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Minha casa e onde eu me sinto bem
Onde eu posso ficar
Se tiver canção, meu lugar e lá
Amor no coração, meu lugar e lá
Meu lugar e lá, meu lugar e lá
Meu lugar e lá, meu lugar e lá
You see I never had a home
That's why this whole planet I roam
Grown with every step, I've never seen a truth written in stone
I'm prone to hit the microphone
And make you naviguate away from your comfort zone
I had to step out of my own
For these words to break out the ozone
And see this art full blown
Now we're more than freinds
Together we're a means to an end
Then again, hear the end of an era
Now let us free each other from our cages
And let this sound last through the ages
And blast through, couragous
Gotta see these changes
And in order to look ahead, we're resurrecting all forgotten pages
Give my respect due to an honnest few
You wanted something new?
Let me remind you that the world is you
I don't know where I'm from but here's where I'm at
Place me where you wish and observe me adapt
Minha casa e onde eu me sinto bem
Onde eu posso ficar
Se tiver canção, meu lugar e lá
Amor no coração, meu lugar e lá
The World is here, every step you take has an influence
I've been through it and it motivates continuance
We got dreams but they pump fear to overcast them
They build walls but we got bridges that overpass them
Who are they to paint a picture so perfect?
We see humanity in it's diversity now is it worth it
To beleive in the path that's being laid out
Only to wake up when your last sunset fades out?
The planet's yours to explore
You've never seen your neighbour yet he's living right next door
And trust that you got more in common that they told you
Now return all that nonsense that they sold you
Talking about unity, it's hard to motivate us
Earth is feeling the divide but who's at fault like San Andreas
Morning haze, social media invades us
That's like looking for inner peace on the streets of Vegas
Can't look away when the truth infuriates us
But negativity will never really liberate us
Somehow we ought to keep some more good news on our radars
But maybe knowing out potential is what we're afraid of
Life can amaze us, so much pollution
We point out all the issues but can we be the solution?
Sometimes I feel the closest, sometimes I feel the farthest
I don't know where I started but home is where my heart is
Minha casa e onde eu me sinto bem
Onde eu posso ficar
Se tiver cançao, meu lugar e lá
Amor no coraçao, meu lugar e lá
Meu lugar e lá, meu lugar e lá
Meu lugar e lá, meu lugar e lá
Onde eu me sinta bem!
Yea yea yea yeah hey
Wooh wooh wooh wooh hooo
Onde me sinta bem
Onde eu me sinto...
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A piece of Havana
05:03
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We landed at Jose Marti, rainy day, misty scene….
Life in Cuba's never what it seems
The sky greeted us with thunder
We rushed our suitacass in a Lada 1600
The wipers' clearing up the windshield
Aguaceros dont last long, soon the streets
Black tobacoo, thick gasoline stream
Ocean breeze smoothed out like Vaseline cream
Caribbean giant, so much stigma
Standing on its own, a figment, enigma
New house, new life, new faces, new places
New latitude, new attitudes, new status that I'm faced with
Intense visual stimulation
Connecting dots with a continent I was raised on
My room facing broken buildings
Soviet union collapsed, economy rebuilding
No commercials, one TV station
Slogans of resistance, controlled information
Creative minds, frustration, innovation
Polarised, desperation or inspiration
New experience, diplomats, affiliates
Government officials take themselves very seriously
Expats, money, colonial mentality
My pops worked in culture and broke the formalities
Told be just be yourself, no matter your surroundings
We walked on the malecon the view was outstanding
Space and time, mind cosmicly expanding
Context, immersion, aiming for understanding
Me gusta la Habana por sus encantos
Por su espiritualidad, por su
Y incluso la velocidad de las calles
Si, me gustan sus barrios, el malecon
Me gusta su gente
«me gusta la musica y...»
El espiritu de La Habana que esta en mi...esta en mi
«me gusta la musica y me gusta la gente a quen mas o menos le entiendo las letras»
Speech is held back, freeschool & free healthcare
Children always smiling tho their parents’ dreams are elsewhere
How many crashed on the shores of opportunity?
Or drowned in the straights of disunity?
Yet life runs deep in the hearts of all
The seafront sings loudly when the night starts to fall
Over the skyline, the moon rises
Only these waves know what’s beyond the horizon
My soul embraced the elements
With every step, looking to feel settled in
Eyes in the clouds, ear to the streets
the rhythm of the drum as heavy as the sweltering heat
I once waited for the bus under snow flakes
Now I'm biking to school in the tropics with no breaks
Slow-motion, silent observation
First row seats to the workings of a nation
A musical spirit dominates this wild city
Kissing the ocean, her oblivious smile's so pretty
Unique, edgy, much more than a manequin
Havana sings in Spanish but her song is so Africana
Artistrty rising from the ashes of modesty
My heart was always taken away sonically
It the sound I heard digging in the crates of my father’s tapes
When I looped it to match the hardest breaks
At the library met this MC
His name was Pedrito and he easily convinced me
Took me to a parc where rappers use to meet
We cyphered and I kicked some Spanglish rhymes I used to keep
In the back of my head, case this would ever happen
Under the palm trees to the sounds of the hands clappin
Cats were rappin about positive social change
Hearts were full, pockets were empty, no change
Like a feeling you cant describe
Call it innocence, but where there was struggle there was pride
Affirmation of a revolution
Pointing out its shortcomings, seeking evolution
Musical innovation, exchange of information, endless conversations
Obsesion told me I should reach out and see them
Then they put me on stage in front of three thousand people
Brothers and sisters, Lenguas Locas was the crew though
Laughin', makin' mad noise on the M-1
But no pretention, it was clear to me
That I was blessed to be part of something that marked history
No mystery, I carry that vibe in everything I do today
Most left the island, some found it better to stay
To this day meditate on every lyrics that I heard
Every minute that I've earned
On the microphone I stayed
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Suns, Moons and Stardust
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To my unborn son, will I have you or will I have a little daughter
Ought to be something incredible when I hold her
For the first time and feel this life in my hands
Glance at the future with a different stance, man/
Will I know how to look in your eyes
Get hooked and realise how priceless the present is
I must say I get intrigued
At the thought of filling the days with less angst and more pleasentries
Where the mistakes ebd is where the lessons start
Will I find the answers to your question marks
And know how to mold you to be a strong woman
In an world full of week men holding the power looming
Grooming you to learn from me, I know u'll teach me even more
Thats why heart beats, thats what I'm breathing for
Here's a short letter for you my love
As I wait for the latest, the greatest gift from up above
Unborn sons, unborn daughters
Here's some notes from an unborn father
Unborn suns, moons and stardust
Here's a galaxy from me to you
To my unborn daughter, will i have you or will I have a little son?
Sure to be something incredible when I hold em
For the first time and feel this life in my hands
Advance towards the future with a different dance, man
Will I know how to look in your eyes
And appease your soul's cries 'til your last tear dries
What is meant to be will be
Bet indeed that any challenge on the way I'll mentally defeat
I know you'll be my guide, you have fire, I just have the spark
Your heart shines, I can see it in the dark
Will I show you how to be a strong man
In an world full of those who wish to deal you the wrong hand
Grooming you to learn from me, i know u'll teach me even more
Thats why my heart beats, thats what I'm breathing for
Here's a short letter for you my love
As I wait for the latest, the greatest gift from up above
Unborn sons, unborn daughters
Here's some notes from an unborn father
Unborn suns, moons and stardust
Here's a galaxy from me to you
One time, for your child one time (and that's forever)
One time, for your child one time (and that's forever)
One time, for your child one time (and that's forever)
One time, for your child one time (and that's forever)
To our unborn children,
Will we have onw or maybe see a set of twins, huh?
Gotta be something incredible when we hold them
For the first time, feel these lives in our hands
Demand more from each other and our plans, damn
Will we know how to look into those eyes
Redesign and redefine how nice its to share a dream
See the beauty in humanity instead of seeing
Only wrongs in society, better and higher beings
As a father I'll commit and will do my part
Hold our babies like I hold these words, close to our hearts
And show them how to be strong people in an world where division is king and nobody's born equal
Grooming them to learn from us, I know they'll teach us even more Thats why our heart beat and what we're breathing for
Here's a short letter for you our loves
As we wait for the latest, the greatest gift from up above
Unborn sons, unborn daughters
Here's some notes from an unborn father
Unborn suns, moons and stardust
Here's a galaxy from me to you
«Waiting for the Lord to rise, I look into my daughter's eyes, and realise I'mma learn through her» (4X)
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Lou Piensa São Paulo, Brazil
Born in France and raised in Ecuador, Algeria, Canada and Cuba, Lou Piensa is a co-founder of Montreal Hip Hop supergroup Nomadic Massive with whom he has since travelled the globe. As a multi-lingual lyricist, he butters the beat with a deep commanding flow and introspective rhymes. His musicality reflects his eclectic upbringing, finding inspiration in rhythms from around the world over. ... more
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