CARPE
DIEM
/
FREE
MINDS
Unity
in
Community
Project
A
SAMPLING
OF
SONGS
FOR
UNITY
PROJECT
–
AND
FOR
OCTOBER
28
KICK‐OFF
YE
YE
BONGYE
~
traditional
Congolese
gathering
song,
from
Julia
Slone
(sheet
music
attached)
1.
Ye
ye
bongye,
ye
ye
bongye,
ah‐ah,
ye
ye
bongye
(2x)
2.
Ye
ye
ye
ye‐ay
bongye‐ay‐ay‐ay,
ah‐ah
ye‐ee‐ye
(pronounced
phonetically)
(2x)
3/4.
Bongye‐ye‐ye
bongye‐ye,
bongye‐ye
ka
ya
bo‐gi
ta,
ya
bo‐go‐ni
(2x)
A
CHANGE
IS
GONNA
COME
By
Sam
Cooke
I
was
born
by
the
river
in
a
little
tent
And
just
like
that
river
i've
been
running
ever
since
It's
been
a
long
time
coming
But
i
know
a
change
is
gonna
come,
oh
yes
it
will
It's
been
too
hard
living,
but
i'm
afraid
to
die
Cos
i
don't
know
what's
out
there
beyond
the
sky
It's
been
a
long,
a
long
time
coming
But
i
know
a
change
is
gonna
come,
oh
yes
it
will
And
then
i
go
to
see
my
brother
And
i
ask
him
to
help
me
please
And
he
just
winds
up
knockin'
me
Back
down
on
my
knees
There
were
times
when
i
thought
i
couldn't
last
for
long
But
now
i
think
i'm
able
to
carry
on
It's
been
a
long,
been
a
long
time
coming
But
i
know
a
change
is
gonna
come,
oh
yes
it
will
HEY
DOOMBAH
~
by
Collin
Walcott,
arranged
by
Malcolm
Dalglish
(sheet
music
attached)
Part
1.
Hey
doombah,
ee‐ay
doombah,
Hey
da
ba
doom,
hey
da
ba
doom
–
*grunt*
Parts
2/3/4.
Ah‐ma‐na
nah
ee
ay‐‐‐‐
doom‐ba
ee‐ay
(oh)
VINE
AND
FIG
TREE
Two‐part
round
And
every
man
‘neath
his
vine
and
fig
tree
Shall
live
in
peace
and
unafraid
(2x)
And
into
ploughshares
beat
their
sword
Nations
shall
have
war
no
more
(2x)
SOON
AND
VERY
SOON
by
Andrae
Crouch
‐‐
adapted
by
the
DC
Labor
Chorus
Soon
and
very
soon,
we
are
going
to
change
the
world
(3x)
Forever,
and
ever,
we’re
going
to
change
the
world.
No
more
cryin’
there,
we
are
going
to
change
the
world
(3x)
Forever,
and
ever,
we’re
going
to
change
the
world.
Each
and
every
day,
we
are
going
to
change
the
world.
Everywhere
we
go,
we
are
going
to
change
the
world
Peace,
love
and
justice….
No
more
poverty…
Lots
more
poetry!...
Add
verses
at
will
O
MAMA
BAKUDALA
Traditional
South
African
–
Xhosa
song
Xhosa
women
sing
this
song
at
the
beginning
of
gatherings
or
celebrations
as
an
invocation
to
the
spirits
of
the
matriarchal
ancestors.
Oh
mama
bakudala
babe
thandaza
Our
mothers
and
grandmothers
used
to
pray
THIS
LITTLE
LIGHT
OF
MINE
This
little
light
of
mine,
I’m
gonna
let
it
shine
(3)
Let
it
shine,
let
it
shine,
let
it
shine.
Each
and
every
day…
Everywhere
I
go….
Add
other
verses…
BRIGHT
MORNING
STARS
ARE
RISING
Bright
morning
stars
are
rising
(3)
Day…
is
a
breakin’
in
my
soul.
O
where
are
our
dear
fathers
(3x)
Some
are
down
in
the
valley
praying….
O
where
are
our
dear
Mothers
(3x)
Some
are
up
in
heaven
shouting
O
where
are
our
dear
Sisters
(3x)
O
where
are
our
dear
Brothers
(3x)
GONNA
LAY
DOWN
MY
SWORD
AND
SHIELD
Gonna
lay
down
my
sword
and
shield
Down
by
the
riverside,
Down
by
the
riverside,
Down
by
the
riverside,
Gonna
lay
down
my
sword
and
shield
Down
by
the
riverside,
I'll
study
war
no
more.
Chorus:
I
ain't
gonna
study
war
no
more,
I
ain't
gonna
study
war
no
more,
I
ain't
gonna
study
war
no
more.
Gonna
walk
with
the
Prince
of
Peace…
Gonna
shake
hands
around
the
world…
STREAMS
OF
LIVING
PRAISE
Song
by
Malcolm
Dalglish,
inspired
by
a
favorite
Isaac
Watts
hymn
stanza
Blessed
be
the
force
that
pulls,
The
poetry
of
my
days.
May
I
become
the
means
the
meaning
flows,
In
streams
of
living
praise,
in
streams
of
living
praise.
CHORUS
(lyrics
of
Isaac
Watts)
Now
shall
my
inward
joys
arise,
And
burst
into
a
song!
Almighty
love
inspires
my
heart,
And
pleasure
tunes
my
tongue.
Ship
of
souls
adrift
at
night,
And
stars
that
are
holding
course,
Each
one
a
sun
unseen
in
broad
daylight,
A
universal
source,
a
universal
source.
The
hallowed
hall
is
empty,
save
The
way
that
it
holds
the
light,
And
now
the
song
blows
through
like
wind
into
The
hungry
ears
of
night,
the
hungry
ears
of
night.
THE
STORM
IS
PASSING
OVER
by
Charles
A.
Tindley
–
c/o
David
Griffiths
Encourage
my
soul
and
let
us
journey
on
For
the
night
is
dark
and
I
am
far
from
home
Thanks
be
to
God
the
morning
light
appears,
The
storm
is
passing
over,
The
storm
is
passing
over,
The
storm
is
passing
over
halleu
CHORUS
Hal‐le‐
(all)
lu‐jah,
Ha‐le‐lu‐jah,
Ha‐le‐lu‐jah,
ah,
ah,
ah
The
storm
is
passing
over,
the
storm
is
passing
over,
the
storm
is
passing
over
halleu!
ROSA
SAT
‐‐
A
Song
for
Barack
Obama
by
Amy
Dixon‐Kolar
©2008
Asharta
Music/ASCAP
CHORUS
Rosa
sat
so
Martin
could
walk
Martin
walked
so
Barack
could
run
Barack
ran,
he
ran
and
he
won
So
that
all
our
children
could
fly
Thousands
of
people
that
November
night
All
of
us
here
who
have
fought
the
long
fight
Knowing
as
one
we’re
creating
a
new
nation
Join
together
in
celebration
Mr.
Obama
all
eyes
turn
to
you
Share
with
the
country
what
you’re
gonna
do
Wars
and
foreclosures
surround
us
this
year
But
Yes
We
Can
rise
above
our
fears
THE
GREAT
STORM
IS
OVER
by
Bob
Franke,
©1982
by
Telephone
Pole
Music
Pub.
Co.
(BMI).
The
thunder
and
lightning
gave
voice
to
the
night,
The
little
lame
child
cried
aloud
in
her
fright,
Hush
little
baby,
a
story
I'll
tell,
Of
a
love
that
has
conquered
the
powers
of
hell.
CHORUS:
Alleluia,
the
great
storm
is
over,
Lift
up
your
wings
and
fly!
Alleluia,
the
great
storm
is
over,
Lift
up
your
wings
and
fly!
Sweetness
in
the
air
and
justice
on
the
wind
Laughter
in
the
house
where
the
mourners
have
been
The
deaf
shall
have
music,
the
blind
have
new
eyes
The
standards
of
death
taken
down
by
surprise.
Release
for
the
captives,
an
end
to
the
wars
New
streams
in
the
desert,
new
hope
for
the
poor,
The
little
lame
children
will
dance
as
they
sing,
And
play
with
the
bears
and
the
lions
in
spring.
WHAT’S
GOING
ON
by
Marvin
Gaye,
1939‐1984
(Born
and
raised
in
Washington,
DC)
arranged
and
sung
by
LEA
9/21/12
at
the
Carpe
Diem
Sing
in
Silver
Spring
Mother,
mother
There's
too
many
of
you
crying
Brother,
brother,
brother
There's
far
too
many
of
you
dying
You
know
we've
got
to
find
a
way
To
bring
some
lovin'
here
today
‐
Ya
Father,
father
We
don't
need
to
escalate
You
see,
war
is
not
the
answer
For
only
love
can
conquer
hate
You
know
we've
got
to
find
a
way
To
bring
some
lovin'
here
today
Picket
lines
and
picket
signs
Don't
punish
me
with
brutality
Talk
to
me,
so
you
can
see
Oh,
what's
going
on
What's
going
on
Yeah,
what's
going
on
Ah,
what's
going
on
In
the
mean
time
Right
on,
baby
Right
on,
Right
on
Father,
father,
everybody
thinks
we're
wrong
Oh,
but
who
are
they
to
judge
us
Simply
because
our
hair
is
long
Oh,
you
know
we've
got
to
find
a
way
To
bring
some
understanding
here
today
Oh
Picket
lines
and
picket
signs
Don't
punish
me
with
brutality
Talk
to
me
So
you
can
see
What's
going
on
Yeah,
what's
going
on
Tell
me
what's
going
on
I'll
tell
you
what's
going
on
Right
on
baby,
Right
on
baby
WADE
IN
THE
WATER
Traditional
‐‐
sung
by
LEA
Wade
in
the
water,
Wade
in
the
water
Children
wade,
in
the
water
God's
gonna
trouble
the
water
Who's
that
young
girl
dressed
in
red
Wade
in
the
water
Must
be
the
children
that
Moses
led
God's
gonna
trouble
the
water
CHORUS
Wade
in
the
water,
wade
in
the
water
children
Wade
in
the
water,
God's
gonna
trouble
the
water
Who's
that
young
girl
dressed
in
white
Wade
in
the
water
Must
be
the
children
of
the
Israelite
Oh,
God's
gonna
trouble
the
water
Who's
that
young
girl
dressed
in
blue
Wade
in
the
water
Must
be
the
children
that's
coming
through,
God's
gonna
trouble
the
water,
yeah
You
don't
believe
I've
been
redeemed,
Wade
in
the
water
Just
so
the
whole
lake
goes
looking
for
me
God's
gonna
trouble
the
water
COOL
DOWN
By
Phil
Wiggins
–
led
at
Carpe
Diem
Sing
10/21/12
Well
this
morning’s
headlines
read
Four
more
precious
children
dead,
Before
one
more
drop
is
shed
Cool
down.
CHORUS
Cool
down,
cool
down,
Well,
you
better
let
your
blood
cool
down.
Cool
down,
cool
down,
Well,
you
better
let
your
blood
cool
down.
Well,
you’ve
got
your
turf
staked
out
And
you
want
no
shadow
of
doubt,
So
you’re
taking
the
doubters
out,
Well,
cool
down.
Your
hair‐trigger
temper
wakes
And
your
trigger
finger
aches,
Well,
that’s
such
a
bad
mistake,
Just
cool
down.
The
law
is
on
the
run
It
seems
like
all
God’s
children
got
guns.
To
kingdom
come,
Thy
will
be
done,
Cool
down.
FREEDOM
Based
on
two
poems
c/o
Free
Minds
Book
Club
“Free
Mindz”
by
Michael
Kemp
and
“My
Free
Mind”
by
William
aka
Prince
Rich
Song
setting
by
LEA
Well
you
know
that
the
best
news
Is
way
up
high
And
that
this
life
will
test
you
See
if
you
know
how
to
fly
I
hear
those
people
talk
about
heaven
And
how
they
are
gonna
fly
Well
everybody
wanna
home
in
glory
Nobody
wanna
die
Don’t
nobody
wanna
die.
‘
I
used
to
spend
my
whole
life
Chasing
after
speed
Now
that
I’m
finally
standing
still
I’m
finally
getting
what
I
need
Oh
but
my
heart’s
still
racing
My
spirit
still
bleeds
Because
I
want
to
tell
the
whole
wide
world
That
I
was
blind
but
I
finally
see
I
was
blind
but
now
I
see.
CHORUS
There
is
no
lock
you
cannot
pick
No
situation
you
cannot
switch
There
is
no
burden
you
cannot
lift
Just
listen
to
me
There
is
no
wound
you
cannot
heal
It’s
nothing
you
can
buy,
borrow,
hide
or
steal
If
you’ve
got
it
then
you
know
what’s
really
real.
It’s
a
mind
that’s
free.
They
try
to
tell
you
that
for
Freedom
You’ve
got
to
go
off
to
war
They
try
to
tell
you
that
It’s
a
battle
Between
the
rich
and
the
poor
But
the
only
revolution
that
you
and
I
will
ever
face
Is
to
look
into
the
mirror
And
find
the
peace,
the
love,
the
grace.
Don’t
let
another
life
go
to
waste.
CHORUS
There
is
no
lock…
I’m
talking
about
freedom
Freedom
There
ain’t
nothin’
like
freedom
Everybody
wants
freedom.
Freedom
Talkin’
about
freedom
Freedom….
I
WOULD
By
K.
(poem
from
Project
Youth
ArtReach
writing
workshop
in
youth
detention
center)
Musical
setting
by
Wendy
Lanxner
If
I
had
wings
I
would
fly
If
I
had
a
blunt
I
would
smoke
If
I
had
a
baby
I
would
take
care
of
it
If
I
was
with
my
girl
I
would
cherish
the
time
with
her
If
I
had
a
second
life
I
would
be
perfect
If
I
was
with
my
girl
I
would
cherish
the
time
with
her
If
I
had
all
those
things
I
would
stand
as
a
Strong
black
man,
I
would
be
perfect
ALL
YOU
NEED
IS
LOVE
by
John
Lennon
and
Paul
McCartney
–
led
by
Lea
@
Carpe
Diem
Sing
9/21/12
Love,
love,
love,
love,
love,
love,
love,
love,
love.
There's
nothing
you
can
do
that
can't
be
done.
Nothing
you
can
sing
that
can't
be
sung.
Nothing
you
can
say
but
you
can
learn
how
to
play
the
game
It's
easy.
There's
nothing
you
can
make
that
can't
be
made.
No
one
you
can
save
that
can't
be
saved.
Nothing
you
can
do
but
you
can
learn
how
to
be
you
in
time
‐
It's
easy.
All
you
need
is
love,
all
you
need
is
love,
All
you
need
is
love,
love,
love
is
all
you
need.
Love,
love,
love,
love,
love,
love,
love,
love,
love.
All
you
need
is
love,
all
you
need
is
love,
All
you
need
is
love,
love,
love
is
all
you
need.
There's
nothing
you
can
know
that
isn't
known.
Nothing
you
can
see
that
isn't
shown.
Nowhere
you
can
be
that
isn't
where
you're
meant
to
be.
It's
easy.
All
you
need
is
love,
all
you
need
is
love,
All
you
need
is
love,
love,
love
is
all
you
need.
All
you
need
is
love
(all
together
now)
All
you
need
is
love
(everybody)
All
you
need
is
love,
love,
love
is
all
you
need.
IT’S
A
NEW
DAY
by
Will.I.Am
I
went
asleep
last
night
Tired
from
the
fight
I've
been
fighting
for
tomorrow
All
my
life
Yea
I
woke
up
this
morning
Feeling
brand
new
'Cause
the
dreams
that
I've
been
dreaming
Have
finally
came
true
CHORUS
It's
a
new
day
(5x)
It's
been
a
long
time
coming
Up
the
mountain
kept
runnin'
Souls
of
freedom
kept
hummin'
Channeling
Harriet
Tubman
Kennedy,
Lincoln,
and
King
We
gotta
invest
in
that
dream
It
feels
like
we're
swimming
upstream
It
feels
like
we're
stuck
in
between
A
rock
and
a
hard
place,
We've
been
through
the
heartaches
And
lived
through
the
darkest
days
If
you
and
I
made
it
this
far,
Well
then
hey,
we
can
make
it
all
the
way
And
they
said
no
we
can't
And
we
said
yes
we
can
Remember
it's
you
and
me
together
I
woke
up
this
morning
Feeling
alright
I've
been
fightin'
for
tomorrow
All
my
life
Yea,
I
woke
up
this
morning
Feeling
brand
new
Cause
the
dreams
that
I've
been
dreaming
Have
finally
came
true
It's
a
new
day
(6x)
It's
been
a
long
time
waitin'
Waiting
for
this
moment
It's
been
a
long
time
praying
Praying
for
this
moment
We
hope
for
this
moment
And
now
that
we
own
it
For
life
I
will
hold
it
And
I
ain't
gonna
let
it
go
It's
for
fathers,
our
brothers,
Our
friends
who
fought
for
freedom
Our
sisters,
our
mothers,
Who
died
for
us
to
be
in
this
moment
Stop
and
cherish
this
moment
Stop
and
cherish
this
time
It's
time
for
unity
For
us
and
we
That's
you
and
me
together
I
woke
up
this
morning
Feeling
brand
new
Cause
the
dreams
that
I've
been
dreaming
Have
finally
came
true
Yea,
I
woke
up
this
morning
Feeling
alright
'Cause
we
weren't
fighting
for
nothing
And
the
soldiers
weren't
fighting
For
nothing
No,
Martin
wasn't
dreaming
for
nothing
And
Lincoln
didn't
change
it
for
nothing
And
children
weren't
crying
for
nothing
It's
a
new
day
(5x)
DEDICATION
By
LEA
As
for
me
in
my
house
You
will
find
a
serving
truth
(repeat
first
two
lines
3x)
Truth
for
all
right
now.
As
for
me
in
my
house
You
will
find
a
serving
peace
(3x)
Peace
for
all
right
now.
As
for
me
in
my
house
You
will
find
a
serving
love
(3x)
Love
for
all
right
now.
Let
there
be
peace
for
all
right
now
Let’s
speak
the
truth
to
all
right
now.