Jericho

For the consciousness of the nation The sounds of the Asian Dub Foundation (For the consciousness of the nation) (The sounds of the Asian) 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 We're always told to shut up and dance But you have to change this so 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 The Dub Foundation Man, the walls come tumblin' down Yeah, the walls, the walls, the walls come tumblin' down Look around you, yeah Open your mind Check it out Tell me what you find Here to document the 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 readdress 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 militant vibe ain't what you expected With your liberal minds You patronize our culture Scanning the surface like vultures With your tourist mentality We're still the natives You're multicultural but we're anti-racist We ain't ethnic, exotic or eclectic The only 'e' we use is electric We ain't ethnic, exotic or eclectic The only 'e' we use is electric And we cry Them coulda never escape Disya judgment Them coulda never escape Disya judgment Them coulda never escape Disya judgment Them coulda never escape Disya judgment The sound of the Asian Dub Foundation For the consciousness of the nation The sounds of the Asian Dub Foundation 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 Yes yes, as we take you into part 2 And it goes a little, a little something like this Man, no government gonna break it That it sits on the crazy for you, right The speaker is making me go with the concept Now I fought you without one And I picture what I need For the coin, for the coin, for the coin Because you're moving around But start thinking a bit slow I know ya know, charter for your flow Professional man, this is what I am So all you skeptical man I don't wanna get knocked down Never for never cynical cynical I know we great, I know my rhymin' might recognise Make a net, music environment we all in agreement For the consciousness of the nation You have the sounds of the Asian Dub Foundation