For the consciousness of the nation
The sounds of the asian dub foundation:
The music we make it cuts across borders
We never make music to someone else`s orders
Plenty of issues on the agenda
If you want to lend a helping hand
You`re always told to shut up and dance
But you have to change this-take a chance
Turn the tables,
We know you`re able
Don`t just consume
Make your own tune.
The music, we use it
We`re making a stand
I wouldn`t call this a green and pleasant land
A conscious response is what we demand
Challenge the system and those in command
Express your opinion
It`s your domain
If you fail to do this you are partly to blame
My heart is beating
No retreat
The battle continues
We`ll suffer no defeat
This war you`ve been waging
It`s time we were raging
In our minds and on the streets
Sample this it`s an education
The sounds of the asian dub foundation
Look around you, yeah
Open your mind
Check it out, tell me what you find
Here to document a situation
The sounds of the asian dub foundation
Hope and glory
A myth of the tories
We`re here to tell you a different story
Here to readress the situation
The sounds of the asian dub foundation
A rapper i may be but packaged i`m not
I`ll slip through the noose before you tie the knot
This work in progress not slick but rough
Breaking all records twelve inches ain`t enough
Sample this
It`s an education
The sounds of the original, the original ....
We ain`t ethnic, exotic or eclectic
The only `e` we use is electric
An asian background that`s what`s reflected
But this millitant vibe ain`t what you expected
With your liberal minds you patronise our culture
Scanning the surface like vultures
With your tourist mentality
We`re still the natives
You multicultural but we`re anti-racist
We ain`t ethnic, exotic or eclectic
The only `e` we use is electric