About Me

I have done a lot of things in my life and have also worked in many different jobs to make a living and to experience life. This blog is just some of my musings, sometimes funny, sometimes inspirational, sometimes sad, sometimes angry, sometimes simple but all the time, it's just me.

Tuesday, February 16, 2010

Redemption Song

I listened to maybe 10 different versions of this song. From Johnny Cash, Joe Strummer, Pearl Jam, Rihanna, Alicia Keys, Pink, Annie Lenox, Bono, Wyclef Jean, Jeremy Browne ... you name it.

But nothing beats Bob Marley, he original, the legend.

Take me back to when I had dreadlocks and would have embraced rastaferian culture and religion. Hmmm, my hair is long and what's wrong with a religion that talks about peace and anti racism. Need to emancipate myself from mental slavery.

Imagine filling out all those Malaysian government forms (in fact even some employment forms for many private companies).

Name: Nil Timbadia
Sex: Hope for more
Race: Human
Religion: Rastaferian
Address: In your heart



Old pirates, yes, they rob I;
Sold I to the merchant ships,
Minutes after they took I
From the bottomless pit.
But my hand was made strong
By the 'and of the Almighty.
We forward in this generation
Triumphantly.
Won't you help to sing
These songs of freedom? -
'Cause all I ever have:
Redemption songs;
Redemption songs.

Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery;
None but ourselves can free our minds.
Have no fear for atomic energy,
'Cause none of them can stop the time.
How long shall they kill our prophets,
While we stand aside and look? Ooh!
Some say it's just a part of it:
We've got to fulfil de book.

Won't you help to sing
These songs of freedom? -
'Cause all I ever have:
Redemption songs;
Redemption songs;
Redemption songs.

Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery;
None but ourselves can free our mind.
Wo! Have no fear for atomic energy,
'Cause none of them-a can-a stop-a the time.
How long shall they kill our prophets,
While we stand aside and look?
Yes, some say it's just a part of it:
We've got to fulfil de book.
Won't you help to sing
Dese songs of freedom? -
'Cause all I ever had:
Redemption songs -
All I ever had:
Redemption songs:
These songs of freedom,
Songs of freedom.

Take care and be well.

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