Rebel Warrior - Asian Dub Foundation

Ami bidrohi!

I am the Rebel Warrior

I have risen alone

With my head held high

I will only rest when the cries of the oppressed

No longer reach the sky

When the sound of the sword of the oppressor

No longer rings in battle

Hear my war cry!

I’m here to teach you a lesson

I’m here to torture your soul

I’m the itch in your side that’s got out of control

'Gonna prey on your conscience

You’ll be praying for forgiveness

Seen all the evidence

No longer need a witness

So take my word man

Here’s my sentence

One hundred thousand years of repentance

One hundred thousand years of repentance

Check my anger, it’s real

Ain’t no token

I’ll be satisfied only when your back’s been broken

It’s my burning ambition to burn down your empire

Man I’ll be building you a funeral pyre

The fire in my eyes

If looks coulda kill

I won’t be satisfied until I’ve had my fill

Check my anger, it’s real

Ain’t no token

I’ll be satisfied only when your back’s been broken!

Ami bidrohi!

I am the Rebel Warrior

I have risen alone

With my head held high

I will only rest when the cries of the oppressed

No longer reach the sky

When the sound of the sword of the oppressor

No longer rings in battle

Hear my war cry!

Repetitive beats

Beating against your skull

I’ll be striking you down to the sound of the war drum

The doum!

The doum of the dhol

Taking its toll

Null and void is what you’ve become

An underground army with my brothers and sisters

Hand to hand fighting

Building up a resistance

Repetitive beats

Beating against your skull

Null and void is what you’ve become

Ami bidrohi!

I am the Rebel Warrior

I have risen alone

With my head held high

I will only rest when the cries of the oppressed

No longer reach the sky

When the sound of the sword of the oppressor

No longer rings in battle

Hear my war cry!

A radical fusion

Strange alliance

The siren and the flute in unison

'Cos it’s a part of my mission

To break down division

Mental compartments

Psychological prisons

I’ll be sowing the seeds of community

Accommodating every color every need

So listen to my message

And heed my warning

I’m telling you now how a new age is dawning

Ami bidrohi!

I am the Rebel Warrior

I have risen alone

With my head held high

I will only rest when the cries of the oppressed

No longer reach the sky

When the sound of the sword of the oppressor

No longer rings in battle

Hear my war cry!

Ami Bidrohi!

Ami Bidrohi!

Yes the unity of the Muslim and the Hindu

Will end your tyranny

Ami Bidrohi!

Ami Bidrohi!