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The Line
02:43
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The Line
There’s a line being drawn across the world today
Full of fear and suspicion, insecurity and hate
(It) forces us to defend, apologise and fight back
Tests our resolve, all the while it attacks.
There’s a line being drawn round the world today
that divides us and rules us, in the old fashioned way
There’s a line being drawn round the world today
Across every child that’s born, every creed and race
Everywhere you go, everyone you meet
Every heart, every mind, every thought and belief
There’s a line being drawn round the world today
So, which side of that line do YOU stand, by the way?
There’s a line being drawn across my very soul
That forces me to question who I can call my own
It pushes me to answer, where I belong
Puts me in the dock, judges me right or wrong
There’s a line being drawn across my very soul
I’m gonna walk that line… walk that line… walk that line
Till the day I’m gone
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2. |
Innocent People
04:53
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INNOCENT PEOPLE
What happened to the world I knew?
It’s getting darker every day
I thought that change was gonna come
Did I get fooled again?
I know its always darkest before the dawn
But I don’t have a hope to know what’s going on
There seems to be so much left unexplained
And all the while there’s precious lives being lost again
Innocent people get caught up in the crossfire everyday
Innocent people get caught up in the crossfire and they never walk away
It’s not their fight, its not their cause
They’re just casualties of fate
Victims of a mindless greed
Targets of bitter hate
I cry for someone’s mother and someone’s son
I cry for my sister sweet liberty’s gone
Next time it could be someone I trust and need
There’s no knowin’, cos one day it might be me
Innocent people get caught up in the crossfire everyday
Innocent people get caught up in the crossfire and they never walk away
You deal in guns and dirty cash
What a wicked web you weave
You make your people live in fear
Divide and then deceive
But you don’t feel the guilt. You feel no shame
Blood on your hands, but you ain’t to blame
It’s all for profit. It’s all for loss
But it ain’t you who cries the tears and bears the cross
Innocent people get caught up in the crossfire everyday
Innocent people get caught up in the crossfire and they never walk away
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3. |
Powerless
04:36
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Powerless © Ajay Srivastav
Another forgotten soul, taking the blame for what he can’t control
He never wanted more, don’t even know what he’s fighting for
Where is the promise? Where is the hope?
Where is the faith? To help him cope.
Where is the truth? Where is the law?
Where is the world he’s been working for?
Don’t hurt my brother for what goes wrong
The powerless will soon be strong
Don’t blame my sister with all your lies
The powerless one day will rise
Tired of waiting in, a queue that ends before it begins
She keeps her dignity, no place for opportunity
Where is the promise? Where is the hope?
Where is the faith? To help her cope.
Where is the truth? Where is the law?
Where is the world she’s been working for?
Don’t hurt my brother for what goes wrong
The powerless will soon be strong
Don’t blame my sister with all your lies
The powerless one day will rise
Shadows are on the rise, from another sun that burns with fear and lies
There is no final word. Everybody’s shouting and can’t be heard
Where is the promise? Where is the hope?
Where is the faith? To help us cope.
Where is the truth? Where is the law?
Where is the world we been fighting for?
Don’t hurt my brother for what goes wrong
The powerless will soon be strong
Don’t blame my sister with all your lies
The powerless one day will rise
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4. |
Bed of Arrows
03:45
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Bed of Arrows by Ajay Srivastav © 2019
Last time I saw him he was, lying on a bed of arrows
Lying on a bed of arrows, when the sun came down
We stopped the battle he was, lying on a bed of arrows
Lying on a bed of arrows, on the blood red ground
I walked for miles, tears on my face
Tryna find his resting place.
Through field of war
And even in the darkest night
Guided by eternal light
His soul so pure
His words whispered softly
are heard forevermore
We looked into the blazing sky
The Goddess came from way on high
To sing his verse.
In return for sacred lovce
He could choose the moment to rise above
The universe.
Some say it was a blessing
I felt it was a curse
Last time I saw him he was, lying on a bed of arrows
Lying on a bed of arrows, when the sun came down
We stopped the battle he was, lying on a bed of arrows
Lying on a bed of arrows, on the blood red ground
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5. |
Break the Circle
03:41
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Break the Circle
I don’t believe in political leaders
Revolutions, or spiritual healers
None of them gonna set me free
Cos’ ain’t nobody got the truth for me
I don’t believe in the legal system
No justice for me or you
Rich and guilty walking free
While all the poor gotta pay for the truth
Gotta break this circle
Gotta break this circle
Gotta break this circle of birth/rebirth
Gotta break this circle
Gotta break this circle
Gotta break this circle of birth/rebirth
I don’t believe in altruism
Somebody stands to gain
Nobody gives something for nothing
And al of us, are to blame
I don’t believe in a moral grey area
Right is right and wrong is wrong
Ain’t digging this situation
The weak get weaker and the strong stay strong
Gotta break this circle
Gotta break this circle
Gotta break this circle of birth/rebirth
Gotta break this circle
Gotta break this circle
Gotta break this circle of birth/rebirth
SOLO
I believe in the rising sun
Shine a light on everyone
I believe if we keep the faith
Truth will always find a way
I believe in eternity
Time moves on and on through me
I believe in the age old story
(That) everything is transitory
Break the circle
Break the circle
Break the circle
Break the circle
Break the circle
Break the circle
© Ajay Srivastav
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6. |
Holy Mother
05:07
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Holy Mother
I come to you innocent, bless me as your child
I come to you an orphan, keep me within your tide
Holy water will you raise me up to be the one I can be
Holy mother will you hold me close and then set me free
I come to you in anger, save me with your grace
I come to you when I need, to feel the warmth of your embrace
Holy water will you keep the secrets and the lies that bind me
Holy mother will you give me hope to live the days I can’t see
I come to you in silence, when my heart is dry
I come to you for redemption, carry me home tonight
Holy water will you wash away my sins and purify me
Holy mother will you clean my soul and sanctify me
Hare, hare gange
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7. |
Golden
03:47
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Golden by Ajay Srivastav
Floating on a lotus in the astral seas
I was caught in the gaze of a Maharishi
Who said child you are wild
I think it’s time to set you free
With my power of birth, I grant you life
Take your step into the world I will be your guide
And here’s a little mantra to help you
On your way.
We are golden. Golden because we’re alive
We are golden. Golden because we’re alive
Rolling down the road into Rishikesh
Tryna clear my mind it was a little mess
I meditated and I waited
in the shade of a mango tree.
A voice so blue called out my name
Said take your youth and play your game
Use what you need
Said the deity
We are golden. Golden because we’re alive
We are golden. Golden because we’re alive
Dangling in the darkness of the universe
I was fearing my death, or something worse
In the shadow of a trident
a voice called out to me.
It said, I’m here to ease your pain of your worldly strife
Destruction is the path to a new kind of life
So pack your soul, take control
We’re going to a higher plain.
We are golden. Golden because we’re alive
We are golden. Golden because we’re alive
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8. |
The Path
05:25
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THE PATH
VERSE 1
Keep your mind still
And feel the motion
The world is turning
Just for you
You have arrived
At your destination
It doesn’t matter
How long you took
Some people to fight and go the distance
Some choose take the trail unknown
Some walk the path of least resistance
And each path for all leads home
VERSE 2
So wipe your tears
The worst is over
Emotions keep you
from the truth
Your battles
Are your creation
Sometimes
you have to loose
Some people to fight and go the distance
Some choose take the trail unknown
Some walk the path of least resistance
And each path for all leads home
SOLO
VERSE 3
To look at yourself
Don’t need a mirror
See what you are
From within
And while your vision
Is getting clearer
Oh Oh
Let it all begin
Let it all begin
Let it all begin
Some people to fight and go the distance
Some choose take the trail unknown
Some walk the path of least resistance
To each one of us, our choices own/ And each path for all leads home
© Ajay Srivastav
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9. |
Count Your Blessings
03:03
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COUNT YOUR BLESSINGS © Ajay Srivastav
Take one moment of your life to think
Cos it may be over in just one blink
Of an eye and all the while
You’re waiting for it all to start
So count your blessings, before you count
The beats of your heart
While you were crying over yesterday
You never felt the love that came your way
Oh why regret your steps?
When you can look up to the sky
So count your blessings, before you count
The tears in your eyes
And when colours turn to grey
Look inside and find your way
And remember always,
Nothing is forever
Next time you’re lost and don’t know what to do
Remember someone’s hurting more than you
So it don’t matter if it’s rain
Or the shining sun
Count your blessings
And name them one by one
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10. |
Shanti
03:49
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SHANTI
asato mā sadgamaya,
(From ignorance, lead me to truth)
tamaso mā jyotirgamaya,
(From darkness, lead me to light)
mṛtyor mā'mṛtaṃ gamaya
(From death, lead me to immortality)
Oṁ śhānti śhānti śhānti
(Om peace, peace, peace)
Oṁ śhānti śhānti śhānti
(Om peace, peace, peace)
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Ajay Srivastav London, UK
Described in the music press as ground-breaking, Ajay’s soulful, stirring songs are the product of a crossfire hurricane of influences, drawing equally from the Mississippi Delta that sired the Blues and the Varanasi Ghats where prayers, birth-rites and coming-of-age ceremonies are performed beside the Ganges. ... more
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