AN ATTITUDE OF GRATITUDE

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BURG CITY RECORDS In Poetic Collaboration with THE JB STUDIOS Presents: AN ATTITUDE OF GRATITUDE PROLOGUE — THE SOVEREIGN ACKNOWLEDGEMENT \[Low elder voice · Solo talking drum · Gradual build\] Before the morning, before the dawning, before the rising and shining, GOD dey. Before the blessing, before the testing, before the lessons life dey bring, GOD dey. We no gather because everything perfect; we gather because even when the road bend, breath still dey. Before we count wetin we get, make we acknowledge Who make the counting possible. GOD of Juju, Na You be THE GREatEsT! Again and again and again! CYCLE I: GRATITUDE FOUNDATION — THE HEART ALIGNMENT (Steady cadence · Deep log drums · Warm BASS) Gratitude-awakening-me, attitude-shaping-me, Blessing-reminding-me, humble-defining-me. Breath-is-a-gift-to-me, life-is-a-shift-for-me, Grace-no-dey-drift-from-me, GOD dey lift with me. No-more-complaining-me, blessing-explaining-me, Pain-no-dey-chain-me, wisdom-retraining-me. Morning-is-meeting-me, mercy-is-greeting-me, Yesterday-teaching-me, tomorrow-awaiting-me. I no count only money, I count every sunrise, I no measure only wealth, I measure opened eyes. Food for the table, roof overhead, Strength to wake up, dreams in my head. Small-small blessing, big-big lesson, Every new season get another expression. CYCLE II: THE BLESSING INVENTORY — COUNT YOUR BLESSINGS (Benin Bounce · Layered percussion) Count-am-one-by-one, see wetin GOD don do, From the rising of the sun to the setting of the blue. Some get mansion, some get shelter, Some dey climb, some dey enter. Some dey wait for opportunity, Some dey learn through adversity. No compare your chapter with another person's page, Every life get timing, every soul get stage. If you get small, appreciate small, If you get plenty, remember them all. The hand wey receive must learn to give, The heart wey appreciate go learn to live. CYCLE III: THE PRESSURE APPRECIATION — LESSONS IN THE RAIN (Heavy log drums · Rising intensity) Pressure-no-de-break-me, lesson-no-dey-waste-me, Failure-no-erase-me, experience-rebuild-me. Tears-we-are-shedding, wisdom-we-are-getting, Storm-we-are-facing, new foundation-setting. I thank GOD for the doors wey open, I thank GOD for the doors wey close. Some road teach me where to enter, Some delay teach me how to grow. I no go glorify suffering, I no go worship pain, But if I learn something from the journey, I go turn that lesson into gain. From-the-fall-to-the-rise, from-the-rain-to-the-skies, From-the-doubt-to-the-faith, make the grateful heart arise! CYCLE IV: GRATITUDE INFRASTRUCTURE — FROM THANKS TO ACTION Afro-Juju soul · Guitar · Call-and-response Gratitude-in-action, conscious-reaction, Positive-contribution, human-connection. Thank-you-for-the-giver, thank-you-for-the-teacher, Thank-you-for-the-helper, thank-you-for-the-maker. Respect-the-labour, honour-the-giver, Protect-the-value, make the good work deliver. Gratitude-no-be-decoration, Na responsibility and contribution! SECTOR VIII: GRATITUDE SPEED-OVERLOAD (110 BPM · Triplet flow · Maximum percussion) Mercy-surrounding-me, blessing-abounding-me, Grace-no-abandon-me, GOD still-grounding-me. Joy-overflowing-me, peace-overloading-me, Faith-reawakening-me, love-overcoming-me. Spiritually-mending-me, mentally-strengthening-me, Physically-moving-me, purposefully-leading-me. Thank-you-for-the-breath, thank-you-for-the-life, Thank-you-for-the-peace through the middle of the strife. Thank-you-for-the-seed, thank-you-for-the-tree, Thank-you-for-the-roots wey dey carry history. From-the-food-to-the-farm, from-the-shelter-to-the-home, From-the-seed-to-the-harvest, make appreciation grow! No-entitlement, more-appreciation, No-complacency, more-contribution. No-forgetting, no-neglecting, No-disrespecting, more-reflecting. BAR FIVE: THE GRATITUDE GOLD COUNT — FULL CHOIR Breath. Bread. Bed. Blessing. Life been giving, GOD been keeping. Grace. Place. Pace. Praise. Through the days, through the haze, We still dey stand, we still dey praise. NA-APPRECIATION! NA-RECOGNITION! NA-CONTRIBUTION! JUJU-CELEBRATION! Appreciate the blessing! Recognise the Giver! Make the good work happen! Give GOD all the glory! FINAL MOVEMENT: AGAIN & AGAIN & AGAIN \[Full band · Choir harmonies · Crowd participation\] I thank You for yesterday! I thank You for today! I thank You for tomorrow! I thank You for the way! GOD be loving Juju! AGAIN & AGAIN & AGAIN! GOD be loving YOU too! AGAIN & AGAIN & AGAIN! GOD be loving US all! AGAIN & AGAIN & AGAIN! Make gratitude no finish! Make appreciation no diminish! Make kindness multiply! Make the good work testify! THE SOVEREIGN CLOSING GOD of Juju, Na You be THE GREatEsT! GOD is in the Work as Afro-Juju Continues.