ASIAN DUB FOUNDATION - Rebel Warrior lyrics

Written by: das, savale, pandit<br><br>Ami bidrohi!<br>I the rebel warrior<br>I have risen alone with my head held high<br>I will only rest<br>When the cries of the oppressed<br>No longer reach the sky<br>When the sound of the sword of the oppressor<br>No longer rings in battle<br>Hear my warcry!<br><br>I'm hear to teach you a lesson<br>I'm hear to torture your soul<br>I'm the itch in your side that's got out of control<br>'gonna prey on your conscience<br>You'll be praying for forgiveness<br>Seen all the evidence<br>No longer need a witness<br>So take my word man<br>Here's my sentence<br>One hundred thousand years of repentance.<br><br>Check my anger, it's real<br>Ain't no token<br>I'll be satisfied only when your back's been broken<br>It's my burning ambition to burn down your empire<br>Man I'll be building you a funeral pyre<br>The fire in my eyes<br>If looks coulda kill<br>I won't be satisfied until I've had my fill.<br>Check my anger, it's real<br>Ain't no token<br>I'll be satisfied only when your back's been broken<br><br>Ami bidrohi!<br>I the rebel warrior<br>I have risen alone with my head held high<br>I will only rest<br>When the cries of the oppressed<br>No longer reach the sky<br>When the sound of the sword of the oppressor<br>No longer rings in battle<br>Hear my warcry!<br><br>Repetitive beats beating against your skull<br>I'll be striking you down<br>To the sounds of the wardrum<br>The doum!<br>The doum of the dhol<br>Taking it's toll<br>Null and void is what you've become<br>An underground army with my brothers and sisters<br>Hand to hand fighting<br>Building up a resistance<br>Repetitive beats beating against your skull<br>Null and void is what you've become<br><br>Ami bidrohi!<br>I the rebel warrior<br>I have risen alone with my head held high<br>I will only rest<br>When the cries of the oppressed<br>No longer reach the sky<br>When the sound of the sword of the oppressor<br>No longer rings in battle<br>Hear my warcry!<br><br>A radical fusion<br>Strange alliance<br>The siren and the flute in unison<br>'cos it's a part of my mission<br>To break down division<br>Mental compartments<br>Psychological prisons.<br><br>I'll be sowing the seeds of community<br>Accomodating every colour every need<br>So listen to my message and heed my warning<br>I'm telling you know<br>How a new age is dawning<br><br>Ami bidrohi!<br>I the rebel warrior<br>I have risen alone with my head held high<br>I will only rest<br>When the cries of the oppressed<br>No longer reach the sky<br>When the sound of the sword of the oppressor<br>No longer rings in battle<br>Hear my warcry!<br><br>Ami bidrohi! ami bidrohi!<br>Yes the unity of the hindu and the muslim<br>Will end your tyranny<br>Ami bidrohi! ami bidrohi!