Woke

woke means you are not sleeping or unconscious

https://youtu.be/BATlJwKB8ts?list=RDBATlJwKB8ts
Lightnin’ Hopkins – Woke Up This Morning

verb
a simple past tense of wake 

awake:
I had to drink lots of coffee this morning to stay woke.

https://youtu.be/SyVhBfIFbiQ?list=RDSyVhBfIFbiQ
Albert King – Blues Power Recorded Live: 9/23/1970 – Fillmore East – New York, NY
More Albert King at Music Vault: http://www.musicvault.com

Woke also has come to mean:

having or marked by an active awareness of systemic injustices and prejudices, especially those related to civil and human rights: aware of the facts, true situation, etc.

(sometimes used facetiously)

https://youtu.be/pkxKlUtoXR0?list=RDpkxKlUtoXR0

David Bromberg – Will Not Be Your Fool Part I – 4/17/1976 – Capitol Theatre (Official)

checkout this cool tool developed by John Tinker… http://www.ThePortlandAlliance.org/Tinker

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