Community Music - lyrics

Committed To Life Feat. Assata Shakur - Community Music

Written by: p. andrade, a. shakur, das, pandit, savale, tailor, zaman I’ll be honest with you: I hate war in all it’s forms- Physical, psychological, spiritual… emotional… environmental I hate war… And i hate having to struggle – i honestly do Because i wish i had been into a world where it was Unnecessary. This […]

Rebel Warrior - Community Music

Written by: das, savale, pandit Ami bidrohi! I the rebel warrior I have risen alone with my head held high I will only rest When the cries of the oppressed No longer reach the sky When the sound of the sword of the oppressor No longer rings in battle Hear my warcry! I’m hear to […]

Truth Hides - Community Music

truth hides under fallen rocks and stones At the end of a disconnected phone (that’s where the truth hides) Truth hides buried deep beneath your feet At the end of an unmarked street (that’s where the truth hides) Truth hides with the people written out of history Black leaders and inventors whose names Remain a […]

The Judgement - Community Music

Written by: das, pandit, savale, tailor, zaman Read up your history and then you’ll reach your destination Teach up the youth and then you’ll find the solution Education is the key Will be for eternity Come focus upon dis and then you will see We’ve come so far so fast from what they call the […]

Colour Line Feat. Ambalavaner Sivanandan - Community Music

today, the colour line/is the power line/is the poverty line Racism and imperialism work in tandem And poverty is their handmaiden Those who are poor and powerless to break out of their poverty Are also those who by and large are non-white, non-western, third world Poverty and powerlessness are interwined in colour, in race Discrimination […]

Crash - Community Music

Written by: das, pandit, savale, tailor, zaman New crash is coming Watch out imf dem try to tek away your sight Boom an a gloom, recession it a loom For de second time in ten years monies starting to get tight Better tek cover ‘cos de crash is coming soon Lock, stockbrokers and two smoking […]

Collective Mode - Community Music

Written by: das, pandit, savale, tailor, zaman For every opportunity we squeeze de last drop Seeds sown inna de past and now we’re reaping de crop Yer, spreading de roots an we’re no longer under-ground Those dat turned away are now turning around Homebeats and high-hats mightier than de sword Version excursions an breaks from […]

New Way, New Life - Community Music

Written by: das, pandit, savale, tailor, zaman Every sunday morning in front of the tv Recording with a microphone naya zindagi Pioneer gurdas maan Nusrat fateh ali khan Kept our parents alive Gave them the will to survive Working inna de factories Sometimes sweeping de floor Unsung heroines an heroes Yes they open de door […]

Officer Xx - Community Music

Written by: das, pandit, savale, tailor, zaman Canteen culture colouring the view From hendon to eltham, not following the clue Corruption instruction, the life blood of the blue The whole of the barrel is rotten and not just a few Evidence buried with a secret handshake Investigating officers on the double x take Lost records […]

Memory War - Community Music

Written by: das, pandit, savale, tailor, zaman Who controls the past controls the present And who controls the present controls the future The battle for the past is for the future Must be the winners of the memory war Smash reach out and then grab the flower At the end of the day their defeat […]