Reggae Sounds Lyrics - Bass Culture - Linton Kwesi Johnson

Shock, black double down-beat bouncin' 

Rock-wize tumble down sound music 

Foot drop, find drum blood story 

Bass history is a-movin' is a-hurtin' black story 

Thunder from a bass drum soundin' 

Lightnin' from a trumpet and a organ 

Bass and rhythm and trumpet double up 

Keep up with drums for a deep pound searchin' 

Ridim of a tropical, electrical storm 

Cool down to de base of struggle 

Flame ridim of historical yearnin', flame ridim of de time of turnin' 

Measurin' de time for bombs and for burnin' 

Slow drop, make stop, move forward 

Dig down to de root of de pain 

Shape it into violence for de people 

They will know what to do, they will do it 

Shock, black double down-beat bouncin' 

Rock-wize tumble down sound music 

Foot drop, find drum blood story 

Bass history is a-movin' is a-hurtin' black story 

Ridim of a tropical, electrical storm 

Cool down to de base of struggle 

Flame ridim of historical yearnin', flame ridim of de time of turnin' 

Measurin' de time for bombs and for burnin' 

Slow drop, make stop, move forward 

Dig down to de root of de pain 

Shape it into violence for de people 

They will know what to do, they will do it 

Shock, black double down-beat bouncin' 

Rock-wize tumble down sound music 

Foot drop, find drum blood story 

Bass history is a-movin' is a-hurtin' black story