Nothing Ent Strange [Song]

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NOTHING ENT STRANGE
By Black Stalin (1975)

Leh we say that when you read your morning newspaper
The headlines say that how they charge Stalin for guerrilla
I know plenty people may want to shout
But Brotherman, what is there for us to shout about?
I living in a yes-man society
Where all the no-men becomes the enemy
And if you decide to hold tight to your 'No'
The system have so much different ways of getting you to go.

Nothing, nothing, nothing ent strange
In the life of a man out for change
Once you don't want people talk for you
And wouldn't do the things that they want you do
Your life ent safe whether night or day
Because any number could play
Nothing, nothing, nothing ent strange
In the life of a man out for change.

The system have vicious ways of operating
It's like a vulture when it's about to attack its victim
Once you say they wrong and feeling you right
It can attack you like a thief in the night.
One day you are a hero, next day a traitor,
One day you're wealthy, next day a pauper,
And just play you smart and too intelligent
You could die mysteriously in some freak accident.

Nothing, nothing, nothing ent strange
In the life of a man out for change
Once you don't want people talk for you
And wouldn't do the things that they want you do
Your life ent safe whether night or day
Because any number could play
Nothing, nothing, nothing ent strange..

There are crimes the system commit could fill your eyes
Now let us take the brutal murder of sister Jean Miles
A woman who first love was that of her country
Her second love I know I know was honesty
Jean went and expose a gas station racket
Behaviour like that the system won't have it
And when the system ------- and it turn Jean around
It brought Jean worse than any beggar in town.

Nothing, nothing, nothing ent strange
In the life of a woman out for change.

Now I know all about this system and its working
A better life for my people, I must keep fighting
I cannot be destroyed and I go tell you why
Tell me how many times can one man die?
I die on the shores of Africa,
I die in '37 striking with Uriah
I die outside the square demonstrating with Daaga
So charging me for guerrilla, that is only fire.

Nothing, nothing, nothing ent strange
In the life of a man out for change
Once you don't want people talk for you
And wouldn't do the things that they want you do
Your life ent safe whether night or day
Because any number could play
Nothing, nothing, nothing ent strange...

Source: The lyrics posted on this blog are often transcribed directly from performances. Although it is my intention to faithfully transcribe I do not get all the words and I have a knack for hearing the wrong thing. Please feel free to correct me or to fill in the words that I miss by dropping me a message via e-mail. I'd be forever grateful. Thanks in advance!

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A Note From The Gull

Thank you, Black Stalin.

"Patria est communis omnium parens" - Our native land is the common parent of us all. Keep it beautiful, make it even more so.

Blessed is all of creation
Blessed be my beautiful people
Blessed be the day of our awakening
Blessed is my country
Blessed are her patient hills.

Mweh ka allay!
Guanaguanare