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The debut single! Sung in a mix of French Kreol from Le Reunion and Congolese lingala. Zero is a stinging indictment of todays global political system with a little bit of sugar at the end in the form of a Congolese sebene or dancing section.
lyrics
Zero
Mi ké pa si
Banna i kalkil nou koné pa, non nou koné pa
A mwin mi di
Banna i kalkil nou la pa la
Zot i gaynra pa, zot i gaynra pa
Zot bob i pren pa, zot bob i pren pa
Banna volèr!
Zot la efface nout l'identité, nout l'identité
Banna mentèr!
A zot sauvèr, nou kolonizé
Kel ladilafé, kel ladilafé
Kel ralé poussé, kel ralé poussé
Kwé bon dié pou fé, kwé bon dié pou fé
Le sytème, zéro! La politique, zéro!
Gouvèrnman, zéro! La corruption, zéro!
Lo racis, zéro! Sèt lé complice, zéro!
La politique, zéro! Le sytème, zéro!
Talèr zot di
Nout bann liberté sa la fini, té sa la fini
Dé trwa i pri, kom si tou sa la la finn écri
Té arèt dormi, té arèt dormi
Té arèt dormi, té arèt dormi
Le sytème, zéro! La politique, zéro!
Gouvèrnman, zéro! La corruption, zéro!
Lo racis, zéro! Sèt lé complice, zéro!
La politique, zéro! Le sytème, zéro!
Translation:
I don't know whether
They think we don't know, no we don't know
I say
They think we don't care
They won't succeed, they won't succeed
Their lies don't work, their lies don't work
They're thiefs!
They erased our identiy, our identity
They're liers!
They're the "saviors", and us the colonised
What the hell, what the hell
How the hell, how the hell
What's god doing? What's god doing?
The system: zero! Politics: zero!
Government: zero! Corruption: zero!
Racism: zero! Accomplices: zero!
Politics: zero! The system: zero!
Next they'll say
Our freedom is over, yeah over
Some pray
As if it was all already written
released November 8, 2019
Written by James Searle, Quentin Thony and Mahamudo Selimane
Produced by James Searle
Recorded by Tristan Sturmer at Sumo Sound
Mixed by Dan Carroll at RADA
Mastered by William Bowden
Lead vocal - Quentin Thony and Mahamudo Selimane
Backing vocals - Grace Barbe and Patience Mwewa Mwaba
Lead guitar and synth - James Searle
Drums - Kuda Mateta
Bass - Arvis Mena
Rhyhm guitar - Mahamudo Selimane and Karl Hiller
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