Empire Empire & Debris
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Empire Empire showcases frustration with imperial history. The eerie beat seems to reflect the sinister presence of imperial power as the singer discusses his culture as a "voodoo image". He lays down at the feet of the "colonial crown" and declares "I've got empire, empire; temper, temper". The songs anger spills over as the angsty and abrasive instrumental gives way to raging yells in the final section. It's an emotionally charged track that expresses the generational unrest of imperial and colonial rule in a potent musical performance.
The line 'spread power with words' open 'Debris' which has the tone of a musical manifesto. The frontman points to 'the consequences of your global pillage' speaking to England as a world power and says to the colonial empire that 'when the truth is uncovered and the story's been told/you won't be able to look me in the face'. Continuing the prosecution of Great Britain, the second to last verse stories the guilty charges 'You treated my mother's land/Just like one big plantation/You did this to the African/You did this to the Asian/Famine was caused not by god but taxation/The fruits of our labour were used to build your nation'. The evils of imperialism are fully declared, and the colonial angst from 'Empire Empire' returns. 'Yes our underdevelopment was caused by your abuse' an MC repeats as a spacey instrumental plays. The song ends with a confident resistance as the MC returns to the first words of the song 'we are gonna, spread power with words'.