04 How Long

from THIN LINE - EP by RAS Mikey C

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lyrics

I’m floating on the ocean
On a bitter night in December.
I drift without a notion
Of where the water ends and land begins.

I feel like I’m falling
Drowning in the deep rolling tide.
I think I hear a voice calling
I see an angel in the sky

And I don’t know what the sea has in store for me
So I close my eyes and pray.
And as wind blows, my skin shows, Its oh so cold.
But I can’t give up my faith.

How long does freedom take
We mend We bend and we break
What happens to the love that you lose when you hate
Cause if we want to live we got to give more than we take.

While running from the hot sun
Trying to find my spot in the shade.
If I only had some direction
Then I would never have to be afraid.

We’re living in a prison
A mental incarceration
And I think I’m losing my religion
Don’t know which decision will carry me home.

How long does freedom take
We mend We bend and we break
What happens to the love that you lose when you hate
Cause if we want to live we got to give more than we take.
Said if we want to live we got to give more than we take.

Sometimes I think I must be full grown
But life a journey and not a destination.
Im always learning new means of liberation
So Lord, carry me home.

How long does freedom take
We mend We bend and we break
What happens to the love that you lose when you hate
Cause if we want to live we got to give more than we take.

How long does it take for me to find the way that I need to get too?
In this life there is so much, so many burdens, so much sufferation, and also so much Love
How long does it take to give,
Can somebody tell me

Said if we want to live we got to give more than we take.
if we want to live we got to give more than we take.

And that’s it, that’s the ticket
Giving more then we take
That’s what life’s about, let’s live it up

Im floating on the ocean
On a cold dark night in December.
And I drift without a notion
Cause I’m comfortably numb.

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from THIN LINE - EP, released January 14, 2023

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RAS Mikey C Detroit, Michigan

Dr. RAS Mikey C an African born American Emmy awarded 'lifst' with an extensive career as a dancer/choreographer/educator. He addresses systemic divides, in our Eurocentric world and Love for humanity through the lens of an Africanist experience. His lyrics, music, and vibe are a reflection of life his experiences grounded in faith RASTAFARI. 'Movement is Life, and I am a lifist'. ... more