“Someday” is a song of hope… hope that one day we as humans will see what we have in common instead of what makes us different.  I do believe that a common chord runs through us all regardless of our race, sex, nationality, economic background, sexual preference, religion, or any other classification that can separate us.   We are unique yet the we are the same…

Someday we’ll get together
Someday we’ll be all right
Someday we’ll stop this hatred
That’s keeping us apart

Someday we’ll see our brothers
Someday remove the bars
Someday we’ll hug our sisters
Someday erase the scars
Someday we know our children
Love them for who they are

Someday we’ll know what love is
Someday we’ll lend a hand
Someday we’ll know who God is
Someday we’ll understand

Someday I’ll look into your heart
Someday I’ll look in yours
Just think of the happiness
You and I could find

–Words & Music by Nhojj

Sensuality and spirituality – a friend of mine after listening to this song wondered if it was prayer… and I guess the answer to that question is yes… its a prayer to Love.  I believe God is Love, so wherever there is Love there is God, wherever you feel Love – you feel God.

U are my sun U are my moon
My universe revolves around U
U are my light my day and night
Clouds part when U enter the room
U are the wind U are the rain
Wash me make me whole again
U are my life U are my life

This morning as I gaze at Ur sleeping face
There’s so much that I want to say
I want to tell U now how much U mean to me
I want to tell U now U mean the world to me

U are my sun U are my moon
My universe revolves around U
U are my light my day and night
Clouds part when U enter the room
U are the wind U are the rain
Wash me make me whole again
U are my life U are my life

I’d be lost and lonely without U
I’d be like a ship afloat without a sail
I’d do anything to spare U pain
I’d give up everything to live this way

–Words & Music by Nhojj

This song is based on the negro spiritual – Amazing Grace,  I just personalized the lyrics to depict my life and circumstances.  When I heard this track – it made me think of baptism and conversion – so it felt right.   When I was recording it, I kept on ad libing in the end and during the first edits I cut it out because it wasn’t as clean as I would have liked, but now I’m glad I left them in:)

I once was lost but now I’m found
Was blind but now I see

I had been down
Head facing ground
And I stayed there
Out of my fear

Shut out the Light
Lost all my sight
Believe the lies
And your Soul dies

Felt like a jail
Set up to fail
Trapped in a box
Couldn’t hear life knocks

Place I had been
Knew I couldn’t win
Believe the lies
And your Soul dies

–Words & Music by Nhojj

911 had just happened and I could feel the desire for war in the air.  I wrote this song because I believe war never solves anything worthwhile because no one ever wins.  We would never allow our children to fight to solve their problems, so why do we?

What would you do if you saw 2 children arguing?
What would you do if one of them was your own?
Now what would you do if they broke out into a fight?
How long would it take for you to call for…

Peace

Would if matter which child was right or which was wrong?
Would it matter which child struck the first blow?
Would it matter which religion each child belonged to?
No it wouldn’t matter at all; you’d just want some…

Peace

Well if this is what we want for our children
Why don’t we want if for ourselves?
War is never the answer, so lift your voice and call for…

Peace

–Words & Music by Nhojj

Hold on no matter what happens… hold on because sooner or later the sun will shine again.  I firmly believe this.  There were times when I thought the sun would never shine again, but it always does.  So keep on holding on and I hope this song reminds you of this.

I laid in my bed last night
Staring up to the sky
The walls seemed to be closing in around me
Tears welled up in the corner of my eyes

Seems like these problems
Will never end
I need an answer
Tell me…

When will this end

I know others looking in on me
Think that I have so much
They see all the things that I am doing
They don’t see me leaning on this crutch

Now hope springs eternal
Long as life lasts
But I need an answer
Tell me…

When will this end

Hold on
Keep you head up

–Words & Music by Nhojj

I believe we all need more love – more love in our lives, more love at work, at school, in our families, in our relationships and this song speaks to that belief.  I worked on this song with Adlai – a very gifted musician and a good friend.

Have you ever paused to look into her eyes
Have you taken the time to find out why she cries
Would you stay for a while, while he tried to remove his disguise
And showed you the fear that he found buried deep inside

Everyone out there yes they too deserve respect
It’s not just ones with whom you can connect
Sometimes what appears to be different in truth is the same
Truth and love together should be the aim

Cause there’s pain and the air
And sweet smiles hide deep despair
And you could dry a tear if you cared

More love- we need more love

–Words & Music by Nhojj