[Intro speech] N.C. "I’m entertaining the people and I’m also Arthur Collins is calling for peace in the carnival. And love. And also all of you the young generation of today I am begging them and I’m preaching to them and I’m selling my records I’m selling clothes I’m selling clove at the young generation in ENgland today. Black white pink blue..." [Verse] Summon up the mas! (lighting!) Play on the pan!   Staring dreads are jerking their locks the white star liner sank in the docks But on the drummer’s face there is a look of dread As he drums away 400 years of dread The dancer man-in the power of mas Is smoking ti the mighty sparrow’s blast But you better be careful You still got to watch watch yourself [Chorus] You want to be crazy So you want to go crazy Let’s go crazy So you want to be crazy Then let’s go crazy Let’s go crazy [Verse] The lawful force are here of course For special offenders for the special court But the young men know when the sun has set Darkness comes to settle the debt Owed by a year of S.U.S. and suspect Indiscriminate use of the power of arrest They’re waiting for the sun to set they’re waiting for the sun to set [Chorus] So you wanna go crazy So you wanna be crazy Let’s go crazy So you wanna go crazy Then let’s go crazy Let’s go crazy [Verse] The mighty observer who keeps his cabinets hot A great meeting of rhythm and a rhythm and face A humming of values and a children’s place But the sticks man gives the copper good excuse To shut off the ganja and control the juice Control the juice Control the juice [Chorus] So take it on crazy So take it on crazy Let’s go crazy So take it on crazy Jah Shaka Take it on crazy Let’s go crazy Bricks and bottles Corrugated iron Shields and helmets Carnival time

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À propos de la chanson

La chanson évoque une certaine frénésie et une célébration de la vie, tout en abordant des thèmes de paix et de liberté. Elle parle de la jeunesse qui aspire à vivre sans contraintes, en osant défier les normes établies. À travers des images de fête et de carnaval, l'artiste décrit un monde vibrant, mais aussi l'ombre de la répression et des injustices qui pèsent sur cette gaieté. Le contexte de cette œuvre se situe dans une période où les tensions sociales étaient palpables, et la lutte pour l'égalité et la reconnaissance des droits des minorités était d'actualité. C'est un appel à la résistance pacifique et à la solidarité, en mettant en lumière les défis que la nouvelle génération doit encore affronter.