DAJLA / Soul Poetry lyrics

River Tigris
I Don't Care
Routine
Never Too Late
Hard To Get
Nobody's Fool
Remember Me
How?
Since That Day
Strong
Go(o)d
Scandalous!
Tribute (You're My Pride)

all lyrics written by Dajla Lalia




River Tigris

Hear the story of River Tigris and its soul sister River Euphrates
Both rose from the dephts of the Mesopotamian earth,
Children of the world separated at birth, each followed its own path
Its own destiny witnesses of the past, liquid memories
Fluid odysseas, flowing history and secret wisdoms
Long gone but not forgotten...
After a long journey through the valleys of life and death,
Tigris and Euphrates were to join again
Now old and heavy with a million years
They merge together and become one,
And the waters are brighter and shinier
And stronger with a million souls…
Running towards the sea inexorably
Dissolving themselves into the deep blue sea…
The Afterlife… inexorably
I hear the rivers chanting my name waiting for me to come home
And when I find them, we'll be just as one ready to dive into the sea
Come dive with me into the sea… flow with me x2
River Tigris… Euphrates
Come dive with me into the sea… flow with me
River Tigris is DAJLA…
From the D to the A to the J to the L to the A… DAJLA
The afterlife… chapter one…
Liquid souls rising from the water
River Tigris…

I Don't Care

Your skin is much darker than mine and people are watchin'
They're waitin’ for our cultural clashes and religious fightin‘
But as long as I got you baby I
I don't no, I

Chorus:
I don't think about I don't care about the way
They keep looking at us, at me at you
I don't think about I don't care about the way
They keep criticizing us
Judgin’ me… judgin’ you

The ocean stands between us baby
But I don't mind swimming
There's clouds ahead and stormy nights but
My heart is shining enough for two
I'll drive miles and miles and miles and miles
Along your giant highways
And there's always someone
To put me down but I don't no no

Chorus

Society boy, we're livin' in
The world is losing its humanity
Well it is so hard to keep my sanity
When everyone around seems to think it is the real shit
It's so frustratin' when all I got is my love to give
And my eyes for cryin’
People tell me I take it too personal but
I don't no no no

Chorus

Routine

This is a song I call Routine, Routine
When the relationship goes
Down the drain x2
I thought I'd exorcice
My loneliness in your arms
But all I got was sex and stress
And sex and stress…
With no feeling, no feeling
I thought I'd finally found, found a nice guy
To hold me in his arms
And be my lucky charm
But all I got was sex and stress
And sex and stress
But no feeling… no feeling, no no no

Chorus:
Week after week
Desire fades away as
Routine settles in
Routine settles in
x2

My loneliness has blinded me
Fooled me into hopin’ you should be…
The one…
My helplessness had tricked me
Fooled me into hoping you should be…
The one… and
Yesterday mesmerized
Today you're sick and tired of my dreams
My melodies my hopes my fantasies
You used to call me your wife
Now you wanna fly away from me
Away from me, oh

Chorus

I tried making it work so hard
I convinced myself
Things weren't that bad at all
After all I tried makin' it work so hard
I convinced myself, I convinced myself
I called a witch doctor, please bring my baby back
Bring him back to life 'cause I love him
Yes I love him
I called a witch doctor
Please bring my baby back
Bring him back to life
'Cause I love him so
I'll swallow my pride
I will let go my stormy ego
For my baby oh yes I would oh no

Chorus

Bring my baby back
Bring him back to life
x2
I'll do anything, anything
I'll do anything…

Never Too Late

My brother
I know I hurt you bad that day
We argued over
Things that we can't comprehend
Education has never shown us how to share
The love we have for each other

Oh Mother
Don't you worry about my ways
My world is different, oh yeah
But it's the woman that I am
Forever loving you
I wanna tell you how I care
And I try, I try

Chorus:
I'm sorry baby
It's Never too late to hold me baby
It's Never too late to feel me baby
Never too late to love me baby
You mean the world to me
Sorry baby
I feel the same for you
I'll keep on loving you always always
I'm sorry baby

My lovers
Wherever you may now stand
The love that we once shared
Turned into a lonely game
Yes we had passion
But relationships had to end
And I keep in my mind
Oh Sugar
I see your doubts I hear your pain
Life can be cruel and mean
But don't be bitter, don't be sad because
Sometimes we can only witness
What we cannot change
But we try, we try

Chorus

Got this feeling some days
It's like I try to explain
It's like I' m lost I'm lost in a maze
But no one no one is to blame
I got my troubles I got my troubles and my pain
I'm trying hard to change the bad habits that I have
My solitary ways are driving me insane
But I try, I try

Chorus

Hard To Get

Pieces of the past unravelling on my dreams screen
Uncensored memories of my life,
A thousand faces and smiles, kisses and cries,
Scattered scenes, vivid colours...
The director's choice..uncut and commented

I never knew it'd be so hard to get there
But I'd do it again
If I only knew it'd be so hard to get there
I'd do it the same
Foolish choices silly mistakes I made, well
I'm here anyway
If I had the chance to travel the past and change it,
I'd keep it the same, keep it the same
I ...wouldn't change a thing.

My darkest times made me who I am today... x2

What a price to pay for what I have today
But I'd do it the same
I'd do it the same, yeah
What a price to pay for what I have today,
But I'd do it the same
All over again,

Wastin' time headin' in the wrong direction
Just to prove myself I can control myself
Wastin' time rushin' with the wrong decisions,
Just to show myself I can choose for myself
What's right or wrong
Wastin' time messin' with the wrong addictions
So I don't shoot myself, somehow I had to hold on
Wastin time messin' with the wrong relations
So I can choose for myself
Just to prove myself I got my own freedom

I never knew it'd be so hard to get there,
But I'd do it again,
If I only knew, it'd be so hard to get there,
I'd do it the same
Foolish choices silly mistakes I made well,
I'm here anyway
If I had the chance to travel the past erase it
I'd keep it the same keep it the same
keep keep keep ....

What a price to pay for what I have today
But I'd do it the same. I'd do it the same

Motherfuckers who turned my life a hell,
Well, we'll talk someday
Wastin' time headin in the wrong directions
Just to prove myself, I can chose for myself
Wastin time messing with the wrong decisions, relations
So I can prove myself, so I can prove the world
I got my own definition of FREEDOM
I don't care if you like it or not,
I'ma live my life the way I want, and where I want

It's not what you do,
It's the way you do
(ad lib)

Nobody's Fool

Another phone call from ya
You want me back in your world don't ya
You say you need a favour from me
Remember what the last time cost me?
Dealin' hustlin, cheatin shootin' killin'
Your own people, that's all you do x2

But I ain't spittin' on the life we shared
But I don't belong anymore to the mare
No I ain't spittin' on the life we shared

Chorus:
And I ain't live my life by anybody's rules
I ain't anybody's wife
Nobody's fool fool fool
No I ain't live my life by anybody's rules
I ain't anybody's wife
Nobody's fool fool fool

Don't wanna stick around
Let me go
I gotta break the bound
let me go

You know I still feel for ya
You know I cry in dark don't ya
You say you'll change you'll settle one day
Remember what happened yesterday
Dealin' hustling cheating shootin' killin'
Your own people
That's all you do, that's all you do
But I ain't dissin the life we shared
But I don't belong anymore to the mare
No I ain't dissn' the life we shared
But I don't belong anymore
No I don't belong anymore

Chorus

Another phone call from you
You want me back in your world don't you?
You say you need a favour from me
Remember what the last time cost me...x2
Remember!

Remember Me

It's such a long long time I haven't smiled at the day
Such a long long time I haven't felt so great
I was going down, I was going down
I knew things wouldn't stay the same
Somehow I knew that my life had to change some day

I just really wanna get a break for a day
Let my mind break free
Fly away to the sunshine away
I just really wanna get a break for a day
Let my soul go free
Fly away to the heavens away
You make me feel, make me feel, so real
You gave me strength when I was down the drain
That's why I…

I'll remember you, remember you
Remember you when the days are so long
When my nights are so confused
When my dreams bring back the love
That should have made history
Remember you, remember you…

Hope you won't regret the choice you've made
You know what you lose, you don't know what you get
The grass is always greener
On the other side of the town
You may well run but you cannot hide
From the truth that looks you in the eye
No matter how hard you try, hey yeah

You'll remember me, remember me
Remember me when your days are so long
When your nights are so confused
When your dreams bring back the love
That should have made history
Remember me, remember me

No matter what the people said
Especially for what the people said
I had to give ya all that you had to get
I had to give you all that you had to get
And I'm sorry for their crazy jealousy
They'll do their best, but they won't get to me
'Cause the strenght of our lovin' goes a long long way

You'll remember me....

How

As time goes by you lock yourself in a special cell
The one with red barrels...
À cage that nobody sees but
Which keeps the sun from comin' in...
You've accumulated disappointment, anger, disillusion
You keep on blaming others
For the troubles that arise,
Keep on blamin' the world
When you have to compromise
Can't you free your mind, your material mind?

Chorus:
How could you ever get so small
When the world is so big?
Get off the phone now
Stop being that mean
Won't you take a look around now
Forget about your needs...
Leave the bad vibes alone
And finally start to live!

Your such a preacher, yes you are!
A lecturer yes you are...
You love to boast about your world,
What an attitude!
You find rude what's different from ya
Once claiming tolerance
Now so much arrogance
Despising the free the visionary `
And the risks they take

Chorus

I gave you my love
Gave you my trust
Gave you my faith
Always be by your side,
Together we would ride
(Why did we have to let it go)
Loving devotion
Sharing the passion
(why did we have to let it go?)
Until I found out about your calculating minds
(why did we have to let it go?)
Desires to be clones of the gifted
(why did we have to let it go?)
Proning rap music on prime time
But dissin my soul
My rhymes

How could you ever get so small ? x2

Chorus

Since That Day

Since the day I met you
I haven't been the same
You chased the clouds away
It's like summer every day

You drive me crazy
There's nothing that I wouldn't do for you

Well you walked into my life the other day
Making this
Now I'm never going back again....
Well you walked into my life
The other day
Making this
Now I'm never going back again
To where I was before

You drive me crazy
There's nothing that I wouldn't do for you
(repeat)

Since the day I met you....
.

Strong

Chorus:
The words you say
Are just what I want to hear
The songs you sing
Send me higher for real
The vibes you create
Show me colours, colours
The love you send me
Sets me on fire, on fire

Oh I wanna tell you baby
I wanna tell you that
The love you're giving me,
I'm gonna send it back to you
Send it back to you
Send it back

I'm gonna send
Gonna send you
Gonna send
Gonna send you higher
Gonna send you...

Chorus

You send me higher
You make me better
You ....
You send me higher
You make me better
You.....

Go(o)d

It's a new dawn it's a new day
It's in your hands
It's a new form a new way
It's in my hands
Whatever you do you change,
Modify the issue of the running wheel
The cycles around go along
Karma karma karma
Can you rate my behaviour ?
I've done bad enough for you to blame me,
But I' ve suffered enough to
Learn my lesson well
I've understood the wrong from the good
I've seen, some kinda light
For me to find
The right
Way
And I hope, yes, I hope,
I'll be strong, I'll be strong, because

I believe the Good - God
With an extra "o" oh yeah
Believe the Good
I believe the Good
With an extra "o"
Every time I see your face again,
I believe I believe
I'm in Heaven, I'm in Heaven

I'll be strong facing the wrong
The anger the storm the lies and the vices
The cries and the faces
Of those who once said
They were on my side, on my side
The ones who would do to their next woman
What they'd hate to get from their last woman
But I know, yes I know that deep inside, down in my heart,

I believe the Good,
I believe the Good - God with an extra "o"

But I thought you spoke the truth
Yes I thought we were the truth
I gave you my heart you broke it into a thousand cries
My world shattered and crumbled in misery
But I'll be over all strong
Facing the wrong you did to me
Yes I will because

I believe the Good - God with an extra "o"…

And I knocked at other men's doors
I had joy in other men's arms
But destiny's driven me into yours arms
Your revengeful heart
Bad enough to hurt me bad but
Strong enough to let me know that
Deep inside, deep down inside
I know yes I know

I believe the Good - God with an extra "o"
I believe the Good…
Everytime I see your face again,
I believe I believe
I' m in heaven 

Scandalous!

Generous!
Scandalous!
Generous!
Woo ooo

So you decided you wanna give a hand...
Tell your friends 'bout me tell you boss 'bout me
Build a network for me contact every A&R for me
be my agent, my doctor, lawyer, manager for business... and pleasure?
call me a 100 times a week leave messages on my cell phone 'til 6 in the mornin'
you say you really like what I do...you say you really believe it should get to the moon
(get to the bedroom ! get to the bedroom!)

Chorus:
Generous!
The way you wanna help me
Scandalous!
The way you get on to me
Generous!
But you're just tryin to buy me
Woo ooo

Buyin my ass, buyin' my name,
Buyin my freedom, my freedom x4


Now I'm startin to see the strategy, the way you wanna do it with me...
Wanna be my sugar daddy bling bling
Designer clothes and diamond rings
Wel, you'd better find yourself another candy store
4cause I ain't buyin' your lies no more
And if I ain't the kinda bird for your golden cage
Here's a little reminder to help you turn the page

Chorus

Sorry bye bye but my love you won't buy,
Buy my love, oh no no…
(ad lib)

Tribute (You're My Pride)

Boy the love we made last night
Makes my world spin around
I'll travel with the light anywhere you take me
And I'll keep you in my heart
Just as long as you take me as I am
As I am as I am as I am...

Chorus:
Got my love, my heart
You know you make me shine
You're my angel my pride
I constantly desire
You give me wings to fly
Always on my mind
You make me feel so fine
Always get it right (right right right)

Since you went away that morning
The world spins around
But I know that it's alright 'cause you called and said
You love me
I just want you by my side
Feel your heart beat inside of me, inside
And I'll keep you in my heart
Just as long as you take me as I am
As I am, as I am as I am

Chorus

Stronger than time, larger than life,
Deeper than words, better than drugs,
Better than Drugs x4
(ad lib)