New Way, New Life Lyrics - Asian Dub Foundation

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 

They came a long time ago 

But now it seems we've arrived 

Naya zindagi! naya jeevan 

New way new life 

Stayed an we fought an now de future's open wide 

New way new life 

Naya zindagi! naya zindagi! 

New way new life 

Naya zindagi! naya jeevan 

Tjinder pon de radio 

Dis is england's new voice 

Censorship for years 

But now dem have no choice 

Running thru de playground 

We could never have known 

Dat in de future 

Our role models would be home grown 

And now we're walking down de street 

Wid a brand new pride 

A spring inna de step 

Wid our heads held high 

Young asian brothers an sisters 

Moving forward, side by side 

Naya zindagi! naya jeevan 

New way new life 

Our opportunity will no longer be denied 

New way new life 

Naya zindagi! naya jeevan 

And we're supposed to be cool 

Inna de dance our riddims rule 

But we knew it all along 

Cos our parents made us strong 

Never abandoned our culture 

Just been moving it along 

Technology our tradition 

Innovation inna the song 

Now de struggle continues 

To reverse every wrong 

New heroines and heroes 

Inna de battle we belong 

When we reach de glass ceiling 

We will blow it sky high 

Naya zindagi! naya jeevan 

New way new life 

Stayed an we fought an now de future's open wide 

New way new life 

Naya zindagi! naya zindagi! 

New way new life 

Naya zindagi! naya jeevan