Dispatch & Nahko and Medicine for the People - "Letter to Lady J / Manifesto" Mashup

Dispatch and Nahko and Medicine for the People have been touring the US together all summer. After all that time on the road, this happened... Follow Dispatch on: Facebook:   / dispatchmusic   Twitter:   / dispatchmusic   Instagram:   / dispatchmusic   Web: http://www.dispatchmusic.com/ Follow Nahko and Medicine for the People on: Facebook:   / nahkoandmedicineforthepeople   Twitter:   / nahko_and_mftp   Instagram:   / nahko_and_mftp   Web: http://nahko.com/home/ CREDITS Filmed & Edited by Michael Smith https://www.michaelraymondsmith.com "LETTER TO LADY J" LYRICS: My dear old friend, it’s you we need There’s blood in the gutters, and fear in the street How long can we fight for a change that never comes In some ways it’s the same, but tonight the crowd they came Fists in the air, candles and vigils, cracked dreams held together with curses and wishes But how long’s it been since you been outside How long’s it been since you open your eyes Cuz I've been to the line, and it’s all right there And I cannot wait to get on from here Arms bent back and black jack welt Involuntary tears and the tears we felt Does it always have to get worse before it gets better In some ways it’s the same, but tonight the crowd they came Fists in the air, candles and vigils, cracked dreams held together with curses and wishes But how long’s it been since you been outside How long’s it been since you open your eyes Cuz I've been to the line, and it’s all right there And I cannot wait to get on from here Virgil Caine where are you now Did they bury the hate when they buried the south You got to tell the spirits mystics of tomorrow That in some ways it’s the same, but tonight the crowd they came Fists in the air, candles and vigils, cracked dreams held together with curses and wishes But how long’s it been since you been outside How long’s it been since you open your eyes Cuz I've been to the line, and it’s all right there And I cannot wait to get on from here "MANIFESTO" LYRICS: Well this is real talk, this is non-stop It is looped now tongue and mind Played off the sidewalk, straight to your boombox How it travels from ear to memory Well this is medicine, there's a message within And each will find it in their own time Well this is music, this is how I use it It makes you move and move the movement This is how I focus, knowing it's not hopeless But it sure starts with me and ends on a whole note Musical medicine, this is my healing For past and present future things to come I see people stressin' over space and possessions Out of fear and a need for visual aids of our abundance Give me examples or something tangible Something I can get my hands on and find real meaning Where is the medicine? well I've been searching And I suppose each will find their own kind Well everything's at stake, it makes it hard to concentrate And there are men who see a war and see a paycheck Such different programming, to live so fearfully Terror this and terror that, terrible reality There is no medicine on the television So turn it off and turn yourself around And let's just face it, the world's fuckin' racist Even the most peaceful of us gets caught in the trend To live cohesively is almost a fantasy And we ought to know it starts with humbling our egos What is the medicine for cultural woundin'? Has its moments, has its melodies, has its time Well I was listening to the outgoing seasons About climate change and some of the reasons When the sky opened, like I been hopin' And there came horses by the thousands And there was thunder on their tongues, and lightning on their minds And they were singing this old melody from some other time They sang don't waste your hate Rather gather and create Be of service, be a sensible person Use your words and don't be nervous You can do this, you've got purpose Find your medicine and use it They sang don't waste your hate Rather gather and create Be of service, be a sensible person Use your words and don't be nervous You can do this, you've got purpose Find your medicine and use it