THE KINKS recorded this song about Jamaican black theology in 1978. Ray Davies obviously learned firsthand that racism calls no color home. This is a rare protest against one flavor of black racism. As a 16 year old traveling alone in Jamaica in 1972 I met more than a few prophets. Some crossed the blurry line towards the messiah side themselves. It was as if every third man was possessed with the need to lead the world to the Promised Land, each by a different route. Haile Saliase was one messiah candidate even though he totally rejected the nomination.

In the 1980s I lived eight years in the Dominican Republic. The entire time I never ran into anyone even remotely inclined towards this way of thinking. The Spanish Catholic and the English Protestant culture spawned two completely distinct minds. But I digress.

Enjoy the song as we all learn more about Black Messianic culture Wright/Obama style.

BLACK MESSIAH

Everybody got the right to speak their mind
So don't shoot me for saying mine
Everybody talking about racial equality
'Cos everybody's equal in the good Lord's eyes
But if I told you that God was black
What would you think of that
I bet you wouldn't believe it

There's a self made prophet living right next to me
He said the Black Messiah's gonna come and set the whole world free
He looked at me with his evil eye and prophesied
And he really believed it

He said a Black Messiah is gonna set the world on fire
And he no liar, 'cos he has truly heard the word
Everybody talk about racial equality
But I'm the only honky living on an all black street
They knock me down 'cos they brown and I white
Like you wouldn't believe it

They say a Black Messiah is gonna set the world on fire
A Black Messiah is gonna come and rule the world
Everybody talk about racial equality
Everybody talk about equal rights
But white's white, black's black and that's that
Everybody got the right to speak their mind
So don't shoot me for saying mine

Everybody talking about racial equality
You hear everybody talking about equal rights
But white's white, black's black and that's that
And that's the way you should leave it

Don't want no Black Messiah to come and set the world on fire
A Black Messiah is gonna come and rule the world
Everybody got to show a little give and take
Everybody got to live with a little less hate
Everybody gotta work it out, we gotta sort it out
Everybody got the right to speak their mind
So don't shoot me for saying mine

Shouldn't this me in the Red Square Records section?

Drago see Mel Gibson's film. Messiah is very strong to carry cross through streets on back like glorious proletariat. Obama can't even lift bowling ball. Bah! Drago think Obama is too wimpy Messiah.