WAH-WAH BABYLON [Intro — Guitare wah-wah filtrée, delay dub, basse profonde] Wah-wah… wah-wah… Feel the vibration… Deep inna the nation… One drop… one love… We rise above! [Couplet 1] The city is burning, the people are blind, Too many chains on the freedom of mind. Big man talking from a tower of gold, Selling tomorrow for a price we can’t hold. But down in the alley, the rhythm survives, A bassline is pumping, the spirit’s alive. One little guitar with a voice of its own, Cutting through the concrete, shaking the throne. [Refrain] Wah-wah Babylon, let the people go! Wah-wah Babylon, let the river flow! Bass inna the ground, fire inna the soul, We don’t need your system to make us whole! Wah-wah Babylon, hear the people cry! Wah-wah Babylon, no more living a lie! From the roots to the sky, let the truth be known, You can lock the gates, but you can’t own the soul! [Post-refrain — Guitare wah-wah en réponse à la voix] Wah-ka-wah… Dub it up! Wah-ka-wah… Turn it up! [Couplet 2] The moon hangs low over Kingston town, A heavy bass drum makes the walls shake down. Smoke in the air, sweat on the street, A thousand broken hearts finding one beat. No golden crown, no master plan, Just a drum, a bass, and the strength of a man. Let the spring reverb splash like rain on stone, Let the guitar speak in a language of its own. [Refrain] Wah-wah Babylon, let the people go! Wah-wah Babylon, let the river flow! Bass inna the ground, fire inna the soul, We don’t need your system to make us whole! Wah-wah Babylon, hear the people cry! Wah-wah Babylon, no more living a lie! From the roots to the sky, let the truth be known, You can lock the gates, but you can’t own the soul! [Dub Breakdown — Instrumental] [La basse continue seule, profonde et ronde] Wah-wah… — [Guitare filtrée, panoramique gauche] Echo… echo… echo… [La batterie one-drop revient progressivement] Pull it up! Drop it down! Feel that bass shake up the town! [Long solo de guitare wah-wah — phrases syncopées, filtre ouvert puis fermé, delay dub et reverb à ressort] [Bridge — Voix grave, presque parlée] No fear inna the darkness. No chains upon the mind. The truth don’t need permission. The sun will rise in time. One heart… one sound… Feel the roots underground! [Refrain final — Chœurs roots et batterie plus puissante] Wah-wah Babylon, let the people go! Wah-wah Babylon, let the river flow! Bass inna the ground, fire inna the soul, We don’t need your system to make us whole! Wah-wah Babylon, hear the people cry! Wah-wah Babylon, let the spirit fly! From the roots to the sky, let the truth be known, You can lock the gates, but you can’t own the soul! [Outro — Dub instrumental] Wah-wah… wah-wah… Bass… Echo… Roots… [La batterie disparaît, la basse s’éteint, la guitare wah-wah se perd dans un long delay analogique.]
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