After going their separate ways, and each converting to the Rastafari movement, they reunited in Kingston and formed a vocal group. Funding for their first album came in the form of a grant from the Twelve Tribes of Israel branch of Rastafari after Hugh Booth, a member of the Twelve Tribes, had overheard the three men singing in a wooded area outside Kingston. Apple and Wiss were living in the area, which they had converted into a home.
Israel Vibration recorded three albums; "The Same Song", "Unconquered People", and "Why You So Craven" before temporarily disbanding in 1981 after recording sessions for the latter were left incomplete. The three men moved to the United States to seek professional health care and escape the growing Dancehall movement in Jamaica. In 1988, Gary "Dr. Dread" Himmelfarb, founder of RAS Records, urged the trio to reunite and record an album. Skelly, Apple, and Wiss were flown to Washington, D.C. to record a new album at Lion and Fox Recording Studios. "Strength of my Life", the group's fourth album and first of 18 CD releases on the RAS label, was met with great praise and is considered one of the few post-golden era touchstones of the roots reggae genre.
In 1997, Apple Gabriel left the group to pursue a solo career. Skelly and Wiss continue to record albums and tour the world as Israel Vibration, backed by longtime associates Roots Radics.
Sugar Me
Israel Vibration Lyrics
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In the night when it get so lonely, all I want is you.
Come on in, quench my thirsty soul,
And I'll quench you too.
You are so heavenly, a dream come true.
Pour your sugar on me. I like your kind of sweet.
Lay your body on me baby, i want your heat.
There comes a time every man needs a woman.
Touch me softly. Energize me. Take full control.
Let my sweet love come a tumbling in.
Discover new uprising.
I'll push the wood, blaze the fire. Your love I desire.
Pour your sugar on me. I like your kind of sweet.
Your sweet tender lips, honey, make me hungry.
There comes a time every man needs a woman....
The lyrics to Israel Vibration’s Sugar Me clearly express the singer’s longing for a woman’s affection and the intensity of his desire for her. The first two lines indicate that the singer thinks about the woman both when he goes to bed and when he wakes up in the morning. The singer’s desire is expressed through the metaphor of sugar, something that is sweet and irresistible. He asks the woman to pour her “sugar” on him, and says that her sweetness is exactly what he likes. The next two lines are a request for the woman to satisfy his needs, both physical and emotional. The singer then makes it clear that he wants the woman to take control and “energize” him. The line “let my sweet love come a tumbling in” suggests that he is open to exploring new aspects of their relationship, and is eager for her to take the lead. The final line indicates that the singer believes that every man needs a woman, and he is asking this particular woman to be his.
Line by Line Meaning
In the morning when I held my pillow, i think about you.
Every morning when I wake up, I think of you and miss you deeply.
In the night when it get so lonely, all I want is you.
During lonely nights, I really long to be with you and feel your presence.
Come on in, quench my thirsty soul,
And I'll quench you too.
Please come into my life and soothe the thirst in my soul; and I promise to reciprocate and fulfill your desires as well.
You are so heavenly, a dream come true.
You are like an angelic dream that has come true in my life.
Pour your sugar on me. I like your kind of sweet.
Your love is like sweet sugar to me and I really enjoy it.
Lay your body on me baby, i want your heat.
I want you to be close to me and feel your warmth and intimacy.
There comes a time every man needs a woman.
Every man needs a woman in his life at some point.
Satisfy my soul.
Please fulfill my deepest desires and make me happy.
Touch me softly. Energize me. Take full control.
Please touch me in a gentle way and give me strength and passion; and I am putting all of my trust in you to lead the way.
Let my sweet love come a tumbling in.
Discover new uprising.
Let our love be renewed and refreshed, and open the doors to new possibilities that we can discover together.
I'll push the wood, blaze the fire. Your love I desire.
I am willing to work hard to make our love strong and ignite our passions, because I truly desire your love.
Your sweet tender lips, honey, make me hungry.
Your soft and tender lips are so tempting to me that they make me crave for more of your love.
There comes a time every man needs a woman....
Re-emphasizing that every man needs a woman in his life at some point, especially during moments of loneliness and longing.
Contributed by Camden L. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Garvey Ufot
on Friday Evening
Oh may take a while, Rasta
Oh rabam rabam bastira
Give thanks that you can find it in this time
It′s Friday evening, can't even find a dime, yeah
I say I feel like committing a crime, nooo
Still I know Jah will never leave me behind, no way
Pickney deh a-yard, seh dem waan food
(Friday evening) hey, hey (so deceiving)
Wife a cuss landlord, seh dem get rude
(Friday evening) hey, hey (unbelieving)
I man a-find it hard, in a bad mood
Woah, yeah
Give thanks that you can find your fish and bread (Friday evening, yeah)
It′s Friday evening and I man belly well red (seh the system dread)
I man so hungry, I man a-get swell head, yeah
Can't 'member when I've eaten fish and bread, nooo, hey
Stera stera sterara tenam
Stare stera stare tera tena
Stera stera sterara stera
Woah, woah, woah yeh
Pickney deh a-yard, seh dem waan food
(Friday evening) hey, hey (so deceiving)
Wife a cuss landlord, seh dem get rude
(Friday evening) hey, hey (unbelieving)
I man a-find it hard, in a bad mood
Woah oh, woah oh
Give thanks that you can find your fish and bread (Friday evening, yeah)
It′s Friday evening and I man belly well red (seh the system dread)
I man so hungry, I man a-get swell head, yeah
Can't 'member when I've eaten fish and bread, nooo
Friday evening, yeah (Friday evening)
Can′t even find a dime (so deceiving)
Friday evening, yeah (Friday evening)
Can't really get what′s mine (unbelieving)
It's Friday evening, yeah (Friday evening)
I don′t enjoy it, anyway (Natty crying)
Friday evening, yeah (Friday evening)
Man feel like destroy it, hey, hey (nothing eating)
It's Friday evening (Friday evening)
Woah oh, woah oh, oh, oh, oh (so deceiving)
It's Friday evening (Friday evening)
Woah oh (unbelieving)
It′s Friday evening, yeah (Friday evening)
Weche
on back staba
You skin up your teeth with I and you don't like the rasta dreadlocks
Jacob said we inna tenament yard a bagga wolf de amongst the dread
Licky Licky laba laba susu susu
Demma backstabba
Me back bigger than your dartboard, ooh
You wet your mouth like I told u so
..........
Bredda Michael
on Ball Of Fire
Ahhh-ah-ah,
Ahh-ah,
Ahh-ah.
Say, say, say, now.
(CHORUS) 2X
Ball,
Ball of fire,
Ball of fire,
Gonna…
Clap up inna Babylon.
Ten thousand
Careless Ethiopians,
Went down…
Down inna ground…
Hey-hey,
Hey, Big man,
Your ‘ealth, nor your wealth can save you now (cyan’ save you)
Drivin' in your big limo trap,
Chauffeur-driven an’ you sittin' in di back (when you wake up in fire).
Inna dem a-time, I know,
Fire gonna burn mi den… (gonna burn mi easy).
I-a congo natty rastaman know
That it-a gonna be dread.
(CHORUS)
You can seh yuh know…
Ten thousand
Careless Ethiopians,
Went down…
Down inna ground…
Hey, Big Man
Your ‘ealth, nor your wealth can save you now. (cyan’ save you)
Drivin' in your big Cadillac,
You’re chauffeur-driven an’ you jammin' in di back (when you wake up in fire)
Where ya gonna run?
When this-a fire start to burn? (gonna burn mi easy).
Ten thousand careless Ethiopians,
Went down with Babylon.
(CHORUS)
Where ya gonna run? Where ya gonna run?
When this-a fire, this-a fire start to bu’n?
Ten thousand careless Ethiopians
Clap up inna Babylon.
To di rock,
Waan di Christ for ‘imself
When a fire isn’t the worst, it’s something else
Weh ya gonna run? Weh ya gonna run?
When this-a fire, this-a fire start to bu’n?
James Bouryiotis
on Why Worry
these are entirely different lyrics!
Paul Salcido
on I'll Go Through
These are not the lyrics!!!!
Mitchell Nobles
on Red Eyes
i love the music everything i go in the street..
Eh Shehu
on My Master's Will
good weed boy