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Ras Shiloh Coming Home
Article by Diane “Livonn” Adam
“Ras Shiloh’s voice remains piercing yet amazingly gentle. He displays a different range on Coming Home than previously heard. Clearly, this young Rasta’s voice is maturing in a direction that still places him as one of the highest order of Jah’s angels --- a Seraphim for the new millennium and beyond.” – Diane “Livonn” Adam
Ras Shiloh has been a truly missed live performance artist in Northern California. So it’s with much anticipation that this Brooklyn-born artist is back to the business of delivering the sweet sound of reggae in his own unique way with his superb new 2007 CD release, Coming Home (VP Records) produced by the legendary Bobby “Digital" Dixon.
Coming Home is truly a work of art and a labor of love by Ras Shiloh and producer Bobby Digital. A winning combination considering the Garnet Silk-like vocals of Ras Shiloh and Digital’s many accomplishments including his production work on Sizzla’s Da Real Thing and Black Woman & Child. From start to finish Coming Home is roots and culture at its highest and easily one of the best reggae releases this year. No doubt, this one will keep rotating in your music players day and night! Opening the album is the soul-stirring, “We Need Love” refraining that, We need more / Our nation is crying out / We need more love (love is what we’re searching for) in this world today / Promise us a better way / We need more joy (joy is what we need today) / a place for the children to play / Where is the sunny day...” Coming Home’s success can also be attributed to some brilliant musicianship from Squidley Cole on drums, Donald “Danny Bassie” Dennis on bass, Dalton Browne on guitars, Paul “Right Move” Crossdale, Sidney Mills, Mikey Spice and Benjy Myaz on keyboards and the great Dean Fraser on sax.
For many of us the introduction in 1998 of Ras Shiloh came by way of his 1998 CD release, Babylon You Doom which subsequently took him on tour to California to perform. His distinctive a cappella vocals literally took wings throughout the San Francisco Bay Area as he performed from Maritime Hall to Reggae In The Park and seemed to take root as a young artist who was destined to make it to the top. Personal issues may have played a part in his departure from the music scene in the Bay Area but it has not stopped this young Rasta from continuing what he does best, releasing a comeback album in 2002 with From Rasta To You (VP Records).
Accolades for Coming Home are many since every track on this CD is pure gold. Songs I find particularly impressive are “Give A Little Love”, the spiritually felt, “What You Have Done” and “Come Down Jah Jah”, “The New Rising Day” featuring Bascone X and “It Will Be Over” featuring Natural Black. The album also features Morgan Heritage on the song “Let The People Voice Be Heard”.
Ras Shiloh’s voice remains piercing yet amazingly gentle. He displays a different range on Coming Home than previously heard. Clearly, this young Rasta’s voice is maturing in a direction that still places him as one of the highest order of Jah’s angels --- a Seraphim for the new millennium and beyond.
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Are You Satisfied
Ras Shiloh Lyrics
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Oh Shiloh wants to know, wants to know ooh
(Chorus)
Are you satisfied
wipe the tears form your eyes,
I'm all alone still you thought,
Are you satisfied no ones with me tonight, only Jah and he is always by my side?
(Verse 1)
Pretty little woman don't you trust me no more?
You don't have to break down my door,
I'm all alone.
Come inside and you will see,
there's no one here but me,
told you I'll still be over,
still you refuse to believe.
(Chorus)
Are you satisfied
wipe the tears from your eyes,
I'm all alone still you thought,
I was telling a lie.
Are you satisfied no ones with me tonight, only Jah and he is always by my side?
(Verse 2)
Girl you know I love you so,
I cant hurt you no no no no,
want you do what Jah say,
I won't desert you no way,
you will over stand as Jah (provide?) oh ayy
(Chorus)
Are you satisfied
wipe the tears from your eyes,
I'm all alone still you thought,
i was telling a lie.
Are you satisfied no ones with me tonight, only Jah and he is always by my side?
Lay a virtue, how could I ever leave you?
A virtuous woman is so (ohh?)
Always be by your side,
that I can not deny,
you wont ever have to cry-y.
(Chorus)
Are you satisfied
wipe the tears form your eyes,
I'm all alone still you thought,
I was telling a lie.
Are you satisfied, no one is here with Ras Shiloh tonight, only Jah and he is always by my side?
Pretty little woman don't you trust me no more?
You don't have to break down my door,
I'm all alone.
Come inside and you will see,
There's no one here but me,
Told you I'll still be over,
Still you refuse to believe.
(Chorus)
Are you satisfied
wipe the tears form your eyes,
I'm all alone still you thought,
I was telling a lie.
Are you satisfied, no one is with me tonight, only Jah and he is always by my side?
The song "Are You Satisfied" by Ras Shiloh talks about a woman who no longer trusts him, despite him promising to be faithful and truthful to her. He tells her that he is alone and there is no one else with him, except for Jah, which means God. Shiloh asks the woman if she is satisfied with the situation and whether she believes that he is telling the truth. He reassures her that he loves her and will not hurt her, and that he will do what Jah says.
The chorus repeats the questions regarding the woman's satisfaction and highlights that Ras Shiloh is alone with God, which suggests that he is content with himself and his faith, even if the woman doesn't believe him. In the second verse, he reminds the woman that he loves her and believes that her virtue will prevail and that she will understand him.
Overall, the song "Are You Satisfied" is about a man who is trying to reassure a woman that he loves her and is being truthful but is faced with her doubts and mistrust. It also highlights the importance of faith in God in helping one remain content and at peace with oneself.
Line by Line Meaning
Oh well now, o well now, yeaah ohhh
Ras Shiloh is introducing his song with a casual and upbeat exclamation.
Oh Shiloh wants to know, wants to know ooh
Ras Shiloh is stating that he wants to know something and he emphasizes this with an enthusiastic 'ooh'.
(Chorus)
Are you satisfied
wipe the tears form your eyes,
I'm all alone still you thought,
I was telling a lie.
Are you satisfied no ones with me tonight, only Jah and he is always by my side?
The chorus is asking if the listener is content and if they believe Ras Shiloh when he says he is alone with only Jah by his side.
(Verse 1)
Pretty little woman don't you trust me no more?
You don't have to break down my door,
I'm all alone.
Come inside and you will see,
there's no one here but me,
told you I'll still be over,
still you refuse to believe.
Ras Shiloh is asking why the woman doesn't trust him anymore and invites her inside to see that he is alone. He states that he promised to be there, but she doesn't believe him.
(Chorus)
Are you satisfied
wipe the tears from your eyes,
I'm all alone still you thought,
i was telling a lie.
Are you satisfied no ones with me tonight, only Jah and he is always by my side?
The chorus repeats, asking for the listener's contentment and reiterating that Ras Shiloh is alone with only Jah as his companion.
(Verse 2)
Girl you know I love you so,
I cant hurt you no no no no,
want you do what Jah say,
I won't desert you no way,
you will over stand as Jah (provide?) oh ayy
Ras Shiloh declares his love and assures her that he won't hurt her. He wants her to follow Jah's guidance and promises to never abandon her. He thinks that she will understand this with Jah's help.
(Chorus)
Are you satisfied
wipe the tears from your eyes,
I'm all alone still you thought,
i was telling a lie.
Are you satisfied no ones with me tonight, only Jah and he is always by my side?
The chorus repeats again, asking if the listener is satisfied and reminding them of Ras Shiloh's solitary state with Jah by his side.
Lay a virtue, how could I ever leave you?
A virtuous woman is so (ohh?)
Always be by your side,
that I can not deny,
you wont ever have to cry-y.
Ras Shiloh recognizes the woman's virtue and doesn't want to leave her. He promises to be by her side and states that she won't have to cry with him there.
(Chorus)
Are you satisfied
wipe the tears form your eyes,
I'm all alone still you thought,
i was telling a lie.
Are you satisfied, no one is here with Ras Shiloh tonight, only Jah and he is always by my side?
The chorus repeats for the final time, asking if the listener is content and noting that no one is with Ras Shiloh tonight except for Jah.
Pretty little woman don't you trust me no more?
You don't have to break down my door,
I'm all alone.
Come inside and you will see,
There's no one here but me,
Told you I'll still be over,
Still you refuse to believe.
The song ends with a repetition of the first verse, reiterating that Ras Shiloh is alone and that the woman doesn't trust him even though he promised to be there.
Contributed by Max G. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@wanjirunjihia-guvness
2022 and still going strong... I don't think I'll ever get enough of Ras Shiloh
@bradockdawn5946
Bam bam 💥
@nicomedesgomez643
Closest voice to the late great Garnett Silk.
@lesmondjeremie7352
2023
@anslemblackman6101
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@shub9zlivity218
I can never give up on songs like this .....brings me back to some peaceful youth days💯💯💯💯
@aquariuswoman97
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@hightideification
Esp for the crap nowadays ..violent crap....this is real stuff..well .produced...straight from the heart..words with meaning and real singers
@kevinward246
I've been listening to this song from I was a teenager. 30+ years old now and it still gives me chills. The man's voice is as smooth as silk and this Lalabella track is the epitome of a meditation tune. All the down voters don't know what they're doing in life.