Story Behind The Song
ACCORDING TO JAHMEZ. IT WAS A DREAM HE HAD OVERNIGHT,HE WOKE UP THE FOLLOWING MORNING AND PUT IT IN PLACE.
Song Description
WE ARE IN A PERIOD OF WAR, WAR ON ONE ANOTHER. WAR AGAINST THE VERY LAND WE LIVE ON. THIS SONG DESCRIBES HOW THE EARTH IS CRYING OUT TO IT'S CHILDREN(HUMANS), TELLING THEM HOW SHE NOT BLIND TO THE WAY SEE IS BEING MISSUSED. FROM THE WARS, TO POLLUTION IN VARIOUS FORMS JUST TO NAME A FEW.
| Song Length |
4:16 |
Genre |
World - African, Unique - Unclassified |
| Tempo |
Very Slow (Under 70) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Miserable, Nonviolent |
Subject |
Spirituality, Disasters |
| Language |
English |
Era |
2000 and later |
Lyrics
1ST VERSE:
OH I WAS BLIND, YES I WAS BLIND
NOW I SEE, WHAT YOU DID TO ME
OH I WAS BLIND, YES I WAS BLIND
NOW I SEE, WHAT YOU DID TO ME
YOU HAVE TAKEN ALL MY POWER
YOU HAVE TAKEN ALL MY STRENGTH
YOU HAVE TAKEN ALL MY DIGNITY
YET YOU LEAVING ME IN MISERY YAHAAAAHA
CHANT:
HEYA YAYA HEY
HEYA YAYA YAYA HEYAYA
HEYA YAYA HEY
HEYA YAYA YAYA HEYAYA
HEYA YAYA HEY
HEYA YAYA YAYA HEYAYA
HEYA YAYA YAYA HEYAYA
2ND VERSE:
LOOK AT THE EARTH,LOOK AT THE SEA
YOU WILL SEE, WHAT YOU DID TO ME
OH FREE BLACK POWER, FREE BLACK POWER
YOU WILL SEE, WHAT YOU DID TO ME
YOU TORTURING MY SOUL
CONTROLING MY MIND
THREATENING MY WHOLE EXISTENCE
YET YOU LEAVING ME IN MISERY YAHAAAAHA
CHANT:
HEYA YAYA HEY
HEYA YAYA YAYA HEYAYA
HEYA YAYA HEY
HEYA YAYA YAYA HEYAYA
HEYA YAYA HEY
HEYA YAYA HEYA HEYAYA
OOOH OH OH
BRIDGE:
I SEE,I SEE
OH YES I SEE,WHAT YOU DID TO ME
OH FREE MY LAND,FREE AFRICA
YOU WILL SEE,WHAT YOU DID TO ME
HEYA HEYA HEYA HEYAYA
CHANT:
HEYA YAYA HEY (NOW I SEE)
HEYA YAYA YAYA HEYAYA (WHAT YOU DID TO ME)
HEYA YAYA HEY (NOW I SEE)
HEYA YAYA YAYA HEYAYA (WHAT YOU DID TO ME)
HEYA YAYA HEY (OH NOW I SEE)
HEYA YAYA HEYA HEYAYA (WHAT YOU DID TO ME)
OOOH OH OH (NOW I SEE, WHAT YOU DID TO ME)
OUTRO:
OH I WAS BLIND, YES I WAS BLIND
NOW I SEE, WHAT YOU DID TO ME
OH FREE MY LAND,FREE AFRICA
YOU WILL SEE,WHAT YOU DID TO ME
[CRY]
OOOOOH OH OH OOOOOH,EHEEH
HEYA YAYA YAYA HEYAYA, EHEEH
OOOOOH OH OH OOOOOH OOOOH HEEEY
HEYA YAYA YAYA HEYAYA YAYA EHEEEH
CHANT:
HEYA YAYA HEY (NOW I SEE)
HEYA YAYA YAYA HEYAYA (WHAT YOU DID TO ME)
HEYA YAYA HEY (NOW I SEE)
HEYA YAYA YAYA HEYAYA (WHAT YOU DID TO ME)
HEYA YAYA HEY (OH NOW I SEE)
HEYA YAYA HEYA HEYAYA (WHAT YOU DID TO ME)
OOOH OH OH (NOW I SEE, WHAT YOU DID TO ME)
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