COLORS

We bring the color to the mural We bring that chorus to the song, ayy We flavour the harmonies What more can you ask of we? Who be the choir behind the anthem? You know our standards Black, bold and handsome Black, gold and then-some Up in the air, still nail the landing, ayy Been here since back when Wind rush was the lift-off We made green in this rough, ayy And the fascists they teed off Made use of this gift of music Turned the page, was centre stage They say, "Who's this?" And the specials brought the scar The masters lose it, ayy We bring the color to the mural We bring the chorus to the song We bring the color to the mural We bring the chorus to the song We bring the color to the mural We bring the chorus to the song We bring the color to the mural We bring the chorus, check it Back when it was '68 London was as grey as grey Teddy boy losin' folk Murders in the broadest day That racist nonsense But look how we responded We brought the carnival to Notting Hill We brought the carnival to Notting Hill And what's topped it since though? What's topped it since, ayy? Nuttin' still Kwesi was a top-notch poet I bet you all know it Fashanu on the pitch, Lennie on the tele Dianne Abbott, I laughed at all them characters You know they jellie, you know it Yeah you know it, yeah We're causin' scenes like Steve McQueen Further than your wildest dreams We make the hustle look easy We make the hustle look easy We bring the color to the mural We bring the chorus to the song We bring the color to the mural We bring the chorus to the song We bring the color to the mural We bring the chorus, ayy From Afro-beat to Afrobeats Dub to Dubstep English to curse our accents Now look how much they beef our style Look how much they love our garms Look how they caught off our slang Lovin' our authenticity Although we diaspora Respect what came before ya Those open toes that paved the road The Martins underneath the Rite But we've arrived you see Our shine ain't passed us nah We bring that color to the mural We bring that chorus to the song We bring the color to the mural We bring the chorus to the song We bring the color to the mural We bring the chorus to the song