They have recieved several Gospel Music Association Dove Awards throughout their career. Their first first was "Rap/Hip Hop Song" for "Alcoholic Plagiarism", from Factors of the Seven. The next year they took the same award for "They All Fall Down", from Grammatical Revolution. In 2003 The Art Of Translation won the award for "Rap/Hip Hop Album", and the following year their song "Believe" from the same album took "Rap/Hip Hop Song". They also shared in the "Special Event Album" that year, for their contribution to !Hero The Rock Opera.
Album list:
1. Mental Releases
2. Factors of the Seven
3. Grammatical Revolution in the Spirit
4. Art of Translation
5. Dichotomy A
6. Dichotomy B
7. Art of Transformation (remix album of Translation)
8. 7 (best of album)
9. Redemption
10. The Greatest Hits
11. Reiterate
12. Quarantine
Universal and Worldwide... Don't Bring Me Down
Grits Lyrics
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do you remember
the sorgum breakfast treat
referred to as grits
but it looks like cream of wheat
dont bring me down
dont bring me down
dont bring me down
please please
dont bring me down
i know a secret
too hard not to tell (dont bring me down)
if grits was knocked up
go two would postel
Dont bring me down
please please
dont bring me down
dont bring me down
please please
dont bring me down
are you familiar with
that sorgum breakfast treat (dont bring me down)
referred to as grits
but to me it looks like stinking cream of wheat
dont bring me down
please please
dont bring me down
dont bring me down
please please
dont bring me down
dont bring me down
please please
dont bring me down
The overall theme of Grit's song "Universal and Worldwide... Don't Bring Me Down" is primarily focused on a breakfast dish known as grits. The lyrics express a love and appreciation for this dish, and ask that it not be disparaged or dismissed as just another variation of another dish like cream of wheat. The repeated refrain of "dont bring me down" is a plea to appreciate the greatness of grits and not to belittle the dish.
The song also includes a reference to a secret that the singer knows about grits. They suggest that if grits were to become pregnant, two would be sent to the post office. This line might be interpreted as a humorous way of acknowledging the importance and popularity of grits in certain regions, perhaps imagining that it would need to be mailed to people who were too far away to enjoy it otherwise.
Overall, the song evokes a sense of pride and appreciation for a beloved cultural staple.
Line by Line Meaning
yeah ima going cognito on this joint here yeah
I'm going incognito, keeping a low profile.
do you remember the sorgum breakfast treat referred to as grits but it looks like cream of wheat
Do you remember grits? It's a breakfast dish made from sorghum, but it looks like cream of wheat.
dont bring me down please please dont bring me down
Please don't bring me down or make me feel bad.
i know a secret too hard not to tell (dont bring me down) if grits was knocked up go two would postel
I have a secret that I can't keep to myself. If grits were impregnated, there would be a negative consequence.
are you familiar with that sorgum breakfast treat (dont bring me down) referred to as grits but to me it looks like stinking cream of wheat
Are you familiar with grits? It's made from sorghum, but to me, it looks like an unappealing version of cream of wheat.
dont bring me down please please dont bring me down
Please don't bring me down or make me feel bad.
dont bring me down please please dont bring me down
Please don't bring me down or make me feel bad.
Contributed by Nicholas I. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Alfredo Yantuche
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