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  • 5 nights of Bleeding- Linton Kwesi Johnson

    Madness, madness
    Madness tight on the heads of the rebels
    The bitterness erup's like a heart blas'
    Broke glass, ritual of blood an' a-burnin'
    Served by a cruelin' fighting
    5 nights of horror and of bleeding
    Broke glass, cold blades as sharp as the eyes of hate
    And the stabbin', it's
    War amongs' the rebels
    Madness, madness, war

    Night number one was in Brixton
    Sofrano B sound system
    'im was a-beatin' up the riddim with a fire
    'im comin' down his reggae reggae wire
    It was a sound checkin' down your spinal column
    A bad music tearin up your flesh
    An' the rebels dem start a fighting
    De youth dem just tun wild, it's
    War amongs' the rebels
    Madness, madness, war

    Night number two down at Sheppard's
    Right up Railton road
    It was a night name friday when ev'ryone was high on brew or drew(?)
    A pound or two worth of Kali
    Sound comin' down of the king's music iron
    The riddim just bubblin' an' backfirin'
    Ragin' an' risin'
    When suddenly the music cut -
    Steelblade drinkin' blood in darkness, it's
    War amongs' the rebels
    Madness, madness, war

    Night number three, over the river
    Right outside the Rainbow
    Inside James Brown was screamin soul
    Outside the rebels were freezin' cold
    Babylonian tyrants descended
    Bounced on the brothers who were bold
    So with a flick of the wris', a jab and a stab
    The song of hate was sounded
    The pile of oppression was vomited
    And two policemen wounded
    Righteous, righteous war

    Night number four at the blues dance, abuse dance
    Two rooms packed and the pressure pushin' up
    Hot, hotheads
    Ritual of blood

    enjoy London

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