Sinnerman - Nina Simone (1965)

Talvolta, oggi, sembra di essere indietro di quasi 150 anni quando il razzismo era pura realtà che si poteva esprimere senza tante remore o problemi. Talvolta, oggi, sembra di vedere tornare la deriva del totalitarismo acclamato dal popolo. Talora, oggi, sembra di vedere prevalere la prepotenza e l'arroganza sulla sensibilità e la grazia. Talora, oggi, non sembra che l'uomo abbia mai imparato nulla.

 

Oh sinnerman, where you gonna run to?

Sinnerman, where you gonna run to?

Where you gonna run to?

All along dem day

Well I run to the rock, please hide me

I run to the rock, please hide me

I run to the rock, please hide me, Lord

All along dem day

But the rock cried out, I can't hide you

The rock cried out, I can't hide you

The rock cried out, I ain't gonna hide you guy

All along dem day

I said, rock, what's a matter with you rock?

Don't you see I need you, rock?

Lord, Lord, Lord

All along dem day


 

So I run to the river, it was bleedin'

I run to the sea, it was bleedin'

I run to the sea, it was bleedin'

All along dem day

So I run to the river, it was boilin'

I run to the sea, it was boilin'

I run to the sea, it was boilin'

Along dem day

So I run to the Lord, please hide me Lord

Don't you see me prayin'?

Don't you see me down here prayin'?

But the Lord said, go to the devil

The Lord said, go to the devil

He said, go to the devil

All along dem day


So I ran to the devil, he was waitin'

I ran to the devil, he was waitin'

Ran to the devil, he was waitin'

All on that day

I cried -

Power!!!!!!!

(Power to da Lord)
[8X]

Bring down

(Power to da Lord)
[4X]

Power!!!
(Power to da lord)
[12X]

Oh yeah, woh yeah, woh yeah


Well I run to the river, it was boilin'

I run to the sea, it was boilin'

I run to the sea, it was boilin'

All along dem day

So I ran to the Lord

I said, Lord hide me, please hide me

Please help me

Along dem day

He said, child, where were you

When you oughta been prayin'?

I said, Lord, Lord, hear me prayin'

Lord, Lord, hear me prayin'

Lord, Lord, hear me prayin'

All along dem day

Sinnerman you oughta be prayin'

Oughta be prayin', sinnerman

Oughta be prayin'

All on that day


I cried -

Power!!!!!!!

(Power to da Lord)
[12X]

Go down

(Power to da Lord)
[3X]

Power!!!!!!!

(Power to da Lord)
[3X]

Power, power, Lord

Don't you know I need you Lord

Don't you know that I need you

Don't you know that I need you

Power, Lord!

Soundtrack: NINA SIMONE - Sinnerman (1965)