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Intro
00:32
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2. |
Welcome
03:26
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WELCOME! Welcome to the show
Your time here means more than you know
It’s short so let me tell you the philosophy
Please sing, SHOUT! and dance along
The idea is communal song
Move and feel like you belong and
Welcome to the show
Welcome to the show
An upbeat (UPBEAT!) jamboree
A soirée for both you and me
Feel the energetic tranquility
With rhythmic solidarity
Maintain your groove integrity
An undertone of revelry and
Welcome to the show
Welcome to the show
Welcome to the show
Emancipate yourself to find the answer
Emancipate yourself to find the answer
(We belong)
Emancipate yourself to find the answer
(We belong)
Emancipate yourself to find the answer
(We belong)
Emancipate yourself to find the answer
(We belong)
Emancipate yourself to find the answer
Welcome to the show
(Emancipate yourself to find the answer)
Weeeeeeeelcome
(Emancipate yourself to find the answer)
Welcome to the
(We belong)
Welcome to the
(We belong)
Welcome to the show
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Emancipate
03:58
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You have begun your journey
With an entity that existentially
Will liberate your mental slavery and move your body
Forget your fears and worries
The rhythm, the groove, the rhyme will make you lose sense of time
T-t-take a look inside and what you'll find is sublime
Come along, come along, come along
We are young and our time is short
Sing a song, sing a song, sing a-a song
Come undone, come for more
Inkululeko, inkululeko, woah (woa-um)
Inkululeko, inkululeko, wo-o-o-oah
Inkululeko, inkululeko, woah
Emancipate and liberate, let go
Lock into this, keep moving
With energy that will eventually
Put every little part of us in total ecstasy
Be one with me, take it easy
Our soul’s at liberty, collective autonomy
Feel what it’s like to be free
Inkululeko, inkululeko, woah (woa-um)
Inkululeko, inkululeko, wo-o-o-oah
Inkululeko, inkululeko, woah
Emancipate and liberate, let go
Sing sing sing with me,
we are the ones who are meant to be free
And we will have more
Live life in ecstasy
Live in a world that will feed your craving
To just let go
Come along, come along, come along
We are young and our time is short
Sing a song, sing a song, sing a-a song
Come undone, come for more
Come along, come along, come along
InkululEko
Come along, come along, come along
Inkululeko
Come along, come along, come along
Inkululeko
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Integrity
03:30
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Woah wo-o-o-oah
Woah wo-o-o-oah
Woah wo-o-o-oah
Woah wo-o-o-oah
Unearth all your thoughts, my friend
And prove that it doesn’t take long
For us to start again
With the same damn song
Help me to bridge the gap from memory to melody
We’ll dust off our thinking caps and try to find integrity
Woah wo-o-o-oah
Woah wo-o-o-oah
So sing me your prayer, amen (sing a prayer, sing a prayer)
Let’s seek out the fear you hide from
Just close your eyes and count to ten
Take a breath. Be calm.
It won’t reveal itself to you if all you feed is vanity
The last thing you have to do is search for integrity
‘Cause I know the truth behind
Reluctancy to compromise
Tell me the fears you hide
Just come with me and roll the dice
Just roll the dice
Just roll the dice
Just roll the dice
Just roll the dice (roll the dice)
Just roll the dice (roll the dice)
Just roll the dice (roll the dice)
Just roll the dice (roll the dice)
Just roll the dice (roll the dice)
Just roll the dice (roll the dice)
Just roll the dice
Just roll the dice
Yeah hey yeah!
We’re back at the start my friend
We’ve proved that it doesn’t take long
For us to start again with the same damn song
The same damn song
The same damn song
Woah (wo-o-o-oah)
The same damn song
Woah (wo-o-o-oah)
The same damn song
Woah wo-o-o-oah
Woah wo-o-o-oah
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Answer
04:56
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T-t-t-t-take it out on me
So we can settle all these scores
Please search for empathy
To find the answer you look for
And just say what you mean
This clock’s tickin’ and a-runnin’ and it won’t stop comin'
We could obey anarchy
To repair these broken seams
Nah-ooo-woah
Nah-ooo
Yeah
Ch-ch-ch-ch-change your plans be free
You need to walk before you crawl, yeah
Grab ahold and jump with me
You need to leap to take control, yeah
And just say what you mean
This clock's tickin’ and a-runnin’ and it won’t stop comin'
We could obey anarchy
To repair these broken seams
Nah-ooo-woah
Nah-ooo
Yeah
Yeah, I don’t know, I don’t know, I don’t know if I believe
These things so torn, yeah
Please tell me, tell me, tell me, tell me if our aim is to retrieve
Feelings forlorn
Just say what you mean
This clock’s tickin’ and a-runnin’ and it won’t stop comin'
We could obey anarchy
For these broken seams
And I say heeeeeey
This clock’s a-tickin’ and a-runnin’ and it won’t stop comin’ (x5)
And I say heeeeeey
Nah-ooo, yeah
(Ah, ah)
(Tickin’ and a-runnin’ and it won’t stop comin’) x2
I don’t wan’na go, I don’t wan’na go, I don’t wan’na go home
Let’s change the tone
(Tickin’ and a-runnin’ and it won’t stop comin’)
Jump with me, jump with me, jump into spaces you don’t know
We don’t have to be alone
(Tickin’ and a-runnin’ and it won’t stop comin’)
Nah-ooo
(Tickin’ and a-runnin’ and it won’t stop comin’)
Nah-ooo
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Tell me about us
I don’t know what to do
It comes to me as no surprise
That the constant source of our demise
Is the unwarranted truth
So please remain true
All I have to give is set in stone
And you talk to me about broken bones
For we get lost in these absurdities of tone
Please postpone
Leaving home
Pull back, what’s the rush?
It’s a failed attempt to break through
Inherent traits won’t come back again
This stalemate will surely end
Why lie to force the truth?
So please remain true
All I have to give is set in stone
And you talk to me about broken bones
For we get lost in these complexities of tone
Please postpone
Leaving home
Leaving home
Leaving home
Leaving home
So slow down, what’s the rush?
I still don’t know what to do
These sticks and stones may break our bones
But at least they may leave us alone
So please stay true
Oh please stay true
Oh please (oh please) stay true
Oh please (oh please) stay true
Oh please (oh please) stay true
Oh please stay true
Please stay true
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7. |
Tranquility
04:27
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Slow tranquility
A reluctant spark
An inability
To leave your mark
Forgive me, forget me
It’s all the same
And I don’t know where I can go
The green flags waving but it never seems to change
Show me the change
A pure insanity
A scape goat case
A fabric fantasy
A total waste
We’re fallin’, we’re stallin'
Your eyes remain
Fixed on me. It’s hard to see
The challenge that we’re facin’ but it never seems to change
Show me the change
Forgive me, simply I won’t change
Forget the burden all the same, yeah
This indecision will remain
Don’t speak too soon
For we WOO!
Our heightened empathy
A bitter taste
Desired sympathy
Reversed the pace
Withhold them, control them
Your words are safe, yeah
Just let them out, without a doubt
The angle that you’re coming from will never let us change
Show me the change
Yeah, 1! 2! 1! 2! 1! 2! 3! 4!
Yeah!
I don’t want to hear to callin'
I don’t want to hear to callin'
I don’t want to hear to callin'
On me, yeah
I don’t want to hear to callin'
I don’t want to hear to callin'
On me
Yeeeaaaaaaaah
Tranquility
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Steve Umculo Johannesburg, South Africa
Steve is an upbeat and energetic singer/songwriter born and raised in the culturally rich and
bustling city of
Johannesburg, South Africa. His music is a tasty blend between folk harmonies
and afro-centric grooves. Steve’s energy and positivity is as contagious as it is refreshing. His engaging presence and
happy attitude will leave you captivated, motivated and invigorated.
Sing. Dance. Smile:)
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