Tuesday 8 March 2011

(We) Maniacs (2007)

Spoken: So yuh tryin to tell me because I doh rally in yuh circle and roll in yuh freak show dat my tune cyar play?

Yuh mad or what?!
Yuh's a hidiot! H'aaahhh!
Wh'am to dem?
Yuh ehh know we or what?
Yuh know where we from?
Yuh kno how far we struggle and reach up here?
Whey yuh feel we pass?

We! Come to
We! Come to wake up de town and
We! Come to make people jump and raise up all de dust from de ground
We! Come to make people jump
We! Come to make people stump
We! Come to make people
Wave dey hand until dey shoulder get cramp

We come to break up the city now
We come to burn dem again
We come to stop all those petty wars
We come to unite our friends
We come here to bring people fun
We come here to make people run
We come here to make people jump
hands up high....
Dem wah fight...we na wah none
...we name callin'
but we nah come

Dem callin we maniacs
Wha'm to dem? Maniacs!
Dem callin we maniacs
Wha'm to dem? Maniacs!
Dem callin we maniacs
Wha'm to dem? Maniacs!

Wha'm to dem? Maniacs!

Anyt'ing we find we wavin' (wave, wavin')
Anyt'ing we get we wavin' (wave, wavin')
Anyt'ing we find we wavin'(wave, wavin')
Anyt'ing we get we wavin' (wave, wavin')

Everybody now
Jump up, jump up, jump up
Hands up, hands up, hands up
Jump up, jump up, jump up
Hands up, hands up, hands up
Jump up, jump up, jump up
Hands up, hands up, hands up
Jump up, jump up, jump up
Hands up, hands up, hands up

We! who dey wan' put to test
We! Who dey wah put to rest
We - want to know who fool dem and make dem feel dey are the best
We - who does give people chance
We - who does make people dance
We! Who does find...
girl to romance
They try to block all my happy news
So that Asylum can't pass
We come to take all dey revenue
But dey remain like dem hah
Dem have politics on dey side
All ah have wit me is meh pride
When you see Asylum
Is one big crew .. at mih side
Cool yourself
Hold down yuh pride
Doh let me an your squad collide
Running into we is just like suicide

Dem say we is maniacs
Wha'm to dem? Maniacs
Dem say we is maniacs
Wha'm to dem? Maniacs
Dem say we is maniacs
Wha'm to dem? Maniacs

Anyt'ing we find we wavin' (wave, wavin')
Anyt'ing we get we wavin' (wave, wavin')
Anyt'ing we find we wavin'(wave, wavin')
Anyt'ing we get we wavin' (wave, wavin')

Everybody!
Jump up, jump up, jump up!
Hands up, hands up, hands up!
Jump up, jump up, jump up!
Hands up, hands up, hands up!
Jump up, jump up, jump up!
Hands up, hands up, hands up!
Jump up, jump up, jump up!
Hands up, hands up!

They want to hold we
But dem cyar hold we tonight-night (tonig-nigh-nigh-nigh)
They want to pause we
But dem cyar pause we tonight-night (tonig-nigh-nigh-nigh-nigh)
They try to stall we
But they cyar stall we tonight-night (nigh-nigh-nigh-nigh-nigh)
They want to move we
But dem eh move we tonight-night (nigh-nigh-nigh-nigh-nigh-nigh)

Tell dem I was born on a farm
I know how to ring de alarm
You know how to....
I know
...cool an calm
Doh come around and blow that calm
I doh ... throw all my

Dem callin' we maniacs
Wha'm to dem? Maniacs
Dem callin' we maniacs
Wha'm to dem? Maniacs
Dem say we is maniacs
Wha'm to dem? Maniacs
Dem callin we maniacs
Wha'm to dem? Maniacs

Anyt'ing we find we wavin' (wave, wavin')
Anyt'ing we get we wavin' (wave, wavin')
Anyt'ing we find we wavin'(wave, wavin')
Anyt'ing we get we wavin' (wave, wavin')
Everybody!

(Spoken) I feel dey mean insomniac and not maniac yuh know...

Lyrics by Bunji Garlin
Performed by Bunji Garlin

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