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Chapter 1 – The Three Kings Cast Down:

The heavens shudder as Baal, El, and Elyon topple from their gilded thrones. Silence spreads like a shadow across the celestial court. Thunderous drums echo the collapse, and choral chants lament the lost dominion of false kings. Amid the quiet, Elohim rises, unspeaking, unchallenged, claiming the seat of eternal justice. The cosmos trembles in recognition; the old order is no more.

The Three Kings Cast Down

Act V – Gil’s Journey beyond the Thames
Haunted by mortality, Gil rides the London Overground to Stonebridge to seek Mr Dawkins, the Windrush elder whose Bridge Park centre once turned a derelict bus depot into Europe’s largest Black-led enterprise. Dawkins recounts floods of failed policies and triumphs of community resilience, London’s own Deluge story. He sets Gil a test: organise a 72-hour “Awake-a-thon” of art, sport and debate in the centre’s fading halls.
Gil barely lasts 30, collapsing from exhaustion. Still, Dawkins’ wife slips him a file, plans for a city-wide youth network, “Project Lifeline.” In it lies the “plant of renewal”: sustained investment that could outlive any one person.

[Intro] 
"Community resilience..."

I guess I must believe them
And I think we all must believe too
So take all these teachings and grow
You can take all these teachings and grow
So take all these teachings and grow

[Verse 1]
Seeking a new direction
Can't hold this knowledge no more
Bearing the tales of their nation
Left laid bare across the floor
His own heart pounds with conviction
A story blooms inside these courts
His own heart pounds with conviction
A story blooms inside these doors

[Chorus]
Let it all work out, let it all work out
Let it all work out, let it all work out
Let it all work out, let it all work out
Let it all work out, let it all work out
"Awake-a-thon...", "Lifeline..."

[Verse 2]
I don't mind their long inhibition
Held us against the wall
Mistakes of a past vision
It's harder to let them fall
From the wisdom of tradition
His answers heard their calm calls
Learn and leave with what you know
And this spirit won't subside at all

[Bridge]
The flood of voices, hope in the brave of heart
And the sun protects, the sun projects
A light on every dream they've shared
Flood of voices, rising in the wisdom heard
And as the sun protects, the sun projects
A light on every dream they've shared—worked out

[Chorus]
Let it all work out, let it all work out
Let it all work out, let it all work out
Let it all work out, let it all work out
Let it all work out, let it all work out
"Awake-a-thon...", "Lifeline..."

[Outro] 
"Plant of renewal..."



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Right and a Wrong Way (2007 Remaster)

Keith Sweat is the undisputed King of New Jack Swing, the hugely popular and influential merging of melodic R&B with hip-hop’s rhythms and production techniques. Signed to Elektra in 1987, the Harlem-born singer/songwriter/producer released his debut album, Make It Last Forever, to instant acclaim and RIAA three-times platinum certification. Highlighted by the #1 R&B/Hip-Hop hit, “I Want Her,” the album reached #1 on Billboard’s “Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums” chart – the first of five consecutive albums to do so.

A remarkably prolific artist, Sweat was unstoppable as the ‘90s got underway, dominating the “Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles” chart with such #1 singles as “Make You Sweat,” “I’ll Give All My Love To You,” and “Keep It Comin’.” As if all that weren’t enough, Sweat discovered the Atlanta-based vocal quintet Silk, for whom he co-wrote and co-produced “Freak Me,” which hit #1 on Billboard’s “Hot 100” in May 1993.

1996 proved a banner year, with the release of Sweat’s self-titled, four-times platinum-certified fifth album. Keith Sweat saw the vocalist joined by a number of guests, including soul legend Ron Isley and his great friend Gerald Levert, with whom he’d later form the supergroup LSG alongside Johnny Gill. What’s more, the album featured Sweat’s biggest crossover hits to date in the platinum-certified, R&B/Hip-Hop #1s, “Nobody (Feat. Athena Cage)” and “Twisted (Feat. Pretty Russ & Kut Klose).”

With a seemingly inexhaustible flow of fresh songs, Sweat remains among the most popular and productive superstars in modern R&B, his unique style and smooth sound still setting the gold standard for urban contemporary soul.

Right and a Wrong Way (2007 Remaster)

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