Go Down

Lead Vocal and Lyrics: RA Scion
Feat. Mic Jones
Female Vocals: Lydia Dallal
Bass Guitar: Dave Kurtiak
Trumpet: Stephen Morrissey
Produced by: Solar and RA Scion
Run Time: 4:46:30

[LYDIA]

Chorus:
“As I went down in the river to pray"
“Studyin’ about that good ‘ol way"
“And who shall wear the crown – good Lord show me the way"
“Oh brother, let’s go down – down, come on down"
“Oh brother, let’s go down – down in the river to pray" (X2)

[RA]

I don’t know how we ‘gon make it
‘Cause my faith alone can’t sustain the creation
And I’m afraid the pressure might break it
“Hold tight," these motivational speeches make up the rhetoric
That radical activists find pathetic
Yo – we need a hero in the worst way
Salvation from the state of that bull----
I mean a mythological emcee – like if he were slain
In an open mic Monday night he’d be resurrected by Thursday
I’m surveyin’ the spot to find hope
‘Cause dreams deferred follow the words Hughes wrote
And I got too much invested in emotion alone
Add the sacrifices of my wife’s and plus my own
Multiply [it] by the expectations of my daughter
And you see the reason I feel the need to comfort her
Yo we been talkin’ revolution for years
But intelligent ideas fell upon deaf ears
I know redemption’s on its way
So whatchu gonna do in the meantime?

Chorus:

I don’t know how we ‘gon make it
We’re livin’ in the days when nothin’ seems sacred
Hearts are cold – bodies are naked
“Hold tight," nah – I told you all that talk is just talk
And I aint trynna waste time to find fault
When the fact is the status has already been established
The axis is way off balance
We choose to revolve around material means and vain dreams
Put credit cards in the hands of untrained teens
So all these ad executives can run the same schemes
Addicted to Abercrombie but we claim nicotine is the target
Demand the market show their cards and come clean
But the fruits of the “Truth" group remain unseen
God bless your efforts ‘cause the evidence is clear
But aint nobody mountin’ campaigns against beer
And why not? Which causes more sociological damage?
Both in and out of school halls – it’s alcohol with the advantage
Over drugs and crime and the pressure to have sex
All this on the mind is the cause of mad stress
But yo – I know redemption’s on its way
So whatchu gonna do in the meantime?

Chorus:

[MIC JONES aka BROTHER THOMAS]

I don’t know how we ‘gon make it
In this world of “take it" and “fake it"
Where the power of the bending knees is underrated
“Hold tight," I try but my vision’s getting jaded
Five times out the day, yo, my rhymes turn into trade in’s
Made in the front rains and desert lands of sand
Learned that nature has more power than society on man, man
Let me take you to the river to deliver
The soul from control of the cold that makes me shiver – if I
Ever say the world is never getting better
Better let a bro like RA know I strip the Fatihaha of every letter
And that’s what it seems like
So the Deen and Tao’s my life, prayer’s my knife through the strife
Sit and contemplate – transcend the skyline
In between the blue lines I see the problems of the time
Mankind – won’t stand the test of the times
Due to the bind between the physical and mind
Mind over – money can’t be made off of “sober"
But prayer won’t buy you women, weed and Range Rovers
So mind not the money ‘cause money tricks the mind
So whatchu gonna do in the meantime?

All lyrics and music © RA Scion 2004