“Set Forth At Dawn”
from my album “Don’t Walk Away From The Path” (2015)
Listen to the full album:
https://listen.music-hub.com/kiEAKO
The song “Set Forth At Dawn” was inspired by the first African literature Nobel Laureate, Wole Soyinka, his life, his works and his declaration: WANDERER, YOU MUST SET FORTH AT DAWN!
Che Chidi Chukwumerije
The Sadness Of Knowing.
From the album First Nature (2016)
PIECE OF YOUR HEART.
Chorus
Just a give me a piece of your heart and I will bite – 2x
Verse 1:
I love it when you run your fingers through my hair
I love it when you plant your kisses everywhere
I love it when you laugh at the silly things I do
I love it when you tell me how you love me too
Rpt CHORUS
Bridge 1:
There’s something about how you watch me – yeah yeah
There’s something about how you touch me – yeah yeah
There’s something about how you’re walking – yeah yeah
There’s something about how you’re talking – yeah yeah
Hauu.. hauu.. Hauu.. huhuhu..
Verse 2:
Your heart is sunshine when I’m feeling black and blue
Your smile is music when I don’t know what to do
Your kiss is magic when I need some company
Your eyes are full of what your heart is wishing me
Rpt CHORUS
Bridge 2:
A gentle piece, full of love like the gentle seas
Cool me down like a gentle breeze
I feel at home and at ease, so please
Take me in and never let me out
Teach me what love is all about
If I am down, share this ground with me
When the sun comes up then rise with me
And then
Hold me hold me, hold me hold me, hold me hold me, never never leave me – 3x
‘Cause I just need your company
Epilogue:
Piece of your heart… and I will bite… (rptdly)
PIECE OF YOUR HEART
Lyrics & Music (c) Che Chidi Chukwumerije.
SUCH UNS EINEN PLATZ (Text)
CHE CHIDI Chukwumerije
Such uns einen Platz
Ich geh mit Dir dahin
Egal wie weit
Egal wohin
Wo Regenbögen blühen
Aus all unserm Bemühen
Und alles, was wir tun,
Hat einen tieferen Sinn
Such uns diesen Platz
Ich zieh mit Dir dahin
Alles, was ich hab, teile ich gerne mit Dir
Und wenn ich geh, komm ich wieder
Und tanz mit Dir, tanz mit Dir, tanz mit Dir
Tanz Du mit mir, tanz mit mir, tanz mit mir
Auf daß wir uns besser kennen lernen
Dann sagst Du zu mir
Schau in meine Augen
Und dann mit Tränen im Gesicht
Sagst Du zu mir
Such uns einen Platz
Ich geh mit Dir dahin
Egal wie weit
Egal wohin
Wo Regenbögen blühen
Aus all unserm Bemühen
Und alles, was wir tun
Hat einen tieferen Sinn
Such uns diesen Platz
Ich zieh mit Dir dahin
Noch ein Lied, noch ein Tanz
Ich sage nichts, ich nehme Dein Hand
Baby ich muss los
Hab keine Angst vor der Distanz
Wenn ich weg bin, schreibst Du mir
Beeil Dich Schatz
Wie lange noch? Wie lange noch?
Oooh
Ich denke an Deine Augen
Die Liebe in Deinem Gesicht
Wie Du mich umarmst
Und leise zu mir sprichst
Such uns einen Platz
Ich geh mit Dir dahin
Egal wie weit
Egal wohin
Wo Regenbögen blühen
Aus all unserm Bemühen
Und alles, was wir tun
Hat einen tieferen Sinn
Such uns diesen Platz
Ich zieh mit Dir dahin
Such uns diesen Platz
Ich geh mit Dir dahin
Such uns diesen Platz
Ich geh mit Dir dahin…
Such uns einen Platz
Ich geh mit Dir dahin
Egal wie weit
Egal wohin
Wo Regenbögen blühen
Aus all unserm Bemühen
Und alles, was wir tun
Hat einen tieferen Sinn
Such uns diesen Platz
Ich zieh mit Dir dahin
Musik/Text: Che Chidi Chukwumerije
DON‘T WALK AWAY FROM THE PATH
When I was young and I still had a choice
I woke one day and heard a woman’s voice (and she said)
My son don’t walk away from the path
Courageously face all that it hath (because it’s)
Easy to walk away from the right path (but then)
It’s never easy finding your way back
Don’t walk away, son…….
Years passed and I became a man
I did away with all my childish plans
I saw the world the way it really was
But I was too weak to fight off its paws
And the woman’s words went flat (in my mind)
And I shut my eyes and walked away from the path
I walked away, Lord…..
Now I am… – –
I am… – –
So… – –
So… ….. hee ha!
Now since that time I’ve been living along the ways of men
In all that time I haven’t made one single friend
I’ve lost the peace of mind that I used to know
I’ve gained the world but what happened to my little soul (little soul….)
(instr.)
My son don’t walk away from the path
Courageously face all that it hath (because it’s)
Easy to walk away from the right track (but then)
It’s never easy way finding your way back
It’s easy to lose the track
It’s never easy finding your way back (I say)
It’s never easy finding your way back (ohh)
It’s never easy finding…
It’s never easy finding hey….
Your…… way back…
And I’m so… lonely.
Music/Words: Che Chidi Chukwumerije
VULNERABLE
I‘m feeling so vulnerable these days
I feel so exposed on all my ways
Please open up your heart for me, my dear
I wanna hide inside
I‘m feeling so vulnerable this night
I‘m frightened of things not in sight
Please open up your heart for me, my dear
I wanna hide inside
Sometimes a man is weak
He sees all the failures in his life
Pride and shame, pain and uncertainty
Make him feel so small inside
And I’m so vulnerable today
Please hold me in your arms like a baby
And I’m so vulnerable tonight
Hold me until I’m steady
Steady again, … ready again…
Up and ready to be a man…
I’m a boy tonight, I’m a little baby
Just because you don’t see any tears
Don’t be fooled, don’t be fooled
Tonight I’m a slave of all my buried fears
And I’m so vulnerable today
One wrong word from you and I’ll be broken
Yes I’m so vulnerable tonight
Shield me until I’m woken
Up again, … ready again…
Up and ready to be a man…
Hold me baby… hold me tender
Hold me baby… hold me softer
Hold me baby… I’m feeling lonely
Hold me baby… I’m feeling broken
Hold me baby… hold me darling
Hold me baby… hold me gently
Hold me baby… I’m feeling empty
Hold me baby… I’m feeling broken
I’m feeling so vulnerable these days
I feel so exposed on all my ways
And I’m so……
Vulnerable today….
Vulnerable tonight…..
Vulnerable oh yeah…
(Adlibs..)
Instr. riff
Hold me baby… I’m feeling broken… (rptdly)
Words/Music: Che Chidi Chukwumerije
The Deep Deep Moments – Che Chidi
Which is worse, to lose your job
Or to lose your integrity?
Well one day you might have
To make that choice…
Now which would you choose,
To be employed or to be yourself?
If one day you just had
To make that choice
‘Cause the deep deep moments in human life
Will come upon you every once in a while
The deep deep moments in human life
Will come upon you every once in a while
Nobody can advice you,
It is your own path
It is your own destiny
And one day you’re gonna have to make that choice…
Nobody should stand before such a choice
Yet everybody will face it
Some day, somewhere,
Somehow…
The deep deep moments in human life
Will come upon you every once in a while
The deep deep moments in human life
Will come upon you every once in a while
(whistle / hum / sax)
May be your job, may be your blood
Your best friend, your husband or your wife
One day something important will stand between you
And the values in your life
The deep deep moments in human life
Will come upon you every once in a while
I say, the deep deep moments in human life
Will come upon you every once in a while
They will come upon you, they will come upon you
They will come upon you every once in a while.
I say they will come upon you, they will come upon you
They will come upon you every once in a while.
Music / Words / Video: Che Chidi Chukwumerije
Layers of selves.
Slivers of lives.
Slices of shells.
Depths of dives.
How many sides make a human?
How many hides cloak a human heart? They say we meet to part – but to which part?
Which of our many parts?
Every moment departs.
Beauty is just one feature in an ugly creature.
It is deeper than second nature.
It is the first.
Only your first nature will quench your thirst.
Che Chidi Chukwumerije
QUENCH YOUR THIRST
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Music: FIRST NATURE by Che Chidi Chukwumerije
Afrobeat and Che: The Never-Ending Show Goes On.
Volition is a horse
Blue waters is the world
Horse on blue waters are coming…
Coming to lead you back home
– Che Chidi Chukwumerije.
Music Piece “Horse on Blue Waters” by Che Chidi Chukwumerije
From the album – “Class Act: The Nature Within”
Che Chidi Chukwumerije 