Flip Dat Table

[Intro – spoken (male lead), low + tense] Yo… Dem call it leadership… But it look like board game. And the people is the pieces. (Female group, whispered) “Pieces…” [Verse 1 – male lead] Him sit down pon the table with a grin too wide Dice inna him hand and the truth get hide Every move calculated, every word get primed Sell fear to the crowd, now the crowd get blind And him eyein’ up the world like it up for sale Move one piece, now the headlines trail One hand on the Bible, one hand pon the scale But the scale always tip when the money prevail Venezuela pon the board? — “gimme that oil” Turn a whole nation life into spoil Call it “business,” call it “national pride” But a hungry belly still empty inside Greenland pon the map? — “mine that land” Like the Earth is just a deal he plan Plant one flag like a settlement sign Then talk like it’s destiny, drawin’ new lines [Pre-Chorus – male lead] And you can feel it in the air tonight Same old game, different suit and tie Dem draw the line then dem watch you fight While the real thief never pay the price [CHORUS 1 – FEMALE GROUP (SUNG, BIG + CATCHY)] (Female singers — unison, uplifting but militant) Nah nah nah— we nah play that game! Nah nah nah— we nah take that blame! You can’t build your throne on people pain, We gon’ flip that table all the same! (Female singers — harmony stack / crowd chant) Flip that table! Flip that table! Truth over fear—yeah we stable! [Post-Chorus – male lead (half-sung, cool)] He playin’ Catan in real life Movin’ pieces like he own your life Try collect whole countries, stack up dominance Call it “order” while him feed the violence [Verse 2 – male lead] Him love divide-and-rule, watch the people split Turn neighbor into enemy quick-quick Sell you a villain so you don’t see it The man inna the mirror, the one who benefit Him build road through the pain and call it “plan” Put a house pon your struggle like it holy land Trade a promise for your silence—shake your hand Then him laugh when the poor cyaan understand Now him talk ‘bout “stop dem at the gate” Like human life come with a shipping rate But tell me how you call that “great” When everybody here come through somebody else fate? Dem say “immigrant” like it’s something to shame But history stamp every family name Different boat, different road, same flame Same dream in the chest, same blood in the vein [Pre-Chorus – male lead (more pressure)] And the loudest man in the room Always try drown out reason But you cyaan build peace from fear No matter what the season [CHORUS 2 – FEMALE GROUP (SUNG, ANTHEM + POLITICAL)] (Female singers — call & response, super catchy) Who you buildin’ walls for? (walls for?) Who you drawin’ lines for? (lines for?) Who you makin’ enemies? (enemies?) When we tryna survive more! (survive more!) (Female singers — unison, hook melody) We all come from somewhere, don’t forget that fact Same breath in our chest, same heart in our back You can’t trade human lives like a piece on a map So we singin’ this loud—we ain’t fallin’ for that! [Bridge – male lead (dub space / militant truth)] Watch dem shift the blame, watch dem spin the wheel Make you hate the man who just try live and heal Meanwhile the banker never miss a meal And the hungry pickney learn how pain feel Dem sell division like a product pon shelf Make you watch your brother more than watch yourself ‘Cause if you ever link up and unite Babylon lose power overnight So don’t trade your soul for security Don’t trade your heart for authority ‘Cause freedom nah come from a man with greed Freedom come when the people agree [FINAL CHORUS – FEMALE GROUP (SUNG, BIGGEST MOMENT)] (Female singers — biggest lift, crowd-ready) Nah nah nah— we nah play that game! Nah nah nah— we reclaim we name! No more kings, no more chains, We gon’ flip that table all the same! (Female singers — chant + claps) Flip that table! (flip it!) Flip that table! (flip it!) Truth and justice— (lift it!) We the people— (lift it!) [Outro – spoken (male lead), calm but cutting] Yeah… A board game end when you flip the table. So stop playin’ with dem rules. Wake up.