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Don't let them get U down

by Aria Elan

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1.
Don't let them get U down 03:28
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Don’t U let them get U down Don’t hold your head down Keep your head up You can turn your life around Times maybe tough You can’t get enough air Seems like no one cares But you can do it So don’t be blue You just have to believe in you Keep your head up Don’t U let them get U down Don’t hold your head down Keep your head up You can turn your life around Get off that ground Turn round and round Dance to the beat Get off your seat Take my hand Here’s the plan I believe in you You believe too Don’t U let them get U down Don’t hold your head down Keep your head up You can turn your life around You’ve been going through Hell more than a few Fear seems like everywhere nightmare But change comes to all So don’t despair stay true You just have to believe in you Don’t U let them get you down Times maybe tough Things maybe rough But better days lie ahead Love may betray Life may dismay But better days lie ahead Don’t let them get U down Don’t let them get U down
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We are ONE 03:13
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Brazil what a thrill capoeira Haiti your beauty I mirror Peru you are too African roots Trinidad Carnival tropical fruits Diaspora We are one We are one We are one Msibambaneni Simunye Simunye Simunye No matter where we are born Like kernels on ears of corn We are not alone Simunye Simunye Diaspora We are one We are one We are one Msibambaneni Simunye Simunye Simunye Belize so sweet Rainforest heat Jamaica you eat Ital island treats America you gotta Go and see Colombia a lotta African seeds Diaspora We are one We are one We are one Diaspora We are one We are one We are one We all live under the same sun We are one We We are one
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Build a New World 03:48
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No need to cry No need to moan The time is now The past is gone We gotta build a new world For our boys and girls We gotta build unity So that we can be free See it in your mind Think it and it can be We can turn defeat Into victory We gotta build a new world For our boys and girls We gotta build unity So that we can be free free free Building is not easy But we have to try Like planting baby tree seeds One day they reach the sky We gotta build a new world For our boys and girls We gotta build unity So that we can be free free free We’re at the crossroads Which path will you choose? Righteous we win Wrong we all lose We gotta build a new world For our boys and girls We gotta build unity So that we can be free Earth can be paradise Or it can be hell People over profits Protests groundswell We gotta build a new world For our boys and girls We gotta build unity So that we can be free Building is not easy But we have to try Like planting baby tree seeds One day they reach the sky We gotta build a new world Based on the foundation of love With help from above
4.
Mystic Spirit 03:09
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I am a mystic spirit Whirling on wind Elevating like zen Astral traveling again and again Mystic spirit, mystic spirit Mystic spirit, mystic spirit Mystic spirit, mystic spirit Truth beyond intellect Knowledge digest Revelations respect Spirit protect Vibrating at a higher frequency Look but you don’t see me Listen I was born free Oh!!! Ouuuu Mystic spirit, mystic spirit Mystic spirit, mystic spirit Mystic spirit, mystic spirit Mystic spirit! I am a mystic I am a mystic Spirit
5.
A World Without Borders 02:16
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Artificial lines Roboton minds Devoid of any emotions Clogged with outdated notions Dark ages Evolutionary stages The time has come To transcend these kingdoms What aliens? No Uraniens Same planet and species Some treated like feces Not naive I believe Peace, Freedom, Prosperity, Order A World Without Borders
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Covid 19 02:17
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Covid 19 Covid 19 Covid 19 makes me wanna scream Covid 19 Lockdown downtown stay home all alone Can’t meet six feet masked people all around Sci-Fi sounds Covid 19 Makes me wanna scream Too deep I weep Lost man no plan No hope no joke Covid 19 Makes me wanna scream Can’t breathe disease People dying people crying Binge buying Highing! Covid 19 Rich richer poor sicker Science denier Minds mired Anxiety! Insanity! Covid 19 makes me wanna scream Ventilators regulators Science haters Blind daters Covid 19 makes me wanna scream Covid 19 makes me wanna scream Covid 19
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Drifting Rivers 02:16
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Oooh Oooh Imagine water flowing Drifting rivers The giver of all life Oooh Oooh Clean water is a human right Not a commodity Water is a necessity Turning rivers into cesspools not cool Warming oceans rising seas Climate crises Oooh Oooh Drifting rivers Noah’s ark Drifting rivers a fresh start
8.
Faith is Power 02:50
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Faith is Power Every Hour Every Day I say a prayer God hears. Faith is a guardian angel Keeping us alive and well Faith is life beyond this dimension Divine intervention Faith is Power Every Hour Storms may come But we shall overcome Faith is Power Every Hour Storms may come But we shall overcome Faith is Power Every Hour Storms may come But we shall overcome Faith Every day I say a prayer God hears. Faith We’ll meet again Don’t know when Faith is Power…
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Sankofa 04:28

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"Don't let them get U down" is Aria's theme song not only for "The Aria Elan Show," but for life. Uplifting songs like the title track will have you dancing and feeling uplifted. Meditative songs like "Drifting Rivers" calm stress and inspire thoughts. All of the songs are original. Aria collaborated with her producer Karl Marrett and her daughter The Essence of Eden. Each of the songs is unique and at the same time part of a beautiful holistic musical offering. Aria's award winning spoken word poem "A World Without Borders" is her vision of empathy and peace on Earth. Aria dedicates this album to her beloved sister, Faye Laverne McCarley.
"We'll meet again; don't know when. Faith is power...

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released February 3, 2023

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Singer/writer Aria Elan grew up singing in her father's church in Charleston, South Carolina. Her musical "Amandla ka Mandela" was produced at the Henry Street Settlement Theater in New York City. She has released 3 studio albums of original songs which she wrote or co-wrote. Aria has performed at Earth Day and other festivals in California, New York and Hawaii and other venues in US & abroad. ... more

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