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she's a quiet wee thing, though her temper's often flaring,
swearing and carrying on through the night
she stays in the middle and many lost wanderers, come to her
to offer themselves to her bodice and consume her life,
see dedication in her soul and devastation also,
medication bottled in brown paper bags,
she is trauma, she is drama, she is talking back,
she is dingoes stalking prey along walking tracks
dry river beds carve a path through her spirit,
when the water comes you can see her swimming in it,
she builds herself up, and digs herself deeper,
though growing stronger takes much longer than becoming weaker,
many have heard of her and made their assumptions,
and sometimes they are correct,
but sometimes the presumptuous connect with their perceptions and learn to love and respect,
from above she is marred with the bones of the old,
her people they all look exactly the same,
from above you can see the cracks from the flames which burnt her
way down the track..
the jacaranda grows out the back, when it comes she knows the year is closing, she is fear and loathing some believe she's near broken her sad past appears, choking her dear friends who have been there since the start.
but then she begins to sparkle and wins the heart of all those who would disregard her and her past
she is love and hate, she'd probably punch a mate,
she's always coming late but never running late,
she is timeless, she is violence, she is sirens through the silence,
she is surviving through a crisis, she's driving without a license.
she's loved truly for her beauty and by those who've called her back.
to the "touries" she's "The Alice"
But you'd never hear a local call her that.
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The Long Road Ahead
04:37
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Aw man I'm in for the long run,
but it'll be well worth it when the jobs done,
right now there's a long road ahead,
I plan on driving through the night, man I won't go to bed,
to master the mic, I carve through the night, armed with my pride, these fellas are the types to come after the fight, basque in the light like a roo in the high beams - where the carcasses lie
Fast pace man it's passing me by, white lines connect like stars in the sky, the answer is why? if you ask for a ride are you part of the tribe ? Jah BRUStafari,
the evolution is here, through the pollution and fear, we grew through the years, wheels are spinnin as the movement appears, the real difference is now I am choosin to steer.
When you're driving down The Long Road Ahead there's a lotta strength and fluency - in unity
You know the time is now so don't lose your head, there's a lotta things 4U2C
Along way the once forgotten face was commonplace among the modern race, road widened to accommodate, helped me contemplate my position upon this place!
lost in space after significant set backs, the fresh tracks led me to a different entrance, entranced with passion, I enhanced my rappin, watch me put the plans in action,
given the chance to smash em, my boundaries are blown up
it took me a while but you've found me all grown up,
so profound what this road does, now focused on what being a good bloke is,
but I'm always proving me wrong, cos I don't always do what I do in a song, sometimes it just feels like I'm just cruising along, but now I know that I do belong.
When you're driving down The Long Road Ahead there's a lotta strength and fluency - in unity
You know the time is now so don't lose your head, there's a lotta things 4U2C
Mix some damiana with my marijuana, that happy laughter that we harbour is catchy, like attracting karma
got a lack of armour, but we travel farther when we smash the drama
apart and leave it in the ashes after
I'm just one man learning how to live now, once I cross it I'm not gonna burn the bridge down,
I now know what it is that I've gotta be, but honestly it's hard to follow the plan properly,
In trying to find myself , finding hell
only time will tell, if my mind is well, where I once fell was where I started to climb as well
so go slow on the bends, I won't go to bed until the homeward stretch
keep going instead, until the motor is dead on the long road ahead!
When you're driving down The Long Road Ahead there's a lotta strength and fluency - in unity
You know the time is now so don't lose your head, there's a lotta things 4U2C
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Goin on a roaaaaaaaad trip
yeah, pack it up,
thats the stuff,
you wanna come with or are we gonna catch you up (?)
the swags enough,
gonna be a rough few days
(probs) won’t be sleeping much,
b n e sanga as we leaving
is the needed touch, to see us off, down the streets we love
these roads we’ve no need for maps, these roads we don't even see the track
we smoke and always keep it packed, please don’t see negativity in that,
watch the landscape change watch the handshakes range from a quick knux to an elaborate game,
from the red dirt to the arid plains, buds are sticky like the tropics when it hasn’t rained,
ah, the landy will get us there, never fear, we sending vibes into the hemisphere,
going on a road trip, know this, road is, so big,
smoke spliffs, home grown dope its, going on a road trip
goin so quick
so much, unknown know this much is.. true
as much as it is to me, as much as it is to you, as much as we live to be, as much as we live to do..
what we think is……true
we all going on a road trip, who’s coming with(?), watch me punch a spliff through the billy while going over a hundred clicks.
that sounds as silly as assumption is, but on the really love I've got to give, this land is wondrous.
we in the landy its a bit old for cruise control,
no air con handy but these windows will soothe your soul,
if you're stuck in the mud you know we’ll give you a tow,
straight up that hill so we can all check out the view below.
so many possibilities, the road offers, those wonders the known unknowns that show promise, and no coppers wont stop us, we gotta lotta hope on us, destination unknown- no wukkas
going on a road trip, know this, road is, so big,
smoke spliffs, home grown dope its, going on a road trip
goin so quick
so much, unknown know this much is.. true
as much as it is to me, as much as it is to you, as much as we live to be, as much as we live to do..
what we think is……true
as much as we think we see, as much as we think we don’t, as much as we believe as much as we believe we won’t,
i gotta full tank feeling, longing for that open road,to find the answers no one - knows,
no clear plan of going home,
or control of what the road has in hold for us, i just know that when it show that we’ll grow from it,
coast to coast north to south, we’ll meet you at the cross roads,
they’re not an end but a new beginning another unknown
deep in thought, getting lost in the tracks,
my companions are asleep, as are the dogs in the back,
moonlight - illuminate the skies, a roo chooses to wait till i cruise on by, a solitary fire flickers by in the distance, I’m unaware of its size, it unaware of my existence.
an unbroken expanse, like fools we ruin it,
left so much to chance, nah fuck off you're full of shit
as much land we have, as many backs we've stabbed, as much as the tell lie vision tells us of a planned attack,
before our online traffics jammed while trackers scan our actions, and we lose our freedom for our freedom for this man i cannot stand
but in my rear view, i can see truth, in my fam and the dogs and what we do, in this land we get lost to find ourselves, thoughts drive us forth through the night as well.
going on a road trip, know this, road is, so big,
smoke spliffs, home grown dope its, going on a road trip
goin so quick
so much, unknown know this much is.. true
as much as it is to me, as much as it is to you, as much as we live and breathe, as much as we live to do..
what we think is……true
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Cave
04:44
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I'm a modern day cave man, surviving the onslaught,
trying to conquer, the mind and its monsters
the light in the morning, shines on the fortress
but the signs of the torture denies any warmth,
the riders on the storm come to fight us for our flora,
take whats ours and divide us from the former,
I’m hiding in the corner, trying to move forward,
though every single day the lions find me I’m a goner
if i don’t try my best to move on, inside my head I’m too strong,
when i lie in bed, my heart inside my chest it beats on two drums
i try to step & fight to get my head away from the lions den
spider webs of lies and debts, change to a minor threat
let me find my legs then I’m a find my breath, I’m a frightened mess - eyes are red, should i just lie in bed? nah
today I’m gonna try instead. today I’m gonna try instead - today I’m gonna try instead
But I've got a mammoth task ahead of me...
Life in a cave, Life in a cave
try as i may to keep the lions at bay
keep finding a way, to survive in this place
Life in a cave, Life in a cave
Life in a cave, Life in a cave
try as i may to keep the lions at bay
keep finding a way, to survive in this place
Life in a cave, Life in a cave
I tried and I tried but i couldn’t break the cycle, of day to day survival, slash tryna change my vitals,
I’m might just stay in today, fires warm and sufficient to fuel my inner hate, write my name on the walls as if to go down in history,
a modern day caveman future mans mystery, self pity master of misery, the last of a dynasty, viciously, charging to victory..
the lions came and went at high noon, my pride it stayed but left quite soon,
inside my cave i slept right through, until that nights moon lighted my room
I’m alright just tryna find truth, in the stars, and the signs and the lights that guide you, like a faithful dog right beside you.
tomorrow i will try too, tomorrow i will try to, fight through.
life in a cave, rife modern age,
I’m sliding away into a mind of dismay,
keep hiding today , morrow might be the way
life in a cave, rife modern age
life in a cave, I’m alive for today,
I’m finding i may be alright as they say,
keep finding away to survive in this place,
I’m alive for today and kept the lions at bay.,
day one on the move, I’ve lost a lot but not as much as I’ve got to lose,
on the hunt for food, not much to choose from,
though i’d much rather chew than get chewed on,
climb to where i can get a good view from, I’m aware of the eyes on my movements,
I’m prepared for the fight that is looming, scared - though I’m only hughman,
if i keep moving along the track, the weight upon my back that once was stacked,
becomes less than it was when i donned the pack, i guess its because i am stronger than i was -
but id forgotten that - when i was often trapped in my cave scared of the problems had,
proper sad, to the point id gotten mad, at everyone i know, that options bad.
just gotta keep moving, the animals are hunting and theres a lotta these humans, who are see through, cheap, rude n only wanna see you losing, to keep the economy booming
trading souls just to take control of the men and woman who make us whole
today is the day that we break the mould, take hold of the lions and change it all.
Life in a cave, Life in a cave
try as i may to keep the lions at bay
keep finding a way, to survive in this place
Life in a cave, Life in a cave
Life in a cave, Life in a cave
try as i may to keep the lions at bay
keep finding a way, to survive in this place
Life in a cave, Life in a cave
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Out With The Hounds
02:36
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it's me - turning rappers into mince meat, big dreams, it's sweet,
when I'm rolling with the mix breeds, time out wind down,
I'm alive in the now, I'm out for a ride with the hounds,
energized as the sound of town quietens down,
surrounded by the horizon, awe rising
all eyes on the path, it all lies on my heart
on my drive to survive when it's hard.
The hounds on the side they growl and they bark,
excited as they bound over ground that they've marked,
at a previous time or a previous life,
oh to see through those mysterious eyes.
All feelings aside man I'm feeling alright
I'm out for a ride again, deep in the bush I can find my head. Out with the dogs, I'm alive my friend ima let those problems slide again
Said let those problems slide, the power to choose is mine, had a bout with the blues, feeling down & confused but now I'm down to ride.
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What a beautiful day
Im seein all the colour in whats usually grey
so I’m a soak it in under some suitable shade
n watch the world comin together in a musical way
I wake up on the lucky island with the sun shinin
I got my son smilin with a love thats undyin
we get up find some bacon cos we love frying up for breakfast cover it in ketchup - put him up high in
his chair this where i wanna be its bliss here
no body better interrupt I’m playing with my kid here
we head to the park he making friends with all the kids there,
then home for a nap he happy nappy fulla piss here,
fatty matty lay back and be still while daddy change it
cooking up some lovely roasted chicken n potatoes,
he weaving in n out my legs like it aint dangerous,
then out for a walk the sun is setting on the ranges,
just me and my baby he love a walk with underdog,
come home and we pick a book to read or sing a couple songs
when he got them heavy eyes he sleep before the bottle gone,
daddy yawning too we fall asleep up in each others arms,
What a beautiful day
Im seein all the colour in whats usually grey
so I’m a soak it in under some suitable shade
n watch the world comin together in a musical way
I awoke from my slumber, - thoughts of hope mixed with hunger.
as I rose from the covers,
filled with love like a note from my lover,
i filled up my cup and I smoked up some ganja,
there's rain falling from where it dwells in the clouds,
in this land where we're from, we used to welcome the sound,
outlook, feel good, living in right now,
we’ve accomplished so much, and i feel, quite proud,
and i will - find out how to capture the feeling,
for when I’m feeling damaged and beaten ill go back to the reason,
that I’m having this happiness, seep in, seeing the sadness leaving, understanding the chemical reactions happening here n,
with the pad and pen - I'ma motherfuckin' scientist.
i am blessed when i lie in bed,
with the girl who loves me beside me to divide my stress,
and my dog who understands of my minds mess, yet i digress,
i might've just spent the whole day inside my head - but thats cool though cos it's like my man dan said
What a beautiful day
I'm seein all the colour in whats usually grey
so I’m a soak it in under some suitable shade
n watch the world comin together in a musical way
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Move on Up
03:49
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We moving up, who? we, when? now
Let's get it down,
Cruise with us, who? You. Yeah, now, just let it out
Do it brus, who? you, yeah don't you ever doubt
Moving up, who? we, when? now.
Let's get it down!
Gotta move forward, passed the ignorance after this storm ends, the answer's in your head,
push the hate aside, harbour those hardships we taking flight,
past the darkness and torment - aiming high,
to master my calling main aim in life,
I wanna make you smile whether day or night,
and after we've fallen we'll raise the light,
looking at the world through ancient eyes,
a sacred sight, time to make it right,
a past of appalling, heartless enforcing, hate and lies
too many paid the price, spice variety of life
high, i try to be alive,
fight surviving the uprise,
drive, it's time for me to rise,
Cos, We moving up, who? we, when? now
Let's get it down,
Cruise with us, who? You. Yeah, now, just let it out
Do it brus, who? you, yeah don't you ever doubt
Moving up, who? we, when? now.
Let's get it down!
Were making a mark
tear stages apart
share days of my past
there fate's in my palms
heart racing I'm charged
hard places are sparse
start changing at last
just making you laugh
masks pain in the heart
spark flames in the dark
partake in the love
vast spaces erupt
star gazing above
fast blazing my path
charts taking my craft
past days in the park!
I'm fulla doubts, same as any man,
but i'm going all in like the last shakes of a jerry can,
see me rollin' in the landy, arm out elbow gettin' tanned
respect the land, step out with a swag full of red centre sand,
can we take off? yes we can,
you can't get up fam? we'll lend a hand,
let us stand and move as one,
come cruise with us,
as we move on up!
We moving up, who? we, when? now
Let's get it down,
Cruise with us, who? You. Yeah, now, just let it out
Do it brus, who? you, yeah don't you ever doubt
Moving up, who? we, when? now.
Let's get it down!
The Long Road Ahead: A perpetual album from Central Australia
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