Wake up America
dancehall reggae fusion minimalist funk pop dub plate steppers groove Reggae, Ska, Rock, Pop Rocking guitar chops muted guitar Reggae, Ska, Rock, Pop Rock rimshot snare sub bass ostinato tape delay echoes spring reverb parallel compression analog console saturation 90 bpm offbeat claps breathy lead vocal half rap phrasing call and response chorus anxious apology late night sway
Wake up America
dancehall reggae fusion minimalist funk pop dub plate steppers groove Reggae, Ska, Rock, Pop Rocking guitar chops muted guitar Reggae, Ska, Rock, Pop Rock rimshot snare sub bass ostinato tape delay echoes spring reverb parallel compression analog console saturation 90 bpm offbeat claps breathy lead vocal half rap phrasing call and response chorus anxious apology late night sway
Lyrics
Verse 1
Wake up America!
dis a di maanin kaal
Mi watch yuh moves
iivn bifuo mi laan fi kraal
Eyes pan di porches
han dem pan di screen
Yuh keep di curtains dem open
but yuh nuh see mi
Pre-Chorus
A like wid binoculars
turn it backwards
an all get tiny
an small
Chorus
Wake up, America
wake up, America (wake up)
Ier dat de maanin kaal
Hear dat morning call (call)
Wake up, America
wake up, America
Turn it all roun
Turn it all roun
Verse 2
Boots pan di sidewalk
paper inna di rain
Old flags folding
inna di neighbor’s chain
Every dog know
wen di gate swing wide
Yuh hear di truck roll up
before it hit di drive
Pre-Chorus
A like wid binoculars
turn it backwards
an all get tiny
an small
Chorus
Wake up, America
wake up, America (wake up)
Ier dat de maanin kaal
Hear dat morning call (call)
Wake up, America
wake up, America
Turn it all roun
Turn it all roun
Brij
Mi nuh deh yah fi flatter
Mi deh yah fi ring di bell
If di house stay sleeping
den who ago wake itself?
Final Chorus
Wake up, America
wake up, America (wake up)
Ier dat de maanin kaal
Hear dat morning call (call)
Wake up, America
wake up, America
Turn it all roun
Turn it all roun
Now!