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Diamonds in the Rough

by Toya Delazy

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lyrics

Everyone talks about price in the city
rent to high space tight inn the city
we al want good take a bite of the cookie
but everything got its price
gotta work rookie rookie
when the going gets tough we fight innit
so everyone keeps high as a kite pretty much
weekends are lost to the hype sipping stuff
feel a little light sniffing white fairy dust
survivals a must cant slip through the slits of the times biting dust
cant bow to the system and its cuffs for living up
cause hell will freeze over before the streets give us up
price is a pitty , yet the people got the love
every corners got a hub
stay up all night yeah we burning it up
if you not living life then you not one of us
because all of my buddies just diamonds in the rough

Chorus :Diamonds in the Rough

Everyone talks about price in the city
I didnt takes notes till the smoke really hit me
God are you still with me
I dont care about the cost
Im going for victory
my hearts not a rock you know my history
just not used to live angers no mystery
when you new to the buzz it all looks pretty
but reality is that we in the dark and we hoping
and we hopping that the light creeps in
cant let these walls close in
my stomach growls within
just holding on gleaming
this city needs tough skin
I heard the street child sing
moneys the root of sin
can let the lights go dim
keep digging deeper still
its about the iron will
passion that makes you feel
hunger you cant conceal
the gifts we share with zeal
believer or heathen
we are our own healing
the change the worlds needing
keep this heart beating

diamonds in the rough
(even in the rough its all enough)
diamonds in the rough
(ope you see my heart and know that)
diamonds in the rough
(some things are)
diamonds in the rough

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released June 16, 2017
Lyrics and Music: Toya Delazy

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Toya Delazy London, UK

Creator of AfroRave, bringing together Zulu verses with Rave sounds.
Growing up in Zululand, Toya has a strong sense of the power of her Zulu ancestry: a people who defeated British colonial forces, facing gunfire with spears. It’s this awareness, and her own identity as a queer, gender-non-confirming person, which encourages her to centre positive energy and a spirit of empowerment in her music. ... more

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