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Gatekeeper feat. AMYRA, Zia Ahmed & Chris Redmond

from Boat Building by Tongue Fu

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lyrics

Amy: Yesterday I found some keys that weren’t mine,
tried them in my door and in my mind.
Fingers disintegrate,
aways fading,
almost.

Zia: Gate’s closed.

Chris: On whose say so?

Zia: No tengo dinero.
All about the pesos.

Chris: The Benjamins.

Zia: How many Indians
do you know called
Benjamin?
Case closed.

Chris: Change clothes?

Zia: Dad said if you wore a suit
they wouldn’t ignore you.
Hello?
Hello?

Chris: Gatekeeper.

Zia: Aka, I’m not colour blind.

Chris: Here the grass is cleaner.

Zia: War crimes defined by the winner.
Zim zimma.
Who got the key to my
gate?

Chris: It’s all ivory and gold coast, mate.

Zia: Story-writer.

Chris: Bathed in chamomile.

Zia: Story-reader.

Chris: Soaked in the easy milk of inheritance.

Zia: Fire-breather.

Chris: Of course the keys are hidden.

Chorus
Amy: Yesterday I found some keys that weren’t mine,
tried them in my door and in my mind.
Fingers disintegrate,
aways fading,
almost.

Chris: It’s easy to marvel at the craftsmanship.

Zia: Land stealer.

Chris: It’s taken generations to paint these gates.

Zia: Wheeler dealer.

Chris: Colour of heroes.

Zia: I’m He-Man.

Chris: You’ve got stones.

Zia: No-one needs to see that.

Chris: Goliath broke your slingshot.

Zia: No-one’s gonna need that,
I’ve got a green tank.

Chris: Throwing stones brings a rush of blood.

Zia: Power needer.

Chris: Throwing stones brings a rush of blood.

Zia: Power ranger.

Chris: Throwing stones brings a rush of blood.

Zia: Power seeker.

Chris: A relief…

Zia: Wait…

Chris: …in smashing windows.

Zia: …follow the wall.
There are cracks in the cement.

Chris: Weakened by weeds.

Zia: Move like the vines.

Chris: Grow under and round.

Zia: Dig down.

Chris: Burrow, new shoots.

Zia: Trees, one day


Amy: Gatekeepers keep keepin’,
I’m gonna keep seekin’.
Got my eyes on the prize
with God in my eyes.
Gatekeepers keep fearing,
keep fearing me,
‘cos when I take
you’re gonna see.

credits

from Boat Building, released November 27, 2020
Words - Amyra León, Zia Ahmed, Chris Redmond
Music - Riaan Vosloo, Arthur Lea, Patrick Davey, Amyra León, Chris Redmond

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For over a decade Tongue Fu have built a cult following at their live shows where people expect the unexpected. Writer, musician and founder, Chris Redmond, invites poets, comedians, storytellers and rappers to take risks, re-working material live with improvised soundtracks from fleet footed, genre-crunching musicians.

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