Xavier Rudd, J-MILLA - Ball And Chain

Ball and Chain is the 3rd and final song I’d like to share ahead of the release of my new album. An honour to have J-Milla write his piece for this song, he is a powerful young voice and I love what he did in this track. It’s time to rise and shine, share music in a world that needs it and help each other carry the weight. Can’t wait for you to hear the rest of this record! Bless Buy and stream the new album ’Jan Juc Moon’: Official merch store: ’Jan Juc Moon’ is out now. Download or stream ‘Ball And Chain (Feat. J-MILLA)’: Subscribe to Xavier Rudd’s channel: Director and Producer: Xavier Rudd & J-MILLA Editor: Solomon Scopazzi Dancers: Kabi Kabi Dancers Xavier Rudd tour dates: Follow Xavier Rudd on: Facebook: Instagram: Official Website: Merch: Follow J-MILLA on: Facebook: Instagram: Lyrics: I been ridin’ waves child Guilt through all my days child How this place was settled The murder and the shame Secrets been exposed child Truth we must uphold child Constant fight for justice To pave the way for change Living in denial Goin’ through the same old cycle Penal colony survival Depending on ya ball and chain System gonna customise ya The man he gonna redefine ya Gotta hunt like a night time spider Depending on ya ball and chain I’m a survivor full on energy provider Sometimes you gotta improvise it Depending on ya ball and chain System gonna customise ya The man he gonna redefine ya Gotta hunt like a night time spider Depending on ya ball and chain Wisdom from the old school Mixed up with the new school To make up brand new colours Paint the walls of change Get among gotta do your time now Gotta take it in your stride now Gotta make what you can come alive now Depending on your ball and chain Everyday I lift my spirit up But see my soul is getting heavy Pressure on my back and I can barely hold it steady In a cold world but daily I keep sweatin’ cos I’m vulnerable locked in a system that’s so deadly huh And now I’m racing to build a foundation To raise a better life for the younger generation Discriminations we have to change those and mix up all the colours to form a rainbow Cos this ball and chain has incarcerated my freedom Born into the system and wasn’t given a reason Same cycle continues and follows the same sequence Screaming for change and it’s bringing out inner demons This ball and chain got me feeling some type of way Ball and chain got me feeling like I’m a slave It’s like I’m swimming up and an anchors got me drowned But still I survive and to keep alive I gotta Pray Pray Pray And if such things were equal We may find a need to To mix up all the colours Break down the walls of race Get among gotta do your time now Gotta take it in your stride now Gotta make what you can come alive now Depending on your ball and chain I’m a survivor full on energy provider Sometimes you gotta improvise it Depending on ya ball and chain System gonna customise ya The man he gonna redefine ya Gotta hunt like a night time spider Depending on ya ball and chain