Black White
Harmony Beyond Hue: Asian Dub Foundation's Melodic Call for Unity
Lyrics
J and D here united
J and D are united.
Black and white here to show you how we've been delighted
Expressing joy about unity between black and white.
The new generation since the mid nineties
Referring to the new generation since the mid-nineties.
Showing you it's done if you think you are a smartie
Encouraging others by showing that things can be accomplished if you think intelligently.
Telling you the truth since we spotted eachother
Truth-telling since the moment they recognized each other.
We'd like to big up our elder sister and brother
Expressing appreciation for their elder sister and brother.
Because they are the legend and they are like no other
Portraying the elder sister and brother as legendary and unique.
Trained by the greater legend mother and father
Highlighting the influence of their greater legend mother and father.
Now we think jump up lyrics are alright
Considering jump-up lyrics acceptable.
But we'd like to broadcast a subject we know is not right
Intending to address a subject they believe is not right.
Look at us, but don't look at us in disgust
Asking not to be judged harshly despite discussing an uncomfortable reality.
Because you know the reality and it's time to adjust
Encouraging acknowledgment and adjustment to reality.
Think to yourself, don't be foolish about it
Advising self-reflection without foolishness.
Fix up your brain or you'll be the target
Warning that failure to fix one's mindset may lead to becoming a target.
A black man and a white woman living together
Describing a black man and a white woman living together.
Face the facts you fascist perpetrators
Challenging fascist ideologies and their proponents.
And as the world is getting smaller and smaller
Noting the shrinking world and the necessity of getting closer.
We can only get closer and closer
Expressing the idea of building a community through sound.
Building this community of sound
Celebrating the unity they have discovered.
Celebrating the unity we've found
Emphasizing the model to follow for future generations.
And we know this is the model to follow
Recognizing the changing world for the dub children of tomorrow.
For all the dub children of tomorrow
Anticipating seeing every nation in the eyes of the growing generation.
As they grow under shifting skies
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We'll se every nation in their eyes
Anticipating a global perspective as the children grow.
Black and white here has united
Reiteration of the unity between black and white.
We're here to show you how we've been delighted
Repeating the joy of the united black and white.
Black and white here has united
Reiteration of the unity between black and white.
Building this community of sound
Reemphasizing the construction of a community through sound.
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