The Picture

from PRECIOUS LIBATIONS FOR SILENT GODS by Ola Onabulé

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lyrics

The Picture
© 1999 Ola Onabule

I can see the picture, Not the way you paint it
And you can tell your story, It ain’t nothing like I heard it
I’m holding out for justice, While living on a prayer
Pondering on the meaning of such a troubled peace

Verse 1
I count the lives and all the years
That have faded in struggle
And settled on generations
Who neither love nor hate

And while we dream indifferent fears
Truth is caught in the middle
With little right and so much wrong
How will we change our fate

Bridge 1
Every new arrival to the storm
Fights a little less to make things normal
So yet another brother falls
I for one don’t wanna go that way
Here I stand my ground so here I stay
There’ll be no fuss or frettin' when destiny calls

Verse 2
I felt the truth and saw the truth
But It was gone in a second
And so I searched but searched in vain
For a second glimpse of hope

Now I can’t stop, why should I doubt
I know some one will listen
To broken hearts and promises
That may live but never cope

Bridge 2
Every little mystery that we solve
Is the brand new puzzle that evolves
But ain’t no answer to the fundamental game
What we say we will we seldom can
Can’t be failing to some greater plan
Sometimes what I got and living ain’t quite the same

Mid 8
no more words, what difference do they make
to a picture of so much heart break

Sometimes I don’t wanna go on and then I see my babies laugh and cry
and then I know for them I got to try to paint a different picture

Ad libs and Choruses out till fade

credits

from PRECIOUS LIBATIONS FOR SILENT GODS, released April 12, 1999
All vocals, percussion and additional keyboards: Ola, Drums: Ralph Salmins,
Bass: Winston Blissett, Guitars: John Paricelli, Piano and Keyboards: Tim Vine,

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Ola Onabulé UK

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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