COLORS

[00:28.89] We bring the color to the mural
[00:32.55] We bring that chorus to the song, ayy
[00:36.21] We flavour the harmonies
[00:39.57] What more can you ask of we?
[00:42.43] Who be the choir behind the anthem?
[00:45.93] You know our standards
[00:48.25] Black, bold and handsome
[00:49.97] Black, gold and then-some
[00:51.77] Up in the air, still nail the landing, ayy
[00:56.39] Been here since back when
[00:59.58] Wind rush was the lift-off
[01:03.02] We made green in this rough, ayy
[01:06.22] And the fascists they teed off
[01:10.08] Made use of this gift of music
[01:12.88] Turned the page, was centre stage
[01:15.81] They say, "Who's this?"
[01:18.11] And the specials brought the scar
[01:20.47] The masters lose it, ayy
[01:23.04] We bring the color to the mural
[01:26.27] We bring the chorus to the song
[01:29.53] We bring the color to the mural
[01:32.85] We bring the chorus to the song
[01:36.06] We bring the color to the mural
[01:39.49] We bring the chorus to the song
[01:42.87] We bring the color to the mural
[01:46.27] We bring the chorus, check it
[01:48.58] Back when it was '68
[01:50.26] London was as grey as grey
[01:51.83] Teddy boy losin' folk
[01:53.51] Murders in the broadest day
[01:55.96] That racist nonsense
[01:58.24] But look how we responded
[02:01.19] We brought the carnival to Notting Hill
[02:04.55] We brought the carnival to Notting Hill
[02:08.30] And what's topped it since though?
[02:10.23] What's topped it since, ayy?
[02:12.78] Nuttin' still
[02:15.83] Kwesi was a top-notch poet
[02:19.29] I bet you all know it
[02:21.46] Fashanu on the pitch, Lennie on the tele
[02:25.43] Dianne Abbott, I laughed at all them characters
[02:28.47] You know they jellie, you know it
[02:31.38] Yeah you know it, yeah
[02:34.75] We're causin' scenes like Steve McQueen
[02:38.17] Further than your wildest dreams
[02:41.56] We make the hustle look easy
[02:45.26] We make the hustle look easy
[02:48.47] We bring the color to the mural
[02:51.72] We bring the chorus to the song
[02:55.10] We bring the color to the mural
[02:58.44] We bring the chorus to the song
[03:01.56] We bring the color to the mural
[03:04.94] We bring the chorus, ayy
[03:07.99] From Afro-beat to Afrobeats
[03:10.13] Dub to Dubstep
[03:11.43] English to curse our accents
[03:13.05] Now look how much they beef our style
[03:14.70] Look how much they love our garms
[03:16.49] Look how they caught off our slang
[03:18.98] Lovin' our authenticity
[03:22.12] Although we diaspora
[03:25.34] Respect what came before ya
[03:28.03] Those open toes that paved the road
[03:31.32] The Martins underneath the Rite
[03:35.90] But we've arrived you see
[03:38.21] Our shine ain't passed us nah
[03:41.74] We bring that color to the mural
[03:45.08] We bring that chorus to the song
[03:48.35] We bring the color to the mural
[03:51.52] We bring the chorus to the song
[03:55.02] We bring the color to the mural
[03:58.18] We bring the chorus to the song
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