Mi Revalueshanary Fren Lyrics - Singles - Linton Kwesi Johnson

mi revalueshanary fren is nat di same agen 

yu know fram wen ? 

fram di masses shata silence 

staat fi grumble 

fram pawty paramoncy tek a tumble 

fram Hungary to Poelan to Romania 

fram di cozy cyassle dem staat fi crumble 

wen wi buck-up wananada in a reaznin 

mi fren always en up pan di same ting 

dis is di sang im love fi sing : 

Kaydar 

e ad to go 

Zhivkov 

e ad to go 

Husack 

e ad to go 

Honnicka 

e ad to go 

Cauchescu 

e ad to go 

jus like apartied 

wi av to go 

awhile agoh mi fren an mi woz taakin 

soh mi seh to im : 

wat a way di eart a run nowadays, man 

it gettin aada by di day 

fi know whey yu stan 

cauz wen yu tink yu deh pun salid dry lan 

wen yu cteck a stack yu fine yu ina quick-san 

yu noh notice ow di lanscape a shiff 

is like valcanoe unda it an notn cyaan stap it 

cauz tings jusa bubble an a bwoil doun below 

strata seperate an refole 

an wen yu tink yu reach di mountain tap 

is a bran-new platow yu goh buck-up 

mi revalueshanary fren shake im ed an im sigh 

dis woz im reply : 

Kaydar 

e ad to go 

Zhivkov 

e ad to go 

Husack 

e ad to go 

Honnicka 

e ad to go 

Cauchescu 

e ad to go 

jus like apartied 

wi av to go 

well mi nevah did satisfy wid wat mi fren mek reply 

an fi get a deepa meanin in di reaznin 

mi seh to im : 

well awrite 

soh Garby gi di people dem glashnas 

an it poze di Stalinist dem plenty prablem 

soh Garby leggo peristrika pan dem 

canfoundin bureacraetic strategems 

but wi haffi face up to di cole facks; 

im also open up pondora's bax 

yes, people pawa jus a showa every awa 

an eyrybady claim dem demacratic 

but some a wolf an some a sheep 

an dat is prablematic: 

nah tings like dat yu woulda call dialectic ? 

mi revalueshanary fren pauz awhile an im smile 

den im look mi in mi eye an reply : 

Kaydar 

e ad to go 

Zhivkov 

e ad to go 

Husack 

e ad to go 

Honnicka 

e ad to go 

Cauchescu 

e ad to go 

jus like apartied 

wi av to go 

well mi couldn elabarate 

plus it waz gettin kinda late 

soh in spite a mi lack af andastandin 

bout di meanin a di changes in di eas 

fi di wes nonediless 

an aldow mi av mi rezavayshans 

bout di cansiquenses an implicashans 

espehsaally fi black libaraeshan 

to bring di reaznin to a canclushan 

ah ad woz to agree wid mi fren 

hopein dat wen wi meet up wance agen 

wi coulda av a more fulla canvahsaeshan 

soh mi seh to im, yu know wat ? 

im seh wat ? mi seh : 

Kaydar 

e ad to go 

Zhivkov 

e ad to go 

Husack 

e ad to go 

Honnicka 

e ad to go 

Cauchescu 

e ad to go 

jus like apartied 

soon gaan