BIKINI

I think many of you will relate to this one...

Song from the Reggae Album, Power to the People, which includes 3 unreleased tracks. You can get the full album here:
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Lyrics:

[Intro]
A minute in silence ignites an existential crisis…
This one’s for the tired, the wired, the hooked on devices.
I still see a kindness, a brightness, a lightness—
An empowering path unveiled by our vices. 

[Verse]
Up before dawn, no breathin’ room,
Phone lights my face like a neon tomb.
Two cups of coffee before the hand strikes ten, 
Hangover from last night, tryin’ recover my zen.

Emails flood in like a tidal wave,
Can’t stop now—we got a brand to save!
Every tick off the to-do list, a flicker of grace,
Still runnin’ from silence I don’t want to face.

[Chorus]
Workaholics non-anonymous—
Chained to the clock, we keep marchin’ thus.
Peace begins where effort lets go—
When soul meets mind, a new rhythm will flow.  

Breathe now, trust the moment here…
There’s power in stillness before we steer. 
The wealth we seek? It’s not in the race.
It’s the laugh, the love…in the daily embrace.

[Verse]
Eye on the vice, eye on the prize,
But the house grows quiet as the digits rise.
Corporate ladders in a fractal dream—
Lost in the pull of a manic stream. 

Vested interest, false elevation,
Traded joy for power and soul automation.
Productivity becomes the high—
We’re hooked on the hustle…an industrial lie. 

[Bridge]
Can’t slow down—
(Who told you so?)
Can’t fall behind—
(But where’s it go?)
More for the future—
(What’s it cost?)
We work to be safe—
(But what have we lost?)

[Chorus]
Workaholics non-anonymous—
A world seduced by the monotonous.
But there's a truth forgotten, a rebellion brave—
That the ones who rest, are the ones who save.

[Verse]
Wu Wei—a forceless force.
Let effortlessness guide your holy course.
You’ve got nothin’ to prove, let control release—
Real riches won’t decay, wisdom leads to peace. 

[Bridge]
Shining the light on what fuels the grind—
We’re choosing to leave that fear behind.
A chosen retreat, a quiet revolt—
Aliveness stirs…freedom takes hold.

[Chorus]
Workaholics non-anonymous—
Can’t exhaust into safety.
There’s a stillness at the center of gravity—
Rest there…in the quiet a levity
Will clear the insanity of vanity. 

[Bridge]
The ladder’s gone, but still we rise—
No more rungs—just roots, just sky. 

[Outro]
Yeah, the ladder’s gone, but still we rise—
On roots, not rungs…new stars in our sky.

Workaholics Non-Anonymous

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I heard this song a good 5 times the past weekend. Since I loved it every time again,  I figured I'd dig out this old edit of mine. Pretty mild job on this, just piecing together my fave parts from the original 12" mix and the M&M remixes

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