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Soulshine Lyrics


The world around gotcha down
You got high blood pressure people pushin' you around
And some wanna tell you how you should behave
Cut your hair the right way tell you what to say hang
Out with the right folks become a fashion slaveBut do you wanna feel free, and I said again now
But do you wanna feel freaky and free
But do you wanna feel free, I don't care where you come from
Do you wanna feel, free, free, free freaky and freeTake ya time, unwind ya mind
We all need a little soulshine
Take ya time, go and take it, unwind ya mind
We could use a little soulshine9 to 5 people tryin'a stay alive, hard livin' in the city
Find a diamond in the sewer but the gas bills rise
But I got to say to them what's in all mean
Ya got a take a loan to pay the bill on the phone
Educated graduated but you can't get a job, noBut do you wanna feel free, and I said again now
But do you wanna feel freaky and free
But do you wanna feel free, I don't care where you come from
Do you wanna feel, free, free, free freaky and freeTake ya time, unwind ya mind

We all need a little soulshine
Take ya time, go and take it, unwind ya mind
We could use a little soulshineGo on you know we can use it
Clap your hands
Clap your hands
Clap your hands
It's lovelyTake ya time go and take it, unwind ya mind
We all need a little soulshine
Take ya time, go and take it, unwind ya mind
We could use a little soulshineTake ya time go and take it, unwind ya mind
We all need a little soulshine
Take ya time, go and take it, unwind ya mind
We could use a little soulshineA little soulshine, a little soulshine
Oh we could, oh we could, oh we could
Oh we could, oh we could use a little soulshine

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Michael Franti is a gifted and much-heralded spoken word artist and political activist from San Francisco, CA. As leader of the politically and socially-charged group Spearhead, Franti is at the forefront of hip-hop's renaissance, expanding the music's boundaries as he draws on funk and soul-driven beats. Through his music and poetry, Franti tackles a range of issues--the criminal justice system, corporatization of our daily lives, AIDS, gay rights, homelessness, the death penalty, drug addiction and suicide.

His project Spearhead produced the critically acclaimed Home in 1990. The album contained his biggest single, "Hole in the Bucket," a thoughtful lament on the plight of the homeless, and "Positive," which addressed the growing AIDS epidemic. The album boasted adept funk samplings, sinuous guitar vamps, and soulful, melodic tracks about family and social injustice. 1997's Chocolate Supa Highway was not as pop-friendly as Home, but neither did its themes of kidnappings and police brutality lend themselves to such overt accessibility. Its mixture of harsher musical styles -- techno, rock, and funk -- was a step forward for Franti as his world view broadened and deepened. In 2001, Franti released Stay Human. In it he expresses his anger at the system, his advocacy of love, and his belief in freedom through individuality and self-expression through a set of songs that revolve around a fictitious death penalty case. In it, his embrace of the genres that inspired him is achieved with eloquence.

Earlier projects of Franti include The Beatnigs and The Disposable Heroes Of Hiphoprisy, which had more of an experimental/industrial sound, but addressed many of the same social/political issues.

As a celebration of the Election of Barack Obama Franti recorded the Obama Song, offered as a free track on downloaded at their offical website, www.michaelfranti.com/.

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