Upaya, by Bird City Revolutionaries

Upaya

by Bird City Revolutionaries

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1.	Upaya 01:47	info	buy track
2.	Reset Perspective 03:59	lyrics	buy track
DRUGGED UP AND DUMB, IGNORANT OF WHAT CAN FREE US, COMPLETELY NUMB, FULL OF FEAR, WE’RE PUPPETS UNDER THEIR THUMB PLAYED LIKE STRINGS TO BE STRUMMED RESET PERSPECTIVE SEE THE SOUL INSIDE OF WE A LIGHT TO GUIDE HUMANITY AWAKEN ALL TO MAJESTY FREE THE SOUL INSIDE OF WE PULLING THE STRINGS, LITTLE THOUGHTS OF DOUBT GROW STRONGER CLOG UP OUR BRAINS, FILLED WITH PAIN, WE SEARCH OUT SOMEONE TO BLAME INSIDE OUTSIDE THE SAME (BUT) LOCKED DEEP WITHIN HOLY HIDDEN WISDOM WAITING, COSMIC BLUEPRINT, FOR A LIFE SO RIGHTEOUS, FREE FROM TORMENT, SOURCE OF INFINITE STRENGTH LOOK FOR THE POWER WE ALL POSSES, BEAUTIFUL AND BRAVE IN THE FLESH, (If we) RESET PERSPECTIVE SEE THE SOUL INSIDE OF WE A LIGHT TO GUIDE HUMANITY AWAKEN ALL TO MAJESTY FREE THE SOUL INSIDE OF WE
3.	The Human Code 04:07	lyrics	buy track
No Time, No Time, No Time Is Better than Now No Time, No Time, No Time Is Better than Now These are the days, Where we learn how to fly, When we can all get together, We will glide, There is a way if we choose today, To live out in peace, And chase the blues away, Abandon our fears and let hope replace, Tear down the walls for the human race, This planet is a gift for us all, These are the days, Where we learn how to fly, When we can all get together, We will glide, (But) There is a man who wants everything, So blinded by greed and pride, He doesn't care that his fellow man, Will suffer because of his grabbing hands, He doesn't care that children are hungry, These are the days, Where we learn how to fly, When we can all get together, We will glide, (And) There is a girl who gives all she can, Always there just in time, Her heart is ruled by her compassion, And the will to do what's right, She hears her conscience and then she abides, She hears her conscience, it is her guide These are the days, Where we learn how to fly, When we can all get together, We will glide, No Time, No Time, No Time Is Better than Now No Time, No Time, No Time Is Better than Now
4.	Uncertainty 04:35	lyrics	buy track
IN THE MIND OF THE BEHOLDER LIVES THE SEED THAT WANTS TO LIVE ALL IS WELL WHEN WE THINK IT TAKE ACTION TO WHAT WE BELIEVE KEEP ON CLIMBING HAVE SOME FAITH IN THE FACE OF UNCERTAINTY DUALITY IS A MISTRESS SHE WHISPERS IN BOTH EARS DISTRACTION FROM OUR EXISTENCE SPLIT IN TWO, STILL BOTH SIDES ARE HERE IN OUR LIVES WE ARE THE RULERS YET WE CHOOSE TO LIVE THEM IN FEAR COUNTING DAYS, THEY ARE ALL NUMBERED ONE BY ONE, BECOMING MORE CLEAR KEEP ON CLIMBING HAVE SOME FAITH IN THE FACE OF UNCERTAINTY FAITH IN THE LAWS THAT ARE NATURAL FAITH, WE LOOK INSIDE TO SEE IT'S OUR MIND SO WHY DON'T WE USE IT? PRICELESS ARE THE THINGS WE RECEIVE FOR FREE (Priceless are the things we receive for free) INFINITELY BORN WITH ABILITY (Priceless are the things we receive for free) BLESSED EVOLVING CREATIVITY (Priceless are the things we receive for free) THE HEART AND MIND JOINED IN UNITY (Priceless are the things we receive for free) ALL THE TOOLS THAT CAN SET US FREE SET US FREE
5.	Roots Prelude 00:41	info	buy track
6.	THE ROOT 04:06	lyrics	buy track
The thunder hit the window as bells began to ring, Just like in the movies, this killing machine, Over and a-over repeat, replay, reprise, Infamous is famous through sensational lies, So, hide down in your hole, And give up your control, (I say) Hell No, No, No, No We've got to find the root to the problem, Take back our control, And use our heads, we're gonna solve 'em, Hell No, No, No, No, We've got to find the root to our problems, Take back our control, Use our heads and we will solve 'em Brainwashed education to dim the light inside, Programed numb to violence self-centered, glorified, Over and a-over, again, again, again, How do we sit idle while this keeps happening? So, hide down in your hole, And give them all control, (we say) Hell No, No, No, No We've got to find the root to the problem, Take back our control, And use our heads, we're gonna solve 'em, Hell No, No, No, No, We've got to find the root to our problems, Take back our control, Use our heads and we will solve 'em
7.	No Race Superior To Another 04:21	lyrics	buy track
No Race Superior to another No Race Superior to another No Race Superior to another No Race Superior to another Looking around inside this madness, Division through fear creates a sadness Sisters and Mothers, Fathers and Brothers, Stripped of the right to live life in gladness, (This is the skin they're in, but) No Race Superior to another, All have the good ones, the bad ones, the paupers and the kings The kind ones, the cruel ones, The dirty and the clean. No Race Superior to another, The black ones, the white ones, and everything between, All breathing, heart beating, another human being. Some of them involve in the bloodshed, As others are left to clean up their messes, Killers and Lovers, Con-men and Martyrs, It's not the skin that determine the action, (It's the mindset we are in, conditioned) No Race Superior to another, All have the good ones, the bad ones, the paupers and the kings The kind ones, the cruel ones, The dirty and the clean. No Race Superior to another, The black ones, the white ones, and everything between, All breathing, heart beating, another human being. Another Human Being Another Human Being In the world of the man and the woman, We are life, Built the Same, Die the Same, We all bleed inside, Our blood is the same, No Race Superior to another, All have the good ones, the bad ones, the paupers and the kings The kind ones, the cruel ones, The dirty and the clean. No Race Superior to another, The black ones, the white ones, and everything between, All breathing, heart beating, another human being. NO RACE SUPERIOR TO ANOTHER NO RACE SUPERIOR TO ANOTHER Stop the bloodshed We should be ashamed, Stop the bloodshed We are the same, And you're killing me
8.	Know Better 05:23	lyrics	buy track
Truest truth, The only constant, Life wants to be you, Why don't we take a chance? While the gates of life are open wide, Walk with a positive stance, And let our conscience be our guide, These are the cards we were dealt, So, live it up and play it wise, Mental confusion will melt, Where a conscious mind resides, I'm no better than you, You're no better than me, And I know better, and you know better that we are better together, Destroy this to build that, Yet that is this and this is life, There's nothing to chip away at, True self always inside, Present when all is silent, Still present when we're unaware, Eternal and always alive, The truth is always there I'm no better than you, You're no better than me, And I know better, and you know better that we are better together, Life only wants to be you, The uniqueness that you are radiates, Beautiful, Boundless, Mystery, Life only wants to be you Truest truth, The only constant, Stay empty, light and free, I'm no better than you, You're no better than me, And I know better, and you know better that we are better together, We are better together
9.	Still Burning 05:17	lyrics	buy track
They try to put it out, but the fire’s still burning (so hot) Tried to keep us down, yet we keep on coming (can’t stop) A conscious humankind is where we’re returning (yeah, the time is right) Freedom free from fear is what we’re deciding (Time to take back our lives) These are the days we have, Dripping through the hourglass, The past is left behind, Yet we still remain confined (let go), They try to put it out, but the fire’s still burning (so hot) Tried to keep us down, yet we keep on coming (can’t stop) A conscious humankind is where we’re returning (yeah, the time is right) Freedom free from fear is what we’re deciding (Time to take back our lives) Can’t let them hold us down, Life can be turned back around, Anxious thoughts we are fed, Ricochet inside our heads (all lies), Try and put it out but our fire is still burning Take Back your life You’re the one who holds all the control, Don’t late hate come in, (it) withers your soul, Try to see if there’s another way, Let the light destroy all dismay, Try and put it out but the fire’s still Burning, Try and keep us down but we keep on coming.
10.	400 Miles From Madness 06:48	lyrics	buy track
IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT, IT TAKES ME AWAY, NEVER BEEN HERE, BUT I’D LOVE TO STAY, FAR FROM THE NOISE OF THOSE SUFFERING WARS, THE OCEAN LOOKS CALM FROM HIGH ABOVE ITS SHORES, ABOVE IT ALL, ALL IS SERENE, ABOVE IT ALL, FLOATING HERE SO PEACEFULLY, FAR AWAY FROM HATRED, FAR AWAY FROM BORDERS OF DIVISION, FAR AWAY FROM CONSTANT CRUEL INTENTIONS, 400 MILES FROM MADNESS, TRAFFIC JAMS AND POLITICIANS, (JUST…BREATHING) (KEEP… ON) ANNOYING AD’S AND SUPERSTITION, ANOTHER SHOOTING, YET NOTHINGS DONE, A WHISTLEBLOWER STILL ON THE RUN, CRIMES COMMITTED THROUGH ABUSE OF POWER, BRAINWASHED MINDS LET FEAR DEVOUR, ALL THESE THINGS SEEM SO SMALL, HERE IN ORBIT… ABOVE IT ALL, ALL IS SERENE, ABOVE IT ALL, FLOATING HERE SO PEACEFULLY, FAR AWAY FROM CAGES, FAR AWAY FROM BILLS WE HAVE TO PAY FAR AWAY FROM HUMDRUM DAY TO DAY, 400 MILES FROM MADNESS ABOVE IT ALL... I CLOSE BOTH EYES AND LET MY MIND GO STILL, TAKE A TRIP INSIDE TO SEE HOW IT FEELS, I’VE BEEN TAKING SOME TIME TO SEEK THE DIVINE, GRATEFUL FOR LIFE AND EVERYTHING IS FINE, FAR AWAY FROM PANIC, FAR AWAY FROM USELESS ACCUSATIONS, FAR AWAY FROM THESE DIVIDED NATIONS, 400 MILES FROM MADNESS… ABOVE IT ALL, ALL IS SERENE, ABOVE IT ALL, FLOATING HERE SO PEACEFULLY

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released July 1, 2022

Julian Scott Bryan - Vocals, Drums, Keys, Percussion, Guitar, Bass
Saude - Guitars
Larry Thomas - Bass
Julian Morena - Keys, Vocals
Phil Floyd - Sax, Vocals
Daniel Labrador - Guitars
Eric Brown - Percussion, Theremin

Lyrics and Music by Julian Scott Bryan
Performed by Bird City Revolutionaries

Produced by J.S. Bryan

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Bird City Revolutionaries Atlanta, Georgia

Bird City was formed in October of 2011. Reggae, Dub, and Afro-funk with a twist of psychedelia. A melting pot of influences from around the world pour upon our inspiration to create.