[Intro] [syncopated electronic percussion, sub-bass pulses] [marimba-style synth ostinato enters] [Verse 1] [spoken male vocals, dry texture] They are revolutionary And you talk the truth [distorted guitar stab] People will come and slap you down Then you talk the truth again [filter sweep on percussion] They lock you in jail [Instrumental Break] [driving four-on-the-floor kick, complex shaker patterns] [staccato synth melody] [Verse 2] [spoken male vocals] Then when you are very strong and you talk again They may even kill you [bass dropout] They may even burn your house down [Outro] [percussion intensifies, woodblock accents] [spoken male vocals] When they've burnt my house finished Some friends who are very Africans, you know they are very afraid of life "Hey Fela, are you safe?" "Don't talk truth again" You see, they come and tell you not to say the truth again Then I tell them and say [music swells] The truth can never die [final synth chord rings out]
