Caste away!
Caste away!
Intro: We are sailing on a damned ship! (8) Through a sea of hatred we slip… (8)
V1: The captain on this vessel, (7) Is bigoted and hateful; (7) His age-old venom will nestle (8) In minds taught to be grateful. (7)
Bridge: What do we do now as the crew? (8) Is there a role for me and you? (8)
Chorus: Mutiny! Kick that captain out! (8) Mutiny! Against prestige shout! (8) We’ve let this run too many days- (8) It’s time we kicked this Caste away! (8)
V2: The best roles and best chances Strengthened the upper classes, Without even second glances, They stepped all o’er the masses.
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V3: They’ll talk foreign injustice- The horrors in distant lands. Yet will refuse to accept this: There’s Dalit blood on our hands.
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V4: Honour killing’s still a thing, Cause someone dares fall in love- And in their state love songs they sing- To one from a caste above!
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V5: If we turn our eyes away To the distant horizon, We fail Dalit comrades today, Trumped by this system wizened.
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V6: Leave Brahmin priv’lege behind- Support Dalit platforms; Let not more souls the system grind: Yield not to Tradition’s storm!
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V7: All crew members stand as one! Birth and jobs do not make us- We sail this ship but not for fun; United, naught can break us!
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Outro: Mutiny! Mutiny! (6) Only then, are we all free! (7) Mutiny! Mutiny! (6) Only then will justice be! (7)