Africa
The Legendary Meters (&the J.B. Horns) Lyrics
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When everything eventually dies
If not today then maybe tomorrow
Don't let that thought slip away
Let it come out and play
It takes you down
At the speed of sound
When you're underground
Up and around
Then it goes down
The thought that you found
Takes you to town
Smashes your face, burns at your heart
Then you go home and turn it in to art
It's not easy to die
No matter how down you are you eventually rise
If not today then maybe tomorrow
Don't let that soul get away
Let it fly till your dying day
This is the chance
For one last glance
Why we entrance
Don't cry for the time you lost in your life
The money is spent on the cheap white lies
Kiss them goodbye and see what's left
I know it's you, I know it's you
I'm blistering to winds coming in from Africa to Málaga
The song "Africa" by The Legendary Meters (&the J.B. Horns) has a profound and poignant message about life and death. The song highlights the inevitability of death and encourages listeners not to waste their time crying over things that have already passed, but instead to grasp the present moment and turn it into something beautiful.
The lyrics start by stating that it's easy to cry when everything eventually dies. The line "if not today then maybe tomorrow" reinforces the concept that death is inevitable and could happen at any moment. The song encourages listeners not to let thoughts pass them by, but instead to let them out and embrace them since they can quickly bring one down at the speed of sound. Life can sometimes be harsh and unforgiving, and the lyrics illustrate this by comparing life's ups and downs to a roller coaster ride.
The song encourages listeners to embrace life, to let their soul fly until their dying day. The line "Don't cry for the time you lost in your life, the money is spent on the cheap, white lies" is a poignant reminder that life is short, and one should spend their time wisely, doing things they enjoy and being in the moment. Lastly, the song ends by saying, "I'm blistering to winds coming in from Africa to Málaga," which represents the hope for a new beginning and fresh start.
Line by Line Meaning
It's too easy to cry
It's effortless to get emotional
When everything eventually dies
All things will eventually come to an end
If not today then maybe tomorrow
If things don't change today then there is always tomorrow
Don't let that thought slip away
Keep that idea in mind
Let it come out and play
Express and explore that idea
It takes you down
The idea can bring you down emotionally
At the speed of sound
Quickly and powerfully
When you're underground
When you're feeling low and lost
You never think you'll get out
You can't imagine overcoming it
Up and around
The rollercoaster ride of life
Then it goes down
Then comes a difficult time
The thought that you found
The idea you've discovered
Takes you to town
Completely consumes you
Smashes your face, burns at your heart
Brings great pain and distress
Then you go home and turn it in to art
You channel that pain into creativity
It's not easy to die
It's difficult to give up or change
No matter how down you are you eventually rise
Things can always get better
Don't let that soul get away
Hold on to your true self
Let it fly till your dying day
Be true to yourself for your whole life
This is the chance
This is the opportunity
For one last glance
For one final look back
Why we entrance
Why we are captivated
Don't cry for the time you lost in your life
Don't regret the past
The money is spent on the cheap white lies
Don't waste money on things that don't matter
Kiss them goodbye and see what's left
Let go of those things and see what truly matters
I know it's you, I know it's you
I know that you are the one who can make positive changes in your life
I'm blistering to winds coming in from Africa to Málaga
I'm ready and excited to take on new experiences and challenges
Lyrics © SC PUBLISHING DBA SECRETLY CANADIAN PUB.
Written by: Elin Margareta Elisabet Kastlander, Joakim Stefan Benon
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
Eric Mwania
To the guys who are sceptical of these creatures. I'm an African who lives in Kenya an east African country. I come from the eastern side of it a vast area of with an arid climate and unexplored wild regions. Our place is known countrywide for several species of venomous snakes and in some areas pythons. It's a hilly terrain, during the rainy seasons it's all covered by vegetation and looks like one of them equatorial forests we see on tv. When I was a kid around twelve, my cousin and I went up my grandfather's farm. We live on one side of the largest hills and we went to the summit to hunt birds that eat the maize that had been planted that December. It was close to midday, fully sunny and no clouds. So as kids we were more playful than actually hunting. There is a small area on the hills summit that rocks have outgrown and can be visible possibly due to erosion. It's raised higher so you can have a vantage point of the entire farm from the rocks. We were playing as we moved towards it. We were not even close to it, I heard a sound as if people were dragging a large carpet on the ground. I stopped and looked towards the rocks. My cousin was still playing, I swear to all the gods, I thought a I saw a tree rising from the ground. Apparently a snake or a beast or whatever that thing was, was basking in the clear sun. It was facing away from us so it had to lift it's head and tilt it backwards to look at us. We were making a lot of noise playing around. I still remember to this day a large dark head, the size of a goat. The distance of it's raised head to the point where it's body touched the ground was taller than a tall person. You hear about paralysis from fear, I paralysed. I just stood there stunned. You lose the sensation of your surroundings. I still have a mental picture of that head. It was dark on top and white at the bottom part of the mouth. The eyes just stared at us, no blinking. From its wide mouth, it was dripping all sorts of some thick mucus. I have seen all sorts of large wild animals. But the evil in that face alone never seen it in any other wild animal. We weren't near it but I swear I could just see the details in its face, it had a freakishly large head and the sun just illuminated it clearly. I just froze and it stared back. A few moments later I just heard a loud blood curdling scream. My cousin who was still playing had then noticed it. I felt blood just rushing in my body and the urge to just run. The snake acted first. It took off away from us, that's when I noticed it's entire body. My cousin never saw it's body he had actually ran away and left me standing there. Don't ask me about feet's or metres all I saw is a massive snake that can only fit in a very large truck, those freight trucks. The sound it made when it moved is still vivid. Anyone who has ever dragged one of the large tents or carpets very fast on the ground. That whoosh noise they make. That's the noise it makes when it's belly was rubbing the ground as it moved. It hit the rocks and I could just hear the thumping on the rocks as it ran. All this happened in a matter of moments. It's speed of movement is terrifyingly fast. It had already gone far from us before I ran away on the opposite side. This was twenty years ago . My cousin and I are all grown up, he's married. Whenever we meet we still talk about the snake. He's never gone up the hill ever again. It took me almost a decade, until I joined university to master the courage to go up those rocks. The view of the surrounding hills from those rocks is still pretty. It's what entices me to go back. But my body still shudders like if I have a fever whenever I get close to that place. I can't control it. I still can't forget when we got home after running everyone told us we look as if we've seen the devil. Men from other villages were rounded up and for a week or so they went up the hills to search for it. No one saw it. My dad told me a story of how in the 70's a large snake roamed around and goats and dogs disappeared. So when I see documentaries like these from other parts of the world. I understand the fear. Sometimes you have to feel it to know it.
Monit Raizada
Well tried , but sorry we don’t believe what you have said , not because we don’t believe in nature there so many undiscovered creatures and monsters but by reading your story seems like you just want some attention
Kokochips Syd
@One3rd 'Know' and 'I am'.
Paul Osterberg
@One3rd Lol 👍
Morris Steelman
I'm a long time hunter in the southern United States. Strange stuff still exists out there. And these idiots want to find a 50meter snake!
Yan
My late father was a jungle explorer for palm oil estate in Malaysia. When he was exploring one jungle in East of Malaysia back in the 70s, one night as he was going back to camp (camp was about 50km from nearest road) after watching a movie with my mother and older siblings (i wasnt born yet that time) they came across a huge snake crossing the road about halfway to the camp. They cant actually see how long it was because they cannot see the tail but the size is about the same size as the Jeep tyre my dad was driving at that time. (Imagine how huge it is!) My dad slowing the Jeep about 10-20 meters from the snake thinking it was a fallen tree but stop immediately when it moves! The snake raise its head and my dad slowly reverse the car for about 100 meters back. The snake didnt move and just staring at them probably stunned by the Jeep headlights. After about couple of minutes they decided to get the hell out of there and stay at a hotel in town for the night. They only go back at noon the next day when sun is directly on top and that snake was never to be seen again. My dad put out a warning for all personnel at the camp not to go out alone and it did scare the whole camp for couple of months.
My mother is still alive and well now and whenever we watch tv together and somehow if a huge snake showed up on tv she would recalled that snake she and my late father came across that night. Too bad my older siblings was still toddler age and was asleep in the car when it happened.
Yan
@bgtcsjm Somewhere in Pahang.
Blue Mouse
I'm 63 years old, when I was a boy a friend of mine was showing me some old black and white photos from his grandfather's scrap book from the time he worked as an engineer in South America in the 1920's for a time, there were many photos of villages, people, rivers, jungle ,crocodiles and so on, but there was about 5 or 6 photos of a huge snake that natives had shot and killed ,about a third of the snake was on the beach that was about 12 feet long and the rest of it was still in the water with sections floating , there were three men at the front of the snake, two of the men were kneeling, holding its head on each side which looked around 12" wide , the men looked like they were struggling to hold the head off the ground with the weight of the snakes neck off the ground, the diameter of the section on the beach looked more than 1 foot in diameter while the long section in the water floating was much thicker more than 2 feet or more, if I was estimating this snakes size ,it would be every bit of 35 feet long,
bgtcsjm
Peninsular or the Borneo side of Malaysia?
James Sejam
In Philippines, back in 60's we have an urban legend here about a giant snake. It lives inside a cave, so whoever/whatever goes inside the cave never goes out.
When the snake was hunted by the tribal group in that region, they said that the body of the snake was as thick as the regular pail, about 50cm diameter and believed to measure around 40-45 ft long.