Ticket To The World (2013)

• Fire
• I'm Walking
• Teach Love
• Justice
• Fallin'
• Complain
• Who
• I Wonder
• Ticket To The World
• Hullabaloo
• Sister
• Wouldn't It Be Better
• I Need You
• Milky Way
• Sunny (Bonus Track)
• Fire (feat. Youssoupha, Bonus Track) 

Fire lyrics - Ayo

Et la foule fait ce qu'elle veut

Elle est là pour faire face.

Elle vient pas foutre le feu

Elle vient déclarer sa flamme.

Fire.

Is anybody listenin'?

The city's on fire.

The town is burnin' down.

But there's no water.

8 million citizens.

Nobody's really listenin'.

Nonbody's really watchin'.

8 million ignorant.

8000 teachers we do many preachers.

A thousand of leaders but nobody leads us.

2 million beggars.

4 million pleasers.

We are the world but they don't believe us.

Get to got no funds get to ain't no fun.

Get to kid's got guns, cause they got no one.

Get to got no funds get to ain't no fun.

Get to kid's got guns, cause they got no one.

One love pour mes soldats.

One love pour mes petites sœurs prisent en otage avec une bombe à la place du cœur.

Is anybody listenin'?

The city's on fire.

The townis burnin' down.

But there's no water.

Is anybody listenin'?

The city's on fire.

The townis burnin' down.

But there's no water.

On m'a appris à haïr mais je vous aime quand même.

On m'a appris à trahir mais je vous relève quand même.

Je ne suis pas venu seul, viens ma sœur que je t'emmène.

Je n'ai pas ma grande gueule pas de gun que des emmerdes.

Viens que je t'emmène, viens que je t'enlève.

Viens que je te sauve, que je te cause et que je t'engraine.

Graine de colère, mon ghetto est sous pression.

Jour de tonnerre peu d'réponses trop de questions.

Nos terres parlent au pression qu'on tombe de sommeil.

Comment nous faire de l'ombre, on est les enfants du soleil.

Viens, viens on reste dur que le bruit dure quand même.

Même entre les murs qu'on se murmure quand même.

Viens, viens on brûle le mic putain.

Parce que ma rime est on fire.

Ma vie est on fire, ma ville est on fire.

Grève, guerre des nerfs, démerde, vé-nère, brailleur.

Grave besoin d'air, j'émerge besoin d'ailleurs.

Donc je me répète, ma rime est on fire.

Ma vie est on fire, ma ville est on fire.

Tu pourras nous comprendre? Besoin d'un traducteur.

L'amour en cendre, une bombe à la place du cœur.

Is anybody listenin'?

The city's on fire.

The townis burnin' down.

But there's no water.

Is anybody listenin'?

The city's on fire.

The townis burnin' down.

But there's no water.

Nobody's listenin' to the sound of the street.

The climate, the violence, the silence, the heat.

5 million set free out of 5 million desesperate.

1 millions hurts thousand arrested.

Allume ton esprit, sort de leurs gifles.

Relève ton estime, sort de leurs chiffres.

J'enchaîne les coups de gueule.

Mais on ne libère pas un peuple, un peuple se libère tout seul.

Fire.

The city's on fire.

The town is burnin' down.

There ain't no sound of silence.

Tell me who's gonna help us now?

Nobody's listenin'.

8 million people riotin'.

Looking for shelter.

But they got now here to go.

Is anybody listenin'?

Allez leur dire que ma ville est on fire.

The town is burning down.

Et j'ai une bombe à la place du cœur.

Is anybody listenin'?

Rien à faire ma vie est on fire.

The town is burning down.

Et j'ai une bombe à la place du cœur.

Is anybody listenin'?

Aller leur crier que ma ville est on fire.

The town is burning down.

Et j'ai une bombe à la place du cœur.

Is anabody listenin'?

Rien à faire ma vie est on fire.

The town is burning down.

Et j'ai une bombe à la place du cœur.

I'm Walking lyrics - Ayo

I’m walking with both feet in shackles

each step adds to the pain

I’m walking my way out of trouble

I’m walking to find peace again

my shoulders are loaded with burdens

too heavy to bear their weight

I’m walking through the rain

I’m walking through the clay

I’m walking no matter what they say

it’s a tuff road

there are too many potholes and obstacles

it’s a tuff and bumpy road

but my shoes are made of strength and hope

my shoes will carry me home

I’m walking don’t sit by failure

frightened to follow hope...yeah

I’m walking down the canyon

I’m walking over hills

I’m walking through the desert to find my oasis

I'm walking [3x]

Yes I am

it's a tuff road

there are too many potholes and obstacles

it's a tuff and bumpy road

but my shoes are made of strength and hope

my shoes will carry me home...

Teach Love lyrics - Ayo

Can you hold me

Hold me tonight

Can you kiss me right there

Before we say goodbye

And let's not say it's over

Until we haven't really tried

I'm sure we could do better

All we need is time

If we teach love, only love

Every heart will open up

If we give love, only love

Life will be much easier

If we teach love, only love

We will see the work of Jah

Every locked door will unlock

Cause love is the key

Love is the key

Let me play your favorite song

With you I jam all night long

You can teach me creole

(Comment il est)

I'll teach you everything you wanna know

And let's not say it's over

For the night's still young

We could dance forever

Or at least till the morning comes

If we teach love, only love

Every heart will open up

If we give love, only love

Life will be much easier

If we teach love, only love

We will see the work of Jah

Every locked door will unlock

Cause love is the key

Love is the key

Justice lyrics - Ayo (feat. Citizen Cope)

I found this brand new gift

Looking for somebody to share it with

I found this brand new right

Something within me all of my life

There's so much trouble in the world

Surrounded by miracles

So much hatred undeserved

But it will not work

Yet still my love will be received

Still my heart is in need of release

Yet still my love will be received

Yet still my heart is in need of release

And it ain't about justice

When it's not about what was, what is

When it's not about what's left

When it's not about the next step

When it ain't about justice

When it's not about what was, what is

When it's not about what's left

When it's not about the next step

I found this brand new riff

Looking for somebody to share it with

I found this brand new right

Something within me all of my life

There's so much trouble in the world

Surrounded by miracles

So much hatred undeserved

But it will not work because

Still my love will be received

Still my heart is in need of release

Yet still my love will be received

Yet still my heart is in need of release

And it ain't about justice

When it's not about what was, what is

When it's not about what's left

When it's not about the next step

When it ain't about justice

When it's not about what was, what is

When it's not about what's left

When it's not about the next step

Fallin' lyrics - Ayo

Too many voices in my head

My heart is beating but my brain seems dead

I don’t wanna think cause my thoughts are mad

I try to resist, I’m holding back

My heart drowns in tears I’ve kept within

Too much salt in my wounds, it cannot swim

It’s sad, it’s painful, it’s frightening

My heart

I am, I’m callin’

I need a hand,

I’m fallin’

Pray for me, caress my soul

I need a friend, please don’t go

I am, I’m fallin’

I need a friend, I’m callin’

Pray for me, save my soul

I need a hand, don’t you know

Like a Phoenix I will arise

I’ll spread my wings, come back alive

Revive my soul, reset myself

Get back on track into my heart

This is it I think I’m done

I’m gonna take the train towards the sun

I need some peace, need to quit this crazy scene

Need to feel alive let the light

And hope back into my heart

I’m gonna fade away

Escape the night, embrace the day

I’m gonna turn the page

Rewrite the story, break all the spells

I am, I’m callin’

I need a hand,

I’m fallin’

Pray for me, caress my soul

I need a friend, please don’t go

I am, I’m fallin’

I need a friend, I’m callin’

Pray for me, save my soul

I need a hand, please don't go

Complain lyrics - Ayo

I don’t get this, and I guess, I will never get it

Why do some people have with too many bad habits?

Why they all seem to strive for the ultimate life?

We too many have to fight not to cross the great divide

You wonder why this riots, you wonder why they fight

‘Cause your job pays well and you sleep tight. You might

Think about the others, your sisters and brothers

Put yourself in their shoes listen to their blues ‘cause

We’ve been through the cold, the storm and the rain

And you still got nothing to say…

What if this song says forever, flowers stop growing,

Season doesn’t change and river stop flowing?

What if birds stop to sing and the stars burn out?

Why clouds become pink? ‘Cause the world is going down

Would you still even the same self-righteous way

Possessed by the fortune and the fame

Would you still complain?

Yelelele Yelelele

Talk talk talking and got nothing to say

Yelelele Yelelele

Whine whine whining anytime of the day

Yelelele Yelelele

You got plenty at things and you still complain

Yelelele Yelelele

Nothing is sufficient, you not even care

You got plenty at things that you don’t wanna share

There are plenty at things that we cannot bare

Too many things that are so unfair

While you fix holes with big bucks

We pick up pennies to dime, oh sucks, till we bite the dust

We work our asses off, knowing that we’ll never really have enough

While you swimmin’ in the ocean of fortune and fame

We're stranded in the dessert and hope for the rain

What if this song says forever, flowers stop growing

Season doesn’t change and river stop flowing

What if birds stop to sing and the stars burn out?

Why clouds become pink? ‘Cause the world is going down

Would you still even the same self-righteous way

Possessed by the fortune and the fame

Would you still complain?

Yelelele yelelele

Talk talk talking got nothing to say

Yelelele yelelele

Whine whine whining anytime of the day

Yelelele yelelele

You got plenty of things and you still complain

Yelelele yelelele...

[x2]

Lalalalalalala Lalala

Lalalalalalala Lalala

[x2]

Who lyrics - Ayo

Who can I run to?

Who can I cry to?

Who can I trust with my life if I have to?

Who can I give love to if I need to?

Who, who?

Who can I run to?

Who can I cry to?

Who can I trust with my life if I have to?

Who can I give love to if I need to?

Who, who?

Colors are fading

All the lights gone dark

And it won't stop raining

Everybody's gone

And my joy is sad

Craving for love and happiness

Tell me who can I run to?

Who can I cry to?

Who can I trust with my life if I have to?

Who can I give love to if I need to?

Who, who?

Tell me who can I run to?

Who can I cry to?

Who can I trust with my life if I have to?

Who can I give love to if I need to?

Who, who?

Time keeps flying away

Though it feels like my life is on hold

My love for you won't change

I've pushed you away though I still need you close

And my joy is sad

Craving for love and happiness

Tell me who can I run to?

Who can I cry to?

Who can I trust with my life if I have to?

Who can I give love to if I need to?

Who, who?

Tell me who can I run to?

Who can I cry to?

Who can I trust with my life if I have to?

Who can I give love to if I need to?

Who, who?

Tell me who can I run to?

Who can I cry to?

Who can I trust with my life if I have to?

Who can I give love to if I need to?

Who, who?

Tell me who can I run to

When my world is upside down

Tell me who can I cry to

When there is no one around

Tell me who can I run to?

Who can I cry to?

Who can I trust with my life if I have to?

Who can I give love to if I need to?

Who, who?

Tell me who can I run to?

Who can I cry to?

Who can I trust with my life if I have to?

Who can I give love to if I need to?

Who, who?

I Wonder lyrics - Ayo

I wonder,

how many times you've been had.

And I wonder,

how many plans have gone bad.

I wonder,

how many times you had sex.

And I wonder,

do you know who'll be next.

I wonder, I wonder, wonder I do.

I wonder

about the love you can't find.

And I wonder

about the loneliness that's mine.

I wonder,

how much going have you got.

And I wonder

about your friends that are not.

I wonder, I wonder, wonder I do.

I wonder

about the tears in children's eyes.

And I wonder

about the soldier that dies.

I wonder will this hatred ever end.

I wonder and worry, my friend.

I wonder, I wonder, wonder don't you?

I wonder,

how many times you've been had.

And I wonder,

how many plans have gone bad.

I wonder,

how many times you had sex.

And I wonder,

do you know who'll be next.

I wonder, I wonder, wonder I do.

Ticket To The World lyrics - Ayo

If I had a ticket to the world I would just leave,

Jump on the next plane and try to realize my dreams,

If I had a ticket to the world I would be free,

If I had a ticket to the world,

If I had a ticket to the world,

If I had a ticket to the world,

A master law,

Become the most powerful woman and free them all,

I'd take care of my people,

My sons and daughters,

Bring back justice and break all borders,

I'd have my own republic,

And be like Robin Hood,

Take money from the rich,

And give it to the poor

There would be no stagnation,

no dying of starvation,

no unnecessary demands to find an occupation,

I swear I'd change the Earth into a better world,

Who needs a visa if the place of birth is universe?

There would be no restrictions,

No dying of thirst,

No corrupted president who fills up his own purse,

It wont get worse,

We'll only get better,

No matter the weather,

We will climb the ladder

It wont get worse,

We'll only get better,

If I had a ticket change would be forever.

If I had a ticket to the world I would just leave,

Jump on the next plane and try to realize my dreams,

If I had a ticket to the world I would be free,

If I had a ticket to the world,

If I had a ticket to the world,

If I had a ticket to the world,

I'd grab my guitar,

Move to New York and follow my star,

I'd play music on the streets,

So I could sleep and eat,

Maybe one day I'll get heard by JayZ or ...

Cos you never know who walks by,

Never know the time,

But if everything is possible everything will be fine,

never know who walks by,

Never know the time,

But if everything is possible one day I'll get to shine,

If I had a ticket to the world I would just leave,

Jump on the next plane and try to realize my dreams,

If I had a ticket to the world I would be free,

If I had a ticket to the world,

If I had a ticket to the world,

I wanna pass the port but I have no ticket,

I wanna pass the port but the world is wicked,

I wanna pass the port but I have no ticket,

I wanna pass the port but the world is wicked,

I wanna pass the port but I have no ticket,

I wanna pass the port but the world is wicked,

I wanna pass the port but I have no ticket,

I wanna pass the port but the world is wicked,

If I had a ticket to the world I would just leave,

Jump on the next plane and try to realize my dreams,

If I had a ticket to the world I would be free,

If I had a ticket to the world,

If I had a ticket to the world

Hullabaloo lyrics - Ayo

In a slow pace I walk the streets

Thinking of nothing but melodies

The sound of the city inspires me

The colors, the smell, the people I meet

It's a concrete jungle, there are not enough trees

So I'm looking for a piece of green

I am looking for simplicity

No cables, no nothing, just me and my guitar

Cause I am who I am, we are who we are

No forcing into, no tricking with tools

Just a simple song from me to you

Just a simple song, no hullabaloo

No hullabaloo, can I get a hola? (yeah) In my own way I do what I do

Not always right but I'm trying to

I say what I think, I say what I feel

I talk too much but I am for real

In this concrete jungle I'm looking for truth

Looking for love, I'm looking for you

Looking for songs to sing to you

No cables, no nothing, just me and my guitar

Cause I am who I am, we are who we are

No forcing into, no tricking with tools

Just a simple song from me to you

Just a simple song, no hullabaloo No hullabaloo, can I get a hola? (yeah) (yeah)

Sister lyrics - Ayo

A woman walks down the road

Her steps are firm, she walks quite slow

Her legs are tired and her feet are cold

But she's got a train to catch

On her face she wears a smile

And there's nothing but love in her eyes

And when she gets off that train she walks with pride

All her life she sacrificed, kept those painful tears inside

Burdens too heavy for her to carry

You wouldn't believe how much she cried

My sister, you got so much to bear

Now there's love, now there's love in the air

You can spread your wings, learn how to fly

Now it's your turn to shine your light

My sister, you got so much to bear

Now there's love, joy and hope in the air

You can spread your wings, learn how to fly

Now it's your turn

Shine your light

Young Josephine slept on the street

Had breakfast from bins and walked bare feet

She had nothing but she had a dream

And a heart full of hope

Destiny grabbed her by the hand

Took her all the way to Paris, France

She couldn't speak a word but she knew how to dance

All her life she had to fight, kept those painful tears inside

Burdens too heavy for her to carry

You wouldn't believe how much she cried

My sister, you got so much to bear

Now there's love, now there's love in the air

You can spread your wings, learn how to fly

Now it's your turn to shine your light

My sister, you got so much to bear

Now there's love, joy and hope in the air

You can spread your wings, learn how to fly

Now it's your turn to shine your light

Shine your light

Spread your wings and learn to fly

Wouldn't It Be Better lyrics - Ayo

Demons we create are way too hard to face

Almost impossible one would say

All these years thrown away

I've cried rivers over you

There is nothing you can do

Now you're down on your knees

Now it's you who's begging me

Wouldn't it be better?

If you go your way, I go my way,

we never meet again

Wouldn't it be better?

If we shake hands, pretend we're friends

and find our peace again

Wouldn't it be better?

If I forget you and you forget me

Wouldn't it be better?

Wouldn't it be better?

Wouldn't it be better?

Better, better, better

Everything you say has already been said

When will you stop your talk and act?

It takes a bit more to get me back

I've been through the coldest winters

I've walked through the storms and rains

It might be too late to dig a grave

Bury the past and run away

Wouldn't it be better?

If you go your way, I go my way,

we never meet again

Wouldn't it be better?

If we shake hands, pretend we're friends

and find our peace again

Wouldn't it be better?

If I forget you and you forget me

Wouldn't it be better?

Wouldn't it be better?

Wouldn't it be better?

Better, better, better

I Need You lyrics - Ayo

Right when we met for the first time

I felt like I've known you all of my life

Something felt weird, so strange and queer

And yet everything you said so sincere

I didn't know why I felt that way

It must have been kismet, I've found my soulmate

Like Adam and Eve we're meant to be

Together forever inseparably

I need you

Like my favorite sweater

I need you, yeah

You make me feel better

I need you

Like the sunny weather, yeah

Oh I need you

More than ever

Over and over I've said to myself

I can't give away what's somebody else's

This cannot be, it must stay a dream

As much as I'd love to have you for me

There will be no secret, no story to tell

No need to keep it, no going to hell

As much as I'd love for this to be real

As much as I want you, as much as I feel

I need you

Like my favorite sweater

I need you, yeah

You make me feel better

I need you

Like the sunny weather

I need you, yeah

More than ever

A speaker needs sound

Like a drum needs the beat

Every king needs a crown

Like a fish needs the sea

Religion needs god

Justice needs truth

People need love

We needs me and you

I need you

Like my favorite sweater

I need you, yeah

You make me feel better

I need you

Like the sunny weather

I need you, yeah

More than ever I need you!

Milky Way lyrics - Ayo

Tonight we'll fly over the roofs

We'll kiss the moon,

dance with he stars and ride a satellite

Tonight we'll climb up into the sky

We'll skate along the Milky Way

and build our own half pipe

Tonight, tonight

Tonight, tonight

Mum, I'm scared to sleep

I need for you to sleep with me

Cause when I close my eyes

I see things that I don't like

Tonight we'll fly over the roofs

We'll kiss the moon,

dance with the stars and ride a satellite

Tonight we'll climb up into the sky

We'll skate along the Milky Way

and build our own half pipe

Tonight, tonight

Tonight, tonight

Mum I don't wanna sleep

Cause in my dreams

I see things that frighten me

In the dark, I just can't see

I need some light to shine on me

Tonight we'll fly over the roofs

We'll kiss the moon,

dance with he stars and ride a satellite

Tonight we'll climb up into the sky

We'll skate along the Milky Way

and build our own half pipe

Tonight, tonight

Tonight, tonight

Tonight

Sunny lyrics - Ayo

Sunny, yesterday my life was filled with rain

Sunny, you smiled at me and really eased the pain,

the dark days are gone and the bright days are here

My sunny one shines so sincere,

Sunny one so true, I love you

Sunny, thank you for the sunshine bouquet

Sunny, thank you for the love you brought my way

You gave to me your all and all Now I feel ten feet tall,

Sunny one so true, I love you

Sunny, thank you for the truth you've let me see

Sunny, thank you for the facts from A to Z

My life was torn like a windblown sand and a rock was formed when you held my hands

Sunny one so true, I love you

Sunny, thank you for the smile upon your face

Sunny, thank you, thank you for that gleam that flows with grace

You're my spark of nature's fire

You're my sweet complete desire

Sunny one so true, I love you

Sunny, yesterday my life was filled with rain

Sunny, you smiled at me and really eased the pain,

Now the dark days are gone and the bright days are here

My sunny one shines so sincere,

Sunny one so true, I love you

Sunny, sunny, sunny, sunny

Fire lyrics - Ayo (feat. Youssoupha)

[INTRO - YOUSSOUPHA]

Et la foule fait ce qu'elle veut

Elle est là pour faire face

Elle vient pas foutre le feu

Elle vient déclarer sa flamme

Fire

[REFRAIN - AYO]

Is anybody listenin'?

The city's on fire

The town is burnin' down

But there's no water

[COUPLET 1 - AYO]

8 million citizens

Nobody's really listenin'

Nonbody's really watchin'

8 million ignorant

8000 teachers we do many preachers.

A thousand of leaders but nobody leads us

3 million beggars

4 million pleasers

We are the world but they don't believe us

Get to got no funds get to ain't no fun

Get to kid's got guns, cause they got no one

Get to got no funds get to ain't no fun

Get to kid's got guns, cause they got no one

[REFRAIN AYO - YOUSSOUPHA]

One love pour mes soldats

One love pour mes petites sœurs prisent en otage avec une bombe à la place du cœur

Is anybody listenin'?

The city's on fire

The town is burnin' down

But there's no water

Is anybody listenin'?

The city's on fire

The town is burnin' down

But there's no water

[COUPLET 2 - YOUSSOUPHA]

On m'a appris à haïr mais je vous aime quand même

On m'a appris à trahir mais je vous relève quand même

Je ne suis pas venu seul, viens ma sœur que je t'emmène

Je n'ai que ma grande gueule pas de gun que des emmerdes

Viens que je t'emmène, viens que je t'enlève

Viens que je te sauve, que je te cause et que je t'engraine

Graine de colère, mon ghetto est sous pression

Jour de tonnerre peu d'réponses trop de questions

Nous taire par l'opression, qu'on tombe de sommeil

Comment nous faire de l'ombre, on est les enfants du soleil

Viens, viens on reste dur que le bruit dure quand même

Même entre les murs qu'on se murmure quand même

Viens, viens on brûle le mic putain

Parce que ma rime est on fire

Ma vie est on fire, ma ville est on fire

Grève, guerre des nerfs, démerde, vé-nère, brailleur

Grave besoin d'air, j’émerge besoin d'ailleurs

Donc je me répète, ma rime est on fire

Ma vie est on fire, ma ville est on fire

Qui pourra nous comprendre ? Besoin d'un traducteur

L'amour en cendre, une bombe à la place du cœur

C'est ça men

[REFRAIN - AYO]

Is anybody listenin'?

The city's on fire

The town is burnin' down

But there's no water

Is anybody listenin'?

The city's on fire

The town is burnin' down

But there's no water

[COUPLET 3 - AYO - YOUSSOUPHA]

Nobody's listenin' to the sound of the street

The climate, the violence, the silence, the heat

5 million set free out of 5 million desesperate

1 millions hurts thousand arrested

Allume ton esprit, sort de leurs griffes

Relève ton estime, sort de leurs chiffres

J'enchaîne les coups de gueule

Mais on ne libère pas un peuple, un peuple se libère tout seul

Fire

The city's on fire

The town is burnin' down

There ain't no sound of silence

Tell me who's gonna help us now ?

Nobody's listenin'

8 million people riotin'

Looking for shelter

But they got now here to go

[REFRAIN AYO - YOUSSOUPHA]

Is anybody listenin'?

Allez leur dire que ma ville est on fire

The town is burning down

Et j'ai une bombe à la place du cœur

Is anybody listenin'?

Rien à faire ma vie est on fire

The town is burning down

Et j'ai une bombe à la place du cœur

Is anybody listenin'?

Aller leur crier que ma ville est on fire

The town is burning down

Et j'ai une bombe à la place du cœur

Is anabody listenin'?

Rien à faire ma vie est on fire

The town is burning down

Et j'ai une bombe à la place du cœur