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Phnom Penh Reggae

by Vibratone

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We got the heat We got that reggae beat We play the sounds That’ll make you move your feet We’ll make you dance Just give us half a chance Put you in the mood For a little hot romance Refrain: Phnom Penh reggae Phnom Penh fire Here we come We make the music That’ll take you higher Make you want to jump (2X) Feel the heat As it flows down the street Our music’s hot Burns everything it meets Our music’s real This ain’t no fever dream Bring your temperature up To a thousand five degrees Refrain Bridge: Burn you down to the ground With the force of our sound We bring that Phnom Penh fire Our music’s sure to take you higher We bring the heat Our music’s got that beat That makes you groove Gets you up off your seats We’ll fan the flames You’re all gonna know our names We play so hard You know we can’t be tamed Refrain Bridge Feel the heat As it flows down the street Our music’s hot Burns everything it meets Refrain
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Refrain: Can’t shut us up You can’t keep us down Gonna get so loud You can’t drown us out No one can tell you what to think Cause you know what you know We all have our songs to sing We’ll write our own words We gotta do everything To shape our own world We all make our own choices We have to do what’s right We need to use our voices To fight the good fight Refrain No one can tell you what to say Cause you want what you want We all have our parts to play In this crazy life Can’t close our eyes to darkness We have to bring the light We’ve got the power inside us We just have to use it We need to speak ’bout what we want Or we might just lose it Refrain No one can tell you who to love Cause you feel what you feel We’re all the same on the inside We’re all connected Can’t keep quiet when things go wrong Cause we’re all affected We’re all part of this one world We all gotta live here Gotta care for what we have Before it all disappears Refrain
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Flying High 03:27
Refrain: Hey there, the grass ain’t greener on the other side Won’t you come along and enjoy the ride So much stuff to see and shit to try Come on, relax and you’ll be flying high Life is good When you’re in the zone Gon’ jump right in and have a good time Refrain Life is sweet When you’re in the sun Bring a hat in case The clouds come calling Refrain Saturday night And I’m feeling fine At the bar and the joint is jumpin’ Refrain When life goes wrong And I ’m feeling low I go see my friends on St. 420 Refrain
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Refrain: I'm the Ghetto Master, that's me Cambodian gangsta, that's me Pickin' your pocket, nabbin' your wallet Ain't no lock that I can't break free Bridge: Born in the city, shantytown is my home Concrete around me, the only life I know I own this city I know every single street Police not gonna catch me Cause I'm so fast on my feet Refrain Bridge I'll take your money Make all your dollars my own Pull myself up now By draggin' you all the way down Refrain Bridge King of the scammers Know all the tricks of the trade Grab all your stuff then Into the crowd I fade
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Cooler than ice cream in your mouth Strawberry sweet Hotter than chili on your tongue Such delicious heat With a kick as strong as coffee My love will make you weep Never going to be vanilla No, not with me Refrain: One taste Will make you want me Keep you coming back for more A second try Leaves you addicted Knocks you flat on the floor Caramel kisses for you baby I'm your chocolate treat Sticky as honey on your fingers You provide the cream All the pleasures you can dream of Every flavor in the world Hot and cold, sweet and sour All and more in just one girl Refrain Tart as lemons, sweet as sugar Always ready for fun You won’t need any other flavor I’m everything in one Intoxicating as brandy I can make your head spin We’re like bread and butter You’re the yang to my yin Refrain (2x)
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Child 04:49
When I was 8 They took my father away Put him in jail For the things he did say He was a good man Always spoke his mind Fought against Babylon He was brave like a lion Refrain 1: I am my father’s child (2x) I walk his road, step in his shoes I am a lioness, proud and true At first my mother cried Then she straightened up her spine And all through my life Strength she did inspire She was a good woman Showed me how to live How to stand up for myseff How to love and give Refrain 2: I am my mother’s child (2x) I walk her road, step In her shoes I am a lioness, proud and true And then I grew And the world it taught me true Life isn’t fair You just have to push on through Bridge 1: But it’s still a good world If we make it so If we are warriors of Jah If we follow his word Refrain 3: I am Jah’s child (2x) I walk His road, follow his word I am a warrior, strong and proud Bridge 2: I and I can make this world A better place to be If I and I fight Babylon Til all are free I am my father’s child I am my mother’s child I am Jah’s child I and I and I and I
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Phoenix 04:39
Refrain: Like the phoenix, I rise from the ashes Nothing's gonna keep me down I’ll fly, way up high, own the sky Leave the haters way on the ground (2x) Verse: Done with trying to be someone else When who I am is plenty fine Done with trying to play their games They’re just wasting my time ‘ Refrain Mix 1: Don’t let them tell you You’re not good enough Cause you know that you are Don’t let them tell you You’re not hot enough Cause you shine like a star You got the fire You got the power Let it glow now Shine baby shine You got the voice and You got the beauty Let the flames go Burn baby burn, burn Mix 2: Don’t you listen to a thing they say They don’t make no sense Don’t you wait for things to change Time to jump off the fence You got the fire You got the power Let it glow now Shine baby shine You got the voice You got the beauty Let the flames go Burn baby burn, burn Refrain Mix 3: Don’t you try to fit in a box When you got plenty more If they try to lock you in You just break down the door You got the fire You got the power Let it glow now Shine baby shine You got the voice You got the beauty Let the flames go Burn
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He’s a poor boy From the wrong side of the tracks While my family Owns land and stores and banks We met and Sparks just seemed to fly But my family Doesn’t want him in my life Refrain: It’s not fair I love him But my family says no It’s not right I need him But they say he has to go Papa tells me The boy’s too poor for me Mama tells me A rich man will make me happy But he’s a good man Strong and brave and true And I don’t care If his family’s very poor Refrain Why can’t they Understand he’s what I need Why are they Controlled by their own greed So he’s poor And I’m rich beyond belief He’s my love To lose him would bring grief Refrain Why does he have to go? I don’t want him to go Cause I love him so
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Dance 05:38
Refrain 1: Dance, sister dance Get on your feet and dance Dance through the tears, dance through the pain Dance in the sun and the pouring rain, just dance All life is sorrowful, all life is change But that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t join the game We can’t hold back and leave things to chance Gotta step right in and join the dance Refrain 2: So dance, brother dance Get on your feet and dance Dance in the streets, dance in your room Dance by light of day and, light of mood, just dance Life is uncertain, what will tomorrow bring One day we’re beggars, next day we’re kings All that matters is to, live today with joy To build, to create, to teach not to destroy Refrain: So dance, mother dance Get on your feet and dance Dance with your babies, dance on your own Dance for the sunset and dance for dawn, just dance Live with what you have, enjoy life each day Don’t try to control the world, it goes its own way Love not fear is what will change the world Dance with joy and just, spread the word Refrain: So dance, father dance Get on your feet and dance Dance with your heart, dance with your soul Dance in the heat and dance in the cold, just dance We get in trouble, when we hold on To things, to love, to fear of what’s gone wrong The world it changes, spins and moves us around What else can we do but just get down Refrain: And dance, come on and dance Get on your feet and dance Dance for the truth, dance to be free Drop your burdens and come dance with me
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Got no honey, got no money Seems all I have is bad romance Lost my job, got too many problems What else can I do but dance? Dance with me, won’t you dance with me? Help me dance my troubles away Dance with me, come on and dance with me Let’s dance all our tears away Dance all our tears away, why don’t we Dance all our tears away Dance with me, won’t you dance with me? Let’s dance all our tears away
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Karmic Love 04:01
Refrain: I, I'm going to learn From my mistakes Cause Karmic love Brings only heartache I'm going to learn To love well and wise Change my fate Live a good life So what did I do in my past life That I had to meet you in this one Are you a lesson I never learned? I'm going to learn it now When you came into my life I let my heart take control I ignored the warning signs I won't ignore them again Refrain Looking back on all I’ve done Maybe I did deserve you I did some things I’m not proud of I’ve hurt people I loved I need to find balance in my life Live strong and true Take some of the blame for what went wrong And change what I can Refrain So I'll move on with my life Let go of fear and hate Try to be a better person Leave the past behind Forgive you for your mistakes And forgive myself for mine We all have to live with what we’ve done We make our own fate Refrain
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I see them rich kids Driving past me Noses in the air Like the stink comes from me But I smell of work Honest sweat and pain They smell like money From dishonest gain Refrain Who are you fooling? Ain't fooling no one Think that no one sees What you’ve gone and done? You’ve taken my land You took my money, too Tell me it’s progress But I think it’s all for you I see a building Where families used to live Why is it always The poor who have to give? Refrain You treat us like we’re Children with no mind Control what we’re doing Like we’re deaf, dumb and blind But we see everything All you’re trying to hide We know what you’re doing We know about the lies Refrain Won’t take it no more Won’t believe your lies Gonna get up and stand up And fight for my rights And you can’t stop me Cause I’m not alone All the people you’ve fooled Are becoming one Refrain Won’t take it no more Gonna knock on your door Gonna get what I, get what I, came for
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I walk, round the streets of Phnom Penh When the lights are low, when I’m feeing down This city, feels like a friend Holds me close in its arms, when I’m feeling down Refrain: And the beat of Phnom Penh’s heart I feel the beat of Phnom Penh’s heart Is a steady reggae beat, beat, beat, beat, beat Such a steady reggae beat, beat, beat, beat, beat I’ve seen, things I’d never seen Things that make me rage, things that make me cry But this is still, the best place I’ve ever been It’s opened up my heart, like it’s opened up my eyes Refrain 2x Bridge: By the river, in the moonlight I hear the sirens call In the alleys, under the starlight I know I’ll find it all I’ll find the beat, beat, beat, beat, beat I’ll feel the beat, beat, beat, beat, beat That steady reggae beat That Phnom Penh heart beat

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released July 5, 2017

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Vibratone Phnom Penh, Cambodia

VIBRATONE is a reggae band formed in Phnom Penh in 2013, which plays 100% original songs with
insightful lyrics embracing Roots To New Roots Reggae
+ a touch of Blues and Soul thrown inna di
mix!
The band members bring different skills and cultures to VIBRATONE.
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