Intro: Groove Foundation
(Vocal Percussion)
(Simulated kick drum, snare, and hi-hat rhythm to establish the riddim.)
L & C-A/B: B'doom-cha, tish-kuh... B'doom-cha, tish-kuh.
(Scat Singing)
L: Skibbidy-bop-bop-doo-wah, right on time!
L2: Jah know the feelin' is sublime!
Verse 1: Unison & Glitches
(Unison Duet)
L: Too much pressure from the system, feel the weight of Babylon!
L2: Searching for a better wisdom, gotta find the path to walk upon.
(Vocal Glitches)
L & L2: The world is gl-gl-glitchin' and the news is just a lie.
L: We gotta rise up hi-hi-higher, beneath the sun in the sky!
Chorus: Swells & Antiphony
(Choral Swells)
(The choir groups start quiet and gradually increase volume to loud on the bold words.)
C-A/B: (Quiet) Hidin' away, yeah, findin' the STRENGTH to rise! (Loud)
C-A/B: (Quiet) Hidin' away, beneath the SUNLIGHT skies! (Loud)
(Antiphonal Singing & Harmonized Duet)
C-A (Call): When the world is too cold, where we runnin' to?
C-B (Response, Harmonized Duet): Inna di Zion fold, Jah know we seein' through!
Verse 2: Overlap Call Response
(Overlap Call Response)
L (Call): Tell me, are you tired of the strife, bredda? (Whoa-yoy!)
C-A (Response, overlapping L): Tired of the strife, need a new life, sista! (Need a new life!)
L (Call): When the wicked try to trap you, what you gonna do?
C-B (Response, overlapping L): Gonna run the track true, free from the wicked few! (Yeah man, so true!)
Bridge: Round & Descant
(Round Singing)
(The three groups sing the same line, starting in sequence like a canon.)
C-A (Start 1): Retreat to the hills, where the herbs are green and tall.
C-B (Start 2): Retreat to the hills, hear the I-Man call.
L & L2 (Start 3): Retreat to the hills, so we don't stumble, don't fall.
(Descant Harmony)
(A separate, high-pitched, flowing melody sung above the main round.)
L2 (High Voice): Rasta fari guide the way, every single day, keep the fire burnin' bright!
Chorus: Swells & Antiphony
(Choral Swells)
C-A/B: (Quiet) Hidin' away, yeah, findin' the STRENGTH to rise! (Loud)
C-A/B: (Quiet) Hidin' away, beneath the SUNLIGHT skies! (Loud)
(Antiphonal Singing & Harmonized Duet)
C-A (Call): When the world is too cold, where we runnin' to?
C-B (Response, Harmonized Duet): Inna di Zion fold, Jah know we seein' through!
Outro: Scat & Fade
(Scat Singing & Vocal Percussion)
L: One love, one beat! Chika-boom-cha!
L2: Tell the youth, come join the street! Skibbidy-bap!
C-A/B: (Vocal Percussion) B'doom-cha, tish-kuh...
