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Where do you come from boy, could you come anywhere?
You come from country where water flows free to the sea
I heard the English said, you got the best of it
When Raleigh washed up and found solid gold in his hands
There was a woman who gave all her pearls,
The ocean rolling, rolled them from the new world
There was a hill coolie, and a transatlantic slave,
There came a day when they broke free of their chains,
Now in country tempers run hot like Caribbean sun,
Said Gyasi when he went home
You come from country where water flows free to the sea
I heard the English said, you got the best of it
When Raleigh washed up and found solid gold in his hands
There was a woman who gave all her pearls,
The ocean rolling, rolled them from the new world
There was a hill coolie, and a transatlantic slave,
There came a day when they broke free of their chains,
Now in country tempers run hot like Caribbean sun,
Said Gyasi when he went home
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Track duration: 02:26
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Song explain very eloquently.
I also agree that they're fantastic in concert, their music just feels so much more powerful live. The problem though is that drunk frat boys seem to love them for some reason and they kindof fuck up the concerts. Also, and I know this is wierd coming from a guy, but I'm amazed (and jealous) by how attractive they all are, lol.
The song, i belive, is mainly about when the europeans took over guyana or whatnot and all th stuff that happened.
this basically explains everything: youtube.com/…
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Where do you come from man, you come from anywhere?
You come from country where water flows free to the sea
I heard the English said, you got the best of it
When raleigh washed up and found gold all in his hands
There was a woman who gave all her pearls
The ocean rolling, rolled them from the new world
And in the morning, rebel, you come
But you know, he’s only breaking the law
There was a hill coolie, and a transatlantic slave,
There came a day when they broke away from all their chains
In country tempers run like Caribbean sun
and the water flows, Gyasi when he went home
There was a woman who gave all her pearls
The ocean rolling, rolled them from the new world
And in the morning, rebel, you come
But you know, he’s only breaking the law