mi revalueshanary fren is nat di same agen
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yu know fram wen ?
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fram di masses shata silence
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staat fi grumble
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fram pawty paramoncy tek a tumble
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fram Hungary to Poelan to Romania
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fram di cozy cyassle dem staat fi crumble
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wen wi buck-up wananada in a reaznin
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mi fren always en up pan di same ting
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dis is di sang im love fi sing :
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Kaydar
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e ad to go
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Zhivkov
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e ad to go
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Husack
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e ad to go
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Honnicka
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e ad to go
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Cauchescu
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e ad to go
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jus like apartied
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wi av to go
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awhile agoh mi fren an mi woz taakin
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soh mi seh to im :
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wat a way di eart a run nowadays, man
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it gettin aada by di day
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fi know whey yu stan
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cauz wen yu tink yu deh pun salid dry lan
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wen yu cteck a stack yu fine yu ina quick-san
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yu noh notice ow di lanscape a shiff
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is like valcanoe unda it an notn cyaan stap it
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cauz tings jusa bubble an a bwoil doun below
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strata seperate an refole
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an wen yu tink yu reach di mountain tap
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is a bran-new platow yu goh buck-up
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mi revalueshanary fren shake im ed an im sigh
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dis woz im reply :
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Kaydar
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e ad to go
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Zhivkov
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e ad to go
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Husack
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e ad to go
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Honnicka
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e ad to go
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Cauchescu
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e ad to go
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jus like apartied
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wi av to go
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well mi nevah did satisfy wid wat mi fren mek reply
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an fi get a deepa meanin in di reaznin
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mi seh to im :
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well awrite
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soh Garby gi di people dem glashnas
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an it poze di Stalinist dem plenty prablem
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soh Garby leggo peristrika pan dem
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canfoundin bureacraetic strategems
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but wi haffi face up to di cole facks;
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im also open up pondora's bax
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yes, people pawa jus a showa every awa
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an eyrybady claim dem demacratic
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but some a wolf an some a sheep
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an dat is prablematic:
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nah tings like dat yu woulda call dialectic ?
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mi revalueshanary fren pauz awhile an im smile
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den im look mi in mi eye an reply :
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Kaydar
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e ad to go
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Zhivkov
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e ad to go
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Husack
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e ad to go
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Honnicka
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e ad to go
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Cauchescu
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e ad to go
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jus like apartied
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wi av to go
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well mi couldn elabarate
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plus it waz gettin kinda late
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soh in spite a mi lack af andastandin
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bout di meanin a di changes in di eas
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fi di wes nonediless
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an aldow mi av mi rezavayshans
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bout di cansiquenses an implicashans
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espehsaally fi black libaraeshan
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to bring di reaznin to a canclushan
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ah ad woz to agree wid mi fren
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hopein dat wen wi meet up wance agen
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wi coulda av a more fulla canvahsaeshan
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soh mi seh to im, yu know wat ?
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im seh wat ? mi seh :
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Kaydar
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e ad to go
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Zhivkov
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e ad to go
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Husack
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e ad to go
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Honnicka
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e ad to go
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Cauchescu
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e ad to go
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jus like apartied
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soon gaan
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Mi Revalueshanary Fren
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Linton Kwesi Johnson |