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Selassie and Chipembere

from Masauko by Masauko

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lyrics

Selassie and Chipembere
(By Masauko)

It says a lot
Selassie and Chipembere
It says a lot, it says selah, it says a lot
(Intro)

Life got lessons for the ones that's blessed
Gotta keep on manifesting ´cuz there will be tests
You might walk through a window
a wall you can't see
Share your scars, you're a star
means your gonna live free
On the way to everywhere that you need to be
travel light, be the light that dances on the sea
Ride these sound waves of love towards your destiny
In Africa the rhino's name is Chipembere


Out on the corner of Chipembere and Haile Selassie
up in Malawi, a part of my destiny was spelled out to me
through a message from my ancestry
(Chorus)

See the sister on the corner screaming at the sky
Reminding me there's more to these words I see on high
They are those that protect the way and the path
Those who come to suffer, strong enough to outlast
the last of the enemy's tricks for the mind,
poisonous food and disease by design
Sister screaming on the corner is
Chipembere and Selassie's daughter,
mother of the water,
reminding me that I am the son of my father
with work to do
Hurt my mama when I came out the womb
so I'm in no rush to reach the tomb
I speak the spear from my spirit
Sister I remember you so I'm gon let there hear it

(Chorus)

"If we take the view that because someone is too strong, he must
not be criticized, he must not be denounced and so on. Then all
sorts of evil regimes, evil systems are going to survive in the world
because people are too timid to take a stand against them."
(Henry Masauko Chipembere, 1973)

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from Masauko, released June 16, 2019

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Masauko is Malawian-American singer/songwriter, born in Los Angeles while his parents were in political exile. His music is a bridge between his African past and his American present. His primary instruments are the acoustic guitar and the voice. His music has allowed him to work in Los Angeles, South Africa, Malawi, New York and currently Costa Rica.

His new LP is called Masauko. ... more

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