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There comes a time when the hope is lost
They need a man who could hold the torch
I'll be your strength in the hard times
When it gets dark, I'll be the sunshine Tijon (Ft. Steve Van Tine) – Rise
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There will always come a time when hope is gone and everyone just looks for someone else to step up and guide the way. Tijon is stepping up. His music will ease the pain of the world and get you up when nothing else seems to help.

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I met this girl at the age of four
What I hated most she was so damn cold Gracias – HKI
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These lines are references to the opening lines in Common’s classic song I Used To Love H.E.R.

Gracias moved to Finland with his family at the young age of 4 from the DR of Congo as a refugee escaping the civil war in 1992. Moving from Africa to Northern Europe must have been a huge climate change, as Gracias states. The “coldness” could also been taken as hate against refugees and how people had suspicions about them.

Finland is also often referred to as a woman (Suomi-neito=Lady Finland), because it’s geographical shape looks like a woman in a dress.

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Puffing on that B-Mac Gracias – HKI
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“Bmac” is what Gracias calls his neighborhood Pukinmäki. It is a part of Helsinki.

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