Long Way is a song about the journey of life. We have failures, we have flaws, we make mistakes, but to find yourself at the end of one part of the journey, renewed, lessons learned and faith restored and still intact, makes the entire Long Way worthwhile.
lyrics
Its been a very long day
woke up before the rays of the sun
were beaming on me
Like Scottie
beaming on me
like an army of one
since the day I begun here,
a leader, mind reader,
got perception, see it?
Swimming hills to get to where I'm goin.
Poison filled my gills forgot to swim
I'm overflowin.
Had that "stinkin-thinkin"
the negativity was heavy
steady sinkin
I create my weather (begin)
Now my Mondays feel like weekends.
Now my mind is on a diet, (eatin)
And only positivity I'm speakin.
Nevermind the jones doin's
I sing a song so it so it sinks in
And so you'll understand and even listen
in order for me to stay up,
you know that I had to pray up
a long way.
Oh, a long way I've come and gone.
I feel like a goner
Don't know how I can go off so far
from myself.
I've lost my way
guess I'm here to stay
I, don't know where I
took my wrong turn
lost hope can't discern
Please tell me please
what other lessons to learn
I've learned, I've burned
I'm bleeding.
I'm needing.
I'm needing, Freeing.
Long Way, I've come
Long Way I've gone
Long Way.
Long Way, I've come
Long Way I've gone
Long Way.
And I guess I understand,
I've gone according to the Masters Plan.
Can't doubt the necessity of your fall
you made yesterday
cuz hindsight is 20/20.
I finally can live free.
I've learned, I say Be.
And at times I don't know can't see
But I have come to far to be,
afraid of whats coming to me
I am finally FREE, yeah.
Long Way, I've come
Long Way I've gone
Long Way.
If you don't see me.
If you don't know.
I'm gonna have to show.
Soon you're going to know me well.
If I don't leave though
If I don't go
I'm never gonna find my own
after coming such a mighty long way
I've come such a long way.
(repeat)
and I won't look back.
credits
from Re-Evolution,
released September 4, 2010
The Greeting Song-
Written by Zaimah Habeeb featuring Belal and Bashir Sabree
Original music by Otis L. Williams (myspace.com/otiswilliamsmusic)
2. Runnin' to Eid-
Written by Zaimah Habeeb
Produced by J. Dilla for Pharcyde, originally "Runnin" (J-dilla.com)
3. Remain. Righteous.
Written by Zaimah Habeeb
Produced by 9th Wonder "Back Against the Wall" (9thWonder.com)
4. Long Way
Written by Zaimah Habeeb
Produced by: DJ Malor (myspace.com/djmalor)
5. New African Man
Written by Zaimah Habeeb
Produced by DJ Hi-Tek for Black Star, originally "Brown Skin Lady"
(myspace.com/hitek)
6. Choose Peace
Written by Zaimah Habeeb
Produced by Kareem
Zaimah Beloved is a singer/ songwriter who has lived her entire life an everyday woman. She uses those everyday experiences
to create music that helps give perspective to the matters in life we most want to discuss, but often don't have the words to express it, nor music, to accompany us. Zaimah will write the soundtrack for the journey pop culture is on, to consciousness. What she calls: destiny....more
