MP3 Knowledgeborn07 - Cosmic Knowledge

This Album is a mix of Hip Hop, Reggae, Soul, indie and electronic music. It was recorded with live instruments and dropped in samplers too create a swing that distinguishes it from other albums on the market...Conscious lyrics...Gorgeous Melodies..Period

11 MP3 Songs in this album (38:02) !
Related styles: Hip-Hop/Rap: Underground Rap, Reggae: Reggae rock, Mood: Party Music

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Details:
1:Popa's Knowledge

(KnowledgeBorn07)
So the end of the cd was pretty much finished except for a couple songs. We were waiting for some collaborators to finish verses and I felt like the album needed something to bring it all together. Being a huge fan of the Wu-Tang Clan ever since my childhood, I thought to myself, Popa Wu would be a fantastic fit for this album. He is a very strong spiritually minded individual with great poetic rhythm when he speaks. He speaks from the heavens, as if he isn't of this earth. It's almost like the feeling you get when you read revelations. When Popa Wu starts to build, his words transcend and keep you in check, almost as if you better listen or else. But at the same time, you feel a complete calmness as if a pin could drop and you could hear it.

I called Popa Wu up and asked him to be on the album and the only problem was that he didn't have a place to record. I told him not to worry and the next day I sent a cd, as well as a Tascam DR-07 digital recorder, to Brooklyn New York. Popa Wu called me up and was so excited about how the music sounded he assured me that he was gonna give me something I wouldn't forget. And that he did. He gave us more than enough material so we decided to spread it out in little sections throughout the cd. We are now in the process of working on Popa Wu's new album "The 10th Chamber Volume III"
lyrics
before i wake up to wake up..............

just listen with some nag champa burning sitting indian style clearing your mind and take a trip with me....

2: What A Trip Featuring Ras Zackary

(KnowledgeBorn07)
This track was originally written for a documentary in Germany called "What a Trip" and was being put together by Frank Liesner of the "Skunk Allstars". The excitement about the opportunity was very high and when Johnny and I decided to take on the challenge, it all just came together like clockwork.

Johnny pieced the song together and I wrote my verse and chorus in literally 15 minutes. Its was one of those rare times that the hair on your neck stands up and your pencil just starts writing by itself. This song pretty much became the sound track to my life for the next few months. Each word and chord struck hard to me deep down inside.

I asked Ras Zackary of my old band Roots of Kreation to join me on this track, when i heard his verse I knew it was a perfect fit. I also realized that I had never really had a song with a female backup and this was an avenue I wanted to explore. I felt Amie "is free" Catanzarite was a perfect fit because she has a beautiful voice and an even more beautiful soul.

Due to unfortunate circumstances and some content, which we did not agree with, the song was pulled from the film. Never the less if it wasn't for the opportunity this song would have never been written.
lyrics
(KnowledgeBorn07)

so many ups and downs like ocean waves
living this life in the land of the free
sometimes I feel like a modern day slave
sometimes I feel like I gotta get paid
stayin upon my hustle with a brand new day
focused not to fumble when they try to tackle me
pass it to my bredren get em on the same page
connecting the dots so the future is paved
meditate positive when inspiration fades
try to cast out the demons inside of brain
maybe we'll unite one day we will change
no more poison inside the vampires fangs
cause if it gets the best of you you will fade away
like dust in the wind an epitaph above your grave
please listen before you do it again
bless up the youth the youth are your friend
bless up the all mighty and blessed is H.I.M.
I try to do my part right here in south bend
and pay it forward to you like a hand to lend
keep your head up high and away from sin
your under my wing like you are my kin
brothers and sister please stop fightin
we can unite the fyah I'm lightin
to purify you so stop the violence


Chorus
(Knowledgeborn07, Johnny Cosmic and Amie Catanzarite)

We could win
We could lose but
If we don't try then we won't have a clue, no
What a trip, what a trip baby
What a trip life is
Love's gonna set me free


(Ras Zackary)

this worlds movin a little too fast
aint even got enough cash to save my ass
nor can I afford to buy your korg
still till this date zero records sold
but it aint bout the money or the gold
i'm doin this to satisfy my soul
cause i'll grow old and
it will be something for my kids to uphold
and when i pass
this will be the only thing left of me that will last
and hopefully they will chant my words
as if they were in mass
and maybe get these kids outta bed
and goin to class, to class
you better take your ass back to class
cause I never did
too busy running with the neighborhood kids
but it's not gonna be easy for them
a pool of piranhas they'll be swimming in
things can go from good to great and bad to worse
just depends on which one is happening first


Chorus

We could win
We could lose but
If we don't try then we won't have a clue, no
What a trip, what a trip baby
What a trip life is
Love's gonna set me free


I'll be free love

My baby love, I won't tell you lies
credits
from Cosmic Knowledge, released 11 May 2010
Vocals: Knowledgeborn07, Ras Zackary, Johnny Cosmic, Amie Catanzarite

Music: Johnny Cosmic


3: 27 miles

(KnowledgeBorn07)
This track came about during a time of broken friendships and an overall struggle of self.

I was at home one night strumming these chords really reflecting on my past. 27 miles signifies my 27 years of life. Growing up influenced heavily by the hip hop culture since age nine and remembering some of my older favorite group such as public enemy, x-clan, run dmc, beastie boys...etc... one common thread that I always found in older hip hop was that it was always speaking up for rights of the oppressed and also very pro black.

To me color has been the biggest struggle of my life. Why people treat each other differently because of race color and creed kills me. I feel like having the skin tone I do is like walking in the Devils shoes because of the "White Devil" term.

One thing that I have come to learn is that devils come in all shapes, sizes, and colors and so do Angels so be careful before judging based on race, color or creed.

The souls are worn out signifies the soles of shoes but also the soul here on earth

The basis of the song is just me dealing with myself as a being of the human family who need to not worry about the struggles of these physical forms because I know that there is TRUTH and that TRUTH exists on a plane that physical eye cannot see. The truth that I speak of is that every living thing on this earth is one and has a purpose and without love we will self destruct.
lyrics
27 miles in the devils shoes
feel like I got nothing, nothing left to lose
lost my smile my friend
and I gained the blue
came to the cross roads, which way do I choose


Chorus

The souls are worn out
You can take them back
The hearts been torn out
And the sky is black
But through the darkness I can see there is a ray of light
Shining through us, it is the way of life
Free from hate and free from war


I'll just try to do my own damn thing
that's why I'm in this booth
that's why I try to sing
and I will try to keep that positive path
you can like me or you can turn your back


Chorus

I don't care what other people think
I'm gonna try, I'll just try to sing
And I'm gonna do it straight from my soul
You know, yes yes you know
Cause I love, oh yes I love


keep your head up high
reach for the sky
every time


(Johnny Cosmic)

I saw the light from your eyes
wish I could give it back
my hearts been torn out
and there aint no way to put it back


cause love is everything
credits
from Cosmic Knowledge, released 11 May 2010
Vocals: KnowledgeBorn07, Johnny Cosmic

Music: (Written by) KnowledgeBorn07, Johnny Cosmic (Performed by) Johnny Cosmic

4: Dead Willow Blues Featuring PTuggs and Popa Wu

(Johnny Cosmic)
This song originally started out as a P.Tugz track. Tugz had an acapella chorus he had spit in the studio while we we're working on his 3 song demo.

We both got really excited about the idea and a rough demo was cut on the spot. Soon after the initial session, I dove deeper into the music and really spiced it up. One element I had a lot of fun adding was the fuzz bass on the chorus. And the slammin' beat at the end is one of my all time personal favorites as well.

After the song and the hook had been established, we threw the song to KB to see what he could do. He threw down 2 monstrous verses and it really set the tone for the song. It finally felt complete. Tugz was happy about the collaboration and decided to toss it to KB to include along with the Cosmic Knowledge collection.
lyrics
Chorus
(P.Tugz and Johnny Cosmic)

Not wasting time
Can't spare a dime
Trying to shake these dead willow blues
The scene from my window
Sorrow and sinful
What is a man to do?
Where do we go?
We're gonna find the one
Ask all the questions, demand the answers
Run till our time has come


(KnowledgeBorn07)

the populations procrastinatin
from tribulation to realization
as fascination blinds this nation
with visual sensations that act as sedation
back to the plantation
of the new world order space station
for the future enslavement
of all unified nations
we're just like rats in these cages
as they start the inflation
on anybody that has no blood relation
just ask a mason
and a combination of political leaders
who meet in private conversation
notice I speak without hesitation
cause if they come after me
I'll dodge em like the matrix


Chorus

Not wasting time
Can't spare a dime
Trying to shake these dead willow blues
The scene from my window
Sorrow and sinful
What is a man to do?
Where do we go?
We're gonna find someone
Ask all the questions, demand the answers
Run till our time has come


(KnowledgeBorn07)

how can I communicate
relate with the abstract minded
I leave you blinded by dimensions that I'm findin
with no traces
I lace these kids up like braces
to walk how I strut and take what I created
like the matrix
I hold time in the palm of my hand
and you take shots at me from hills of distant lands
who's the man
I want his head chopped and delivered
for blasphemin against the most high
I send shivers down the spines
of these cartoon characters like blizzards
to leave em frost bitten and
lose their limbs like trees withered
you wont see the sun until you stop whining
I spent years buildin my castle
to hang my art of rhyme in
I'll put this flag on top of this mountain so start climbin
cause honestly I won't be around for people to find it


Chorus

Not wasting time
Can't spare a dime
Trying to shake these dead willow blues
The scene from my window
Sorrow and sinful
What is a man to do?
Where do we go?
We're gonna find someone
Ask all the questions, demand the answers
Run till our time has come


(Johnny Cosmic)

war is over, war is over, war is over
thatâs what I pray as I clutch this 4 leaved clover
the writing on the wall, come closer
weâll tear it down
crumble, crumble crash bulldozers
hit so hard shake your skull and cross bone
at the darkest hour youâll feel so alone
but what you couldnât see will now be illuminated
hope to live to see the day
and Iâll use my last breath to say
(wish I could say)
the war for your mind is over
(wish I could say)
the war for your life is over
(wish I could say)
the war for your soul is over
(wish I could tell you)


(Popa Wu)

It's all good though....
credits
from Cosmic Knowledge, released 11 May 2010
Vocals: KnowledgeBorn07, P.Tugz, Johnny Cosmic and Popa Wu

Music: Johnny Cosmic

5: Let the grass grow

(Johnny Cosmic)
Grass started out as a simple acoustic song I wrote on my old beat up 12 string. The guitar was recorded very quickly. I was randomly strumming and out of no where comes this chord riff. I immediately set up a microphone and recorded 2 takes (Right and Left) as I had a feeling that I would forget it if I didn't put it down right then and there.

I constructed a quick midi drum and bass and, with a hand held SM58, threw down the oohhs and aahhs background vocal part. At the time thought I had a little Fluid Minds B-side rough demo song.

When I went up to South Bend to record KB's vocals for "27 Miles" I had the demo on my flash drive. I casually thought, you know, I'll throw this to him to see if he could do anything with it. I personally thought it was out of the style range of the Minds and I didn't think it would probably fit with KB either, but I figured, what the hell. Maybe even if he doesn't do anything with it, at least he might dig a listen. I came home from the trip and found some vocal files sent to me online.

It was KB's vocals for Grass. I popped the tracks onto the music and I was FLOORED! I couldn't believe what he had done with the song. It went from being this little riff I thought couldn't possibly fit with anything, to being one of the most powerful pieces of music I've ever had the pleasure to be a part of. I must have listened to that song on repeat for like 30 times the first night i heard it. I was one of those really powerful moments in existence.

After mixing in KBs killer vocal takes, I did some vocal harmonies and called in Gooze to throw down some Rhodes and strings to wrap it up and give the music's gritty demo feel a little boost in the right direction.


(KB07)


When I wrote this song I was at a really dark stage in my life and it was really a way of telling myself that there is something else out there and its not just this physical. The lyrics were definatly influenced by one of my all time favorite groups Jesus Wore Dickies. Johnny was up at my studio after recording 27 miles and it was time to head out. He said Johnny I got somthing for you. When he played it I had chills. Seriously, goose bumps on my arms. I said man Im gonna write to this right away. The next day I sat down with the track and just let my heart pour. The lyrics were like God saying "Don't Give up, when all else fails, you got me" . It had seemed that all else had failed at the time. This song really helped me through some hard hard times and I want to thank Johnny for giving me the opportunity to put something on it as well as his friendship. I don't know how I would have dealt with things if we weren't working on this project over the past year and a half. Friends and Family...thats what its all about!! When I went back and listened to the track I realized I subconsciously wrote this for my children. You never know what today may bring. I thought to myself "if something wild happend to me in this life, this song right hear is one that my kids and brothers, sister and parents can put on and realize that I'm still here with them always". It's like me saying I will always be there for them. Which is funny because this is God speaking to Me and me speaking to them and we are all made in the image and likeness. Therefore we are all one.

Enjoi ;)
lyrics
(Popa Wu)
it's all good though
it's all good though
it's all good though


when you're feeling low
when you're down and your out
and you feel as though
nobody wants you around


Chorus
(Knowledgeborn07 and Johnny Cosmic)

Just know you got me
You got me
I'll be your shoulder to lean
You got me


tell me all your problems
and ill figure em out
please just have some patience
before you run out of town


Chorus

And know you got me
You got me
I'll be your shoulder to lean
You got me


don't you ever feel ashamed when you cry
cause that's just the bodies way
to cleanse your mind


Chorus

And know you got me
You got me
I'll be your shoulder to lean
You got me
I'll be your shoulder to lean
You got me
credits
from Cosmic Knowledge, released 11 May 2010
Vocals: KnowledgeBorn and Johnny Cosmic

Music: Johnny Cosmic and Mike DeGuzman

6: Blessed Featuring Prince Po of Organized Konfusion Inspired and Based off of Mista Chinns "Blessed"

(Knowledgeborn07)
Blessed began as a beat DJ Doze (aka Mr. Chinn) had made on his MPC. He sent me a folder one day of instrumentals he constructed called "Chinns Hop". This folder was filled with some new wave hip hop funkadelic delicious beats that I just couldnât keep my sugary little paws off of. I heard the song blessed and was blown away. I asked him if I could spit some verses on some of the tracks and he said go ahead and bless em. I took the blessed track and wrote it in about 15 minutes. It was one of those tracks that get played and you just don't put the pen down. It kinda writes itself it seems. I wanted to use the song for the album but there were some samples we would have to get cleared so I asked Doze if it would be ok if we remade the track but based off of his original. He said have at it. I still wish I could have gotten him on some 1's and 2's for this track. Unfortunately he lives out in Cali and had no way to record at the time, but I plan on doing some stuff with him in the near future.

When Johnny remade the beat I was really in awe. How did you make that sound? Wait⦠what is that? Dude, where did you get this. I was constantly questioning him and just in a state of euphoria. Instead of the original where I spit one long verse he wanted to chop it up into a verse chorus structure. I thought to myself, I have a long enough verse to chop it up into two verses but what would be sick would be to get Prince Po of Organized Konfusion this track. I have always dug Prince Po's style. He is one of those MC's that rhymes intelligent lyrics and seems to always be telling you something. Droppin little jewels of wisdom in lyrics for the listener to grow as an individual while at the same time rippin MC's to shreds. When he said he would do the track I couldn't believe it. I still can't believe it. This dude is a classic. Po said Iâm gonna drop you something real nice for this and that he did. My favorite part of his verse is

"I rose above the madness, acquired knowledge of self, shook the ways of a savage, now I'm flyin' like a stealth, some said I couldn't do it now I'm raps michael phelps, in the image of God repeating the cycle with finesse"

Thanks again Po. To top it all off Gooze dropped some keyboard work on this song that just killed it. When I heard those keys dancing through the beat, like leaves dancing in a cool breeze on a beautiful fall day, I knew this one history in the making. And the best thing about the track is that itâs good for you. Soak up the lessons and manifest destiny. Push positive and be positive.

Bless
lyrics
Chorus
(Knowledgeborn07 and Johnny Cosmic)

Blessed love
Blessed is creation
Blessed is the most high unto every nation
Blessed is every color we must be patient
We are just patients in this blessed world we use as a station


(Knowledgeborn07)

to channel our love
you know the one Im speaking of
I mean the one known as the unconditional
basic nature of this earth
ever since the ancients left us passages
to guide us on our maps like spaceships
nowadays you get confused by dominions and systems
sending mixed signals outward
like were preachin through a prism
not knowing that this is the worst kind of prison
settling on our differences
the walking dead were not livin
everyone seems to cling to destruction
promoting violence
steadily on the gun clutching like a modern day virus
at the same time we seem to be the modern day pirates stealing from the ones we love
and not respecting the highest supreme human being the one that is considered divine
its like trickery and we ate the apple smiling
but what gets to me is that
were all from different climates
professing the same thing with different names
I pray for silence and peace on these streets
not little babies cryin or
youths trading blood for money
like they got a license to kill
its not a movie
its real life and its tiring
i see the fire blazing so much
they pray for hydrants to put the fire out
but not until the purifyin is over
you'll know by the sound of the king lion
when the trumpets sound like sirens
titans can't fight em
cause were all image and likeness
no matter what they thought
each and every creed defyin


Chorus

Blessed love
Blessed is creation
Blessed is the most high unto every nation
Blessed is every color we must be patient
We are just patients in this blessed world we use as a station


(Prince Po)

manifestin lessons
celestial connections
peer pressure bring questions
that's answered by the blessings
back against the wall
haters hoping you fall
trying to shit where i eat first we chokin' em all
but I rose above the madness
acquired knowledge of self
shook the ways of a savage
now I'm flyin' like a stealth
some said I couldn't do it
now I'm raps michael phelps
in the image of God
repeating the cycle with finesse
it's the little things that paint a bigger picture
I've seen the world and I'm from Queens
and that's considered wishin'
I've touched many through my words and pain
and now the millions chop my words
into herbs and grain
weathered some severe storms
escaped sticky bushes
got a lot of nice things
yo Po keeps it pushin'
thankful for it all cause it didn't have to be
lettin' Knowledge be Born
Prince Po the emcee


Chorus

Blessed love
Blessed is creation
Blessed is the most high unto every nation
Blessed is every color we must be patient
We are just patients in this blessed world we use as a station


(Johnny Cosmic)

lifes not always worth warring
or just fighting
its an up hill battle
and yes we gotta get to hiking
the way I always pray
is to the lord through this writing
and maybe just one day we'll realize without the sirens
stop the violence
credits
from Cosmic Knowledge, released 11 May 2010
Vocals: KnowledgeBorn07, Prince Po and Johnny Cosmic

Music: Johnny Cosmic and Mike DeGuzman

7: I Know

(Johnny Cosmic)
I know started around a random acapella KB had sent me of a song he had done with a different beat. I had never heard the song, so his vocal track was the only thing I had to go on.

My goal was to create music that fit his vocal line. In the chorus, I especially tried to compliment his vocals by mimicking his melody with, among other things, a Moog synth patch. Gooze also helped with piano keys for the chorus section and also a killer jazzy type solo in the bridge.

Out of all the beats I've put together, this one is another all time favorite
lyrics
I never thought that this life could be so hard
but as I look back now I think, oh my god
without a college education and a credit card
I really can't believe that I've made it this far
it always seems that authority stacks their cards
against the common man to make it extra hard
and in the back of my mind love is so bizarre
it doesnât seem worth the fight once it falls apart


Chorus
(KnowledgeBorn07 and Johnny Cosmic)

And I know
Some things are true
And thatâs pain is real
And nothings for sure dude
Even the calmest man can lose his cool
And it could be me and it could be you

And I know some things for sure
Some of the wisest people are the poor
Some of the dumbest ones are the rich
And itâs apparent when you see their lifestyle switch


I always fought against authority
gave back to poverty
stood for equality
thatâs the way that I gotta be
I outta be runninâ for the president
cause itâs so funny to see how their moneys spent
and itâs a rat race out to get the cheese
no matter how many kids theyâre killinâ over seas
when did this world lose their feet
I wanna see the return of the family


Chorus

Cause I know
Some things are true
And that war is real
And nothings for sure dude
Even the sharpest man can lose his tools
And it could be me but itâs probably you

And I know
Some things for sure
Some of the wisest people are the poor
Some of the dumbest ones are the rich
And itâs apparent when you see their lifestyle switch
credits
from Cosmic Knowledge, released 11 May 2010
Vocals: KnowledgeBorn07, Johnny Cosmic

Music: Johnny Cosmic and Mike DeGuzman

8: Popa Wu Knowledge

(KnowledgeBorn07)
I would write out Popa Wu's lyrics on here but I think it would be better for you to close your eyes, sit in solitude or with a meditative group, and listen to the wise words of the man who is the spiritual leader and back bone of the Wu-Tang Clan. Popa Wu is an amazing human being who sees the best in all things and stands up for what he believes in.

A perfect match for this album
credits
from Cosmic Knowledge, released 11 May 2010
Vocals: Popa Wu

Music: Johnny Cosmic

9: Daily Hope

(Johnny Cosmic)
This song began as a phone message Kb left on my phone. We have written a few this way. He'll be coming up with some random song, call my phone, sing it in the message and even some times totally forget all about it. I remember calling him back and being like, what was that one song you left about daily hope, i love that one.

So then he sent me an acoustic demo with him singing and playing guitar and I went to work constructing a musical and rhythmic back drop for this awesome new song.

I enlisted the help of Christian Rogala who did all the conga and percussion work. And Mike "Gooze" DeGuzman who threw down a phat bass line.

This is one of my favorite songs KB has ever written. I know this song is especially from the heart and it has an amazing honesty to it.


KnowledgeBorn07:

This Song is About my Kids. Thats my Daily Hope!
lyrics
(KnowledgeBorn07 and Johnny Cosmic)

wake up in the morning time to get my daily hope
realize the sun still shines, that is my daily hope
see her laughin' all by herself
dancing in the sun with no one else
loving life with no concept of time
that is my daily hope


Chorus

My daily hope
My daily hope


I thank God for food on my plate, this is my daily hope
I thank You for your loving Grace, this is my daily hope
I keep smiling with my head held high
pushing through the struggles and refusing to cry
I thank Jah that I am Alive, this is my daily hope


Chorus

My daily hope
My daily hope


Bridge

you could hope for a lot of things
for cars or for money or big diamond rings
waste all your time just polishing
but you can't take that with you


wake up in the morning time to get my daily hope
realize the sun still shines, that is my daily hope
see her laughin' all by herself
dancing in the sun with no one else
loving life with no concept of time
that is my daily hope
credits
from Cosmic Knowledge, released 11 May 2010
Vocals: KnowledgeBorn07 and Johnny Cosmic

Music: Johnny Cosmic, Christian Rogala and Mike DeGuzman

10: Overcome Featuring Ras Attitude and Zack Walters of 3rd Alley

(KnowledgeBorn07)
So overcome was a song I did way back in the day when I was working with Dj Strictnine. The old recording sounded more like a ruff sketch more than anything but always seemed to stick with me lyrically. I wanted to keep the chorus but rebuild the verses and make kind of a remix version of the song. Johnny Cosmic and I threw ideas back and forth for a while and he sent me a mix of his musical idea. I was blown away. I thought to myself, if youâre gonna do a remix for the song why not get some of the artists that inspire you to jump on it.

First I contacted Ras Attitude, an amazing reggae artist from the Virgin Islands. Constantly receiving awards and making great tunes. I sent Attitude the song and when he sent back his verse, I was blown away to say the least. The way this guy harmonizes with himself would make Brian Wilson want to sign him up as the newest member of the Beach Boys.

Next I contacted Zack Walters of the Long Beach Band 3rd Alley. I have always had a love for the Long Beach sound. Respect due to the originators Sublime. Don't get it twisted though. 3rd Alley doesnât sound anything like sublime. I have always loved the low brow lyrics of Zack Walters. His bratty punk deliveries followed by his witty lyrics are something that cannot be duplicated. The song writing of this guy is amazing. I called Zack up and asked him to drop a verse on the track and he did so in what seemed no effort at all. I remember calling him shortly after I sent him the track. He had done a little ruff recording in his home studio. He let me hear it over the phone and I could not wait to put this thing to reality. The final takes were made and Johnny put some finishing touches on it and "Pow, bam, boom, biff, smack you in the face, shizzaaaam" This song took life and is one of the best songs on this album in my opinion.
lyrics
Chorus
(KnowledgeBorn07, Johnny Cosmic, Zack Walters and Ras Attitude)

And the day has come
And the day has come
When all of us will be one
Shining bright like the sun
We will overcome, say we will overcome

(Ras Attitude)

Seh with the banner and the sword and the shield
marching forward to conquer on lifes GREAT battle fields calling all rasta souldiers united, bold & strong
come mek we sing to Jah a joyful song
victory victory victory victory
victory, righteousness rules the nation
and now the war has end
we strive for conflict to seize
mek we gather safely
inna di value of peace
international love iman a preach
and the day will come fi everyone a go seet
and then we cut and go round
and just trample the beast
they can't defeat the a double t-i-t-u-d-e
unto the king Iman say glory be yes
unto the king rasta say glory be


Chorus

And the day has come
And the day has come
When all of us will be one
Shining bright like the sun
We will overcome, say we will overcome


(Zack Walters)

we got stop signs and speed bumps and
road blocks and fallen tree trunks
if your engine doesn't work
put your feet on the ground
yell "yabba dabba doo" and
turn that frown upside down
i know it's easier said than done
with people like piranhas trying to gobble every crumb
society's cesspool's always suckin' us down and
we gotta keep our heads on the ground
and our feet in the clouds
and our butts off the seat
our arms open wide and our sluts off the street
but don't go crazy with the favors (why?)
friends'll eat you alive like some hungry alligators
definitely need some tlc
weed pickin' party in the lbc
with knowledge born and 3rd alley
we're gone truck along positively


Chorus

And the day has come
And the day has come
When all of us will be one
Shining bright like the sun
We will overcome, say we will overcome


(KnowledgeBorn07)

We have too much frustration
too many trials
too many tribulations
too many in the system have put us in sedation
to not feel the effects of the present situation
war over anything sounds like perpetration
i cannot justify the actions of any nation
if the intent is to bomb another nation
or conquer tribes, societies or civilizations
war behind religion doesn't seem like love
if there are people being killed in the name of the above
so innocent children, women and men lets overcome
all the wicked ways of the world
that have made population dumb
by overstanding every bit of what they throw at us
and bun out all of this negativity and blind em
with the rays of the sun
shining down positive vibes on each and every one
cause each one can teach one and
one is what we will become


Chorus

And the day has come
And the day has come
When all of us will be one
Shining bright like the sun
We will overcome, say we will overcome

(Ras Attitude)
One God, one name, one destiny
credits
from Cosmic Knowledge, released 11 May 2010
Vocals: KnowledgeBorn07, Ras Attitude, Zack Walters and Johnny Cosmic

Music: Johnny Cosmic and Frank Clayton

11: Necessarius

*Necessarius definition - relative; connection; one closely connected by friendship/family/obligation

(Johnny Cosmic)
My buddy Chris Tarman was a freelance engineer at a studio underneath a music shop. He had some free time and we were having a late night session, jamming on freestyles and doing spontaneous recording style. The riff for this tune came out of a open freestyle solo guitar take I did.

A few days after the session, I started riffing around again on one of the riffs and I started to make demos of the ideas. Soon all that started to formulate and I asked Chris to throw in something since he had been there when the riff first start coming together. He quickly threw down the key riff in the verse and it sounded really cool. It gave the song a sound.

Around the same time, I had been on the NASA website and had downloaded audio files that had been taken of the sounds of the planet saturn. They were very far out sounds indeed. I had also been watching some other strange videos online about aliens and things of that nature and one thing i had heard stuck out to me. This guy was talking about how these aliens made music. He described that instead of plucking a string or something to create a tone, they would use the sounds of the planets, stars, solar system, harmonize them together to have some resemblance to what we could consider music.

When I got the saturn samples I started thinking about that and how cool it would be to do that. Then, my mind quickly started turning and before I knew it I was running this saturn sound into a Morphoder (which is similar to a vocoder). Basically, it takes a sound and adds pitch to it.

When you listen to the synthy pad sound in the bridge breakdown, that is what you are hearing. The sound of saturn passing through the morphoder and then it pitched into a specific note played by my keyboard. One of the most interesting moments of my studio adventures.
lyrics
(KnowledgeBorn07 and Johnny Cosmic)

if your gonna leave please take your things
cause I don't want to be haunted by these memories
and when you walk out that door don't you say a thing
because the words that are said
just might make me bleed
i don't want another lover, no that's not me
aint got no lovers undercover, just honesty
and I'm sick of the lies and the promising
and I'm sick of all the hurt that this drama brings
I'll keep my head above water so I can breath
I'll fight for Freedom Truth and Rights and Equality
and when its my time to go and Gods callin Me
I'll lay my sword down with honor and take a knee
fold my hands and pray for all the friends I leave
and hopefully see the pearly gates opening
when sadness falls down like rain
know that I'll push the sun out of the clouds
just to heal your pain


Chorus
(KnowledgeBorn07, Johnny Cosmic, King David Schultz and Angie Klockie)

There's a thin line between love and hate
And sometimes we are blind and cannot relate
I gotta pick up all the pieces even though I'm drained
Because the way things are going we all need a change


(KnowledgeBorn07 and Johnny Cosmic)

do we piece this back together or just walk away
how can you point the finger
when there's no one to blame
do you accept what you've done and realize mistakes
can you accept forgiveness or is it to late?
did we act out of anger and instigate
this final outcome of love and hate
can we change the past with future roads we pave
or are we stuck in this cycle and
headed towards our grave
we gotta believe in each other even though its scary
I really think that this way is so necessary
at one time in my life I thought we would be married
we lived so care free and our love was daring
now its to the point that I cannot find
the reason that were here and to this im blind
we need to step back and press rewind
but unfortunately I think we're running out of time


Chorus

There's a thin line between love and hate
And sometimes we are blind and cannot relate
I gotta pick up all the pieces even though I'm drained
Because the way things are going we all need a change


(Johnny Cosmic)

one love
one life
underneath one sky
set us free
credits
from Cosmic Knowledge, released 11 May 2010
Vocals: KnowledgeBorn07, Johnny Cosmic, King David Schultz and Angie Klockie

Music: Johnny Cosmic and Chris Tarman