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The Thing That Makes Me Get Through - Michael Franti & Spearhead



     
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Sometimes I’m down on the ground
When you come around
And my head feels heavy like it’s fifty pounds
Of a world gone crazy, but you tell me I’m not
I just got to release, but I’m tied up in knots
I’m feelin’ so darn tired, and I wanna let go
I wanna dive in the ocean and in your undertow
You pick me up when I need you cuz I’m feelin’ low
You pick me up when I need you cuz I, I, I
Nobody knows what you doin’ when you do to me
The things you always do
Nobody knows what you doin’ when you do to me
The thing that helps me get through
Nobody knows what you doin’ when you do to me
The thing that feels so good
Nobody knows what you doin’ when you do to me
You do the thing that helps me get throught
to you

It’s a crazy world, a mixed up world
Involving politics and the underworld
You shake it up a little, you see another side
You see a flower grow, and then a suicide
But if you’re all alone, you know you’re not alone
There are plenty of people ready to take you home
One day you’re cuttin’ class, and then you’re buyin’ gas
And then you’re out on your own and they kick you in the ass
Nobody knows what you doin’ when you do to me
The things you always do
Nobody knows what you doin’ when you do to me
The thing that helps me get through
Nobody knows what you doin’ when you do to me
The thing that feels so good
Nobody knows what you doin’ when you do to me
You do the thing that helps me get throught
to you
Under the city lights, and when we’re on the phone
Even in the streets, and when we’re all alone
You do the thing that helps me get through
The thing that helps me get through
You do the thing that helps me get through
To you
Nobody knows what you doin’ when you do to me
The things you always do
Nobody knows what you doin’ when you do to me
The thing that helps me get through
Nobody knows what you doin’ when you do to me
The thing that feels so good
Nobody knows what you doin’ when you do to me
You do the thing that helps me get throught
You do the thing that helps me get throught
You do the thing that helps me get throught
to you

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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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Michael Franti & Spearhead