State of Emergency Lyrics

...STATE OF EMERGENCY... by Steel Pulse
*from 'State of Emergency' (1988)*
Intro:
(Drums)
(n.c)
State of emergency,
State of emergency,
State of emergency.
State of emergency,
State of emergency,
State of emergency.
Interlude:
Verse 1:
From Brixton to Cape Town,
Unrest all around.
From Handsworth to Uitenhage,
Lawlessness, p'on rampage.
Bridge 1:
Sticks and stones they're throwing,
Set ablaze the buildings.
Youthful minds are stirring,
Time to make a change.
Who they think they're fooling?
No want no diverse doctrine,
For-ever we will strive,
Fighting against Apartheid.
Chorus 1:
State of emergency,
State of emergency,
I never seen such urgency.
State of emergency,
State of emergency,
I never seen such urgency.
Break:
(Forever,
We will strive).
(Forever,
We will strive),
I never seen a thing like this before.
Bridge 1:
Sticks and stones they're throwing,
Set ablaze the buildings.
Youthful minds are stirring,
Time to make a change.
Who they think they're fooling?
No want no diverse doctrine,
For-ever we will strive,
Fighting against...
Chorus 2:
State of emergency,
State of emergency,
I never seen such urgency.
State of emergency,
State of emergency,
I never seen such urgency.
State of emergency,
State of emergency,
I never seen such urgency.
State of emergency,
State of emergency,
I never seen such urgency.
Break:
(Forever,
We will strive),
The whole wide world is burning.
(Forever,
We will strive),
Pring pring, gun shot ring.
Coda:
From Brixton to Cape Town,
Unrest all around.
From Handsworth to Durban;
No satisfaction.
We will strive for freedom now,
We will strive for freedom now.
We will strive for freedom now,
We will strive for freedom now.
Outro:
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