Colonial Mentality Lyrics - Sorrow Tears And Blood - Fela Kuti

Colomentality 

it is said you are a colonial man 

You have been a slave before 

They have released you now, 

but you 

have never released yourself 

Colomentality 

It is like this 

It is like this what they do: they overdo 

everything they do 

What they do: they think that they 

are better than their brothers. Is it not like this?. ... 

It is like this! 

The thing why blacks are not good 

because they like foreign things 

Isn`t it like this? 

It is!!! 

They will turn on the air-conditioning 

and forget their country. 

It is like this! 

that judge will put on a white wig 

and jail his brothers 

Is it not like this? 

It is like this! 

They become proud of their names 

put their slave names at their heads. 

Isn`t it like this? 

It's like this! 

Colomentality, you should hear me now 

(chorus)1 

Mr Ransome listen! 

Mr Williams listen! 

Mr Allah listen 

Mr Mohammed listen 

Mr Anglican listen 

Mr Bishop listen 

Mr Catholic listen 

Mr Muselim listen 

we are in Africa - you should hear this 

Colomentality! listen! 

Mr Ransome, listen 

It is Africa where we are-you should hear this 

(Chorus) (various times) 

meaning 

 byomodunni 

The lyrics have been anglicised which is depressing as the act is a perfect example of what the song is criticising... See all