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Wisdom of Love

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#key: D minor #tempo: 75–80 BPM (halftime feel) #genre: Roots Reggae × Dubstep Fusion #structure: Intro / Verse1 / Verse2 / Interlude / Verse3 / Verse4 / Verse5 / Interlude / Verse6 / Outro [Intro – Distant thunder, vinyl crackle, slow tape echo] #chords [Dm] – [Bb] – [C] – [Dm] Mi sight up di fire, mi step inna dream Waan know di truth 'bout love supreme Mi walk through time, mi spirit fly Searchin’ fi love from man gone by [Verse 1 – The Journey Begins] #chords [Dm] – [C] – [Bb] – [A] Mi ask Jah, “Lead mi soul fi find, Di wisdom hidden from mankind” Step pon stone, pass mountain and sea Find elder dem, reason wid me [Verse 2 – Socrates] #chords [Dm] – [Bb] – [C] – [Dm] Mi meet one man, dem call Socrates Him seh, “Love is di soul dat seek fi please. It nuh bound by flesh, nor gold, nor chain — It’s di mind dat know, an' feel di pain.” [Interlude 1 – Dubstep + Scratch, Wobble bass drop, vinyl spinback, echo stabs] Wub wub... skratch-kya! Wub wub... rewind! [Verse 3 – Karl Marx] #chords [Dm] – [Gm] – [A] – [Dm] Mi link up Marx, deh pon concrete floor Him seh, “Love nuh real 'til deh justice restore. If one man feast while next one cry, Love cyaan rise 'til truth stand high.” [Verse 4 – Buddha] #chords [Dm] – [Bb] – [Dm] – [A] Mi siddung 'pon mat wid Buddha calm Him seh, “Love is freedom, nuh desire's charm. Let go di want, let go di fear — True love come when yuh ego disappear.” [Verse 5 – Confucius] #chords [Dm] – [G] – [C] – [A] Confucius talk in riddle an' rhyme Him seh, “Love is duty through space an’ time. It live in action, word an’ face — Respect an’ peace, dat is di grace.” [Interlude 2 – Dubstep + Scratch, Filtered bass bend, glitch delay, FX vinyl rewind] D-d-d-dubwise… mi seh rewind again! [Verse 6 – Rasta’s Answer] #chords [Dm] – [Bb] – [C] – [Dm] Mi sight all truth from east an’ west But love fi Rasta, live in heart’s chest It nuh need big word nor scholar pen — It live in every yute, every now an’ then Love a di drumbeat, love a di herb Love when di elder chant down di word Love a di I, love a di I-an-I Love neva dead, it just multiply [Outro – Dub echo fade, wind FX, heartbeat pulse] #chords [Dm] – (hold, fading into tape delay) So mi walk back slow through time an' space Mi carry love inna Rasta grace Yuh feel it deep — it cyaan be taught 'Cause love a di flame dat neva get caught