Blood Ah Go Run

from I Came From Love by Dave Okumu & The 7 Generations

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'Blood Ah Go Run' tackles the horror of the New Cross house fire in 1981 that killed 13 Black teenagers in South London. The lyrics reflect the Black community’s feelings of the time, crying out, “Blood ah go run / if no justice no come.”

On the track Dave adds, “Living in an area as culturally rich and diverse as southeast London, I feel touched by an atmosphere of transcendence forged through a particular type of adversity. When you walk the streets and so many cultures are represented within a community, it’s difficult not to ask the questions ‘how did these people get here and what have their ancestors passed through so that I can have the life I am experiencing now?’ The story of the New Cross Fire and the subsequent response from different factions of society is one such trial, embodying a process which came to shape a significant element of the discourse around race relations in this country. Living in this part of London, I want to remember and honour those who lost their lives in that fire as their sacrifice, along with many others, feeds directly into my experience of this world.”

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Blood ah go run if no justice no come x2
Fight fight fight
(All night)
Fight for survival
(All night)
Fight fight fight

Wesley Joseph ad libs:

Shackles shaking x3
Slow slow slow
Shackles on your bones

Chant:
United we'll never be defeated x3
Freedom

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from I Came From Love, released April 14, 2023

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