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Steel Pulse-State Of Emergency(Rastafari Cenetennial Live in Paris)(1992)
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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Steel Pulse
Steel Pulse
Performer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
David Hinds
David Hinds
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Steel Pulse
Steel Pulse
Producer
Godwin Logie
Godwin Logie
Producer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
State of emergency
State of emergency
State of emergency
State of emergency
[Verse 2]
State of emergency (Ready)
Emergency
Emergency (Aim)
Emergency (Fire)
Emergency
Emergency
Emergency
[Verse 3]
State of emergency
Emergency
Emergency
State of emergency
Emergency
Emergency
State of emergency
Emergency
Emergency
[Verse 4]
From Brixton to Cape Town (Dem a fight, dem a)
Unrest all around (Dem a fight, dem a)
From Handsworth to Uitenhage (Dem a fight, dem a)
Lawlessness on the rampage
[Verse 5]
Sticks and stones they're throwing
Set ablaze the buildings
Youthful minds are stirring
Time to make a change
Who they think they're fooling
No want a diverse doctrine
Forever we will strive
Fighting against apartheid
[Verse 6]
State of emergency
State of emergency
Never seen such urgency
State of emergency
State of emergency
Never seen such urgency
[Verse 7]
Forever we will strive
Never seen a thing like this before
[Verse 8]
How long can this go on? (How long can this go on?)
A riding, riding, ride the storm
Me tired, me tired
Of being a stepping stone
Says to hell with words and give me action
[Verse 9]
Sticks and stones they're throwing
Set ablaze the buildings
Youthful minds are stirring
Time to make a change
Who they think they're fooling
No want a diverse doctrine
Forever we will strive
Fighting against apartheid
[Verse 10]
State of emergency
State of emergency
Never seen such urgency
State of emergency
State of emergency
Never seen such urgency
[Verse 11]
State of emergency
State of emergency
Never seen such urgency
State of emergency
State of emergency
Never seen such urgency
[Verse 12]
Forever and ever (Forever) and ever
We will strive
Whole wide world is burning
Forever we will strive
Pring, pring, gun shot ring
[Verse 13]
From Brixton to Cape Town
Unrest all around
From Handsworth to Durban
No satisfaction
[Verse 14]
We will strive for freedom now
We will strive for freedom now
We will strive for freedom now
We will strive for freedom now
Written by: David Hinds

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