
All The Good We Do [Ayida|Damballa's 'Amen to Afrobeat Rebump']
[Prologue: Spoken, Male in Rasta Patois] [Soft pads w/ light percussion, reflective mood.] "Dis one yah, ah fi uplift di soul & spread di love. Big up Castel Sound fi di original Afro Gospel anthem, All di Good We Do! Guidance & blessings pon di journey!" [Intro: Haitian Creole, Male] [Bright arpeggios w/ Afro-Caribbean percussion.] [Male] "Damballa!", [Female] (Ayida!), "Flanm nan! Nou pa kanpe! Nou briye!" (Fyuh Bun! We don’t stop! We shine!), "Feel di vibe, feel di light! Errytin' fine!" [Male, Rasta Patois] (Big up Castel Sound, di fyah bun bright!), "Guidance pon di riddim, vision strong, hold di light!" [Verse 1: Haitian Creole, Female] [Warm pads & congas.] [Female] Enèji la andedan nou, li pa ka efase. [Male] (Castel Sound guide, no darkness cyaan erase!), [Female] Li la lè ou danse, ou santi l’ monte. [Male] (Lift di flambeaux, di power meh seh!) [English, Male] Yuh feel di power, it a rise. [Female] (Castel blaze it, dem energize!), It cyaan hide, it mek yuh come alive! [Female] (Real vibes, big up Castel--we strive!) [Pre-Chorus: Haitian Creole, Female] [Snare rolls build tension.] Lè ou santi limyè-a (Limyè-a!) [Male] (Castel shine bright pon di way!), [Female] Lè ou tande batman kè-a (Kè-a!), [Male] (Ancestors’ drumbeat, dem ah play!) [Chorus: Call & Response, Both Vocals] [Drop: bass & festival synths.] [Call: Female] [Female] "All di good we do, chak jou, li limen lavi-a (hey!)" [Male] (All di good we do), (dis how we pray!) [Response: Male] [Male] "Every step wi tek, wi clear di way fi love today!" [Female] (All di good we do), (it clear di way!) [Call: Female] [Female] "Feel di light, di vibes, di luv--All di good we do, here fi stay!" [Male] (All di good we do), (di vibes, fi stay!) [Response: Male] [Male] "Spirit keep strong, wi carry on--All di good we do!" [Female] [Female] (All di good we do), [Female] "Ayida", [Male] "Damballa!" (Castel Sound!), (One Love!) [Hook: Post-Chorus, Both Vocals] [Both] "All di good we do, it shine so bright, inna di light, so right!" [Female] (All di good we do!), [Both] "Castel Sound, di fyah blaze (elevate di days!) [Male] (cyaan fade, no way!) [Verse 2: English, Female] [Percussion groove w/ plucky synths.] [Female] Every step mi tek, fear get weh. [Male] (Castel guide, mi empress!), [Female] Di light grow stronga di more mi pray. [Male] (Pray up, keep di vibes steady!) [Haitian Creole, Male] Nan chak kout je, limyè-a brille. [Female] (Shine bright pon dem!) Lafòs la rete, li pa janm febli! [Male] (Ancestors’ strength cyaan fail!) [Drop: Both] [Heavy bass, layered synths.] [Call: Male] "Danse! Briye! Nou la!" [Female] (Castel guide, lift flambeaux fi di lwa!), [Response: Female] "Galang now, light up di sky!" [Male] (Bruk out wid Castel fyah!) [Bridge: Haitian Creole, Female] [Soft pads.] [Female] "Lavi tankou flanm nan, li kenbe rèv nou." [Male] (Di fyah keep burning strong, seen!), [Female] "Li klere chimen nou, wi pa janm sèl." [Male] (Guided by di light, we rise, EXCEL!) [Rasta Patois, Male] "Di hope a blaze like di fyah, it hold wi dream." [Female] (Hold tight di blessings unseen!), "Strong wi deh, moving bold pon di scene." [Male] (Castel’s fyah blaze supreme!) [Final Chorus: Call & Response, Both Vocals] [Peak energy.] [Drop: bass & festival synths.] [Call: Female] [Female] "All di good we do, chak jou, li limen lavi-a (hey!)" [Male] (All di good we do), (dis how we pray!) [Response: Male] [Male] "Every step wi tek, wi clear di way fi love today!" [Female] (All di good we do), (it clear di way!) [Call: Female] [Female] "Feel di light, di vibes, di luv--All di good we do, here fi stay!" [Male] (All di good we do), (di vibes, fi stay!) [Response: Male] [Male] "Spirit keep strong, wi carry on--All di good we do!" [Female] [Female] (All di good we do), [Female] "Ayida", [Male] "Damballa!" (Castel Sound!), (One Love!) [Outro: Haitian Creole, Male] [Fade-out w/ percussion.] [Male] "Damballa rise, Pa janm bliye! Nou se limyè!" [Female](Never forget! We light!), [Male] "Ayida call, Keep di dance, keep di shine alive!" [Group] (Big up Castel, fyah bright fi all!) [Hook: Post-Chorus, Both Vocals] [Both] "All di good we do, it shine so bright, inna di light, so right!" [Female] (All di good we do!), [Both] "Castel Sound, di fyah blaze (elevate di days!) [Male] (cyaan fade, no way!)

