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Rise Again
03:51
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Rise Again by Niki Black
The preacher man –
He says we’re all God’s sons and daughters
If that’s the truth,
How is one above the other?
And the wise man says –
We’re different shades of black
Then why, oh why,
Don’t anybody know that?
Prechorus :
And I see their glares,
Their disapproving stares
They say “Go to where you belong”
Chorus:
But I’m a phoenix, mama
And they just feed the flame
I’m a phoenix, mama
And if they burn me I will rise again
I will rise again
And our country says –
All men are created equal
If that’s the truth,
How are we the lesser people?
“I have a dream”
That’s what the king told us
Then why, oh why
Do we let the past control us?
Prechorus
Chorus
And my brother says
“It’s not your place to speak”
That change don’t come
From the voice of just one
So come with me, mama
And they will feed the flame
Be a phoenix, mama
And we will rise again.
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So Far Away by Niki Black
I keep walking through the broken glass
I keep on walking alone
I keep looking at your photograph
I’m meant to be on my own
And I’m so far away
And I’m so far away from you.
So tell me now what have I done?
You know you’ve done nothing wrong.
So why do you turn your back on me?
I’ve been this way all along
And I’m so far away
And I’m so far away from you.
What you do I don’t think the same thing,
don’t think the same thing, don’t think the same
I knew you, you could be cruel but not in this way, not in this way
Who are you, to lay the chains babe?
To lay the chains babe, to lay the chains
It’s too soon to say that I’ll stay, say that I’ll stay with you (x2)
And I’m so far away
And I’m so far away from you. (x2)
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Echoes Within
05:10
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Echoes Within by Niki Black
I used to try to take my thoughts to a page,
Make them real so they would go away
I used to think that I could talk to anyone
But now I just sit back and bit my tongue
Till it’s numb
But I’ve been travelin’ with my eyes wide open
To a place I don’t wanna go
I’ve been travelin’ with my eyes wide open
Into the wild, the weird, the unknown
I used to try and value my company
But now I just think of where I’d rather be
I used to disregard what people said
But now their voices echo in my head
Echo, echo echo
But I’ve been travelin’ with my eyes wide open
To a place I don’t wanna go
I’ve been travelin’ with my eyes wide open
Into the wild, the weird, the unknown
But sometimes I wish I was blind
Not plagued by the vision of my own insight
Sometimes I wish I was silent
A person easily forgotten
But I still travel with my eyes wide open
To the places I have to go
I’ve been travelin’ with my eyes wide open
Into the wild, the weird the unknown
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4. |
Footsteps
03:26
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5. |
Take Me In
02:54
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Niki Black Los Angeles, California
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