Ozomatli

Way down here on these dead end streets
People live in doubt and fear
And it kept them down for oh so long
Now their time is getting near
I don't know where
I don't know how
I don't know when
But I'll tell you right now


One of these days you'll cross that line
The people gonna take you by surprise
The're gonna look their leaders in the eye (yeah)
One of these days you'll cross that line
The people gonna think with their own minds
They're gonna leave the system for behind (yeah)

How many of us spend our lives
On the outside lookin in
Well it seems they got us all convinced
That we're never gonna win
I don't know where
I don't know how
I don't know when
But I'll tell you right now


Do you really think we'll ever stop
Lookin for as brighter day
While it looks today like you're on top
It could neverstay that way

Shake Shake Shake

So you feel you can't go on
You've got nothing left to lose
But there is no one left to love
You got nothing left to choose

You can't stop
Can't stop at yesterday
Cause we gotta move on in a different way
Today is another day
Can't stop now today is another day

You can't stop, this love
Shake it, Shake it, Shake, Shake it, Shake it
You can't stop, this love
Can't stop now, got to keep moving
We've got faith in what love can do
Don't look back we're gonna make it through
Can't stop now, got to keep moving

You feel you got nowhere to run
That there is nothing we can do
You have so much left to love
In the end there's always me and you

You can't stop
Can't stop at yesterday
Cause we gotta move on in a different way
Today is another day
Can't stop now today is another day

You can't stop, this love
Shake it, Shake it, Shake, Shake it, Shake it
You can't stop, this love
Can't stop now, got to keep moving
We've got faith in what love can do
Don't look back we're gonna make it through
Can't stop now, got to keep moving

Come on; front-back-middle-to top we keep it grooving
No more sad songs singing the blues, we keep it movin
You can't stop, Can't stop at yesterday
Cause we gotta move in a different way
No more sad songs songs singing the blues, we keep it movin (Can Move)
You know we don't stop, even when the wheels lock
(Moving it, Moving it)
And when the beat knock, people in the street rock

CHORUS:
City of angels!

Justin:
What you know about my city that's tic tac?
Hustle to get stacks
Fail get laughed at
Even from here I hear the chit chat
Grew up Miracle Mile
Fairfax to tar traps, Hamilton High alumni
What you know Ham and cheese supreme
JB to Carthay cat LA it be the base and the catalyst
Walk Crescent Heights worldwide back to strangle us
Land of the saint and the land of the wicked
Hollywood to Bell
The manichean kick it
What a duality, arid reality
Devon Brown Shot
Minor technicality
Brad Pitt's cheatin' front page reality
Stanley Miller Beatin'
DA don't want to touch it
But I love my city
Soft yet rugged
Rep LA I know the Angels will love it

CHORUS:
City of angels!

Jabu:
I let the beat talk
Then I just fill in the words
Its Jabulani that you're dealing with
My hood is tough like its clubber lang
So in the bucket I bump behind mac in the gutter lane
I write raps when I feel the pain or even sorrow
But you heard it before the sun will come out tomorrow,or so they say
But see we're living in L.A. and what you thought was the sun, was just a flash from the k
You stashing your weed in the passenger seat of the regal with the gold feet
Watch your back, lil' homie got a loaded mac on Figueroa
Just got a new girl
His rep he's finna show her
But slow down baby gangsta, you aint prepared for the truth
You got him and its gonna happen to you, aint gotta live how your homie do
Just work the angles
The city I'm from is Los Angels
Come on!

CHORUS:
City of angels!

I wonder if we'll ever find a party that lasts all night.
There's a vibe in the city I've never felt before in my life.
Let's all rush and flow, make a big time aftershow party.
If we're gonna get it right got to hold each other tight tonite

CHORUS:
And the people of the world say...
Oye Baby
Oye Mami
Donde Esta La Afterparty

You offered a ride, a pleasant surprise
Your whip was on point but it could'nt outshine your eyes
Now I really know why we had to rush the flow darling
No we gotta get it right got to hold each other tight tonite

CHORUS:
And the people of the world say...
Oye Baby
Oye Mami
Donde Esta La Afterparty

I only want to hold your hand like darkness in the moon light
And when you wrap your arms around me
I know this is where we should be tonite

Jabu:

To feel this gotta use your soul
And it just aint a party with no O-z-o's
Jump back make you sweat your clothes
And I bet you didn't know/ the whole band got flows
Little lady go on and do your dance
homeboys stand up and shout
That's what I'm talkin' bout
Everybody go on and tell a friend
That band went and did it again

CHORUS:
And the people of the world say...
Oye Baby
Oye Mami
Donde Esta La Afterparty

CHORUS:
"Levantate , levantate
Suelta la gallina y liberate
Con Ozomatli todo puede ser
Hechate a volar"
GALLINA!

VERSE 1:
Compa, quiero medicina
Que alguien se robo mi gallina
Dame otra aspirina
Que nada me alivia de este dolor

Basta ya de esta locura
Que me da pura calentura
Y yo no tengo la cura
Que alguien me salve de esta maldicion

Pon la mano arriba
Nada de tonterias
Dame la mercancia
Que esa gallina es mia

CHORUS

VERSE 2:
Oye ratero canalla
Quieto no te me vayas
Ya se que tu eres culpable
Eso no es tuyo devuelvemelo

Ojo te tengo rodeado
Traigo machete en la mano
Arde la rabia que tengo
Un paso mas y yo pierdo el control

Pon la mano arriba
Nada de tonterias
Dame la mercancia
Que esa gallina es mia

CHORUS

CHORUS:

Let the good times roll,
Bad times gone
The suns gonna shine
Rise up, get on your feet
Let the good times roll
Sad times gone
Let the good times roll
Pretty mama can't stop
Magnolia's soul

Justin:

Dear magnolia, what's crackin'?
Been a long time since I last saw your face
Never forget the day out in the sticks I saw your crecsent smile in place
All the way from uptown, downtown, lakeside to river
Heard W don't care about them
Gotta watch who you make ya friend
Otherwise FEMA will come through and backstab you again
Just some advice to lend
Weak ties will bend
Through the dark true light will win
And they said that this the end
But we fixin' to make them saints march on again

CHORUS

Jabu:

Polite little hurricane, called for she came
Officials knew the deal and they didn't do a thang
Knew her every move
Yep Katrina was her name
The mayor had the whole game in the palm of his hand
Hand in the pot
Caught cold and oh!/ shouldv'e fixed them damn levees long time ago/ but they didn't take the chance to do it
Pitty pat between the pres and the mayor
Folks was dying (die) too
A gang of us in the superdome
We're in the heat
Folks in wheelchairs feet swole, nothing to eat
So to the kids and the families that lost
I rhyme for, ‘nolia clap
Show the world your sooooooul

CHORUS

Bridge:

Everybody clap them hands
Still steppin to the second line band
Still stompin' to the zulu drum
You can't stop this native son
A huh huh
Let the good times roll
Let the good times roll pretty mama can't stop magnolias soul

CHORUS

So here we go ma no need to panic
Let's take a little trip and play pool with the planets
In outer space I'll feed you pomegranate
Of course you can fly the spaceship its automatic
"i-e, i-e" - that's what she cried when her perm got messed up because of hyper drive
We don't need them other folks bones
We got our own light speed, like, rrrrrrrmmm, ruh, rrrrrrrrm

CHORUS: Sube la temperatura - Ardiente

Oye compartimos mas que dividimos por que conocimos la fuerza de este
fuego Quema las fronteras y tambien barreras quemalo ya ya sube la temperatura

Asdru's part

CHORUS: Sube la temperatura - Ardiente

La verdad lo que amamos con deseo en las manos vamos el cambio es ahora.
Todos por las calles tomando libertades, si dicen no sube la temperatura

CHORUS: Sube la temperatura - Ardiente

Y gritalo, y muevelo, el rebelion
sube como lumbre
Te lo pongo asi
Sube le temperatura

CHORUS: Sube la temperatura - Ardiente

En un desierto lejos de ti me confese
Que todo lo que siempre crei mentira fue
Soy hermano, soy esposo, hijo y padre.
Soy guerrero much sangre derrame.

CHORUS:
Ah eh, solo con mi pena
Ah eh, solo en mi dolor
Ah eh, sufro mi condena
De no verte nunca mas violeta

De esta matanza me quise escapar solo por ti
En una bala mi vida alcanzo y yo perdi
Fui hermano, fui esposo, hijo y padre
Fui soldado y tanta sangre derrame

CHORUS:
Ah eh, solo con mi pena
Ah eh, solo en mi dolor
Ah eh, sufro mi condena
De no verte nunca mas violeta

Todo pudo ser que nunca pude ver
Que en querra el que gana la paz ha de perder
Hoy la decision queda para ti
Dejar tu propia sangre, ir a morir

BRIDGE:
Y tu mama que dice,
Tu hermano y tu papa que dicen
Tu hija, tu marido que dicen
Los nietos, tu abuela...dime que te dicen
Gente que dicen,
Los musicos del mundo que dicen,
De frente y a luchar, que dicen,
Por la igualdad y los derechos
Dime que te dicen


CHORUS:
Ah eh, solo con mi pena
Ah eh, solo en mi dolor
Ah eh, sufro mi condena
De no verte nunca mas violeta

Chorus: Hey Hey Creo, Creo Cuando Lo Veo (Repeat)

Jabu:
Them cowards wasn't worth a hill of beans
Flesh dies from the shock
Spirit lives
Heard shots in the Phillipines
Aint nothing funny how this went down
My homie Rob got sprayed by some kids the age of Chris Brown
They pulled up on him and asked him if he gang banged
Nodded no, they still shot him in the body though
And you could tell he was loved from the scene of the funeral
About a hundred cars, 20 limousines
Caught the ones who did it
Took ‘em to court, they nonchalant
Hope the judge throw the book at them dorks
Treating the trial like its funny business
Somebody should've told them about this path
Aint no money in it
So now they're 25 to life
What life it is
But it didn't get ‘em nothing cause my brother Rob lives

25 to life
What a life it is
but it didn't get ‘em nothing
Cause my brother Rob lives

Rock on!

Chorus: Hey Hey Creo,Creo Cuando lo Veo (Repeat)

Justin:
So you all know how the story goes
People that give u junk and promise you gold
Cats in your ear with the same old story
I'll give you the world just leave me the glory
What you know about
No time to think
Too many words
No time to blink
Don't underestimate the power of the hustle
Hoodwink bamboozle or muscle
I believe it when I see it and when I see it let me hold it
For old times sake
Politicians got this shit down pat
Tricks out of they sleeve tricks out of they hat
Some can even act
The govenator in true lies and blue eyes as cactus jack
And if you believe that
Solo mentiras, eses tontito se lo cree en todo

Asdru:
Pero mira que lo creo, creo
Cuando yo lo veo, veo
Y cuando yo lo veo, veo
Eso cuando yo lo creo, creo
Ah, na-na, na-na, na-na...
Ah, na-na, na-na, na-na...
Ah, na-na, na-na, na-na, ya-na...
Hey!

Chorus: Hey Hey Creo Creo Cuando lo Veo (Repeat)

Aqui no existe la tristeza
solo existe la alegriaes
el baile de los queridos
de los queridos del pasado
mira como baila mi mama
bailando con mi hermano del pasado
sus espiritus se juntan bailando
lleno de alegria y gozando

Cumbia, Cumbia (repeat)

Sierta gente solo puede ver
espiritus bailando entre la gente
si pueden verlos bailando mis hermanos
seran bendicidos entre los cielos
mira como baila mi mama
bailando con mi hermano del pasado
sus espiritus se juntan bailando
lleno de alegria y gozando

Cumbia, Cumbia (repeat)

Chali's Rap:

As sure as your heart muscle rests in your chest cavity
we ask god to bless these festivities
yet, this hostility felt between you and me stops
opportunity given to spread unity
2na be rhythmically wiping sadness clear
reggae cumbia mixtures create this atmosphere
people packin cheer simply cuz these songs show depth
giving shouts to these victims of wrongful death
now, soon as we?e rid of society? small terrors
the sooner these teenagers don? have to be pallbearers
and carry their pals nearer to graves premature the cure
be mature by keeping you hearts pure

I wonder if we'll ever find a party that lasts all night.
There's a vibe in the city I've never felt before in my life.
Let's all rush and flow, make a big time aftershow party.
If we're gonna get it right got to hold each other tight tonite

CHORUS:
And the people of the world say...
Oye Baby
Oye Mami
Donde Esta La Afterparty

You offered a ride, a pleasant surprise
Your whip was on point but it could'nt outshine your eyes
Now I really know why we had to rush the flow darling
No we gotta get it right got to hold each other tight tonite

CHORUS:
And the people of the world say...
Oye Baby
Oye Mami
Donde Esta La Afterparty

I only want to hold your hand like darkness in the moon light
And when you wrap your arms around me
I know this is where we should be tonite

Jabu:

To feel this gotta use your soul
And it just aint a party with no O-z-o's
Jump back make you sweat your clothes
And I bet you didn't know/ the whole band got flows
Little lady go on and do your dance
homeboys stand up and shout
That's what I'm talkin' bout
Everybody go on and tell a friend
That band went and did it again

CHORUS:
And the people of the world say...
Oye Baby
Oye Mami
Donde Esta La Afterparty

Cada-cada dia yo veo la destruccion,
Cada-cada dia yo veo la maldicion...
Cada-cada dia yo veo la destruccion,
Cada-cada dia yo veo la maldicion...
(translation: "Each day I see the destruction, each day I see the malice-damnation")

Won't it all, go away...
Won't it all, go away...
This is-this is my world,
This is-this your world,
If you believe in my heart...
This is-this is my world,
This is-this our world, If we believe in our hearts...

Press record, cuz here less is more
Than before when everything in the store cost a quarter
Fast the forward, get a cam record it
Now there's a berry that's born on every corner
Hot damn hoe here we go again
Got ammo to bust back my trusty pen
The winds are rushinn', men and women are lustin'

How long do we got till it breaks?
Just depends on whether rims the same price as jims life
Right becomes wrong, wrong becomes right
Fight for life, cold winter breeze blow swift
Everyday is a gift - bigger than box wrapped for Christmas
Some say why do I tell my story?
Tell them you saw me alone wit mic talkin' bout life
And...you know just shootin' the breeze
Humbly mumble to you people bout the birds and the bees
About the war overseas and they killin' our trees
It aint goin be nothin' left if we hate
Gotta believe!

A child looks up into my eyes, nothing to say
An open hand with scars can hide the pain away
What I can give is not enough to help him grow
How can I fulfill his needs, embrace his soul?

The hope deep in his eyes are dreams he must let fly
So sing this song with me, this hopeful melody

Just raise your head up and stand up, no fear in your eyes
Tell me love and hope never die
So raise your head up and stand up, no reason to cry
'Cause your heart and soul will survive

The child struggled to survive, now he's a man
With children of his own, he does the best one can
Tries to live with love and not let sorrow grow,
Even though he barely reaps all that he sows

The hope deep in his eyes are dreams he must let fly
So sing this song with me, this hopeful melody

Just raise your head up and stand up, no fear in your eyes
Tell me love and hope never die
So raise your head up and stand up, no reason to cry
'Cause your heart and soul will survive

Aledayall, aledeya ya
Aledayall, aledeya ya
Aledayall, aledeya ya
Aledayall, aledeya ya
Aledayall, aledeya ya

Just raise your head up and stand up, no fear in your eyes
Tell me love and hope never die
So raise your head up and stand up, no reason to cry
'Cause your heart and soul will survive

Just raise your head up and stand up, no fear in your eyes
Tell me love and hope never die
So raise your head up and stand up, no reason to cry
'Cause your heart and soul will survive

Just raise your head up and stand up, no fear in your eyes
Tell me love and hope never die
So raise your head up and stand up, no reason to cry
'Cause your heart and soul will survive
...

Who's to blame? Who's the one who sparked the flame?
The victim who became part of the game?
We deal in murder for money, sex and fame
The question remains the same, who's to blame?

Yo, my heart's torn as I watch my art form
Give plaques and charms to writers of wack poems
Divided attacks, tryin' to collapse this platform
In this rap, we detach from any distraction

Yes, sever the head of the evil music
(Meant to divide and confuse kids)
The media spoon feeds you
People who need you, concede to your bluffin'

Parasitic poison unfit for human consumption
Why they focus on one of their crusades
While most of human life is as fragile as loose eggs?
Vatican, they paid for their role in the slave trade
So, how can you place blame on the hate that hate made?

Secret political interests hide from view
You police the planet, but who protects us from you?
While wars are waged over pathetic turf
We elect leaders with no regard for planet earth

Who's to blame? Who's the one who sparked the flame?
The victim who became part of the game?
We deal in murder for money, sex and fame
The question remains the same, who's to blame?

Big credentials rolling through my residential overplayed
People then members of presidential motorcades
Rollin' single file like wheels on roller blades
They think we'll bow, but their welcome is overstayed

I pull the cage on the grandest scale
'Cause the man who fails to plan really plans to fail
For real flows, they close and do stunts
'Cause all they want is the wit of your ignorance

To bury a man's sanity, can it be so simple?
Today's medics, genetically grown people
And where we had it pathetic
Where citizens give up their civil liberties
To officers of evil intent and devilish tendencies

While enemies join forces
To endorse this mental extortion gone corporate
When will the corporate forfeit morbid acts on the helpless?
Ignoring facts 'til the selfish aristocrats
Who flex well in the time where sex sells

Their crime rhymes melt kids' minds like soft snails
Either you end up in jail or caught shells
But time blinds, help kids find their thoughts well, for real
The media's how they get too attached

To violent images permanent like Yakuza tattoos
They got shoes, relax the underwear
While adult messages traumatize the younger ear

Who's to blame? Who's the one who sparked the flame?
The victim who became part of the game?
We deal in murder for money, sex and fame
The question remains the same, who's to blame?

Rich rappers when you talk it, I hope you keep your topics
As deep as your pockets and use logic
The words kill before you have time to breathe
What the ears hear & the eyes see, the mind believes

While they hang you from your ankle and they take what falls
Citizens of this planet deserve a wake up call
He who hides knowledge controls this grand scheme
In the land of the blind, the one eyed man is king

Who's to blame? Who's the one who sparked the flame?
The victim who became part of the game?
We deal in murder for money, sex and fame
The question remains the same, who's to blame?