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Groove To The Lie

from THE DEVOURED MAN by Ola Onabulé

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War is stupid, right... or is it? I seek a deeper understanding and end up with a song

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GROOVE TO THE LIE
Ola Onabule © 2006

VERSE 1
He was the small guy, with a big gun,
From a small town, sent to the strange lands
Was singing ‘get down’, now it’s stay down,
sometimes stand down and other commands

Thinking where’d it all go wrong,
I can kill poor people, Can’t make them rich or strong
Damned if I do, damned if I don’t
Makes him wanna...

CHORUS
Put a groove to the lie, they’re not like us
They don’t really get peace
Put a funk to the shots yeah!, from all those guns
coz they love on the wrong beat.

Lets put some hip in the heads
of Mr. Man, we chose to play us just right
Put a groove to the lie yeah yeah!, that love is dead
Because it’s missing tonight
verse 2
He gets the white lies, on the black days
Where the bloods red, whatever shade you are
He gets the gizmos, so he can unload
Then return home, no internal scars

How did he get back here,
We’ve all got protection but live in total fear
Fear over there, war over here
Makes you wanna

credits

from THE DEVOURED MAN, released August 26, 2007
Drums - Jack Pollitt
Bass - Don Chandler
Guitars - Nial Tompkins
Piano & Keys - Ugo Delmirani
Additional Keys, Percussion & Vocals - Ola Onabule

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Ola’s new album, POINT LESS has been critically received worldwide. The new album is on the DownBeat list of Best Albums of 2019. .

Onabulé is a rugged individualist, a deeply soulful musician. Possessing an emotional intensity and vocal virtuosity, a poignant storyteller and capacity to cross cultural and musical boundaries with an unflinching lyrical pursuit of truth and justice.
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