"This
is a song that gives this 'feel good', breakaway
attitude, which is reflective of how much our music
could make us feel alive, through our pan and people
lighting up the stage and streets at Carnival. At a
deeper level our music should also breakaway on the
world stage, where it truly belongs."
Ever since Ken
“Professor” Philmore heard “Colours Again”, which he
arranged for Courts Sound Specialists of Laventille in
2006, he was saying to me that he would like to work
with me on some music. It was the first time we had met
when he heard the tune.
In 2007, we decided to compose a tune together, with Ken
bringing part of the melody on pan, and I joining in on
the keyboard. Within an hour we had the basic structure,
chords and melody, and in a few days, we were in the
studio with Ibo putting down the music bed. It all
happened relatively quickly and with great vibes, and
certainly a privilege to work with Ken.
I spent a weekend writing the words, to illustrate the
freedom with which we enjoy ourselves at Carnival, a
freedom that we should never take for granted. It is a
time when we see many glimpses of harmony among our
people, a time when we let loose the creative energy
that still remains largely untapped in Trinbago. It is
this energy that is on display for the world. It is
time to breakaway.
Yet underlying our freedom, there are lessons that we
can learn from our diversity of people coming together. May our youth be able to recognize this.
Lyrics:
VERSE 1
(Everybody moving on), everybody jumping up in a band
(Everybody grooving on), everybody getting on in a band
Hear de
music revving up, like de party never stop
Feel de
rhythm pumping up, and dem panmen jumping up
With a
fire burning up, inside ah we
So leh
we wake up, shake up, for de world to see
Freedom…..(How
we full of energy)
Freedom…..(Blessed
with rich diversity)
Freedom…..(Proud
to be from T&T)
CHORUS
Time to
breakaway, time to jump and play
Is
another day, yes ah have to say
Reaching
for de sky, on a natural high
Moving
with the flow, here in Trinbago
Time to
breakaway, time to dance and sway
Is
another day, everybody say
All de
youths should see, love and harmony
And de
world could see, freedom not easy
VERSE 2
(Tell me
how ya making out), everybody luving up in de band
(Well ah
feel like breaking out), all de woman hugging up with dey man
With
rhythm to energize, and we feeling so alive
Can we
fully realize, dat de spirit never dies
Yes de
fire heating up, in all ah we
So leh
we wine up, free up, for de world to see
Freedom…..
(Panmen lighting up de stage)
Freedom…..
(No more fighting in de place)
Freedom…..
(We igniting de big stage)
CHORUS
VERSE 3
(Look at
how ya showing off), everybody gearing up in de place
(And ya
feel like blowing off), all de lines could disappear from ya
face
With a
beer that beastly cold, and when music touch ya soul
Trying
not to lose control, with such music for de world
Well
like something touch a nerve, inside ah we
So leh
we pump up, jump up, for de world to see
Freedom…..
(What we have in T&T)
Freedom…..
(Bursting with vitality)
Freedom…..
(Feeling good to be so free)
