Peace & Light (feat. Mirrah)

Lyrics: Sukhdeep Singh Bhogal/Kambui Parker/Mirrah Fay-Parker Music: Sukhdeep Singh Bhogal/Kambui Parker Producer: Zig Parker/L-FRESH The LION VERSE 1: This is the sound when my heart speaks I listen to it when I can’t sleep in the silence a silhouette of greatness moved past me walking with a bounce to the rhythm of my heart beat For every action there's a consequence you take action and feel the consequence Before action prepare for consequence Embed responsibility into consciousness power in knowledge for the common man, develop understanding over common sense for what’s common isn’t always obvious humility over overconfidence have faith in preparation and providence in the Age of Division's rise to prominence to win, be victorious, aspire to greatness what a thing to be most glorious and the highest of status but tell me who wins? the biggest or the baddest to the victor go the spoils and what’s left is imbalance especially when you think about the state of the planet what's the price of being great if the cost is to be savage? to ravage, pillage and damage, what’ll be left? there’s got to be more to it than just tryna be the best These thoughts are confronting so I bring it back ta When at age 21 I wanted to be the greatest rapper spent many nights practicing on mics with a vision of seeing my name bright and up in lights but then I stopped and listened to my heart speak in the silence a silhouette of greatness moved past me no point in being the best if the best have nothing to give so I strive to move with purpose for as long as I live HOOK (Mirrah): Just live Know that you’re worth all this Don’t let it go No fear Carry your dreams, my dear Don’t let it go Don’t let it go VERSE 2: This is the sound when my heart speaks conversations with it when I can’t sleep Reminding me of the fire that exists inside To live for a purpose occupies my mind seeing waving colours flying over dissected continents Never fully understanding of our own origins See to the Original we are the foreigners collectively foreign to the concept of acknowledgement Stoke the flames of national pride and gain blind followers Feeling secure wrapped in an insecure dominance Honourable visions lost in the lure of the metropolis them power struggles looking like some stand-in’s for Commodous if the present’s messed up the future’s ominous The past is a half truth enshrined as a monument word to Neil Degrasse Tyson and some astronomers Coz I sent my hopes up to where Hailey’s Comet is Back on Earth I dig deep like archaeologists ashamed we became well-trained by our colonists Believing in the sovereign but living out the opposite Perceiving our motherlands to be backwards and impoverished Ain’t that some BS, for real We have become so self-defeatist Whatever the man says we buy in and believe it Craving photo ops, validation and agreement The raw truth hit harder than your face on the cement So don’t trip, you can’t unsee once you’ve seen it I have what I have due to Motherland’s bleeding Plus a colonised mind tryna understand healing It’s hard to free the mind when you’re forced to leave parts of you behind If you want a taste of the limelight and shine And if you refuse you are viewed as political and dangerous Which means my presence is a statement VERSE 3: My parents named me Sukhdeep it means to be a light for peace Born with a purpose took awhile for me to find my feet A nervous child in the wild where they eyeing my defeat But now they pay attention whenever they hear The LION speak I don’t play no games this ain’t no hide and seek Aware of my position, born into a dying breed Surrounded by fallacy, deception and apathy First world ego and civilised savagery I turn on the news but there’s nothing new to me Losing brain cells debating those who speak stupidly developed hard skin so I’m immune to the scrutiny my survival lessons were infused with turmeric and some cumin seeds Nothing break me, nothing can shake me My roots are real deep so the wind can never take me But it wasn’t always like that, it took many years Before I realised I had what I needed right here Here, listen to my heart speak (heart speak) I won’t let this moment pass me (pass me) I close my eyes and I pay fine attention It’s time for greatness, no excuses, no exceptions FOREVER RISING, I was made for ascension To carry on through the storm with unparalleled effort To share my inner truths through this musical expression In the booth, on my records, with the name I was blessed with (It’s all blessings) May you forgive the mistakes I made on this album over a lifetime we collect them in the thousands May my family, friends and fans keep me grounded I hope no matter what that I never let em down and - May the blessings never end, may I catch em when they descend and keep it 100 and never be one to pretend May there be many more songs for me to bring to life May I live to be great with my purpose clear in sight To be Peace & Light Audio Engineer: Simon Cohen Bass: Adam Ventoura Guitar: Duane Critcher Keyboard: Jonathan Holowell Mastering Engineer: Morgan Garcia Drums: Clinton Manshanden Cello: Quetzal ‘QVLN’ Guerrero Violin: Quetzal ‘QVLN’ Guerrero Mixing Engineer: Morgan Garcia