COLORS (feat. Joshua Idehen)

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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
 

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Duration
04:28
Key
4
Tempo
93 BPM

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