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lyrics

LYRICS:

Chorus:
If this’ll be the last day I wanna know it all
Give me all the answers and the wisdom fore the fall
Sure the world is ours but the time is all borrowed
Today is now nothing but the day before tomorrow

The streets go quiet but the fear is booming, louder
The brink of history we don’t wanna be part of,
Uncertainty is the name of the game
Drinking tea in a parade of the flames
So many questions at a time like this
Was life full or did it all go amiss
Sometimes wonder
The boogie man came with a face we couldn’t guess
And now there’s no time to redo or interject
A last minute scramble to earn God’s respect
Time to look oneself in the mirror and reflect
A wise man knows he knows nothing at all
But scholars run to him the eve of the fall
No secrets involved everything is resolved
Been eager since dawn til the evening’s upon
Time to show true character no need to perform
Reality is different no one could believe it’s the norm
It’s a dream every 24/7
Is it here hell or heaven?
Run to the imam rabbi or the reverend
As it was written it was destined,
It wasn’t a failure it was a lesson
It wasn’t enemy but it was brethren
If life teaches then we surely tested
To live sheltered is the most reckless be self invested
You get the message
No question is trivial from physical to spiritual
Not against the natural order to see miracles
It is the last day of who we are in literal sense,
We change cuz, that’s what the mountains and the trees and the rivers do best
But yo

(Chorus)

In the end it’s all love and enthusiasm, that’s all that matters
Pursuing success as an end is truly tragic
Apocalypse is not ending but regeneration
I take what I can cuz my soul is gon make it,
No challenge means no room for growth so welcome with arms open
Anything that could leave you with happiness or broken
Action screams to the Universe while soft spoken
Gather in the center of the city by committee
For words of elegance more simplistic than witty
Is it Happiness or Duty, Humility or Beauty
That counts when reflecting on life like home movies
The Unwanted Visitor approaching at the door?
If that’s your motivation for living than what for
If self love’s missing than you’ll always want more, to endure
Moving by other people’s standard so passé
And not how you wanna live your last day

(Chorus)

credits

from Bona Fide, released March 3, 2022
Production/Arrangement: Michael Leonhart.
Lyrics: JSWISS.
All other instruments: Michael Leonhart.

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Michael Leonhart & JSWISS New York, New York

Grammy Award-winning trumpeter, producer, and orchestra leader Michael Leonhart, and versatile rapper JSWISS make for a dynamic pairing.

The union formed after a spark of creative chemistry during a monthly residency at NYC venue Jazz Standard, during which JSWISS guested with the Michael Leonhart Orchestra for performances broadcast on NPR & WBGO. ... more

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