Higher Ground
Original post: Another World Adventures
If you need some inspiration and a supercharge of motivation then take 4 minutes to watch this brilliant coming together of worldwide musicians playing Stevie Wonder’s Higher Ground as part of the Songs from Around the World series.
The Playing For Change creators in this recording hail from Italy, Senegal, Mali, Brazil, South Africa, Japan, USA, Netherlands, Jamaica.
Songs Around The World
Playing For Change is a movement created to inspire and connect the world through music, born from the shared belief that music has the power to break down boundaries and overcome distances between people. The primary focus of the creators is to record and film musicians performing in their natural environments and combine their talents and cultural power in innovative videos we call Songs Around The World.
“Higher Ground”
Soldiers keep on warrin’
World keep on turnin’
Cause it won’t be too longPowers keep on lyin’
While your people keep on dyin’
World keep on turnin’
Cause it won’t be too long
I’m so darn glad he let me try it again
Cause my last time on earth I lived a whole world of sin
I’m so glad that I know more than I knew then
Gonna keep on tryin’
Till I reach my highest ground
Teachers keep on teachin’
Preachers keep on preachin’
World keep on turnin’
Cause it won’t be too long
Oh no
Lovers keep on lovin’
Believers keep on believin’
Sleepers just stop sleepin’
Cause it won’t be too long
Oh no
I’m so glad that he let me try it again
Cause my last time on earth I lived a whole world of sin
I’m so glad that I know more than I knew then
Gonna keep on tryin’
Till I reach my highest ground…Whew!
Till I reach my highest ground
No one’s gonna bring me down
Oh no
Till I reach my highest ground
Don’t let nobody bring you down (they’ll sho ’nuff try)
God is gonna show you higher ground
He’s the only friend you have around
