India Arie - Better Way Lyrics

India Arie - Better Way Lyrics

Yeah, yeah
Let my people go
Let my people go

In the swamps of New Orleans
The rain came pouring down
So heavy was the water
That the walls came crashing down

Now I know a survivor
But how the hell you justify
Leaving a hundred thousand
People in water that high
Just struggling for their lives?

I know there's got to be a better way
I know there's got to be a better way
I know there's got to be a better way
And we've gotta find it

Stand up
(We've gotta find it)
Or fall down
(We've gotta find it)

Politicians are screaming
They say we've got a reason for war
So many people are dying
And we ain't even sure what for

Is it because he's a Muslim?
Tell me is it democracy or is it the oath?
It's on the news every day, one paycheck away
And the President's on the golf course

I know there's got to be a better way
I know there's got to be a better way
I know there's got to be a better way
And we've gotta find it

You got to stand together
(We've gotta find it)
Or we could fall apart
(We've gotta find it)
We've gotta find it, yeah

Sweet buttered craw dad, delta bread
Hot pepper soul, that's been sold out
Lives that were taken before they found out
What life was all about

He's a genius with the lyrics
Started young sipping syrup
And it hurts me to my soul
The way he drinks away the pain
The world's going to lose him
Another young superhero

We've gotta find it
We've gotta find it
We've gotta find it
We've gotta find it

We've gotta find it
We've gotta find it
We've gotta find it
We've gotta find it

See the children on TV
It's become a sign of the times
Glorifying their bodies
Something just don't feel right

Still we keep pretending
That boys and girls are men and women
We watch it and we call it entertainment
And everything is okay
As long as somebody's getting paid

I know there's got to be a better way
I know there's got to be a better way
Hey, there's got to be a better way

And we've gotta find it
We've gotta find it
We've gotta find it

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River Rise Lyrics India Arie

River Rise Lyrics India Arie

There was always a power I could feel
It was guidance to tell me the way to go
But nowadays I feel like I can't hear that voice
I've been flying blind
I need You to come and be my eyes

River rise, carry me back home
I cannot remember the way
River rise, carry me back home
I surrender today

I was always a charmed flower child
I would sit for hours and listen to the sky
But nowadays I feel like I don't have that choice
I've been looking down in desperation
I need You to be my inspiration, yeah

River rise, carry me back home
I cannot remember the way
River rise, carry me back home
I surrender today

I bow down and I humble myself
I can't do this, Lord I need Your help
All the material things, they feel like chains
If You're not here beside me
You're the reason I see

Help me to remember the way
I surrender

Help me to remember
Only You can show me
Only You can show me the way
I surrender, I surrender today
You are the only way
Lord, I need You

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Pearls Lyrics India Arie

Pearls Lyrics India Arie

There is a woman in Somalia
Scraping for pearls by the roadside
There is a force stronger than nature
Keeps her will alive

That is how she lives her life
She is dying to survive
I don't know what she's made of
But I would like to be that brain

She cries to the heavens above
There's a stone in my heart
She lives a life she didn't choose
And it hurts like brand new shoes
Yes, it hurts like brand new shoes
And it hurts like brand new shoes

There is a woman in Rwanda
The sun shows her no mercy
The same sky we lay under
It burns her to the bone

Long is afternoon shadows
It's gonna take her to get home
Each gray carefully wrapped up
Pearls for her little girl

Hallelujah, Hallelujah

She cries to the heavens above
There's a stone in my heart
She lives a life she didn't choose
And it hurts like brand new shoes
Yes, it hurts like brand new shoes
And it hurts like brand new shoes

There was a womanin Somalia
There was a woman in Rwanda
There was a woman in Tibet
There is a woman in a Congo
And she hurts like brand new shoes

Hallelujah, Hallelujah
Ohhh
Hallelujah, Hallelujah
(African words sung)
Hallelujah, Hallelujah
Hallelujah, Hallelujah
Hallelujah, Hallelujah

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Long Goodbye Lyrics India Arie

Long Goodbye Lyrics India Arie

I say I love you, you say that's kind
You don't wanna get too close
You loved me crazy, I lost my mind
Listen

You're everything I've never wanted
And all the things I didn't need
This ain't who I wanna be

You don't have to stay forever
I'll take passion over pride
Full moon, high tide
Let's make it a long goodbye

Tomorrow we'll pick up the pieces
Try to mend our broken lives
Soft kiss, sweet lies
Let's make it a long goodbye

Yeah, I cried in silence
I lived through you
I've given everything away

And maybe I can learn to fall
For someone who can give me all
The things I'm not afraid to lose

You don't have to stay forever
I'll take passion over pride
Full moon, high tide
Let's make it a long goodbye

Tomorrow we'll pick up the pieces
Try to mend our broken lives
Soft kiss, sweet lies
Let's make it a long goodbye

Whenever you see lonely faces
That's where I'll be
Don't cry for me, no, no, no
Don't cry for me

Hey, don't cry for me, no, no, no
I'm gonna be okay

You don't have to stay forever
I'll take passion over pride
Full moon, high tide
Let's make it a long goodbye

Tomorrow we'll pick up the pieces
Try to mend our broken lives
Soft kiss, sweet lies
Let's make it a long goodbye

You don't have to stay forever
I'll take passion over pride
Full moon, high tide
Let's make it a long goodbye

Tomorrow we'll pick up the pieces
Try to mend our broken lives
Soft kiss, sweet lies
Let's make it a long goodbye
Goodbye, goodbye

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Therapy Lyrics - India Arie

Therapy Lyrics - India Arie

I, I, I, I need your therapy
I, I, I, I need you to come and lay hands on me
I, I, I, I need your therapy

He lays me on the couch and says how has your day been?
Tell me your problems, I'll help you solve them
Come on let's talk about it, he sits next to me and smiles
Listens to all of my words, relaxes all of my nerves

Like breathing, let it go, shout it out
Take deeps breathes and real slow, calm down
Close my eyes, soft spoke, ease my mind, take control
From my body please work your psychology

You've taken good care of me, always been there for me
Boy, I can't bear to leave 'cause I need your therapy
You've given me everything, so much I ever could need
Without you I'm weak in the knees, I need your therapy

I, I, I, I need your therapy
I, I, I, I need you to come and lay hands on me
I, I, I, I need your therapy

He puts his hand on my lower back, his face in my neck and
Says something to make me laugh, makes me forget I was mad
His touch feels so right, it's like he's reading my mind
I need him all the time

Like breathing, let it go, shout it out
Take deeps breathes and real slow, calm down
Close my eyes, soft spoke, ease my mind, take control
From my body please work your psychology

You've taken good care of me, always been there for me
Boy, I can't bear to leave 'cause I need your therapy
You've given me everything, so much I ever could need
Without you I'm weak in the knees, I need your therapy

I, I, I, I need your therapy
I, I, I, I need you to come and lay hands on me
I, I, I, I need your therapy

When it feels like I'm losing power
When I feels like a wilting flower
The way you touch me says I'm there for you
It heals me just to hear you say I love you

You've taken good care of me, always been there for me
Boy, I can't bear to leave 'cause I need your therapy
You've given me everything, so much I ever could need
Without you I'm weak in the knees, I need your therapy

You've taken good care of me, always been there for me
Boy, I can't bear to leave 'cause I need your therapy
You've given me everything, so much I ever could need
Without you I'm weak in the knees, I need your therapy
I need your therapy, I need your therapy

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A Beautiful Day Lyrics - India Arie

A Beautiful Day Lyrics - India Arie

Life is a journey,
Not a destination,
There are no mistakes,
Just chances we’ve taken
Lay down your regrets cause all we have is now

Wake up in the morning
And get out of bed
Start making a mental list in my head
Of all of the things that I am grateful for

Early in the morning
It’s the dawn of a new day
New hopes new dreams new ways
I open up my eyes and
I open up my mind and
I wonder how life will surprise me today
Early in the morning
It’s the dawn of a new day
New hopes new dreams new ways
I open up my heart and
I’m gon’ do my part and
Make this a positively beautiful day

La la la la la la la la la (x3)
It’s a Beautiful Day (x3)

Life is a challenge not a competition
You can still smell the roses and be on a mission
Just take a moment to get in touch with your heart
Sometimes you feel like you’ve got something to prove
Remind yourself that there’s only one you
Just take a moment to give thanks of who you are
Early in the morning
It’s the dawn of a new day
New hopes, new dreams, new ways
I open up my eyes and
I open up my mind and
I wonder how life will surprise me today

Early in the morning
It’s the dawn of a new day
New hopes, new dreams, new ways
I open up my heart and
I’m gon’ do my part and
Make this a positively beautiful day

La la la la la la la la la (x3)
It’s a Beautiful Day (x2)

Let’s make this a wonderful
Let’s make this a powerful
Let’s make this a Beautiful Day
It’s a Beautiful Day

Life is a journey,
Not a destination,
There are no mistakes,
Just chances we’ve taken
Lay down your regrets cause all we have is now

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Chocolate High Lyrics India Arie

Chocolate High Lyrics India Arie

If we make each other happy then we just can't lose

I don't mean to be decadent, I might sound like a hedonist
But the simplest way I can put it you become a habit
The more I consume, the more I gotta have it

Ain't no such thing as too much
If you gave me everything it'd never be enough, yeah
My black coffee with sugar, no cream in the morning
You're my super double caffeine dream, yeah

Your precious darkness got me so strung out
And lovin' the way that you got me so wide open, my baby doll
Jonesin' and fienin' under my skin
My nerves are screamin' when you're not here
See baby, I need ya, sugar you're so delicious

There is somethin' about your love
That makes me just wanna open up
Your flavor is the sweetest thing in life
I'm addicted to your chocolate high

'Cause I want you and I know that you want me
So let's stay close like we supposed to be
And just get high off our own supply
I'm addicted to your chocolate high

I be trippin' in so many ways
If I go a single day without a taste of your love
The finest cuisine of today's world
Five stars, oh you're so gourmet girl

I crave you, I want you
Every cell in my body needs you
Tasty like Hershey's and Nestle
You're rich like Godiva, boy you just so sexy

There is somethin' about your love
That makes me just wanna open up
Your flavor is the sweetest thing in life
I'm addicted to your chocolate high

'Cause I want you and I know that you want me
So let's stay close like we supposed to be
And just get high off our own supply
I'm addicted to your chocolate high

Your flavor is to me the sweetest thing in life
And I don't ever wanna come down
I'm addicted to your chocolate high, oh

Your flavor is to me the sweetest thing in life
And I don't ever wanna come down
I'm addicted to your chocolate high, oh yeah

There is somethin' about your love
That makes me just wanna open up
Your flavor is the sweetest thing in life
I'm addicted to your chocolate high

'Cause I want you and I know that you want me
So let's stay close like we supposed to be
And just get high off our own supply
I'm addicted to your chocolate high

There is somethin' about your love
That makes me just wanna open up
Your flavor is the sweetest thing in life
I'm addicted to your chocolate high

'Cause I want you and I know that you want me
So let's stay close like we supposed to be
And just get high off our own supply
I'm addicted to your chocolate high

There is somethin' about your love
That makes me just wanna open up
Your flavor is the sweetest thing in life
I'm addicted to your chocolate high

I want you and I know that you want me
So let's stay close like we supposed to be
And just get high off our own supply
I'm addicted to your chocolate high

Let's stay close like we supposed to be
If we make each other happy then we just can't lose
If we make each other happy then we just can't lose
If we make each other happy then we just can't lose
If we make each other happy then we just can't lose

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He Heals Me lyrics - India Arie

He Heals Me lyrics-India Arie

He Heals Me
Told him my biggest secret
And he told me four.
He smiled at me and said that makes me love more
And then he made me laugh
And I knew it was a sign
That he was a man
That I wanted in my life

And with every passing day
I feel more and more of that way

He heals me
He knows the real me
And he accepts me he never hurts me
He heals me
He knows the real me
And he accepts me he never hurts me
He heals me
He heals me

I can play him songs all through the night
And he will listen to every line
And even when I´m wrong he is still kind
He chooses his words wisely when he tells me I´m not right.

And yes he is a beautiful man
But he is also a beautiful friend

He heals me
He knows the real me
And he accepts me he never hurts me
He heals me
He knows the real me
And he accepts me he never hurts me
He heals me

The moment that we met he made me smile.
He has so much compassion in his eyes
I have no idea how long he´ll be here
A season or a lifetime forever or a year
But for the first time in my life I´m not worried about the future
Because we have such a wonderful time when we´re together
However things turn out it´s all right
Cause he´s already changed my life.

He heals me
He knows the real me
And he accepts me he never hurts me
He heals me
He knows the real me
And he accepts me he never hurts me
He heals me..........

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Video lyrics - India Arie

Verse 1
Sometimes I shave my legs and sometimes I don’t
Sometimes I comb my hair and sometimes I won’t
Depend of how the wind blows I might even paint my toes
It really just depends on whatever feels good in my soul

Chorus
I’m not the average girl from your video
And I ain’t built like a supermodel
But I learned to love myself unconditionally,
Because I am a queen

I not the average girl from your video
My worth is not determined by the price of my clothes
No matter what I’m wearing I will always be
India.Arie

Verse 2
When I look in the mirror and the only one there is me
Every freckle on my face is where it’s suppose to be
And I know my creator didn’t make no mistakes on me
My feet, my thighs, my Lips, my eyes, I’m loving what I see

Chorus

Verse 3
Am I less of a lady if I don’t where panty hose
My momma said a lady ain’t what she wears but what she knows…
But I’ve drawn the conclusion, it’s all an illusion
Confusion’s the name of the game
A misconception, a vast deception,
Something got to change

Now don’t be offended this is all my opinion
Ain’t nothing that I’m saying law
This is a true confession
Of a life learned lesson
I was sent here to share with y'all
So get in when you fit in
Go on and shine
Clear your mind
Now’s the time
Put your salt on the shelf
Go on and love yourself
‘Cause everything’s gonna be alright

Chorus

Out
Keep your fancy drink, and your expensive minks
I don’t need that to have a good time
Keep your expensive cars and your caviar
All’s I need is my guitar

Keep your crystal and your pistol
I’d rather have a pretty piece of crystal
Don’t need you silicone, I prefer my own
What god gave me is just fine…

Chorus

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Wonderful lyrics - India Arie

You are the sunshine of my life another Shakespeare of your time
Your like a ribbon in the sky you are a poet’s endless rhyme
You take me to a higher ground then you knock me off my feet
Lately I been thinking ‘bout you, cause you been creeping in my dreams

You inspire me the way you make me feel inside is amazing
Your honesty your artistry is engaging
You are everything I hope to be

You have touch my soul I want you to know you are my hero
You got so much soul to put it plain and simple you are wonderful

I am the woman in red, I am girl blue, I am the black or I am a golden lady too
You bring the music of your mind to elevate human kind
That’s why I share my emotions with inner visions I explode

You inspire me the way you make me feel inside is amazing
Your honesty your artistry is engaging
You are everything I want to be

You have touch my soul I want you to know you are my hero
You got so much soul to put it plain and simple you are wonderful

Bridge

You so beautiful
Yeah
You are wonderful
You are beautiful
You are powerful
You have touch soul
And I just want to say
You have touch my soul
In such a special way

Stevie Wonderful
Stevie Wonderful
Stevie Wonderful

You have touch my soul, you're so divine, you're so sublime
You’re wonderful
YOU have touch my soul, to put it plain and simple you are wonderful
You have touch my soul, you're so devine, you're so sublime
You’re wonderful

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I Am Not My Hair lyrics - India Arie

(Spoken)
Is that India? What happened to her hair?

Da da da da da

(Verse 1)
Little girl with the press and curls
Age 8 I got a jerry curl
13 and I got a relaxer
I was the source of so much laughter
15 when it all broke off
18 when I went all natural
February 2002
I went on and did what I had to do

Cuz it was time to change my life
To become the woman that I am inside
97 dread locs all grown
I looked in the mirror for the first time and saw that (hey)

(Chorus)
I am not my hair
I am not this skin
I am not your expectations (no)
I am not my hair
I am not this skin
I am the soul that lives within

(Spoken)
What she do to her?
I don’t know; it look crazy!
I like it.
I might do that.
I wouldn’t go that far.

(Verse 2)
Good hair means curls and waves.
Bad hair means you look like a slave
At the turn of the century
Its time for us to redefine who we be
You can shave it off like an African beauty
Got in on “loc” like Bob Marley
You can rock it straight like Oprah Winfrey
It’s not what’s on your head, it’s what’s underneath (say hey)

(Chorus)
I am not my hair
I am not this skin
I am not your expectations (no)
I am not my hair
I am not this skin
I am the soul that lives within

Does the way I wear my hair make me a better person
Does the way I wear my hair make me a better friend
Does the way I wear my hair determine my integrity
Expressing my creativity

(Verse 3)
Breast cancer and chemotherapy
Took away her crown and glory
She promised God if she was to survive
She would enjoy everyday of her life
On national television her diamond eyes are sparkling
Baldheaded like a full moon shining
Singing out to the whole wide world like hey

(Chorus)
I am not my hair
I am not this skin
I am not your expectations (no)
I am not my hair
I am not this skin
I am the soul that lives within
(Repeat)

If I wanna shave it close or I wanna rock locs
That don’t take a bit away from this soul that I got

If I wanna wear it braided all down my back
I don’t see nothing wrong with that

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Beautiful Flower lyrics - India Arie

This is a song for every girl who's
Ever been through something she thought she couldn't make it through
I sing these words because
I was that girl too
Wanting something better than this
But who do I turn to

Now we're moving from the darkness into the light
This is the defining moment of our lives

'Cause you're beautiful like a flower
More valuable than a diamond
You are powerful like a fire
You can heal the world with your mind

There is nothing in the world that you cannot do
When you believe in you, who are beautiful
Yeah, you, who are brilliant
Yeah, you, who are powerful
Yeah, you, who are resilient

This is a song for every girl who
Feels like she is not special
'Cause she don't look like a supermodel Coke bottle
The next time the radio tells you to shake your moneymaker
Shake your head and tell them, tell them you're a leader

Now we're moving from the darkness into the light
This is the defining moment of our lives

'Cause you're beautiful like a flower
More valuable than a diamond
You are powerful like a fire
You can heal the world with your mind

There is nothing in the world that you cannot do
When you believe in you, who are beautiful
Yeah, you, who are brilliant
Yeah, you, who are powerful
Yeah, you, who are resilient

Yeah, you, who are beautiful
Yeah, you, who are brilliant
Yeah, you, who are powerful
Yeah, you, who are resilient

Yeah, you, this song is for you
Yeah, you, this song is for you
Yeah, you, this song is for you
Yeah, you, yeah, you
You are brilliant

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There's Hope lyrics - India Arie

(Verse 1):
Back when I had a little
I thought that I needed a lot
A little was over rated,
But a lot was a little too complicated
You see-Zero didn't satisfy me
A million didn't make me happy
That's when I learned a lesson
That it's all about your perception
Hey-are you a papa or a superstar
So you act, so you feel, so you are
It ain't about the size of your car
It's about the size of the faith in your heart

(Chorus)
There's hope
It doesn't cost a thing to smile
You don't have to pay to laugh
You better thank God for that
(repeat)

There's hope

(Verse 2):
Off in the back country of Brazil
A met a young brotha that made me feel
That I could accomplish anything.
You see just like me he wanted to sing
He had no windows and no doors
He lived a simple life and was extremely poor
On top of all of that he had no eye sight,
But that didn't keep him from seein' the light
He said, what's it like in the USA,
And all I did was complain
He said-living here is Paradise
He taught me paradise in in your mind
You know that

(Chorus)

(Bridge):
Every time I turn on the T.V. (There's Hope)
Somebody's acting crazy (There's Hope)
If you let it, it will drive you crazy (There's Hope)
But I'm takin' back my power today (There's Hope)
Gas prices they just keep on rising (There's Hope)
The government they keep on lying
But we gotta keep on surviving
Keep living our truth and do the best we can do

(Chorus)

Stand up for your rights (echo)
Keep shining your light (echo)
And show the world your smile (echo)
2x

(Chorus)

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