Haitian Voodoo Priestess, an original by Swamp Hill.
Butch Lacy, vocals and guitar; Mike Hill, lead guitar and bass; Tony Lacy, percussion.
Words and Music by Swamp Hill.
Produced by Butch Lacy, Buck Eggar Studios. Video production, Tony Lacy.
Lyrics:
When I look to the night sky
I don't see the moon, it's black
And I know that you are gone
And you won't be coming back
Got me my mojo
And I got me a big black cat
You think you got your spell on me
But I left it in the back
'Cause I know...
Crystal ball told me so
I heard love is magic
But it's never gonna happen tonight
You said love is magic
Now it's never gonna happen again
I've been watching you in the mirror
And I know just what you do
Count down until you're a believer
Set your clock it's coming soon
'Cause I know...
Spit and bones told me so
When I come inside your head
I'm scared of what I see
Grim reaper beside you there
And his face looks just like me
'Cause I know...
Spit and bones told me so
Who needs a video
We got a radio
Tune in the channel tonight
I heard love is magic
But it's never gonna happen tonight
You said love is magic
Now it's never gonna happen again
"Voudou" is a name attributed to a "New World" family of religions with roots in Africa and in Christianity. It is found in African communities primarily in Haiti, Dominican Republic, Cuba and Brazil.
In Voodoo all Creation is divine and therefore contains divine power, which can be accessed by practitioners. The core functions of Voodoo are to explain the forces of the universe, to influence those forces, and to influence human behavior. Voodoo oral traditions carry genealogy, history, and fables. Adherents honor deities and venerate ancestors, both ancient and recent.
In Haitian Voodoo there are elements from many different people or nations of Africa in the liturgy of the Sèvis Lwa. Islam has also been noted in some services.
Haitian Creole forms of Voodoo exist in Haiti, the Dominican Republic, parts of Cuba, the United States, and other places that Haitian immigrants dispersed to over the years. However, it is important to note that the Vodoun religion existed in the United States, having been brought over by West Africans enslaved in America. There is a re-emergence of these Vodoun traditions in America, which maintains the same linealritual and cosmological elements as is practiced in West Africa.
The most historically important Voodoo ceremony in Haitian history was the Bwa Kayiman or Bois Caïman ceremony of August 1791 that began the Haitian Revolution, in which the spirit Ezili Dantor possessed a priestess and received a black pig as an offering, and all those present pledged themselves to the fight for freedom. This ceremony ultimately resulted in the liberation of the Haitian people from French colonial rule in 1804, and the establishment of the first black people's republic in the history of the world and the second independent nation in the Americas.
Today Voodoo is practiced not only by Haitians, but by Americans and people of many nationalities that are exposed to the Haitian culture. However, because of the importance some believers place on voodoo, high priests and priestesses often exploit clients by extracting high fees for fruitless work, leading to voodoo becoming a dying religion. The majority of Haitian practitioners are initiated as Houngan or Mambo, considered a position of high power and status with economic rewards. It's a growing occupation in Haiti that attracts many impoverished citizens. Many shady voodoo practitioners go into the field to exploit foreigners and Haitians who are uneducated about voodoo.
Although Voodoo is often associated with Satanism, Satan is primarily an Abrahamic figure and has not been incorporated in Voodoo tradition. When Mississippi Delta folksongs mix references to Voodoo and to Satan, what is being expressed is social pain such as from racism. Those who practice voodoo are not attempting to worship or invoke the blessings of a devil.
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its a shame if they dont give their lifes to christ they will burn with their master in hell! Full stop.
cryonyits07done 3 years ago
No truer words were spoken.
aelacy 3 years ago
Why is it called haitian voodoo? Leave the haitians alone, casue everyone does it.
Magacn 3 years ago 4
Just an obscure reference no offense intended. Some of my best friends are Haitain Voodoo Priestesses.
aelacy 3 years ago
I really love the sound of all the Swamp Hill music. Very mystical and different but....I cant really describe. Kind of like you are walking through a dream and this is what you hear in your head. Does that make sense?
believenluv 3 years ago
There was one?
aelacy 3 years ago