Name: Heat from the Kitchen
Duration: 4 min 31 s
Channel: Jerry Stevens
Description: "Heat from the Kitchen" is a song by Root One. Latin-reggae from "Nomad's Land" (1996)

Heat from the Kitchen

Root One

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Latin-reggae from "Nomad's Land" (1996)

reggae heat war

Root One

Root 1 was voted #1 world music group in the Austin Jazz Players and Critics poll. For the past 12 years they have been touring throughout the U.S., Belize, and

Root 1 was voted #1 world music group in the Austin Jazz Players and Critics poll. For the past 12 years they have been touring their unique mix of Afro Caribbean American dance crossover throughout the U.S., Belize, and Mexico. The music is centered around the conscious, spiritual, empowering, and award winning songwriting from all members of the band.The CD album Roots Trade has been widely distributed in Brazil by the Garra Communications label.

Song Info

Genre

World • Reggae

Charts

Peak #241

Peak in subgenre #39

Author

Jerry Stevens

Rights

1995 finegrind music BMI

Uploaded

February 04, 2012

Track Files

MP3

MP3 5.2 MB • 160 kbps • 4:31

Story behind the song

Long time Root 1 staple.

Lyrics

heat from the kitchen
(J. Stevens)

james and susan cruising on a level with 
a fever that burned
they just couldnt miss 
steal another kiss 
every time they took another turn
giving their best getting no rest
blessed with a youth so wild
so easy to be careless and free
it was a perfect recipe for a child
experience so enriching
owing it all complete to the
heat from the kitchen

mr. oppenheimer and mr. einstein
were enquiring minds so enclined
with a pencil and a pad in a lab
on a mission
to unlock the secrets of nuclear fission
time had come to choose up sides
mr. oppenheimer helped mr. truman decide
to explain to hirohitos gang
straight up about the big bang
story became the truth no longer fiction
playing with the heart of the fire
heat from the kitchen

I dont know if anybodys thinking about their mom when theyre making love
or dropping a bomb
but I know it raises my level of care
to burn my fingers on a railroad flare
playing with fire dont you know
its a lesson to learn its a chance to grow
everybodys gonna get their turn
to put their hand in the oven 
and bring it back burned
joy in this life is a welcome addition
giving up a healthy respect for the 
heat from the kitchen

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