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Destination Paradise
04:13
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Destination Paradise
(Pato Banton)
It’s a Revelation for the Now Generation
Destination Destiny Yeah Destination
Inquisitive as I am
I have always had so many questions
Even as a little youth
I’d be digging up the roots to find a little grain of truth
In my frustration I would search
The synagogue, the mosque even the temple and the church
And even though some truth could be found in every one
So could the overwhelming Ego of a man
Destination Destiny Yeah
My Destination is Paradise, Paradise, Paradise, Paradise
Persistent as I am
I never stop searching till I find a resolution
But no matter how I tried
The books of yesteryear could never give me a solution
Then one bright day in my dismay
I went down on my knees & pray
Father please show me a sign for peace of mind
And so that through you I can find my
Chorus
Now truly grateful yes I am
And I thank you Jah for everything you’ve done
I thank you for the miracles you’ve shown me
For the Mother Spirit & Christ Michael your S.O.N.
(Sovereign Of Nebadon)
Oh yes I found that big blue book Urantia
And when I took a little look Revelation
Now I’m as happy as can be
Cause I found my truth and the truth has set me free
Chorus
It’s a Revelation for the Now Generation
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Jah Love Will Carry Us Through
(Pato Banton)
Jah Jah love is like a rainbow
Covering the spectrum of life
Ultra violet rays of love
Help us through our troubles and strife
Invisible showers yeah
Rain down and touch us each day
I feel it in my heart and soul
And I know it’s true when I say
Love will carry us through
Through the rain and the storm
We go on and on and on
Love will carry us through
No matter what they say or do
Jah Love will carry us through
Well as I look around me
All over this world I see
The rich man’s glory
Surrounded by the poor man’s poverty
Well it’s the same old story yeah
But there’s gotta be a change some way
See I believe in the prophecy
That the meek shall inherit this world some day
Chorus
You can have all the money in the world
If you ain’t got Jah love.... don’t mean a thing
Yes you can have all the diamonds and the pearls
If you ain’t got Jah Love.... don’t mean a thing
Some say it’s all about the Benjamin’s
The most bling bling and material things
But people everywhere let me tell you something
If you ain’t got Jah Love.... don’t mean a thing
So don’t let the system get you down
Set your foundation on a higher ground
In all that you do remember Jah is there with you
Guiding you through I know it’s true that…..
Chorus
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Heal This World
(Pato Banton ASCAP, L Williams (G.Y.O. Records)
& D.Wyman / Stay Positive Publishing ASCAP)
Wake up a new day is dawning
Gather up the people make we cease the waring now
Let’s stop the gun shot the bombing
Blood is overflowing and the earth is calling out
Yes Mama Earth is in a state of emergency
Pollution of the air the land and seas
The planetary ozone is like a warzone
And it affects us globally
Yes we need a better infrastructure
Renewable energy and agriculture
Plants seeds give back to nature
We need to do it sooner rather than later
Let’s get together now. Let’s get together now
Let’s get together now and heal this world
Yo, I’m feelin’ pain as deep as it can get
We can bleed & sweat, need to give the people self-respect
We ain’t leavin’ yet
Need to get together, make it better
From now until forever change the weather
And never say never ‘cause we can conquer whatever we wanna do
It don’t take a crew, just a little piece of me and you
There’s natural solutions, we need to try them
By using the alternative resources like HEMP
Bless the little youths dem, and guide them on their way
We can fix tomorrow for ‘em if we recognize today
We can heal this world, I know it ain’t that tough
Remember one world is enough… ROUGH!
Chorus
Calling all school teachers all green peacers
All truth preachers and all peace keepers yow
We’re sending out an SOS
To all international leaders
Now I say rise up all you fallen soldiers
Stand up unite bring down all borders
Bless the youth with food and shelter
Stop the genocide and make life better now
We gotta start with a solid foundation
Based on worldwide cooperation
That’s the only way to change the situation
And make it better for the next generation
Join hands cause the time has come
Children of the earth daughters and sons
No matter who you are or where you’re from
Creation is one so love one another
Let’s get together now. Let’s get together now
Let’s get together now and heal this world
Creation is one so love one another....!
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4. |
Reggae Party
04:55
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Reggae Party
(Pato Banton)
Now this station rules the nation with positive vibrations
Run it selector man.....Gwarn.....
If music is the fruit of life play on
From dusk til dawn
People tell me are you ready
For dis ya reggae party
Yes we’re gonna have a good time
At dis ya reggae party
Now me say wether you black or white or wether you yellow red or brown
wether you live ina de city or you live ina de town
Crowd a people gather round come listen what I’m throwing down
And tune in to the A1 Sound
Cause it no matter bout your color it no matter bout your creed
no matter bout your race, or your nationality
And it’s okay...... to have your own Philosophy..... ah
When it comes to that we have no partiality so
Chorus
Now people people everywhere, throw your hands up ina the air
And shake off all your problems like you just-don’t-care
Shake off loneliness, come on & shake off all your blues
No negative is only positive we choose
Moderation, try your best not to abuse
And things that do you harm try your best just to refuse
See life is full of choices, some you win and some you lose
But worry never changed a thing
So tell me are you ready
For dis ya reggae party
Yes we’re gonna have a good time
At dis ya reggae party
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Let There Be Love
(Pato Banton & Eric “DBX” Collins)
Good Vibes
Narrator X & Pato Banton
Crucial combination stylee......
Let there be love, Let there be lo-o o-o o-ove,
Let there be love, Let there be love
Although RBX & PB is an anomaly
You can choose your friends but you can’t choose family
From the UK to LA from Trini to JA
One blood hold you down all the way
So we move with a force that just don’t cease
Bringing peace to the East and hoping love increase
Yes peace is the dream while love is the thesis
It sparks in your mind like telekanesis
Chorus
Down in the ghetto where we push and shove
Rude boy youths no want talk bout love
Meanwhile on the block bullets are flying
My brothers are dying and mothers are crying
It’s time for a change like Get Up Stand Up
Each one teach one we all need a hand up
United we stand and divided we fall
Like all for the one and one for the all
Chorus
Now, we move forward but we always remember where we come from
And we come from love
Love makes the world go around
Love your brethren and your sistren
Alright now
Well how about we put aside the things that divide us
While we celebrate everything that unites us
And let’s move forward with a positive vibes
With the link that goes back to positive tribes
You see it takes a vision to make a dream come true
Like Rosa, Ghandi, Martin Luther too
Now is the time for love, man it’s way overdue
Together we can make it through....too true
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6. |
Got To Keep Moving On
03:59
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Got To Keep Moving On
(Pato Banton)
Knock Knock! Who’s There? Banana. Banana who? Banana...peel it!
Alright my go. Knock Knock! Who’s There? Pat! Pat who? Ha ha ha that’s right
It’s Patoo passing through
This one goes out to all masses and crew
It’s Patoo passing through
With the good vibes and the good news now
Got to keep moving uh huh always improving uh huh
Got to keep moving
To the rhythm of life we keep grooving uh huh
Got to keep rising exercise and re-energizing
Though struggle and strive we keep hope alive
And we always survive, that’s why me sing
Got to keep moving on
Though the journey is hard and long
Got to keep standing strong yow
Everybody! Everybody!
We gotta hustle and grind for every nickel and dime
Just to pay the bills on ......time
Round the clock daytime to nighttime
And a hope things change down the line but I know
Life is filled with ups and ............downs
Today you smile tomorrow you ..........frown
Today you win tomorrow you ....... lose
On cloud nine then the moody .....blues
We all have wants and .................needs
But there’s a price to pay to succeed
Well just like the wise man said
By the sweat of your brow you woulda eat your .......bread
Yes, life is like a test out there
So you gotta do your best out there er er
Don’t get over-stressed out there no
Just try to stay blessed out there er er
Chorus
In a system full of lies you’ve got to be so wise
Open up your eyes recognize and realize
With Jah by your side you’ll always win the prize
Gotta to stand up stronger
Seems like the world gone crazy
So many die on a daily
Some folititions amaze me
Them power mad and so lacksy dazy shady
War! Fighting for the purest oil
War! Fighting for the richest soil
War! Creating so much turmoil
War! it makes my blood boil
Jah children don’t let Babylon fool you
And don’t let the system cool you
Don’t let them try footstool you
And don’t let another George Bush mis-rule you
(oh no!)
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Special To Me
04:26
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A Better Place
(Pato Banton ASCAP
& D.Wyman / Stay Positive Publishing ASCAP)
This song is dedicated to Granny, Dad, Mother Junior & Jamelia
And all those who have passed on before us
Rest in peace until we meet again
When you lose somebody, when you lose someone
When you lose somebody you love
Remember they gone to a better place
A better place a better better place
They gone to a better place
A better place a better better place
This world is like a bridge we’ve gotta cross over
And life is like a never ending journey
Death is like a layover or a stopover
But it’s never really over
Good people never die they just close their eyes
Go to sleep and then arise - imagine their surprise
When they realize that they have survived
That’s why I say there’s no need to cry
Chorus
Life, the journey to another day
Not here to stay ‘cause sometimes it gets taken away
Skies get grey and gun fire fly through LA
Mama call unto the lord and fall onto her knees to pray
It happens everyday from LA to the Bay
From back-a-yard JA to Handsworth UK
What can I say
Mama wipe the tear from your face
He’s in a better place a much better place
Never erase the memory and keep it alive
Because a family is all we really need to survive
It aint no lie, look me right straight in the eye
I tell we don’t die we graduate to the sky
And then we fly
Reaching out and touching people’s dreams
Like a guardian angel protecting you from evil things
Remember we don’t come from here we come from up in space
So when we pass we going to a better place
Chorus
Well from you first breath........... at the moment of birth
Your name is written in the books of the Universe
On planet earth lord the only guarantee
Is that we all have to leave eventually
Some will pass, some will just fuse
Many will survive, some will choose to refuse
But I know there’s a place for each and everyone
Cause in my Father’s house there are so many mansions
It’s a better place......... One step closer to perfection
In the Mansion Halls of Resurrection
It’s a better place......... Can you imagine the occasion
What a beautiful family reunion
It’s a better place......... And we don’t lose our memory
So I’ll remember you and you’ll remember me
It’s a better place......... Oh what a happy day it will be
When we meet on the other side
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Loving Service
04:26
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Loving Service
(Pato Banton)
I hear some say
Nothing is sweeter, than love’s first kiss
Or getting high till you reach the sky on a cloud of Bliss
But as I reflect upon my life and I reminisce
I can’t dismiss that I get a thrill from loving service
That is why I’m gonna learn to love and I’m gonna love to serve
Cause as I serve my brothers and sisters I am serving the Father
Yes I’m gonna learn to love and I’m gonna love to serve
Cause as I serve my brothers and sisters I am serving the Father
I pray for peace on earth!
And good will to all men and women
For we are all God’s Children
So many people in the world need a helping hand
So tell me now ........ can you help them?
And it don’t matter ‘bout their color or their creed
Just try to identify their need
The more you give is the more you receive
So let’s start giving more
Chorus
It’s all about service doing the best you can
It’s all about service giving a helping hand
The thrill of loving service doing the best you can
It’s all about service giving a helping hand
Chorus
It’s all about service doing the best you can
It’s all about service giving a helping hand
The thrill of loving service doing the best you can
It’s all about service giving a helping hand
You see the harvest is plenty but the laborers are few
So let your light so shine
That men may see your good works
And glorify your Father who is in Heaven
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Light & Life
04:26
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Light & Life
(Pato Banton)
Calling all Jah Sodiers where you at?
If you’re ina Jah Army let me see your hand,
Calling all God’s Children where you at?
If you’re willing to help with the Master’s plan
Forward ever, Backward never no,
As we journey towards light and life
Well could you imagine a world with no fighting
Where everyone is just simply uniting
Imagine a world with no hate
Where all people strive to cooperate
Imagine this world with no boundary
With everyone just traveling freely
Imagine a world where.......
There’s just love everywhere, yeah
Chorus
Imagine this world with no poverty
A place of Justice & Equality
How beautiful life could truly be
If this was our reality hey
But first we have got to believe it
Before we can start to achieve it
Conceptualize, visualize
And then Realize
Chorus
The evolution of human progress
Can be delayed but never stopped.
The struggle towards a higher civilization must continue
Until we reach the age of Light and Life
Well everything in this life is for a reason
And everyone has their time and their season
Now I know and I understand there’s a plan
To bring all things back together as...
One God and One Destiny
One world government with one currency
One language internationally
One people living in harmony
Chorus
Calling all Jah Sodiers where you at?
If your ina Jah Army let me see your hand,
Calling all God’s Children
Are you ready?
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My Opinion III
05:05
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My Opinion pt III
(Pato Banton)
Life is what you make it, if you see an opportunity Jah know you better take it
And don’t you mistake it and don’t you fake it no, the golden rule don’t you break it
See life can be a fantasy or a reality, it’s just a state of your mentality
Don’t lose your soul to vanity, it’s insanity, come show some love for humanity
Chorus
Life is like the Matrix, you’ve got to free up your mind and get back to basics
It’s in your genealogy and your psychology and no man can erase it
There’s a natural mystic blowing in the air, science cannot trace it
But I can feel it, hear it, see it, smell it, I can even taste it……mmmmmmm
Chorus
Life is one big game we play, with rules to obey and a price to pay
The fittest survive and stay alive while some just gone astray
But night and day, we hope and pray they open their mind and they find a way
In this world of illusions and confusions, you’ve got to be brave I say
Rise above lower tendencies, tune in to higher frequencies
Free yourself from addictions and conflictions to material dependencies
Be all that you can be and when your truth has set you free
Let your light shine for all to see from now till Eternity
Chorus
So it is written so let it be done
From Genesis to this time of Revelation
Selah.
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Save Your Soul
04:00
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SAVE YOUR SOUL
(Pato Banton)
I WAS A DEAD MAN OUT IN THE COLD
LIFE WAS THE PITS AND I WAS DEEP IN A HOLE
JUST ABOUT TO GIVE UP THEN LO AND BEHOLD
A VOICE FROM WITHIN SAID “SAVE YOUR SOUL”
YO BROTHERS AND SISTERS ALL AROUND THE GLOBE
I GOT A STORY “WORD” ITS ‘S GOTTA BE TOLD
TO MY FAMILY FRIENDS FANS EVEN MY FOES
IT’S LIKE THIS YA THIS IS HOW IT GOES
I WAS OUT IN THE WORLD WITHOUT AN AIM OR A GOAL
OUT A SCHOOL AND OUT A CONTROL
SET IN MY WAYS YEAH STUCK IN A MOULD
AND GOING THE WRONG WAY DOWN A ONE WAY ROAD
YOUNG AND BOLD I DIDN’T WANNA BE TOLD
I USE TO STEAL AND BRAG ABOUT THE STUFF I STOLE
THEN ONE BRIGHT DAY MY MIND GOT BLOWN
WHEN A VOICE FROM WITHIN SAID “SAVE YOUR SOUL”
“SAVE YOUR SOUL”
MY MIND GOT BLOWN!
I DIDN’T LISTEN NO I DIDN’T WANNA TO BE TOLD
THINGS WERE LOOKING UP AND I WAS ON A ROLL
I WAS A RUDE BOY AND A ROMEO
AND ANYWHERE I WENT I STARRED TO SHOW
I HAD MONEY WOMEN AND PLENTY OF GOLD
AND A OVER INFLATED E.G.O.
I WAS A DEAD MAN BUT I DIDN’T KNOW
UNTIL A VOICE FROM WITHIN SAID “SAVE YOUR SOUL”
“SAVE YOUR SOUL”
MY LIFE WAS LIKE A MOVIE AND I WAS PLAYING THE ROLE
OF A BLACK YOUTH LIVING IN THE GHETTO
WHERE THE ACTION WAS THAT’S WHERE I’D GO
RIGHT OR WRONG I’D BE GOING WITH THE FLOW
BUT WHAT YOU REAP IS WHAT YOU SOW
IT’S LIKE A KARMA THE BAD YOU DO WILL FOLLOW
YOU AROUND AND I WAS GOING DOWN
RIGHT DOWN WITH MY FACE IN THE GROUND
TWO HANDS BOUND TO A SIREN SOUND
NONE OF MY SO CALLED FRIENDS ANYWHERE TO BE FOUND
AS I THOUGHT TO MYSELF IN LIFE YOUR ALONE
A VOICE FROM WITHIN SAID “ANYONE HOME”
YES LORD! WELL HERE I BE
IF I AIN’T READY YET I GO NEVER BE
I’M SORRY FOR THE THINGS THAT I DID BEFORE
BELIEVE ME LORD I WON’T DO THEM NO MORE
I’LL BE AN ARROW IF YOU WILL BE MY BOW
ANYWHERE I’M SENT I’D GLADLY GO
I’LL BE A WITNESS ALL AROUND THE WORLD
TO EVERY MAN EVERY WOMAN EVERY BOY AND GIRL
“SAVE YOUR SOUL”
‘CAUSE I WAS BORN IN THE GHETTO WHERE THE STRONG SURVIVE
AND WITH A WILL TO STRIVE I BEGAN TO RISE
FROM SEVENTY NINE OR WAS IT SEVENTY FIVE
WHEN REGGAE MUSIC BEGAN TO OPEN MY EYES
ABOUT THE TRUTH THE RIGHTS AND JAH THE MOST HIGH
AND HOW TO ACHIEVE THAT LITTLE PIE IN THE SKY
INSPIRITED? YEAH I WAS TOTALLY MOTIVATED
TO THE POINT WHERE I DECIDED TO CHAT THE MIKE
BUT MY DIRECTION WAS NOT TO ONLY THOSE OF MY COMPLEXION
BUT THE BROWN YELLOW RED AND WHITE MAAN
CRITICS CRITICIZE CYNICS CYNICIZE
ANY ENTERTAINER WITH A MESSAGE THEY VICTIMISE
BUT IN THIS WORLD OF SIN IT’S NO SURPRISE
SO WITH THE MEDIA I SYMPATHISE
I HEAR THE RICH MANS LAUGHTER HEAR THE POOR MANS CRIES
HYPOCRITES ADVERTISE THEIR LIES THROUGH THEIR EYES
EVERYONE'S BORN MOST OF US DIE
BUT ONLY GODS CHILDREN GET THE PRIZE
DON’T BE A FOOL BE COOL COME ON AND GET WISE
YEAH WISE UP! NO COMPROMISE
AND LISTEN TO THE VOICE THAT RESIDES WITHIN YOUR MIND
CAUSE GOD HAS SENT A GUIDE TO ALL MANKIND
THE CHOICE IS YOURS LIFE ABOVE OR DEATH BELOW
IT’S UP TO YOU TO SAVE YOUR SOUL
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Pato Banton Los Angeles, California
Pato Banton is an Official Ambassador of The Golden Rule and Grammy Nominated Reggae Legend that has recorded and toured the world with The Mad Professor, Steel Pulse, Ziggy Marley, The English Beat, UB40 & STING! (just to name a few) Over the past 30 years he has toured most parts of the world promoting peace, love & unity, and for many he has become a source of inspiration. ... more
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