Lyrics to Orchid Unknown
© Joshua Alo
Feel It In The Air
The truth may not always be what it seems
Though keep a firm meditation, in Christ we believe
Humble yourselves and do Jah works
And keep your heart clean
From birth to death we must find the purpose between
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So you can feel it in the air right now
You can feel it in the air (x2)
Let the Almighty come first
So when the well runs dry
You will never ever thirst
Break down the barriers of our forefather’s curse
Release the tension and slow down
Open your heart so you can
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It’s always in the air but we miss it due to superimposed thinking
Whether past or future our minds are never really in the right thing
To be here and now, never…We are still outwardly seeking
That which we inwardly possess inside but yet we’re still reaching
To love others as yourself is one of our father’s true teachings
So take that log from your eye before you start up your preaching and…
Let the Almighty come first so
When the well runs dry
You will never ever thirst
Break down the barriers of our forefather’s curse
Release the tension and slow down
Open your heart so you can
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Senses
I see the beauty of creation
I feel the elemental vibration
I hear the vibes of this rockin’ roots reggae nation
One heart, one soul, one mind
Trifecta brings foundation
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You got to know what you’re searching for
You won’t find it should you refuse to open your door
So step out, come out and seek what life is all about
Your hopes and your dreams are blocked by fear and doubt
Don’t let that new world order control your mind
I see the struggling of the nations
I feel the sign and times of revelation
I hear the words of the righteous works of wisdom say
“Live up righteously for the coming of Christ’s Kingdom”
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Uncle always said…
“If you want to catch the wave, you have to paddle”
So don’t you ever go and say…
It’s too much, too hard, too heavy, too far away (x2)
I see the beauty of creation
I feel the oneness of vibration
I hear the words of the righteous works of wisdom say
“Live up righteously for the coming of Christ’s Kingdom”
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Treasure In My Chest
The wind blows from east to west
And as it blows I know that I’ve been more than blessed
Blessed with pure beauty cool like this wind riding along the sea
All condensed in the presence of this exquisite empress
And only she may possess this treasure in my chest
Oh no more hard times now she has the graces of finesse
Caressing my soul each night
My sweet dove beloved of my life
She is my song of songs
Well she said she loves me more than yesterday
But less than tomorrow
How glorious it is for me to know the antonyms
For the words pain and sorrow
Jah seek our hearts and even though I know
There’s a world apart
But just like the land then called Pangaea
Oh we were one from the start
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Je fait de toi mon essentièlle (French: You are my everything)
As the moonlight shines that light up the dark
So it goes with her love and how it fills my heart
I pray to you oh Jah, never let me take this love for granted
I will always give her my love
The realm of love is higher than death
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Rhythm So Divine
Tonight let us rejoice in the Most High
Because you know it’s right
To be free of all of this misery
It’s alright if you’ve done wrong
You can still fight evil out of your life
Just move your feet and release to the beat because
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Oh, illuminating from your center shines Jah light
And this light will free all lamentations tonight
Oh people dry your eyes and move to the rhythm so divine
Well it is so nice. As we dance under the moonlight
The faithful witness in the sky
No rules apply I’m feeling so high
And I have some good advice
Just for this moment, don’t ask me why
Just close your eyes and feel yourself rise because
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Oh Jah, come free the people of Haiti tonight
Because so many of them are crying
So many of them are dying
While the sufferers worldwide keeps on trying
The leaders lying is multiplying
They say change will come on its own
Say no and follow status quo no
True change comes from within
We go chant down Babylon
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Move to the Rhythm so divine!
Keep
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When the lights go low KEEP, shining
When the clouds roll in KEEP, praising
When all hope seems gone KEEP, praying
In the hard times songs KEEP, chant-chant-chanting, Hallelujah
It wasn’t too long ago
When I found myself fallen to the floor
Asking the Lord why...
Why do we have to go through and endure the storm?!
But his anger lasts only a moment
And his favor lasts a lifetime
Well, weeping may remain for a night
But rejoicing comes with the morning light
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It wasn’t too long ago…I was crying!
Asking the Lord why is this happening to me now?!
But my soul trusts in you
And in the shadow of your wings
I will take my refuge
Until this calamity has passed
I will glorify you above the rest
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You’ll Never Know
You’ll never know when that day will come
When you’ll find the chance to help someone
Do not elect to waiver goodness I say
Then proclaim that it’s just not on your way
Should you know only to do good things for pay
I know a line of work which follows this cliché
Too much on your mind don’t let it lead astray
Lest you’ll find yourself left in the cold one day
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You’ll never know when an angel will come into your life
So draw up a little water from the well and lay down your false pride
Right in front of your eyes is the rest of your life
So what will you do? Will you walk away or will you greet it with a smile?
Whatever happened to the love for your neighbor?
Whatever happened to the words of the savior?
Luke chapter 6 verse 31 check your behavior
Your only need is your greed for your gleaming plunder
No one will lift a finger for another brother
How can you call yourself saved then still judge one another
You say you love but the truth is under your cover
The gift of giving is the only true world wonder
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You can only live outside of the truth for so long
Until life itself just passes by
And I Never known what I know now
Both truth and lies are in front of our eyes
So don’t be blind, lay down your false pride
Add to your life, sing praises to the Most High
The tongue that brings healing is a fountain of life so…
Let the truth be told now.
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Hold On
Cold ground was his bed and at night
Never knows a silent hour
A letter received from his wife he opens slowly
To savor the scent of a flower
Woman of his life informs him his child was born
At the top of the first hour
The next thing he knows he’s on the ground
First reaction from the claxon from the tower
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Soldier Hold On
You will see your child’s eyes
Soldier Hold On
You will know your child’s cry
Soldier Hold On now (x2)
Cold ground was her bed and at night
Never knows a silent hour
The nation calls her to serve
Even though she’s a single mother
Her child listens to a recording
Of his mother singing a prayer for her sweet darling
She said “The Lord protects you; the Lord will always be with you…
No matter what you go through and...
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Darling Hold On
You will see your momma soon
Darling Hold On
I’m always there with you
Darling Hold On now” (x2)
Before you judge, self righteous ones I’m talking to you…
Put yourself in the soldiers boot for 1 year, 2 years, 3 years…
However long it takes you to feel their blood, sweat and tears
And have the wisdom to know
It’s not the soldier who makes the decisions no
But the leader and even the leader has a master
Open your eyes!
A father sleeps restlessly at night
Only hoping his son will come home for good this time
But duty calls and this is how life goes for the man singing this song
Oh mama, Oh sisters…
Your gracious ways have raised much more than a simple soldier
Mavinga…thank you so much for teaching me what it means to love
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And papa Hold On
Please know your son is well
Mama Hold On
The Lord sent me an angel
Sisters Hold On now
Mavinga Hold On now
This song is dedicated to the service member and all their families
You’ve got the news on morning night and noon
Just Hold On
Orchid Unknown
Would it be a shame to be…
Non equivalent to how I am in my dreams…
By only following the stars while they shine at night…
And giving up the course at sunrise when I lose sight?
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I know I must keep up the faith and pure intensions
Oh Lord, help me to sight your holy guiding light
And hold my head up high as I reach through this struggle and strife
Because it's so easy to lose control when I do not reap what I sow no
But as an ORCHID UNKNOWN to mankind
Still intertwined will always reach for the sky
In this walk of life I know it’s not about who is the fittest of the fit
To have a goal is one thing and it’s another
To actually do something about it
The roads are clear the signs are there
The only thing weighing us down is our fear of ourselves
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And still we must keep up the faith and pure intensions
Oh Lord, help us to sight your holy guiding light
And hold our heads up high as we reach through this struggle and strife
Because it's so easy to lose control when we do not reap what we sow no
But as an ORCHID UNKNOWN to mankind
Still intertwined will always reach for the sky
I once read a quote in total relevance, anonymously said…
“Deep in the thoughts of mankind lies a bliss funnel of idioms
Which are open to the world by means of his own courage
And he must navigate them with his own heart”
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Lukewarm
In the morning I went out into the desert
In search of my soul it’s neither hot nor cold
And I know I’ll grow old never letting the truth be
Told or unfolded in my walk
When I know I can love so much stronger
I know I can walk with Christ much longer
I know I can sing and chant His praises
Have your way here with me Lord
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Because it just won’t go away,
This Lukewarm feeling has got me going astray
Let me be hard to the core and on fire once more
And sure as I’ve never been before
So I move on into your grace and Love
In this mystical revelation I know
That there’s no time to sit idly by and not realize
That we with eyes need to truly see
Yet here I am with this lukewarm feeling
Not standing firm not bowing nor kneeling
Not moving forward no backward rhyme or reason
Oh Lord please lift me out of this season
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Oh, it happens to the best of us so don’t be discouraged
While we’re living in this eye for an eye world
Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world
But be transformed by the renewing of your mind
And now that I have come out of this desert I’ve found my soul
Now it’s strong and bold and I know I’ll go on
Only letting the truth be told and unfolded in my walk
And I know I can love so much stronger
I know I can walk with Christ much longer
I know I can sing and chant His praises
Have your way, here with me Lord
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Be Free, Be True
Be free with me brothers and sisters
We cannot hold down this anchor much longer
We see the heathen run because they know we are stronger
All of our lives we’ve been taught to surrender
To the system’s elite “become a member!”
To live like them you must always check your shoulder
Once you go down they will tell you “I told ya”
Instead of helping you up from your fall
But the Most High will always answer your call
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So never worry about your life
Seek Christ first and all will be added to you
Though you will be striped with many stripes
Hail the comforter, He will always comfort you
Be true with me brothers and sisters
We cannot lie to ourselves too much longer
Search within or be searching forever
To guide your way you must consult the Holy Scriptures
Because we are the chosen ones
To enter those gates of Zion
All we ask for in prayer lies within
Cultivate your blessings and don’t ever give in
We only have this one life for us to live
So don’t find yourself saying “Damn I could have been”
Only if it wasn’t for your pride you could begin
Don’t you know that pride is the most deadliest of sins
No! You don’t need a shark fin to truly win
Humble yourself and know that Christ dwells within
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Psalm 146
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Praise the Lord. Praise the Lord Oh my soul (x2)
I will praise the LORD all my life
I will sing praise to my God as long as I live
Do not put your trust in princes, in mortal men who cannot save
When their spirit departs they return to the ground
On that very day their plans come to nothing
Blessed is he whose help is the God of Jacob,
whose hope is in the LORD his God,
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The Lord reigns forever, your God, O Zion, for all generations. (x2)
Praise the LORD.
The Maker of heaven and earth, the sea, and everything in them
The LORD, who remains faithful forever
He upholds the cause of the oppressed
and gives food to the hungry
The LORD sets prisoners free
The LORD gives sight to the blind,
The LORD lifts up those who are bowed down
Praise His name
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The LORD loves the righteous
The LORD watches over the alien
And sustains the fatherless and the widow (x2)
He frustrates the ways of the wicked.
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The Essence (Acoustic)
So pure is the essence
Full of love, life and undying acceptance
Giving more, receiving less
With no regrets its sweet caress
Worthy of transcendence
So powerful is the essence
Like a ship tossed and driven
Battered by the sea of the unforgiven
It sails alone only with the holy presence
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The mystery remains unsolved
The more I try the more rights I’ve turned to wrong
Though faith, courage and truth have always kept it strong
Like the moonlight, it’s weary when it dances too long
So vulnerable is the essence
Susceptible to the vampire’s bite
Again and again it’s just another victim of the night
You think it would learn its lesson
But sometimes it takes three lefts just to make one right
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Life will cease to flow when the essence turns cold
Sight will be blind and all will fall apart
It’s been the center of us from the very first start
Don’t let the tales of love and life go untold
The essence I’m referring to is our hearts
