Kae Sun- Lion On A Leash
Life and art are connected to each other in a way that certain artists try to depict in their music or visual art. Marvin Gaye did it with his concept album “Whats going on” in 1971, talking about injustice, hatred and suffering in the aftermath of the Vietnam War. Bob Marley, Bob Dylan, Curtis Mayfield are other musicians that followed suite in their own right.
Fast forward to 2008, I caught up with Kae Sun a Ghanaian born singer, songwriter, poet and rapper based in Hamilton/Toronto,Canada, currently working on his full length LP entitled “Lion on a Leash”. The title struck a chord with my conscience, since its is a metaphor for social issues that affect humankind in this day and age. Issues which include poverty, child soldiers, oppression, drug addictions and a plethora of social vices. I had the chance of seeing the video,”Lion On The Leash”. The words of the song were so powerful and direct I decided to share them on this post so everyone could share in his message of truth and inspiration.
Lion On A Leash Lyrics
They wait till we dead before they honor us
Guess they tried to put some fear in us
You can’t keep a king inside a cell, can’t hold a lion on a leash.
Brave, brave hearted people
Speak on all you see thats evil
Speak when some not treated equal.
Wise grow wiser, Strong grow stronger
Declaring righteousness over yonder,
Don’t let them mould your mind,
They can’t hold a lion on a leash.
Sleep walkers walk on, Day dreamers they dream on
They put the fuel to the fire, know that these times they require
Those who seek to serve mankind in everyway, loving everyday
Hear what our Fathers says, don’t take the mark of the beast , no.
Don’t take the mark of the beast , don’t.
Some will knock you down and try to trample you
Others try hard just to conquer you
They’ll try to take a sage for fool
They’ll try to steal the dreams of our youth.
But even when we fall we rise and carry on.
Through the highs and the lows wherever the wind may blow, wherever the wind may blow.
You can’t cage a human spirit, you can’t cage a human being through stereotypes, lies and greed because eventually, the lion will break through the leash…some day, some way, some how.
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whoa. never had heard of Kae Sun before, but you put me on game.