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We no hear your lying We no hear your lying We no hear your lying We no hear your lying repeat Hey we see the world through the eyes of a new-born you warn fool with disguises It’s a new dawn full moon risin’ with you two sides of the truth you lyin’ You don’t wanna be the crooked cop that took those shots and made a younger drop You wanna get the looks you got when crooks get caught for runnin’ drugs on blocks Look we see the world through the eyes of a baby ‘n’ they say you shouldn’t try it This is daybreak and who can deny it with you two sides of the truth you lyin’ You don’t wanna be a bitch to the boys, promiscuous broad, a vixen, a whore You wanna be sittin’ alone in sync with your soul and feel like you’re whole Dreamin’ and reachin’ your goals cos even just dreamin’ is equal to gold We see the world through the eyes of an infant imprint left on my mind It’s a different world we in now, with you two sides of the truth they lyin’ They don’t wanna be the high low shelves and the far low wells of a buy and sell life They wanna be the Michael Phelps, the highs are felt when you prize yourself right Dreamin’ and reaching your goals, cos even just dreamin’ is equal to gold We see the world through the eyes of a youth reduced to salutin’ their environment These are the rules you should abide by: see two sides of the truth then bye bye We no hear your lying We no hear your lying We no hear your lying We no hear your lying
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(Spoken) This one go for my people back home, Do anything, go anywhere; do nothing you go nowhere Tumi: One day they forced us back Drew lines across the maps They call them borders We don’t honour, we connect ‘em back Monday we saw the Alps Tuesday we saw the outback They call them borders We don’t honour, we closin’ the gap One day they forced us back Drew lines across the maps They call them borders We don’t honour, we connect ‘em back Monday we saw the Alps Tuesday we saw the outback They call them borders We don’t honour, we closin’ the gap 1/6: (Spoken)Yeah we closin’ the gap RSA to AUS The Public Opinion Afro Orchestra meets The Poet MC Tumi And you know we breaking down geographical borders In a musical world where you can… Tumi: Do anything, go anywhere Do anything, go anywhere Do anything, go anywhere Do anything, go anywhere Do anything, go anywhere Yeah they say the pictures rosy And the thorns of the pricks you vote in Licks your sores clean It’s T from the V, the poet mc, I bleed and draw ink Out the horses mouth like a silent trojan I’m in, get the doors open Hordes potent, land on the shores hopin’ For mysterious potion, That’s the notion Go where you need to be goin’ Put your feet in the ocean, got to see what the world is ‘Cos it’s worth it, ain’t shit perfect Work it, right foot first an tread it Be that person, reaffirm it Unleash the jesus, don’t just read the sermon See my purpose, speak them verses ‘Til the people reach precipice Girls: Do anything, go anywhere; do nothing you go nowhere Do anything, go anywhere; do nothing you go nowhere Do anything, go anywhere; do nothing you go nowhere Do anything, go anywhere; do nothing you go nowhere 1/6: Do anything, go anywhere Do anything, go anywhere Do anything, go anywhere Do anything, go anywhere Do anything, go anywhere Out the bomb raid Words set sail on soundwaves To break all the barriers doubts made And drown the outrage doused by the crowns who dabbling Where pain paints tears on a clowns face And powers are not made, for fear of not having A crime placed in full view of citizens out in the town space Glint from the silver spoon stuck in the mouths of babes The blind, the poor so the sense is outweighed Train ticket in my front right pocket Back compartment, passport of cities I’ve left Brain tickin’ on behind eye sockets So the stage relate when I dig in the depths Every lyric expressed is truth Even the freshest truth will feel the heat when it gets to the cold gates Even if it’s a different direction Who’s to say it’s wrong when you’re goin’ your own way Forced to brave on’ ’til your bones break Strong is a bold statement that you don’t make Unless you stay on ’til you grey Chansons are going to play on ’til your throat aches Keep on singin’, believe and keep livin’ your dreams, all evidence of more to life Keep on singin’, believe and keep livin’, no time for sleep when there’s wars to fight Keep on singin’, believe and keep livin’ your dreams, all evidence of more to life Keep on singin’, believe and keep livin’, no time for sleep when there’s wars to fight You can Do anything, go anywhere Do anything, go anywhere Do anything, go anywhere Do anything, go anywhere Dave: Do anything Girls: She go break them law Dave: Go anywhere Girls He go break down door (x 4) Lydia: (Spoken) So my brothers, the message I would give you people Have your own freedom That’s what I go tell you people So I can choose for where I go and where I for no go And second one I go tell he say See this word, now politician, politician is no good I go tell he say, we go power hey we can do this, no good do that They a come out those people, those a no la la, la la people You go trust yourself before you go trust someone else Which my brother you dey And you go trust politician because there no money So they can say chill before you think you vote for this stupid politician for nothing That’s how you get this world This one is straight to the people that themselves Oribo people, Australian people They can tell me you can everywhere, do everything you want If you no go anywhere, my brother you go sit one place, destroy Your foot will rot This one is for Africans, make sure you have proper power Where you can stand up for yourselves, say we have our own freedom Can go anywhere we want, can get anywhere we want, anything Girls: Do anything, go anywhere; do nothing you go nowhere Do anything, go anywhere; do nothing you go nowhere Do anything, go anywhere; do nothing you go nowhere Do anything, go anywhere; do nothing you go nowhere
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This release, exclusively available on vinyl, is our debut and features The Poet MC Tumi who we recorded with in 2009 on a musical pilgrimage to Nigeria and South Africa. We brought Tumi to Australia to perform with us at both the 12" launch at The Hifi and in 2010 at WOMADelaide and our album launch at The Prince Bandroom.

Digital bundle includes radio edits of both tracks, not available elsewhere

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released December 1, 2009

Boitumelo 'Tumi' Molekane (vocals), Aaron '1/6' Stephanus (vocals), Kuukua Acquah (vocals), Lydia 'Stonesy' Acquah (vocals), Fem Belling (vocals), David Marama (guitar/vocals), Julian Goyma (drums), Zvi Belling (bass), Simon Edwards (guitar/guitar solo), John McAll (wurlitzer), Nui Moon (conga), Luis Poblete (conga/shekere/sticks), DJ Manchild (turntables), Tristan Ludowyk (trumpet/woodblock), Declan Jones (trumept/trumpet solo), Nick Lester (alot sax/bariton sax solo), Peter Slipper (trombone) & Andy Williamson (baritone sax)

Two Sides of the Truth composed by T. Ludowyk, B. Molekane, Z. Belling, J. Goyma, N. Lester & D. Jones

Do Anything Go Anywhere composed by Z. Belling, B. Molekane, T. Ludowyk & A. Stephanus

Recorded at The Shed Recording Studio by John Castle & HopeStreet Studios by Tristan Ludowyk.

Mixed at HopeStreet Studios by Zvi Belling, Ethan Hill & Tristan Ludowyk.

Mastered at Stepford Audio by David Walker.

Produced by Zvi Belling, Ethan Hill & Tristan Ludowyk.

Artwork by Suzie Bates
Photography by Bonniee Savage Photography
Layout by Lani Fender

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The Public Opinion Afro Orchestra Melbourne, Australia

Inspired by the infectious afro-beat music of Nigeria and its neighbours, The Public Opinion Afro Orchestra delivers contemporary African funk to Australian dancefloors. The band’s powerful MCs and tribal rhythms are the modern-day “musical weapon” that Fela Kuti conceived of. Their conscious lyrics and West African grooves are relevant today, while remaining faithful to the message of afro-beat. ... more

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