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‘Hold Up The Faith’

sung by Simeon Best
composed by Simeon Best

produced by Lesney Philip

   

 

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LYRICS

Intro

Woo na na woo- ya yea yeah….
Say we not giving up no, no way,
Just hold the faith…. yea, yea, yea ……wah, wah, woe yeah

Verse 1

To all sick, sick people, don’t give up the battle no time or no day….. wo yeah,
I know it’s hard to ignore but try, try, try to have faith….. there’s a way,
Even though that the pain is so much
that it’s riding down your chest,
Pain so much pain
that your mind is in a mess
And all that you do is really do your best,
Give de Almighty your burden,
give de Almighty your burden,
Give de Almighty your burden
and he would do the rest……

Chorus 1

This is my tribute to all sick- peo-ple,
The ones with no family, these sick- peo-ple,
Do not give up hope, keep up de fight,
Hold up the faith, hold on real tight,
If you getting pressure treat it,
No matter the hour treat it,
Don’t play no baby treat it, even though it’s unbeara-ble
No giving up, ah no giving up, ah no giving up, no way,
because other people inside this same boat today…

Verse 2

Hold the faith my people let us go in battle with strength and in truth - wo yeah,
don’t give illness de upper hand let’s go give failure the boot,
Even though that the pain is so much
that you can’t leave it behind,
Pain so much pain
that it really gets you blind,
And all I could tell you
is give it some more time,
Give de Almighty your burden, (give him)
Give de Almighty your burden, (give him)
Give de Almighty your burden
and you will sure be fine….

Chorus 2

This is my tribute to all sick peo-ple,
The ones with no fees, financially sick peo-ple
Do not give up hope, keep up de fight,
Hold up the faith, hold on real tight,
If you getting pressure treat it,
No matter the hour treat it,
Don’t play no, baby treat it
even though it’s unbeara-ble
No giving up, ah no giving up, ah no giving up, no way,
because other people inside this same boat today…

Bridge

Hold that faith,
you better keep up your chest,
Hold that faith,
what you going through is the real test ,
Hold that faith,
it will prove your faith in the Almighty,
So don’t give up hope,
so don’t give up hope,
and His miracles you would see yeah yea …..

Verse 3

Once again my people don’t give up the battle no time or no day, wo yeah
I know it’s hard to ignore
but surely I say there’s a way,
Even though that the pain
is so much that it’s riding down your chest,
Pain so much pain
that your mind is in a mess
And all that you do
is really do your best,
Give de Almighty your burden, (give him)
Give de Almighty your burden, (give him)
Give de Almighty your burden
and he would do the rest……

Repeat Chorus 1

 


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“Hold Up The Faith”
Simeon Best

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Simeon Best
Simeon Winsley Superville

 
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Simeon Winsley Superville aka Simeon Best hails from Trinidad and Tobago (Trinidad to be exact). He started out as a DJ around ten years old, taking the lead from his father, whose own DJ career was in the “vinyl era.” Experiencing all the great music of those days, Superville discovered he had an ear for music and noteworthy melodies.

He began studying music in earnest in 2004 when he entered the Diego Martin Government Secondary School, finding the going tough at the beginning. However, with some hard work and having the innate knack he quickly progressed, finishing in 2006, having immense gratitude for Mrs. Joan Bacchus -Xavier for tutoring and equipping him with such great skills.

In 2007 Superville joined ‘Pan round de neck’ band St. James Tripolians on the single guitar. Through members Keith Simpson and Darrell Reid he further developed his ability, maturing into one of the band’s best players. The 2008 Trinidad & Tobago Panorama season saw him performing with Silver Stars Steel Orchestra’s stage side for a short period. Having to make a choice between the two organizations, Superville opted to support St. James Tripolians, and said goodbye to his opportunity to make the move to “the big band.”

His association with Tripolians allowed him to travel once to Barbados, in 2008. From 2007 through the present, he has performed five times in the annual Panorama competition with the band, as well as in the Pan Down Memory Lane competitions.  Superville is currently pursuing music theory at Music Makers Pan School, having already completed short courses in live sound engineering and studio production. Hold Up The Faith is his composition for Pan, and his first overall.

Edited by C. Phillips

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