Not all Alone By Aaron Sellars aka Son of Adam
For Sun of Adam 2/24/2019 File: G and A.m4a Riff/chord progression by Chris Moore  If I don’t love myself Can I love you? If I don’t know where I’m going What can I do? Sometimes it’s so simple  I make it hard And when I’m holding a winnin’ hand I play the wrong card Can you make it right When I’m wrong on my own Sometimes my answer Is leave me alone  Leave me alone Leave me alone  Leave me alone But not all alone  Sometimes the truth is To tell a lie I’m just too afraid I’ll make you cry But I want you so bad It don’t seem good I try forget you I wish I could Can you make it right When I’m wrong on my own Sometimes my answer Is leave me alone

Leave me alone Leave me alone  Leave me alone But not all alone

Notes: I played the riff loop I created from Chris’ demo file while I was drying up after a shower. When I first heard the riff it invoked feelings in me of loneliness but a loneliness that was self-imposed. So hearing the loop tonight, the first two lines came out, “If I don’t love myself, Can I love you?” And I felt like I had it in me to continue to explore this feeling and to write out and about feeling like you really want to be with someone so bad but also really afraid to hurt them. It creates a conflict inside and out. You wonder if it’s worth the risk. You wonder if there’s some middle ground. You want to let go, but not completely and hence, “Leave me alone, but not all alone”. I made an open air recording of my vocal concept while his riff looped in the background. I also have a drum pattern in mind that I tested out on my desk but I forgot to record it. I want the song to sound sparse and lonely, but definitely with some sonic reinforcement during the chorus inshallah.

Not All Alone DEMO

Message In A Bottle
by Aaron Haroon Sellars, aka "SonofAdam"
Demo recorded on, 09/18/2006

I'm walking down the sidewalk
And what do I smell?
Somebody rolled a fat one
And lit it up as well
It made me feel sad
Not because I want to hit it
It made me feel sad
Because I wish he would have hid it
I'm looking at the kid
Around his ankle with the bottle
And thinking to myself
"This is his only role mode!?"
Will he ever learn about
His own true potential?
Will he learn the things in life
That are essential
And if I walk by
Without saying a thing
Will I be blamed
When I stand before the King?
I don't know
But I pray to God 
To protect him
Don't let him fall victim 
If the streets don't respect him
Let him rise up
On the Prophetic ideal
And distinguish 
Between the fake and the real
We don't need another life
To be ignored
We need to shine the light 
Of the Lord
So I look him in the eye
As I walk by
And I give him a smile
But don't say why
Because you can say hi
Without a joke
And you can be high
Without a smoke

Demo - Message In A Bottle

Who do we trust 
Nobody’s sure
The guy on the news
Or the nurse on the floor
I can’t just comply
I ain’t that type
It’s hard to discern
Between the truth and the hype
But people are sick and dying 
No doubt that’s true 
Can I care about me
And not care about you

CHORUS X1
I’m praying for rain
To wash it away
So I can see clear  
Through these pandemic skies
I’m asking the birds 
To fly me away
So I can see clear 
Through these pandemic skies

I ain’t against gettin shots
I’ve got them in the past
But some of the fear with this one
Is it came so fast
It’s said give me liberty
Or give me death
But do you get to choose
How you take your last breath  
I agree there’s things
That can’t be ignored
But don’t be afraid
To meet your Lord

CHORUS X2
I’m praying for rain
To wash it away
So I can see clear  
Through these pandemic skies
I’m asking the birds 
To fly me away
So I can see clear 
Through these pandemic skies

Original acoustic track by “Grunge-y” link:
https://youtu.be/Fbj7oUqBhpQ

Demo - Pandemic Skies

Come with Me
by Aaron Haroon Sellars
12/27/2010
Guitar by Yohosame Cameron

Listen up as I whisper, 
whisper in your ear
I don't have, all the answers
But what I feel, is so clear

As my life ticks away
And memories start to dry
I can't escape, death is chasing 
But one day death will die

Come with me to a place 
Where I feel whole, I feel safe
Come with me to a place
Where I see truth, see Your Face

I may be far and I wander
But in your love I am near
Self-consumed in my mirror
But in your love I disappear 

In my dreams we walk together
But in my life I often run
In my heart there is a fire
Burning like the sun

Come with me to a place 
Where I feel whole, I feel safe
Come with me to a place
Where I see truth, see Your Face

Piling up my distractions
And all the time that they stole
No substitute for my desire
When you are my true goal

I feel all these things that you show me
Every day and everywhere
I feel all these things because you know me
That tell me that you care

Come with me to a place 
Where I feel whole, I feel safe
Come with me to a place
Where I see truth, see Your Face

Come With Me (demo)

Dedicated to those we miss...
Hard to Say Goodbye
by Aaron Haroon Sellars
7/2011

It's hard to say goodbye
When you're in love
But if we try
We will be 
Together for eternity

And we'll see 
What no eye
Has ever seen
And no ear
Has ever heard
And no mind
Can conceive

And the greatest of it all
Is we'll behold the Lord
And then we'll feel complete

So hold your tears
And hold my hand
And we'll walk 
Toward righteous land
Until we reach our true goal

-acoustic by my Brother-in-law, Ryan Fournier﻿

Hard To Say Goodbye

FAR AWAY  
Excuse me sister
Can I whisper
A little truth in your ear?
It’s no mystery
Through history
All the signs are clear

Times are so wack
Got dogs on Prozac
And everyone feels under
A false depression
Learn the lesson
The devil’s got your number
And the war is adjacent
But you’re complacent
It’s just another channel
So just turn the station
And keep erasing
Pain you can’t dismantle

Sometimes I want fly,
Far away!
And then I pray
Oh let me stay! 
Another day (2x)

Excuse me Mister
Can I whisper
A little truth in your ear?
It’s no mystery
Through history
All the signs are clear

More energy drinks
To speed the jinx
Of a life you can’t control
Going to and from
While you feel so numb
But you think you’re on a roll
A brand new diet
You got to try it
Because everyone’s so thin
Put down that mag
And grab a rag
And wipe this mess you’re in!

Sometimes I want fly,
Far away!
And then I pray
Oh let me stay! 
Another day (2x)

Excuse me People
There’s no sequel
We’ve only got one chance
To get it right
And win this fight
So check your circumstance!

You got internet
And a cell phone pet
But we’re all disconnected
You hear the preachers
And sacred teachers
But no one gets affected
Don’t let terrorism
Be the schism
For all humanity
Bring the proofs
When you report the “truth”
And restore the sanity

Sometimes I want fly,
Far away!
And then I pray
Oh let me stay! 
Another day (2x)

by Aaron Sellars, aka SonOfAdam 
062705 ©2005

Far Away

The black man is my enemy 
Though he is black like me
The black man is my enemy 
Though I am black like he
I must...
Punk him
Chump him
Out dress him
Out-sex him
Fake him out
Take him out
Knock him out
Block him out
Mean-mug him
Out thug him
Get over on him
Sick Rover on him
Inflate him and pop him
Uplift him and drop him 
Steal his humor 
But call him a clown
Snatch his smile 
Just to make him frown
Size him up 
To size him down
Stomp him with Timberlands 
When he's on the ground
Beat him up
When he tries to be upbeat 
Make him a mess 
When he tries to be neat
Flirt with his woman 
Then dare him to take a stand
Question his manhood 
Then dare him to be a man
Backbite him 
And make jokes about his mother
Backstab him 
Then call him my brother
Call him a nigger 
But just change the spelling
Ignore his history 
That no one is telling
Show him the way out 
Then stand in his way
Show him the sun 
Then rain on his day
Call him the names 
His oppressor called him
Give him a chance 
And then try to stall him
Give him the nickname 
Of "man's best friend" 
Without being loyal 
And true to the end
But the greatest thing I must do 
More than any other 
Is ask him WHY
We feel this way about one another?

by Aaron Haroon Sellars, aka SonOfAdam
12/31/06

The Black Man is My Enemy

Know Me for Who I Am
lyrics by Aaron Haroon Sellars
9/21/2014

When I first heard the song, “The Great Syrup Accident” by Ben Shepherd, it immediately pricked the unspoken emotions I was feeling in that moment and triggered the title chorus line. After some sampling, looping and rearranging, the rest of the lyrics bellow came out. Thanks and credit to Ben for the talent, original arrangement, inspiration and being a means for me to articulate and release these feelings. Original rights are his.

Sometimes I find myself
In a situation
I don’t know what it means
I wait for inspiration
Sometimes it comes at once
Sometimes in pieces
Either way
My love for life increases
I want to get high
Shoot me up with the truth
I want to feel the light
Open up the sunroof
So much hopelessness
So much despair
But I just want to feel 
The wind in my hair 
Don’t get me wrong
It’s not that I don’t care
But I know where we’re heading
And I’ll meet you there

Get to know me for who I am
Get to know me for who I am
Don’t be tricked by another scam
Get to know me for who I am

No I’m not saying 
That it’s too late to turn around
Yes I’m saying 
Put your pride on the ground
And raise your hands
And shout out your needs
Open the cage
And set your soul free
I aint no complainer
I’m a surviver 
I don’t need a new car
Just change the driver
My brown skin and my beard
Don’t be scared
I’m just a simple man
With five daily prayers
No need to love me
Or even like me
Just respect the chance
That one day we might be
Co-workers or neighbors
Or even good friends
And we’ll let the good Lord 
Sort it out in the end

Get to know me for who I am
Get to know me for who I am
Don’t be tricked by another scam
Get to know me for who I am

Know Me For Who I Am (DEMO)

One of the first songs I wrote after the September 11th tragedy.

DON’T BECOME WHAT YOU HATE

Hate Crimes
Blowing up like land mines
But on American soil
Perpetrated by people who dare to wave
The stars and stripes
Follow the truth not the hype
Tearing the scarves off the heads
Of pious Muslim women
To me, that’s kind of scary
Especially when they dress like Mary
Hmmm, you better show some respect
And if not, you better take that cross off your neck
The age of hypocrisy must end
Then-and only then can we transcend
To a level we must achieve

I Know We Can’t Forget That Date...
But Don’t Become What You Hate!
x2

What’s going on?
What’s the real mission?
Can’t see clear with your tele-vision
Unplug from the mental paralysis
Time for reflection and clear analysis
In an ocean of ignorance
We all drown
Time for humility
Heads bowed down
“In God We Trust” Please prove it
A phrase you can’t back up, don’t use it
“In God We Trust” on the dollar
But abused by political scholars
Bombing Afghanistan and fighting the Taliban
Like there ‘aint nothing to it
Even though they said they didn’t do it
“Don’t you know the word Islam
Means “Peace”?
So open your heart
Open your heart and let the love release
And let the Love release!

I Know We Can’t Forget That Date...
But Don’t Become What You Hate!
x4
                    
-by Aaron Haroon Sellars
aka, Son of Adam

Don't Become What You Hate

WAR for MORE

New Era
War on Terror
Wipe your mascara
Look into the Mirror
Who’s the real terror?
Bin Ladden?
Or John Madden?
While you’re PLAYing on your STATION
DREAMs are being CAST
Of  false hopes and illusions
That will never last
The Baby Boomers
Gave birth to consumers
But inflation’s going up
Swelling up like a tumor
I’ma go to Jumuah (Friday prayer)
While you’re going to the mall
Can’t get enough
Even though you got it all!
Stand tall child of Adam!
Your father was a Prophet
Consumption is addictive
You need to come up off it!

People Are Not Happy With What They Got,
They Want More!
Now They Even Go To War,
Just To get More

Weapons of  Mass Destruction?
Or Mass Distraction?
Soldiers and Civilians dying
For whose satisfaction?
We install the tyrants
And then we have to kill them
We control elections
And then we have to steal them?
Listen to your heart
What does it tell you?
Slaving for a system
That only seems to fail you
If you ask me, 
It seems the leaders lost their scruples
Now we got presidents
With bombs in their pupils
Unjust war?
It really doesn’t matter
As long as we can make them SUVs
A lot Fatter!

People Are Not Happy With What They Got,
They Want More!
Now They Even Go To War,
Just To get More  (2X)

You just can’t resist
When you go to the store
You don’t need a thing
But you still buy more
Explore the reason for this
And you will see
Why every room in the house has got a TV
The holiday sales 
Start sooner every year
You bite into your Turkey
And Santa Claus is here!
With your assembly line clothes
Your assembly line food
Your assembly line thoughts 
And your assembly line moods
How fast can you kill a cow
To make a billion burgers?!
If you knew, then you’d know
That the meat you eat is murder

People Are Not Happy With What They Got,
They Want More!
Now They Even Go To War,
Just To get More (4X)


by Aaron Haroon Sellars, Son of Adam 10/03


War for More

 A PIECE OF PEACE

Far beyond
The west and east
What we need
Is a piece of peace
All invited
To a happy feast
What we serve
Is a piece of peace

Because I know 
The sun will shine
And won’t discriminate
Between the good & bad
So why should we wait!?

Raging souls
A roaring beast
That must be tamed
By a piece of peace
Lowly souls
Can rise like yeast
Held up high
By a piece of peace

Because I know 
The sun will shine
And won’t discriminate
Between the good & bad
So why should we wait?

Love & mercy
Can increase
If we spread
A piece of peace
War and turmoil
We wish to cease
Then let’s all share
A piece of peace

Because I know 
The Sun will shine
And won’t discriminate
Between the good & bad
So why should we wait?

By Aaron Haroon Sellars 
03/05/06
Guitar by Chris Moore


Piece Of Peace

WISE UP RISE UP

In school
Staring out the window
Daydreaming
In clouds of endo
You want to smile
But you can’t pretend though
You want to argue
What you can’t defend though
Push buttons
While you play Nintendo
Wasting time
While death crescendos 

Find your purpose
And a cause to take up
One chance boy
Time to Wake Up!

Wise Up! Wise Up!
Rise On Up!
Wise Up! Wise Up!
Rise On Up! (2x)

Staring blankly 
At the TV set
Searching for God
On the internet
Trying to swim
But you can’t get wet
You crave things
That you’ll never get
Lifeless 
But you’re not dead yet
Taking chances
Like your life’s a bet

Find your purpose
And a cause to take up!
One chance boy
Time to Wake Up!

Wise Up! Wise Up!
Rise On Up!
Wise Up! Wise Up!
Rise On Up! (2x)

Know the truth of reality
Change starts with you and me
Organize your community
Fight for the cause of humanity!

Wise Up! Wise Up!
Rise On Up!
Wise Up! Wise Up!
Rise On Up! (2x)

Aint’ nothing to it, but to do it!

By Aaron Haroon Sellars
Son of Adam, 7/18/04


WiseUp RiseUp

WAIT A MINUTE

I go to the beach
Whales dead on the shore
I’m raising my hands
Because I can’t take more
Trying to stay balanced
Trying to stay steady
If it wasn’t for Islam
I’d be dead already
And in my grave
Begging to return
What is life
But what you earn
So many forces
Trying to hold me back
From being my true self
I’m ready to attack
But before I do
I’ma call on the Lord
Now I’m putting flowers
On the tip of my sword

BUT WAIT A MINUTE!

They’re bombing Iraq
When the facts don’t stack
UN resolutions 
That don’t mean jack
And a whole generation destroyed
With each womb
“Killed by collateral damage”
 Written on the tomb
Assume the best
But prepare for the worst
Rehearse your maneuvers 
In case they strike first
Weapons of mass destruction
Hmm… where is this
You can’t find them
That means you’re the terrorist
These lies you make
When lives are at stake
Children tremble in the streets
With cries they can’t fake
These bombs you make
Innocent lives they take
And you just increase the hate
You may get away with breaking
International law
But the Day of Judgment’s 
Going to be “Shock and Awe”

by Aaron Haroon Sellars
Son of Adam, 7/2006




Wait a Minute

This is what came out of my heart after listening to the final presidential "debate" between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump on the way home last night...

Sometimes laughter is a form of crying
I feel like my country is dying
Politicians lying
I don't know
I don't know
Which way will we go?
To the left
Or to the right
Or to the Light?
To the Light
To the Light!

Which Way Will We Go?

THORN
(Music sampled from the song, "Bleed the Orchid" by The Smashing Pumpkins)

I used to feel so strong
Like a sunlit flower
Life is my weakness
And death is my power
Oh how I fear that Day
Though I know not the hour
Right Now feels so sweet
And patience is so sour!

Pull the Thorn, Pull the Thorn
Pull the Thorn! My Soul is Worn!

Trying not to prick myself
With the same thorn in the same place
No matter how fast I run
Can't seem to win this race
Maybe I need to change my shoes
Or maybe change the pace
I look at my opponent 
He's got my face!

Pull the Thorn, Pull the Thorn
Pull the Thorn! My Soul is Worn!

As long as I'm alive
I will make mistakes
But I tell myself
To never, never break
And keep trying! And keep crying!
And pray the Lord will take
All my apologies
Even when they’re fake!

Pull the Thorn, Pull the Thorn
Pull the Thorn! My Soul is Worn!

by A. H. Sellars, 07/29/07




-NOTES
Listening to these chords from the song, "Bleed the Orchid" by The Smashing Pumpkins and writing these feelings out, really helped me make it through a tough night, thank God. It even kept me up long enough to pray the Dawn Prayer on time, thank God!

The title of the song and content of the lyrics were inspired by the following rigorously authenticated statements transmitted from the Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him …

“A believer is never stung from the same hole twice.”

 “A Submitter is not afflicted by hardship, sickness, sadness, worry, harm, or depression—even if pricked by a thorn—but God expiates his sins because of that”

“An ailment is intensified for the righteous. Whenever a believer is afflicted by a hardship, whether it is a thorn or more, a sin is taken off from him because of it, and he is elevated by one rank (in Paradise).”

 “If a Submitter is pricked by (as little as) a thorn in the worldly life, and he seeks its reward from God, some of his sins will be removed, because of it, on the Day of Judgment”

Thorn

Oh My Soul (Higher Ground Remix)
NOTES:
- Original Arabic Song by Shaykh Ali bin Hasayn al-Habshi
- English translation by Shaykh Abdal Hakim Murad
- Vocals and keys, Aaron Haroon Sellars
 
Should you not gain your wants, my soul, then be not grieved; 
But hasten to that banquet which your Lord's bequeathed. 

And when a thing for which you ask is slow to come, 
Then know that often through delay are gifts received. 

Find solace in privation and respect its due, 
For only by contentment is the heart relieved. 

And know that when the trials of life have rendered you 
Despairing of all hope, and of all joy bereaved, 

Then shake yourself and rouse yourself from heedlessness, 
And make pure hope a meadow that you never leave. 

Your Maker's gifts take subtle and uncounted forms. 
How fine the fabric of the world His hands have weaved. 

The journey done, they came to the water of life, 
And all the caravan drank deep, their thirst relieved. 

Far be it from the host to leave them thirsty there, 
His spring pours forth all generosity received. 

My Lord, my trust in all Your purposes is strong, 
That trust is now my shield; I'm safe, and undeceived. 

All those who hope for grace from You will feel Your rain; 
Too generous are You to leave my branch unleaved. 

May blessings rest upon the loved one, Muhammad, 
Who's been my means to high degrees since I believed. 

He is my fortress and my handhold, so my soul, 
Hold fast, and travel to a joy still unconceived.

Reaching for What You Possess 

Oh My Soul (Meditation Mix)

Oh My Soul (acoustic)
NOTES:
- Original Arabic Song by Shaykh Ali bin Hasayn al-Habshi
- English translation by Shaykh Abdal Hakim Murad
- Vocals, Aaron Haroon Sellars. Guitar, Chris Moore
- Recorded with a voice recorded in the front seats of Chris' truck in one take

Should you not gain your wants, my soul, then be not grieved; 
But hasten to that banquet which your Lord's bequeathed. 

And when a thing for which you ask is slow to come, 
Then know that often through delay are gifts received. 

Find solace in privation and respect its due, 
For only by contentment is the heart relieved. 

And know that when the trials of life have rendered you 
Despairing of all hope, and of all joy bereaved, 

Then shake yourself and rouse yourself from heedlessness, 
And make pure hope a meadow that you never leave. 

Your Maker's gifts take subtle and uncounted forms. 
How fine the fabric of the world His hands have weaved. 

The journey done, they came to the water of life, 
And all the caravan drank deep, their thirst relieved. 

Far be it from the host to leave them thirsty there, 
His spring pours forth all generosity received. 

My Lord, my trust in all Your purposes is strong, 
That trust is now my shield; I'm safe, and undeceived. 

All those who hope for grace from You will feel Your rain; 
Too generous are You to leave my branch unleaved. 

May blessings rest upon the loved one, Muhammad, 
Who's been my means to high degrees since I believed. 

He is my fortress and my handhold, so my soul, 
Hold fast, and travel to a joy still unconceived.

Oh My Soul (Acoustic)

The title says it all. One of my earliest recordings. My place of birth (Wash DC) was becoming a place of death so I wrote this song about it.

9 Millimeter (I Hate You)

It's Fine 
Lyrics by Aaron Sellars, 9/26/2010 
Written to the song, "Spark Attack" by Gororoxa 
When you want to give up 
Cuz you can't live it up 
And you can't fill it up 
It's fine  
When nothing is fun
When you want to just run
And you think of a gun 
It's fine  
When you're feeling the stress 
When you feel like a mess 
And you wear the black dress 
It's fine
When it aint on your side 
When you want to just hide 
And it doesn't subside 
It's fine
When you feel in pain
When you stand in the rain  
A mysterious stain It's fine 
But don't you ever give up on yourself 
Keep breathing tell you've got nothing left 
And when you feel that you can't take no more 
Keep kicking till' you break through the door 
Even though I'm not you 
I care what you do 
You can make it through 
It's fine
I care what you say 
Don't throw it away 
We will find a new way 
It's fine 
I know you want it to stop
I know you want to just drop 
You can reach the top
It's fine
So don't you ever give up on yourself 
Keep breathing tell you got nothing left 
And when you feel that you can't take no more 
Keep kicking till' you break through the door
And don’t you ever be afraid to ask why 
But if you don't find an answer don't you cry 
Knowledge is an ocean that will never dry 
It's Fine!

Demo: It's Fine

“Hear My Scream”

Spit it out 
I've got to get it out 
Explicitly, simplicity 
Of religious truth
Can you find the proof
Of a contradictory, crucifictory episode  
My mind explodes 
When I read it wasn’t true 
What am I to do without it 
If I doubt it
Will I go to hell? 
- chorus -
Hear my scream 
Hear my cry 
Raise me up 
From the lies
Knock me out 
Knock me down 
Pick me up, with the truth

If there’s one religion
Then why so much division? 
Keep it simple 
Keep it plain 
My point of view 
May not be you 
But I respect it all the same
Mr. preacher man 
Can you teach me man 
I heard your speech and I am awed 
But the words of man 
Aint the words of God 
Because the words of man are flawed
- chorus -
Hear my scream 
Hear my cry 
Raise me up 
From the lies
Knock me out 
Knock me down 
Pick me up, with the truth

Hear My Scream - funky rehearsal demo

Out the Public School
By Aaron Haroon Sellars
aka, Sun of Adam

Aisha’s all depressed
She says life aint no fun
She says she has a problem
But she can’t tell no-one 
Got to get the Muslims out the public school!
Four months pregnant but her parents don’t know it
She’s wearing baggy clothes so her stomach won’t show it
Got to get the Muslims out the public school!
She contemplates abortion, she comes up with a maybe
She can’t decide who to kill, herself or the baby
Got to get the Muslims out the public school!
The Devil just loves it, he whispers in her head
Don’t you think it’s better if the both of you are dead?
Got to get the Muslims out the public school!
She tries to blame Allah, she says it aint fair
But Allah is the Helper, and Allah’s always there
Got to get the Muslims out the public school!
All she had to do was stop lookin’ all around
All she had to do was put her face on the ground
Got to get the Muslims out the public school!
Tell me, how many more we got to loose
Tell me, how many parents got the blues
Got to get the Muslims out the public school!
I heard that Abdullah keeps hittin’ the blunts
He’s coming to the masjid but he’s facking a front
Got to get the Muslims out the public school!
I looked in his eyes, he looked like a goner 
Staring at the Sisters as they come around the corner
Got to get the Muslims out the public school!
He mumbles the Qur’an, he can’t recite a chapter
It all got erased when he was trying to be a rapper
Got to get the Muslims out the public school!
The finger of tashahud is wrapped around a trigger
He doesn’t give salaams, he says “wassup my nigga”
Got to get the Muslims out the public school!
Now I even hear he’s got a girl on the side
He doesn’t fear Allah, so he doesn’t try to hide her
Got to get the Muslims out the public school!
Tell me! how many more more we got to loose?
Tell me! How many parents got the blues?
Got to get the Muslims out the public school!
To me it’s real clear, we’ve got to get our own
Take up a donation or an interest-free loan
Got to get the Muslims out the public school!
So parents listen up! And listen up good!
You’ve got to raise your kids like a Muslim parent should
Got to get the Muslims out the public school!
Tell me! How do you want to retire?
With all of your kids in the fire?
Got to get the Muslims out the public school!
I said, tell me! How do you want to retire?
With all of your kids in the fire?
Got to get the Muslims out the public school!
Get them out now! Before more abuses
Get them out now! No more excuses!
Got to get the Muslims out the public school!
I said, get them out now! No more abuses
Get them out now! No more excuses!
Got to get the Muslims out the public school, NOW!

Get the Muslims Out of Public School

Wish You Were Here 
A SUN OF ADAM cover and partial rewrite 
of the original song by Incubus.

I dig my toes into the world
My heart resembles a thousand highways
Strewn across a red blanket
I lean against the trends
That push against my spirit
And in this moment I am happy happy

I wish you were here
I wish you were here
I wish you were here
I wish you were here

I lay my head into my hands
My face resembles a bowl of water
With holes punched in it
I'm counting all my sins
You wipe them with your mercy
And in this moment I am happy happy

I wish you were here
I wish you were here
I wish you were here
I wish you were here

The worlds a roller coaster
And I am not strapped in
Maybe I should hold with care
But my hands are busy in the air saying

I wish you were here
I wish you were here
I wish you were here
I wish you were here

Song Cover & Rewrite Wish You Were Here with Introduction

Thank You Oh Lord 
Written, 09/27/05 by Aaron Haroon Sellars

Have you thought about
The grace of God
And how He has loved us so
When we were born
We were naked and screaming
Without His guidance
How would we grow

Allah! Oh Allah! Allah!
Alhamdulillah, we thank You oh Lord!
Allah! Oh Allah! Allah!
Your blessings and love cannot be ignored!

Those who deny Him
Still receive His sun and His rain
To keep them alive
If He took away His Mercy
For just a fraction 
How would we survive

Allah! Oh Allah! Allah!
Alhamdulillah, we thank You oh Lord!
Allah! Oh Allah! Allah!
Your blessings and love cannot be ignored!

Although we sin
By night and day
And feel no shame 
For what we’ve done
You still embrace us 
When we pray
And to You alone 
We turn and run

Allah! Oh Allah! Allah!
Alhamdulillah, we thank You oh Lord!
Allah! Oh Allah! Allah!
Your blessings and love cannot be ignored! (2x)

Thank You Oh Lord (open air recording)

Song: Away 
Original song “Be Quiet and Drive” by Deftones
Cover and rewrite by A.H. Sellars

This world
Don’t feel mine
I yearn to 
Get away
Far!

Ahh
Away
Ahh
Away

I tried to
Make you home
But I just
Run!

Ahh
Away
Ahh
Away

It feels good 
To know your Name
Now drive me
Far!

Ahh
Away
Ahh
Away
Ahh
Away
Ahh
Away

Away DEMO - cover/rewrite of “Be Quiet and Drive” by Deftones

Song: The Energy 
Written: 2/8/2020
Music by Chris Moore, lyrics by A. H. Sellars

Let me tell you something 
You might think it’s whack 
In fact, you might have a heart attack 
You might look around
Say “who you talking to?”
Look in the mirror girl
Is that really you?
Cuz we’re all different 
Yet kinda same
But at the end of the day
You still can’t explain
All the different things 
That you’re going through
Let me tell ya boy
Look inside of you

Do you feel it
The energy 
Inside of you
Inside of me
It’s all around us
The energy
Close your eyes 
And you will see

I’m trying to describe a sensation 
That’s been around since your creation
Kind of hard to explain with the lyrical
But it’s empirical and kind of mystical
It’s much deeper 
than molecules and atoms
It’s at the core of every
of every child of Adam
So when you’re trying to figure out 
what to do 
I say welcome 
to the center of you

Sometimes you gotta 
Slow down, slow down
And take a look around
Sometimes you gotta 
Slow down, slow down
And take a look around
Take a look around
And take a look around

Do you feel it
￼￼The energy 
Inside of you
Inside of me
It’s all around us
The energy
Close your eyes 
And you will see

The Energy - DEMO Sun Of Adam V1c 6:7:20

I ‘Aint the One
By Aaron Sellars 6/17/2020
Music by Chris Moore

Either I’m not black enough
Or I’m just too white
You say I should go left
Or I’ll end up far too right
Now you want my vote
But there’s so much lying
And in my dreams
I see all the prophets crying

But I ‘aint the one
I aint the one
I’mma think for myself, 
and speak my mind
Til I am done
Cuz I ‘aint the one
I aint the one
I’mma think for myself, 
and speak my mind
Til I am done

You say we should pray
But you won’t let me bow
We’re only divided 
As much as we allow
Every day on the news
Lots of claims but not much proof
But I have learned
The middle way is the truth

But I ‘aint the one
I aint the one
I’mma think for myself, 
and speak my mind
Til I am done
Cuz I ‘aint the one
I aint the one
I’mma think for myself, 
and speak my mind
Til I am done

You didn’t choose
The color your soul’s wrapped in
So rise above 
The skin that you’re trapped in 
Race is a lie
But racism makes me sadder
To our Maker
We more than merely matter

But I ‘aint the one
I aint the one
I’mma think for myself, 
and speak my mind
Til I am done
Cuz I ‘aint the one
I aint the one
I’mma think for myself, 
and speak my mind
Til I am done

I Aint the One

I've been wanting to write something which mentioned elements of the Prophet Muhammad's life, mission, impact and special qualities, and which was celebratory and uplifting in tone.

LYRICS
Allahummah salli ‘ala 
Seyyidina Muhammad! 
Allahummah salli ‘ala 
Seyyidina Muhammad! 

Meditating for insight
Angel Gabriel filled his sight
Feeling unsure of his plight
Til Khadija said he’s right

Allahummah salli ‘ala 
Seyyidina Muhammad! 
Allahummah salli ‘ala 
Seyyidina Muhammad

Where he stood the mountain shook
God reveled to him the book
He fulfilled the trust he took
Falsehood was placed on a hook

Allahummah salli ‘ala 
Seyyidina Muhammad! 
Allahummah salli ‘ala 
Seyyidina Muhammad

He preferred peace than to fight
He called people to what's right
Brighter than the moon at night
His face was full of God's light

Allahummah salli ‘ala 
Seyyidina Muhammad! 
Allahummah salli ‘ala 
Seyyidina Muhammad

He taught what we all should know
He taught what we need to grow
Brighter than the full moon's glow
He was light with no shadow

Allahummah salli ‘ala 
Seyyidina Muhammad! 
Allahummah salli ‘ala 
Seyyidina Muhammad

His compassion was a lure
Looking at him was a cure
All his family, all so pure
His companions, all secure

Allahummah salli ‘ala 
Seyyidina Muhammad! 
Allahummah salli ‘ala 
Seyyidina Muhammad

Everyone should know the names
Fatima, Hassan and Hussein 
All his wives our Mothers same
Love his household for true gain

Allahummah salli ‘ala 
Seyyidina Muhammad! 
Allahummah salli ‘ala 
Seyyidina Muhammad

For the weak he was a crutch
Like him there is just no such
In his hand a healing touch
All believers love him much

Allahummah salli ‘ala 
Seyyidina Muhammad! 
Allahummah salli ‘ala 
Seyyidina Muhammad

Allahummah salli ‘ala 
Seyyidina Muhammad! 
Allahummah salli ‘ala 
Seyyidina Muhammad

by Aaron “Haroon” Sellars
Started writing in 2016, finished
March 13, 2020. 
May God be pleased, and may His Messenger smile.

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