hindsight
Only respect and overspending brings the love to unite

Chorus

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from The Journey, released December 3, 2020

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John Blood London, UK

From Yèré to the world! Mixing smooth vocals with riddims from the Caribbean diaspora, John Blood's songs are a blend of spirituality, social commentary, hope and love.

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