Debris
Unveiling Global Pillage: Confronting the Debris of Injustice
Lyrics
Spread power with words
Expressing the dissemination of influence or authority through language.
The gold that you stole
Refers to the wealth taken unjustly or forcefully.
The pillage and the plunder
Describes the looting and robbery, often associated with violent conquest.
Is it any wonder that we're here?
Questions the inevitability of current circumstances due to past actions.
It ain't no mystery
Asserts that certain events or actions are not difficult to understand.
The fecting and the shooting
Refers to the exploitation and violence as the genuine historical narrative.
That's the real history
Highlights that the real history involves violence and exploitation.
We're only here 'cos you were there
Suggests that the current situation is a consequence of past actions.
Consequences of your global pillage
Outcome of exploiting resources and people globally.
I never had the feeling to
Expresses the lack of inclination towards destruction or dominance.
Either destroy or conquer
Describes the process of examining the remains left behind after exploitation.
I sift to the debris you left in your wake
Refers to examining the aftermath of exploitation.
When you pushed us in to third place
Reflects on being pushed into an inferior position or status.
When the truth is uncovered
When the truth about past events becomes evident and disclosed.
And the story's been told
When the complete narrative is revealed.
You won't be able to look me in the face
Anticipates the guilt or shame upon facing the truth.
We're only here 'cos you were there
Reiterates the impact of past actions on the present state.
Here in England a global village
Refers to England as part of a globally connected world.
Consequences of your global pillage
Consequences stemming from exploiting resources worldwide.
Master D chat it up
Introduction of a character (Master D) conversing.
I sift to the debris you left in your wake
Reiterates the examination of the aftermath of exploitation.
When you pushed us in to third place
Reflects being forced into an inferior position or status.
When the truth is uncovered
When the truth about past events becomes evident and disclosed.
And the story's been told
When the complete narrative is revealed.
You won't be able to look me in the face
Anticipates the guilt or shame upon facing the truth.
You treated my mother's land
Compares the treatment of land to exploitation on a large scale.
Just like one big plantation
Equates the land treatment to a massive farm or estate.
You did this to the African
Accuses actions against Africans.
You did this to the Asian
Accuses actions against Asians.
Famine was caused not by god but taxation
States that hunger was a result of economic exploitation, not fate.
The fruits of our labor
Products of labor utilized to develop another nation.
Were used to build your nation
Depicts the draining of resources for another nation's benefit.
Sucking us dry our country's natural juice
Highlights the exploitation and extraction of natural resources.
Yes, our underdevelopment was
Attributing lack of development to exploitation.
Caused by your abuse.
Asserts that underdevelopment was a consequence of exploitation.
Gonna check the missing pages
Plans to investigate overlooked parts of history.
We'll be adding up the numbers
Intends to compile data or evidence.
We'll be looking for witnesses so
Seeking individuals who can testify on behalf of others.
They can tell our brothers
Using witnesses to communicate experiences to others.
We'll be using the technology
Utilizing technology for communication with awareness.
Jammin' with it consciously
Engaging with technology consciously or deliberately.
We are gonna spread power with words.
Expresses the intent to distribute influence or authority through language.
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