Lord's Messenger

from The Miracle of Life by Emmanuel Pi Djob

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lyrics

Friends are made to fly / When you're down and when you cry
Some friends are made to hold / When your world is dark and cold
How could I stop the birds when they hear the leaves rustling ?
When they see the branches falling ?
Everyone has a part to play / So let the birds fly and let friends stay
And if by a miracle it happens that you linger, Oh my friend be blessed,
Cause you're the Lord's messenger, you’re the Lord’s messenger.

Friends are made to run / When you're out and when you’re down
And God is made to hold / When you vcan’t be brave and bold
How could I stop the sheep / when they hear the earth trembling ?
When they see the mountains falling ?
Everyone has a part to play / So let the sheep run and let God stay
And if by a miracle it happens that you linger, oh my friend be blessed,
Cause you're my Lord's messenger, Yes you're the Lord’s messenger…

Fly, friends, fly, cutting with your wings so fair / The essence of my vital air, vital air…
Run, friends run, making with your hooves so light / Gashes in the soil of my fight…

Let me tell you
I won't let any resentment, oh no, make me be unaware of this sentiment:
You cannot move my roots, oh yes I know
They may be deep and mute, not easy to show
But they are linked to the Most High, And I know He won't deny me
They are linked to the Most High, so secure,
You cannot move my roots, oh yes I'm sure
And if by a miracle it happens that you linger, oh my friend be blessed
Cause you're the Lord's messenger, you're the Lord's messenger.
Don't let my smiling face deceive you on the pain I have to face
Sometimes cannot find the words that will make my deep feelings at last be heard…
You are, you are my Lord’s messenger.

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from The Miracle of Life, released November 17, 2010

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Emmanuel Pi Djob Montpellier, France

Emmanuel π Djob, auteur-compositeur-interprète camerounais, propose une afrosoul puissante et habitée, entre lumineuse densité des pulsations africaines, sombre raucité du blues, et émotion nue de la soul.
En 2017, il sort Get on Board! Deluxe Edition, une version augmentée de l'album précédent (2016), plus dynamique, et incluant des inédits. Il travaille déjà à l'album suivant, Exile Radio. ... more