Bob Marley ft Lauryn Hill / Turn Your Lights Down Low
Turn your lights down low And pull your window curtains Oh, let jah moon come shining in - Into our life again,
Sayin, ooh, its been a long, long time I kept this message for you, girl But it seems I was never on time Still I wanna get through to you, girlie On time - on time
I want to give you some love I want to give you some good, good lovin Oh, I - oh, I - oh, I, Say, I want to give you some good, good lovin
Turn your lights down low Never try to resist, oh no! Oh, let my love come tumbling in - Into our life again,
Sayin, ooh, I love ya! And I want you to know right now, I love ya! And I want you to know right now, cause I - that I -
I want to give you some love, oh-ooh! I want to give you some good, good lovin Oh, I - I want to give you some love Sayin, I want to give you some good, good lovin
Turn your lights down low, wo-oh! Never - never try to resist, oh no! Ooh, let my love - ooh, let my love come tumbling in - Into our life again Oh, I want to give you some good, good lovin
The story is chronological. It is about courtship, marriage, and eventual death. The two people in the song meet, court, fall in love (at this point, he reveals that he has never really made such a strong promise/ commitment to someone) but feels he is ready to now. "See the children run," their offspring and the "jealous sky" refer to the Heavens. Even Heaven is jealous of their love/relationship. The esteemed sun is jealous. Eventually, he dies and tells his love that they will always remember their love specifically, when she thinks of him, he wants to be personified as such... walking in fields of gold (barley).
There is fire on the mountain and nobody seems to be on the run. Oh there is fire on the mountain top and no one is a' running.
I wake up in the morning - tell you what I see on my TV screen I see the blood of an innocent child and everybody's watching.
Now, I'm looking out my window and what do I see? I see an army of a soldier man marching across the street, hey...
Hey Mr. soldier man, tomorrow is the day you go to war Boy you are fighting for another man's 'cause and you don't even know him
What did they say to make you so blind to your conscience and reason? Could it be love for your country or for the gun you use in killing?
So there is fire on the mountain and nobody seems to be on the run Oh there is fire on the mountain top and no one is a' running.
Hey, Mister Lover-man can I get a chance to talk to you? 'cause you are fooling with a dead man's corpse and you don't know what you do.
So you say you have a lover and you love her like no other So you buy her a diamond that someone has died on - don't you think there's something wrong with this?
Tell me, who's responsible for what we teach our children? Is it the internet or the stars on television? Why oh why? Why oh, why oh? Oh!
So little Lucy turns sixteen and like the movie she's been seeing she has a lover in her daddy - she can't tell nobody till she makes the evening news.
For there is fire on the mountain and nobody seems to be on the run. Oh there is fire on the mountain top and no one is a' running. Oh yes.
One day the river will overflow and there'll be nowhere for us to go and we will run, run...wishing we had put out the fire, oh no...
For there is fire on the mountain and nobody seems to be on the run. Oh there is fire on the mountain top and no one is a' running. So yeah, yeah, yeah!
There is fire on the mountain, (fire in Africa) and nobody seems to be on the run (everywhere, can’t they see eh?) Oh there is fire on the mountain top and no-one is a' running (no-one is a running)
There is fire on the mountain (fire, fire, fire) and nobody seems to be on the run...
I dont know what it is that makes me love you so I only know I never want to let you go cause youve started something Oh, cant you see? That ever since we met Youve had a hold on me It happens to be true I only want to be with you
It doesnt matter where you go or what you do I want to spend each moment of the day with you Oh, look what has happened with just one kiss I never knew that I could be in love like this Its crazy but its true I only want to be with you
You stopped and smiled at me And asked if Id care to dance I fell into your open arms And I didnt stand a chance Now listen honey I just want to be beside you everywhere As long as were together, honey, I dont care cause youve started something Oh, cant you see? That ever since we met Youve had a hold on me No matter what you do I only want to be with you
Oh, oh, you stopped and you smiled at me And asked if Id care to dance I fell into your open arms And I didnt stand a chance Now hear me tell you I just want to be beside you everywhere As long as were together, honey, I dont care cause youve started something Oh, cant you see? That ever since we met Youve had a hold on me No matter what you do I only want to be with you I said no matter, no matter what you do I only want to be with you
Words are flowing out like endless rain into a paper cup They slither while they pass They slip away across the universe Pools of sorrow, waves of joy Are drifting through my open mind Possessing and caressing me
Nothing's gonna change my world Nothing's gonna change my world Nothing's gonna change my world Nothing's gonna change my world
Images of broken light Which dance before me like a million eyes That call me on and on across the universe Thoughts meander like a restless wind inside a letter box They tumble blindly As they make their way across the universe
Sounds of laughter, shades of earth Are ringing through my open views Inciting and inviting me Limitless undying love Which shines around me like a million suns It calls me on and on across the universe