Witness


We never had it so good

Day to day it's the government plan
To grind them down every man and woman
To grind them down every man and woman
To grind them down every man and woman

Day to day it's the government plan
To grind them down every man and woman ....
To fuck up their minds
Pat their lives in their hands
To mash up their brains
Unable to understand
This is a message to those in command
There was never any freedom
Just castles built on sand ...

Rafi's Revenge (1998)

Assassin

No apologies
Not a shot in the dark
This is a warning
The sleeping tiger awakes each and every morning
The time is now right to burst the imperial bubble
My act of revenge is just a part of the struggle.

A bullet to his head wont bring back the dead
But itll lift the spirit of my people!

Well keep on fighting
Weve been a nation abused
Your stiff upper lip will bleed
And your pride will be bruised.

No apologies
Not a shot in the dark
This is a warning
The sleeping tiger awakes each and every morning.

Weill keep on fighting
Weve been a nation abused
Your stiff upper lip will bleed
And your pride will be bruised
The time is now right to burst the imperial bubble
And my act of revenge is just a part of the struggle.

Synchronise time
Vengeance will be mine
As I cross the curzon line into his mind
I will burn the trophies he owns
Symbols of a future postponed.

Mohammed singh azad
Zindabad!

A bullet to his head wont bring back the dead
But itll lift the spirit of my people!
A bullet to his head wont bring back the dead
But itll lift the spirit of my people!

Ill shake hands with the hangman
Ill wear the noose with pride
For unlike the british Ive no crimes to justify
Pentonville will be my last place on earth
And death will return me to the land of my birth.

Black White

G and d here has united
Black and white here to show you how weve been delighted
The new generation since the mid nineties
Showing you how its done if you think you are a smartie
Telling you the truth since we spotted each other
Wed like to big up our elder sister and brother
Cos they are the legend and they are like no other
Trained by the greater legend - mother and father.

Now we think jump up lyrics are alright
But wed like to broadcast a subject we know is not right
Look at us - but dont look at us in disgust
You know the reality and its time to adjust
Think to yourself, dont be foolish about it
Fix up your brain or youll be the target
A black man and a white woman living together
Face the facts all fascist perpetrators.

And as the world is getting smaller ans smaller
We can only be getting closer and closer
Building this community of sound
Celebrating the unity weve found
And we know this is the model to follow
For all the dub children of tomorrow
As they grow under shifting skies
Well see every nation in their eyes

Black and white here has united
Were here to show you how weve been delighted
Black and white here has united
Building this community of sound.

Buzzin’

This heres the miracle of modern creation
So we say jump up, jump up because you know were buzzing
Any time we come I say we shock and a sting
Yeah, jump up, jump up because you know were buzzing
Any time we come we shock and sting
Get up, get up come and do something
Like a fly in the sky forever working
I know we shock and we sting anytime we come we getup, getup

This is the miracle of modern creation
We come out of the tunnel not twisted or bitter
Approach the future with a sound that is fitter
Equipping our minds to deal with every situation
This heres the miracle of modern creation
Abandon all your first impressions
Come and take part in this conscious session
Look to the past to get inspiration
Move yourselves forward with the dub accelaration

Cant live my life with no rhythm or rhyme
Done enough chilling got to organise my time
You now see I aint standing still
Just watch me now Ive got a lifetime to fill
cos Im buzzing
Yeah jump up, jump up cos you know were buzzing
Any time we come we shock and sting

We come so far so fast laying down foundations
Paving the way for the next generation
What we deal with millenium training
Come jump aboard now theres enough time remaining
Been checking the roots so we know where we are going
Time we were reaping for the years weve been sowing
All across europe collecting like minded
Not here to misguide or be divided

Cant live my life with no rhythm or rhyme
Done enough chilling got to organise my time
Drums and bass
Junglist massive
Jump up, jump up cos you know we are buzzing
Any time we come we shock and we sting
Get up, get up, get up and do something
Like a fly in the sky forever working

Chandrasonic youre mmmmmmmmmmad
Chandrasonic youre mmmmmmmmmmad
Cant live my life with no rhythm or rhyme
Done enough chilling got to organise my time
No sense in standing still
Just watch me now Ive got a lifetime to fill
Im buzzing
Yeah come with me come with me
Jump up, jump up
cos you know were buzzing
Any time we come we shock and sting
Any time we come we a shock and sting

We come out the tunnel not twisted nor bitter.

Change

Look through the square or round window
Now a change a gonna come
Whether you come by bus or underground
Still a change a gonna come
If youre north or if youre south
You know a change a gonna come
Whether by fax or word of mouth
Still a change a gonna come.

Meters peaking
Truth is leaking out into the sticks
Too late now no turning back now
cos the switches have been flicked
Goalposts moving
Signposts pointing you the wrong way
Theyre screwing up
Youre queuing up
Come back another day.

If youre old or if youre young
You know a change a gonna come
No matter where you come from
What colour - black, white or brown
Government man plan
Mash up in a britain
Criminal justice bill me bawl
Where them get it from?

Them cant understand
Just want to build up tension
But just watch the future
cos a change a gonna come
Adf is here to show you how it should be done
And we know that this style is identical to none!
Yeah!

Bureaucrat, democrat, fatcat
Too long theyve had their way
A breeze of sleaze coming to blow them away
Satellites crashing down on india
We say no way
Adf broadcasting
We no ramp we no play.
We get madddddddd.....

What them a say
What them a chat bout
This is reality man
You cant run adf out.

What them a do what them a talk bout
All of the politician run up on your mouth
Man you give me joke.....

Charge

Demolition dub
Sort it out sonic
Charge
Now watch this
Now hear this
This is a warning to the slack society
Release the pressure
Fabulous
Now watch this
Charge
Attack attack attack
Its all over.

Culture Move


This collaboration herewith is no ego trip
We no bring no badness, no fuss or fighting with it
Educational - why dont you keep up with this
Time to pay atention to the conscious lyrics
What them a do man a what them a chat bout
The youth them after nine oclock cant stay out
Government man him a just a run up on his mouth
Hear! what him a say will happen without a doubt
Cannot think for himself, copy the american
To build up the tension bring the idea to britain
Now! when the law is done hell have his satisfaction
Then it will be for life for all human - youth, man and woman.

(navigator)
Kingdom against kingdom
Nation against nation
Time we are living in, its called revelation
cause when you take stock of the whole situation
The elders them a poison the younger generation
Instead of them trying to build a firm foundation
Them a bring human beings down to pure degredation
With chemical warfare and nuclear weapons
Starvation, sufferation, dehumanisation
The world population have to take precautions
From pollution, corruption, infection, deception
Politicians claim that they got the solution
But deep in their hearts they have a wicked intention
To rinse out poor people with tax and inflation
Segregating the massive, separating the nation
You think a so it goes
Why dont you answer my question
Youd better watch yourself
Before them turn you a madman.

This one is for all microphone entertainers
You have the tool, have the talent to be an educator
Stop the slackness and come an tell them proper
Encourage the massive to become their own creator
Because in this time you have to understand
That the government man is gonna try and mash up man plan
So direct the crowd and give them navigation
Believe me youll get a wicked reaction.

Sound of the culture pon a the move
Youve got to be conscious in every thing that you do.....

Dub Mentality

Dub is the place we come to argue and debate
It isnt just a backdrop for our herbal intake
And in this time we fill the space with noise
Black noise will be a sound you cant avoid
Were raising our voices to reflect our reality
Using dub as our foundation
cos weve got dub mentality.

Listen to the sound of the drum and the bass
Different communities meet up in the same place
We are mixing the flavour to suit every taste
This music have de power for all of the human race.

Dub is the teacher
Jungle is the preacher
Dub education through de jungle a go reach ya.

Cut and splice and regeneration
Militant mix and equalisation
These are the methods for a serious operation
Pushing back the borders of your musical civilisation
So listen without prejudice and without delay
To the sound of the asian dub foundation today.....

And in this time we fill the space with noise
Black noise will be a sound you cant avoid .....

Free Satpal Ram

The scales of justice
Weighed down on one side
Freemassons on the case
You know youre gonna get a rough ride
Hold tight, even if you know your rights
Its just a piece of paper unless youre prepared to fight
For ten years, one hell of a long time to rot in a cell
When youve committed no crime
Another innocent man forced to carry the can
Free satpal ram!

Whose word against who?
The degenerate crew out on the town
Thought they had something to prove
Self defence is no offence
Had to protect himself from the murderous fools
Cutting remarks on account of his race
A plate to the chest and a glass in his face
An asian fights back
Cant afford to be meek
With your back against the wall
You cant turn the other cheek.

Back away all you trouble makers
Fix up your brains cos youre the biggest fakers
You come in the place
Do you know who you are?
Free satpal ram!

Satpal ram has been in prison for 10 years now, unjustly convicted of murder. he was attacked in a restaurant in birmingham by six racists. having been glassed in the face he had no choice but to def
End himself. one of the attackers got injured and later died after refusing treatment. satpal was subsequently charged with murder.

Satpal was provided with lawyers who refused to argue his case. they made him change his plea of self-defence to that of manslaughter. most of the prosecution evidence came from the group that attack
Ed satpal.

The all-white jury missed vital evidence because no interpreter was provided. the judge said he would interpret but couldnt speak a word of bengali.

The jury werent asked to consider if satpals actions were in self-defence and found him guilty.

Its taken ten years to get the criminal justice system to allow any appeal.

Enough is enough!

Hypocrite

[chorus] [x2]
We will get inside your mind
You will pay for your crimes
We will bleed you dry
Your pockets will be empty
But you wont know why.

Redistribution is the name of the game
All the cash that you stash man
Were gonna give away
Lizard man beware
This is the digital underclass
Coming from places youve only seen from your car
Accountant, lawyer, financial adviser
Pr consultant, journalist, advertiser
We know your game
And you think that were playing it
But when the bill comes through the door
Youre gonna be paying it!

[chorus x2]

The word is community
We shout it with impunity
Its so uncool
Its incendiary
No slogans
No soundbites
But a long term plan
Teaching is the framework
Building chains of command
So when the lizard man sticks out his tongue
We pull out our scissors and do a hit and run.

This is the digital underclass.....