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dis is a warning

from 333 by d'bi.

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jah9 tell dem seh dis is a warning
we nuh care weh yuh cum from
it’s a new dawning
tell di people of di world revolushun’s rising
look to di east and di west
it deh pon di horizon yes
tell yuh fren tell yuh moddah tell yuh cousin
we’re a new generation we nuh fraida nuttin
we want we liberation from capitalist prison
don’t call mi west indian
because I am an afrikan
dis is a warning a warning a warning a warning a warning
dis is a warning


misinformation dem a chat bout
filling di youts dem mind wid crabblehouse
education system waan rince out
a pure lie dem a tell tell tell
yuh guh to school 5 days of the week
relearning di fiction of his-story
written from di position of dem victory
but a pure lie dem a tell tell tell
suh won’t yuh step inna mi class
and mek mi tell yuh bout di past
a new lesson for today
save the people of tomorrow

a time fi wi decolonize
oomaan and man seh we really really muts realize
is a broken legacy we a legitimize
when we keep our eyes closed and act surprised
di likkle fellah pon di street
him a pack a likkle neat oozie
a ghetto yout wid few options
him seh gang a him family
watch him guh out in a blaze of glory
yuh membah when we used to play inna di dirt
and di bwoy dem used to lift up wi skirt
dandy-shandy hide and seek
spin di bokkle get a kiss pon di cheek and flirt
now yuh di youts dem a cum yuh haffi splirt
open up fire ‘everyone bite di dirt’
wid him big ole gun him wanna have fun
him don’t know that him time soon cum

a time fi wi decapitalize
oomaan and man seh we mus realize
a blood-bath legacy we a legitimize
when we keep our eyes closed and act surprised
likkle mary-sue seh she want blue eyes
ask her why and she started to cry
my cousin eileen get ice-cream
her skin’s light-brown and pretty
yuh membah when we used to play dolly-house
you a di moddah me a di moddah
seh di shade a wi skin no it nevah mattah
well now mary-sue is 13
she’s old enough to buy her own cream
ambi, nadinola, skin-lightener
seh she bleach out har skin suh she can be whiter
inna di futcha skin cancah
inna di futcha skin cancah
inna di futcha skin cancah

jah9 tell dem seh dis is a warning
we nuh care weh yuh cum from
it’s a new dawning
tell di people of di world
revolushun’s rising
look to di east and di west
it deh pon di horizon yes
tell yuh fren tell yuh moddah tell yuh cousin
we’re a new generation we nuh fraida nuttin
we want we liberation from capitalist prison
don’t call mi west indian
because I am an afrikan
dis is a warning!
dis is a warning!
dis is a warning!

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from 333, released September 23, 2023
dis is a warning
lyrics & vocals by d’bi.
produced & arranged by mandiemafu

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d'bi. is a global dub poet jamaican-dancehall-diva-womxnist-warrior-chanting-conscious-fyah on the mic. their lyricism stems from the socio-political genre of dub poetry fused with dancehall reggae, hiphop, punk rock, blues & performance art; producing a pepperpot of theatricality that crosses cultural boundaries, reconfigures social norms & inspires r/evolution. ... more

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