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Tanya Tagaq - Colonizer (Joel Tarman Remix Featuring Kronos Quartet) [Official Audio]
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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Tanya Tagaq
Tanya Tagaq
Vocals
Joel Tarman
Joel Tarman
Remixer
Sumach Valentine
Sumach Valentine
Keyboards
David Harrington
David Harrington
Violin
John Sherba
John Sherba
Violin
Henry Dutt
Henry Dutt
Viola
Sunny Yang
Sunny Yang
Cello
Hank Dutt
Hank Dutt
Viola
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Tanya Tagaq
Tanya Tagaq
Songwriter
Saul Williams
Saul Williams
Songwriter
Sumach Valentine
Sumach Valentine
Songwriter
Tanya Tagaq Gillis
Tanya Tagaq Gillis
Composer
Jean Martin
Jean Martin
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Joel Tarman
Joel Tarman
Mixing Engineer
João Carvalho
João Carvalho
Mastering Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
To attack, attack the forces that threaten us
With all the men and all the equipment
Behind the drawing boards
Behind the assembly line industries making the greatest production effort in history
To supply our army with ever-increasing quantities of the weapons of war
With the aid of the white man, Indians now have fine schools
In which there is available
To the youth of the race, education comparable to those attended by white children
In which all grades including high school are taught
Vocational training, as practical preparation for future living, is emphasized
[Verse 2]
Colonizer
Colonizer
Colonizer
Colonizer
Colonizer
Colonizer
Colonizer
[Verse 3]
A gun every twenty-six minutes
A tank every twelve minutes
A plane every nine minutes deliver those tanks and trains and guns on time
Ahead of time
[Verse 4]
Colonizer
You colonizer
You colonizer
You colonizer
You colonizer
You colonizer
You colonizer
You colonizer
You colonizer
You colonizer
You colonizer
You colonizer
You colonizer
You colonizer
You colonizer
[Verse 5]
Colonizer
Colonizer
Oh you're guilty
Colonizer
Colonizer
Colonizer
Colonizer
Colonizer
Colonizer
Oh you're guilty
Colonizer
That reaches back across a developing story of a nation itself
It's recognition of its manifest destiny to be strong enough to support freedom beyond it's own
Written by: Jean Martin, Saul Williams, Sumach Valentine, Tanya Tagaq

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