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Fight Back

from ADDIS TO OMEGA by DUB COLOSSUS

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5. FIGHT BACK
PJ Higgins on vocals ..
A song of resistance meets 60s sci fi fx and fullblooded brass.
Joe Gibbs skanking with Scritti Politti and the Meters + Maceo Parker.
dubbafunkadelic Ben Somers on tenor sax ..it came from another world.

lyrics

FIGHT BACK
 WRITTEN BY PJ HIGGINS / DUBULAH

INTRO
 
TRUE SAY WE CAN’T MAKE DEM WIN THIS THING YAH
WE ALL HAVE TO UNITE AND RISE UP AGAINST DI SYSTEM
WE HAVE FI BOUNCE DEM DOWN
WE HAVE FI MAKE DEM KNOW SAY A WE RUN TINGS
A WE DI PEOPLE THEM
NOT NO POLITICIAN – NO STATISTICIAN
ME NUH WANT NO REPETITION OF WHAT A GWAN BEFORE
WE HAVE FI FIGHT BACK
 
(FIGHT BACK)
 
CHORUS
 
COME ON – DON’T YOU WRIGGLE OUT
(WE HAVE FI FIGHT DEM DOWN – WE HAVE FI BEAT DEM DOWN)
COME ON – DON’T YOU WRIGGLE OUT – FIGHT BACK
(WE HAVE FI FIGHT DEM DOWN – WE HAVE FI BEAT DEM)
 
BRIDGE
 
I’M NOT GONNA STAND FOR THIS NO MORE
RESTITUTION’S THE SOLUTION
IT’S MY DESTINY NOT YOURS TO CHOOSE
AND I’M GONNA TAKE CONTROL RIGHT NOW
 
(FIGHT BACK)
 
GRINDING ME DOWN TO THE MAXIMUM
TIMING YOUR MOVES LIKE A PENDULUM
POMP POM – ME NEVER SEE THE LIGHTNING COME
 
CHORUS 
 
COME ON – DON’T YOU WRIGGLE OUT
(DEM JUST A GRIND ME DOWN –
DEM JUST A GRIND ME DOWN)
(GRINDING ME DOWN TO THE MAXIMUM
TIMING YOUR MOVES LIKE A PENDULUM)
COME ON – DON’T YOU WRIGGLE OUT, FIGHT BACK
(GRINDING ME DOWN TO THE MAXIMUM
TIMING YOUR MOVES LIKE A PENDULUM)
COME ON – DON’T YOU WRIGGLE OUT, FIGHT BACK
(GRINDING ME DOWN TO THE MAXIMUM
TIMING YOUR MOVES LIKE A PENDULUM)
COME ON – DON’T YOU WRIGGLE OUT FIGHT BACK
 
 
 
YOU STRIKE – I FIGHT
LET THE GAMES BEGIN
PROTECTING WHAT’S MINE TO THE BITER END
BRIDGE
 
I’M NOT GONNA STAND FOR THIS NO MORE
RESTITUTION’S THE SOLUTION
IT’S MY DESTINY NOT YOURS TO CHOOSE
AND I’M GONNA TAKE CONTROL RIGHT NOW
(FIGHT BACK)
 
 
GRINDING ME DOWN TO THE MAXIMUM
TIMING YOUR MOVES LIKE A PENDULUM
YOU STRIKE – I FIGHT
LET THE GAMES BEGIN
PROTECTING WHAT’S MINE TO THE BITTER END
 
(FIGHT BACK)
 
OUTRO
 
DON’T YOU, BACK DOWN x 4

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from ADDIS TO OMEGA, released September 6, 2014
PJ Higgins VOX - Dubulah - Gtr, Bass, Kbds, Programming, Nick Van Gelder - Drums, Toby Mills - Congas+Hand Percussion, Brass - Horns of Negus, Tenor Sax solo - Ben Somers,

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Dub Colossus London, UK

Dubulah formed Dub Colossus in 2008 & with the release of the album "A Town called Addis " on Real World Records to many fantastic 4 and 5 star reviews, going to No1 in the Euro World Music Charts..
"Addis through the Looking Glass" and "Dub Me Tender" followed, all on Real World Records.
"Addis to Omega" (EM002) was released 2014 to rave 5 and 4 star reviews in Songlines, Guardian and Froots etc.
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