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This World Is Yours

by Mostly Kosher

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Vitebsk 04:25
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Verse 1 Barukh Ate' zingt der ta-te Un er tzindt di licht Un di shtraln milde faln Oyf sayn blas ge zicht Un a fayer heylik tayer In di oygn laycht Un der mider mit di glider Hot zich oysgeglaycht **Instrumental break** Verse 2 Baruch Ate, my father sings Worn and tired, his faith to which he clings Hands that tremor with trials of his life He strikes a match to burn away his strife He rises, proudly, kindling the light One by one, eight candles shimmer bright A fire that’s burning, reflects in his eyes That burns with hope, determined to survive **Instrumental interlude + solos** Bridge Un es dacht zich, un es tracht zich S’iz noch e-pes do S’iz geblibn voz tzu libn Heylik iz di sho And it’s here now, and it’s yours now, and this world is yours Fight for justice, love so bloodless, from this hour more Yiddish Translation: “And it seems, and it appears, there is still something here. ...something has remained to love; holy is this hour.”
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Nafshi 05:26
Verse 1 Rise in this desert, the air is dry Clouds are colored with the dust in your eyes The moon is carving a hole up above Come with me, before the dawn interrupts Chorus Al Mishkavi, Baleilot, Bikashti, Et Ahava Nafshi...Shel Ahava Nafshi Verse 2 Hold this moment, grasp it tight Lift your hands and tear down the skies Graze my skin with the heat of your eyes Time may not notice, if we steal tonight Chorus Al Mishkavi, Baleilot, Bikashti, Et Ahava Nafshi...Shel Ahava Nafshi Bridge Fall on my bed, in the night, I seek the soul who loves mine When I find you, leave your body behind Then I’ll guide you, I’ll free your mind Breakdown ...Shel Ahava Nafshi
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Verse 1 You know I am a man of virtue Believe me, I never lie I’ll strive to make us great again You can trust me, little Rabbi Not phony, fake but frankly I ask you see me eye to eye Prostrate yourself and family To your country, and to I Chorus 1 Bow down, bow down Bow down, bow down Bow down, bow down Bow down, bow down Verse 2 Here, Like a cancer, I cradled you Like a rumor, I helped you grow Like a leech, I nourished you Yet you stand, riot in tableau Do you not see your fault? Is this how I'm repaid? How I try to save you from your sins This is where I'm betrayed? Chorus 2 Bow down, don’t you dare to rise Made glorious, ratified Xerxes, kingly bona fide Not one soul more dignified Verse 3 (Pre-Bridge) You’re a fool With narcissistic eyes Reverence as your tool Silence as your knife A Tremendous loser Just a Yuge Lie I’ll build a Great Wall and from it Hang you and your pride Bridge Yeemaleh Hema x 4 Chorus 3 Bow down, don’t you dare to rise Made glorious, ratified Xerxes, kingly bona fide Not one soul more dignified Burn, broadcast nationwide Make technicolor genocide Curl, my words around your throat “The Final Solution”, to this turncoat
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Hail to the King By Mostly Kosher Verse 1 Hanging by your feet, the world’s end near complete I know you fought so hard You held your chin up high, but your feet are pointing to the sky Your eyes to the ground You don’t quite understand, gravity’s deathly hands This world is upside down Chorus 1 Hail, the King of the Weak Hail, the Knight of the Meak Verse 2 The sabers strike thousands fold, yet their teeth are getting old See they don’t cut so well Your armor’s in some kind of spell, you struck their words from what you could tell (melodically) it’s your blood on the floor They call you all these crazy things, a maniac, a violent being This world’s a battleground Chorus 2 Hail, the King of the Weak Hail, the Knight of the Meak (Hail to the king...) *Instrumental Interlude* Verse 3 You cried your love, you spoke your truth You fought for what you thought you knew But knowing’s not the game And though you set the world ablaze Not one person’s solved your maze Now what are you fighting for A kingdom that exists no more Or if ever, whose to say?... Bridge *Adio, adio querida No, quero la vida Me l’amargates tu. END *Translation: “Farewell, farewell beloved I don’t want this life. You have made it so bitter.”
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Go Away 03:16
GO AWAY By Mostly Kosher Verse 1 Go Away, Go Away Cause I, feel you just don’t get it and my Demons don’t quite know you yet, but maybe if you hold my hand I’ll, no… Go Away, Go Away Won’t you, leave me and my voices with me, You don’t hear what they’re saying to me, how they comfort me…. Chorus We’ll go far away And we can go far away Verse 2 Go Away, Go Away That’s your, eyes and what they’re saying to me “Lies and cheating all the people round me,” is the stain you think I am and gonna… Go Away, Go Away If you, turn your head away from me then I might disappear away and not just in your eyes Chorus 2 We’ll go far away I’ve waited too long today (I’ll just go away) Verse 3 Go Away, Go Away Cause I, feel you just don’t get it and my Demons don’t quite know you yet, but maybe if you hold my hand I’ll, no… Go Away, Go Away That’s your, eyes and what they’re saying to me “Lies and cheating all the people round me,” is the stain you think I am and gonna… Chorus 3 So just go away, away… Go away, away…
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Moth 04:37
MOTH Original Lyrics & Music by Mostly Kosher Yiddish Poem by Troim Katz Handler Like a moth to a butterfly or Sampson to Delilah, like the poison we drink, That Shakespeare wine Two wars as old as ancient times yet the same food and wine taste of rice and saffron but if my blood is lifelong will I taste you tonight? Mir farmakhn di oygn Un vern tsuzamengetsoygen Ikh tsu dir du tsu mir — Un veysn nit vi. Tears are carving lines Down your face with thorns and sweet vines Drawing blood and nectar Of iris and pleasure From your lips tonight? But the moth unveils the light By the smell of burnt flesh (wings) and dark plight My hairs are shaven Your ambrosia drained Our eyes must open In sleep love remains... Mir farmakhn di oygn Un vern tsuzamen getsoygen Ikh tsu dir du tsu mir — I to you, you to me,​
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You Slay Me 04:19
Mostly Kosher’s original lyrics and soothing sound speak to the experience of euphoria and fulfillment when heartstruck. As the song’s pulse becomes more agitated in intensity, so does the quickening of one’s heart in love. As it arrives to the peak of fulfillment, the whole world slows down and spins on a gentle wind, just as our bridge sounds. The instrumentation is pared down to the bare bones of Mostly Kosher, 4 instruments, 4 players...to find the beauty and simplicity of the message we are portraying. Yet, with the irony of death = love, we are also asking our audiences to think about more than “just another flower frolicking, love song”. Our unorthodox video patiently paints a scene of calm and love, all the while stumbling upon an unsuspecting experience with gun violence, only to be over in moments, reverting the viewer’s attention back to the beauty of our day to day environment. Finally zooming out to reveal the masses of the population continuing their day of smelling the flowers, despite in earshot of gunshot and murder. Death occurs in this country by the hundreds to gun violence, yet our world keeps turning, basking in the frolicking love songs of the radios. A band famed for its caberet/vaudevill and disney-esque experiences, Mostly Kosher will spend these next few years crying out messages for change, experience and humanity. The first single of a long awaited second album due to release in 2020, this single spells out a darker landscape of social justice, love and consciousness. It is a departure from Mostly Kosher’s beginnings and deep exploration of traditional Jewish klezmer and yiddish music. This is the introduction to the new chapter of Mostly Kosher’s artistic exploration. Yet still represents the trifecta of our band, with american roots, hebrew language to reflect bandleader’s Israeli roots and yiddish to represent Janice’s and america’s deep connection to jewish roots. We started with the english poetry and then translated it into Yiddish and then Hebrew, creating a new/modern Judaic folk song.

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released February 24, 2022

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The Los Angeles Klezmer Rock Band - New sound now, the roots music of tomorrow.

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