Terence Trent D'Arby - As Yet Untitled

Out by a shanty where the dust hangs high
Far from a river where things grow green
The flowers weep and they lean away
From the blood stained soil beneath my feet

The thorns outnumber the petals on the rose
And the darkness amplifies the sound of printers' ink
On propaganda page
That will rule your life and fuel my rage

I tried to bend my knees
But my knees were already bent
I haven't stood like a man for such a long time now
I called to my god but he was sleeping on that day
I guess I'll just have to depend on me

Shall I tell my children if they ask of me
Did I surrender forth my right to be?
Y'see my daddy died to leave this haunting ground
And this same ground still haunts me

The cool September blows the seeds away
The harvest blown again this year
But I'll return a stronger man
I'll return to me my homeland
No grave shall hold my body down
This land is still my home

I said:
But I'll return a stronger man
I'll return to me my homeland
No grave shall hold my body down
This land is still my home
This land is still my home

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• Sananda Maitreya
• As Yet Untitled

[phxqt69]

Then google his "new" name (Sananda) and get his "new" stuff. There are supposedly at least four albums after his move to Europe.

[casanaencosta]

@phxqt69 Yes since he lives in Italy he has many new songs. I really like his work,

[MERVILLE3]

TTD's manager must be the worst in the world. This man is a legend with so much god given talent and he is largely forgotten.

[casanaencosta]

TTD has a great voice, but he lived a long crises in his life. changed religion, changed name, city, with so many changes his career break down.

Want him back!

:)

[casanaencosta]

Thank you. There's something special in this song

[Leifmorgansdad]

Unpredictable declensions and perfect resolves. Texture against reason. I LOVE this piece.

[Calibreed74]

This dudes talent is matchless.

[TheOUTLAW1982]

This is a fantastic song

[skytale35]

@MERVILLE3 his head blew up huge . . . no one wanted to work with him, that was his own admission . . . incredible voice . . . not to mention he could dance with the best of em, but he put himself on too high of a pedistal,

[lululangford]

@Leifmorgansdad - perfect indeed. Few oversinging artists today could compare. It's incredible how your soul moves with his own vocal runs, as if it's built in already. First time I heard this I felt that the entire history of pain, oppression, dominance, & hurt had all been described, suffered and then transcended in one emancipating song. Sorry to be so emotive, having one of those days! I am so frustrated every day that true talent is hidden where few see or hear, in favour of so much rubbish

[navitasenglish]

Shut up and Dance - Derek Went Mad

Ben Watt - A Stronger Man

[bootoo37]

i love terrence trent darby he is really underated

[jazzystack]

I love the harmony at the beginning

[abigail101173]

great writing love the words they envoke thought and images of "apartied" " comunisim" and opression. Sad but all to real in the world today.