.. a glimmer of hope for Jamaica's music.. the Realest Song.

[X]

one of the most positive and refreshing tunes outta yard in quite awhile..
reinforces my faith in Jamaica's music.

"Keep badmind outta mi heart
Keep negative outta mi thoughts.."

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[X]

Re: .. a glimmer of hope for Jamaica's music.. the Realest Song.

Realest Song

<span style="font-style: italic">[Intro:]
A di realest song
Dis is a prayer to the father
Guide my steps as yuh sit on your throne
Show mi di way fi get mi food an mi water
And do nuh mek mi grudge nobody fi dem own
Whole heap a people mek badmind tek dem ova
Cah dem a try fi face it all alone
So mi a call pon di strength of the father
To help mi fi work fi mi own

[Chorus:]
Keep badmind outta mi heart
Keep negative outta mi thoughts
Mi know seh it easy to pree di wrong way
So Jah Jah please guide mi everyday
Keep badmind outta mi heart
Keep negative outta mi thoughts
Most high bless me yeah
Guide and protect me yeah

[Verse 1:]
Well father
Di strength that mi woulda tek fi badmind anotha man
Help mi use di strength and try find a betta plan
The time me tek I wish mi did have somebody life
Help mi pree mi own a life and try fi set it right yeah
Mi nuh wah fi pree nobody fi dem links
Help me to go out deh go look mi own a tings
And I'm not perfect, I'm just a man
That's why mi call on yuh Jah fi keep mi strong

[Bridge:]
<span style="font-weight: bold">Father, before mi mind get bad
Betta yuh flip it round and mek mi mind get mad
Mi prefer fi work hard everyday fi achieve mi goals
Nah grudge nobody fi dem own</span>

[Chorus:]
Keep badmind outta mi heart
Keep negative outta mi thoughts
Mi know seh it easy to pree di wrong way
So Jah Jah please guide mi everyday
Keep badmind outta mi heart
Keep negative outta mi thoughts
Most high bless me yeah
Guide and protect me yeah

[Verse 2:]
Yo Jah Jah
Nuh mek mi badmind Addi fi di Gaza
Nuh mek mi badmind Killa fi di Range
Nuh mek mi badmind Beenie fi di Grammy
Jah Jah please nuh mek mi badmind nobody
Nuh mek mi badmind Flippa fi di flossin
Nuh mek mi pree Nitty Kutchie fi di clothes
Nuh mek mi badmind D'Angel fi di store
Jah protect mi forever more

[Bridge:]
<span style="font-weight: bold">Father, before mi mind get bad
Betta yuh flip it round and mek mi mind get mad
Mi prefer fi work hard everyday fi achieve mi goals
Nah grudge nobody fi dem own</span>

[Chorus:]
Keep badmind outta mi heart
Keep negative outta mi thoughts
Mi know seh it easy to pree di wrong way
So Jah Jah please guide mi everyday
Keep badmind outta mi heart
Keep negative outta mi thoughts
Most high bless me yeah
Guide and protect me yeah

[Verse 3:]
Well father mi give thanks fi life as mi wake up
Cause ah yuh mek it still a gwaan
And even when mi day nuh turn out like mi want it to
Mi give thanks and mi move on
Badmind live inna di soul and di heart of men
Dis fight is not an easy one
Jah Jah elevate mi and mek mi a betta man
Help mi to overstand

[Bridge:]
Father, before mi mind get bad
Betta yuh flip it round and mek mi mind get mad
Mi prefer fi work hard everyday fi achieve mi goals
Nah grudge nobody fi dem own

[Bridge:]
Father, before mi mind get bad
Betta yuh flip it round and mek mi mind get mad
Mi prefer fi work hard everyday fi achieve mi goals
Nah grudge nobody fi dem own

[Chorus:]
Keep badmind outta mi heart
Keep negative outta mi thoughts
Mi know seh it easy to pree di wrong way
So Jah Jah please guide mi everyday
Keep badmind outta mi heart
Keep negative outta mi thoughts
Most high bless me yeah
Guide and protect me yeah </span>

[Tuff Gong]

Re: .. a glimmer of hope for Jamaica's music.. the Realest Song.


Except for the god thing i is good!

[Derek]

Re: .. a glimmer of hope for Jamaica's music.. the Realest S

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: xKs</div><div class="ubbcode-body">one of the most positive and refreshing tunes outta yard in quite awhile..
reinforces my faith in Jamaica's music.

&quot;Keep badmind outta mi heart
Keep negative outta mi thoughts..&quot;

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Nice!

[neutral]

Re: .. a glimmer of hope for Jamaica's music.. the Realest Song.

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Tuff Gong</div><div class="ubbcode-body">
Except for the god thing i is good! </div></div>


That was my first thought,....I cant take anything serious that rambles on about &quot;god&quot;.

[towngyal]

Re: .. a glimmer of hope for Jamaica's music.. the Realest S

konshens is a great artist many great songs....love him and jah vinci

[Ja. Jewel]

Re: .. a glimmer of hope for Jamaica's music.. the Realest S

&amp; to Konshens for doing a song with conscious lyrics instead of the &quot;bad man&quot; or &quot;under mi&quot; ting!!....MUSIC is the single most driving force inna Yawd fi reach di yout dem.....faith in Jah is what keeps many going &amp; give them hope for the future. (IMHO of course)

[Magician]

Re: .. a glimmer of hope for Jamaica's music.. the Realest S

Wickid chune dat!

[sagal]

Re: .. a glimmer of hope for Jamaica's music.. the Realest S

The video is very clear. Nice portrayal of everyday people in Jamaica. I like the concept!!!

[X]

Re: .. a glimmer of hope for Jamaica's music.. the Realest S

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: sagal</div><div class="ubbcode-body">The video is very clear. Nice portrayal of everyday people in Jamaica. I like the concept!!! </div></div>

yeah the video is pretty tight.

[Magician]

Re: .. a glimmer of hope for Jamaica's music.. the Realest S

The people in the video singing bits and pieces made me smile.
And homesick too.

[Oilywata]

Re: .. a glimmer of hope for Jamaica's music.. the Realest S

Nice!

[jah_yout]

Re: .. a glimmer of hope for Jamaica's music.. the Realest S

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: xKs</div><div class="ubbcode-body">one of the most positive and refreshing tunes outta yard in quite awhile..
reinforces my faith in Jamaica's music.

</div></div>

big tune-- but i disagree...

there have been plenty of great songs with a positive messages coming out of j-a for years and years;
they just get drowned out sometimes by all the aamshouse