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Never Known

from THE DEVOURED MAN by Ola Onabulé

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A song about a rash of serious violence among the youth of urban London.

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NEVER KNOWN
Ola Onabule © 2006


Smart Brother with an Afro like a halo round his head,
Still marching to the rhythm of a hero that hate beat dead
Heard his kin in the gutter call a damn good woman a bitch
Says I thought we’d all gone a little further,
Why you scratching that same old itch

Forgive me if I preach
But don’t he wanna reach
For what the world can teach him
(the guy says...)

This ignorance is bliss
There’s not a thing I miss
But listening to this hymn

It’s like this
Coz I don’t wanna know, I don’t ever ask,
And because I don’t ask
It’s never owned
So if it isn’t for me, I won’t even look
And because I don’t look
It’s never known.

Sister with aspirations, to inspire other lives
If only she can hold it, past the school yard hunting knives.
Every kids got a story, how they had to get a bigger blade
Cos being real cool doesnt cut it,
You make your mark with the right upgrade

She’ll try to make them see
How different it can be
Study without cold feet on
(the kids say...)

This ignorance is bliss
Are you trying to diss
Next on the lists a big gun

credits

from THE DEVOURED MAN, released August 26, 2007
Drums: Jack Pollitt
Bass: Don Chandler
Guitar: Tim Cansfield
Keys: Ugo Delmirani
Vocals Synth & Percussion: 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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