AmaKoologiK

from AmaKoologiK by Syd Kitchen & AmaKool

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Step up, we got people on the street, with nowhere to go, with nothing to eat, with nothing to show, with only their love and a grace from above, keeping them going on.
We got kids in pain, raised in a drain, sniffing cheap glue in a macabre worldview of Heaven.
"Why is there no more window shopping in the evenings?"

This way for yuppies in boats and 4X4's, popping champagne when the market soars, avarice and greed fuelling the need, keeping them going on.
We got jetskis, cellphones, weekends at the summer home, holidays abroad, no one's ever bored in Heaven.
"Does it matter who shares in the pain of the morning?"

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Aren't you amazed? It's so alive!
Every day and every night
In every way - AmaKoologiK
I see it everywhere - AmaKoologiK

Step up, we got violence in the air, hijacking in the street, anger and despair in everyone you meet, polarisation, marginalisation, keeping it going on.
We got rape for fun, kids with guns, pedophiles with sickly smiles in Heaven.
"Does anybody know who won the game?"

This way for bourgeois fears, the electric fence, neighbourhood watch, middle-class defence, patrol car cruising, the fear of losing, keeping them going on.
We got guard dogs, battlements, social testaments, sounding an alarm and all's not calm in Heaven.
"Do you need any more sauce with your chicken?"

CHORUS

Step up, we got the African dream, renaissance, people on the move, post-colonial dance, some with vision, pushing transition, to change what's going on.
We got cyberspace, internet, search and find, disconnect, operate calibrate, designate, liberate your Heaven.
"Who are the people moving in upstairs?"

This way for the global village, imperial thrust, economic warfare based on trust, sinister funding, organised plundering, keeping it going on.
We got brand names, common sound, shared games, common ground, CNN, BBC, new-age tools to set you free in Heaven.
"Is this the age of the dawning of whatever?"

CHORUS

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from AmaKoologiK, released October 31, 2021

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Digital works from the archive of South African singer-songwriter and guitarist Syd Kitchen (1951-2011). Curated by Sharp-Flat Records.

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