Corria o ano de 1975 em Birmigham, Inglaterra, quando três jovens do bairro negro de Handsworth, descendentes de imigrantes jamaicanos, resolveram canalizar suas energias e frustrações para a música, formando uma banda que viria se tornar uma das mais queridas e respeitadas entre os regueiros do mundo todo, o Steel Pulse. O trio era formado pelo baixista Ronald McQueen e pelos guitarristas Basil Gabbidon e David Hinds, que descreveu a situação da época: "Havia seguidas confrontações da polícia com os jovens da comunidade.
Quatro anos de trabalho duro!Neste mês de maio fizemos quatro anos no ar. Continuamos trabalhando na divulgação deste maravilhoso instrumento, obrigado por participar da nossa história!
...EARTH CRISIS... by Steel Pulse ------------------...............
*from 'Earth Crisis' (1984)*
Intro:
Em, AmBm (x2) EmD, AmG (x2)
Verse 1:
EmDAmG The Earth is the Lord's and the fullness there-of, now. EmDAmG Gave man his love and they, reward him with violence. EmDAmG And in these last days, lend ears to what I say, EmDAmG Man in his ignorant state; has signed and sealed his own fate.
Bridge 1:
EmDAmG Doctrines of the fallen angels, (no water), EmDAmG To quench eternal flames of hell, (hell-fire). EmDAmG Doctrines of the fallen angels, (no water), EmDAmG To quench eternal flames of hell, (hell-fire).
Chorus 1:
EmDAmC Earth cri-sis. EmDAmC Earth cri-sis; all this suffering.
EmDAmC Earth cri-sis. EmDAmC Earth cri-sis.
Verse 2:
EmDAmG Misguided peo-ple, they don't seem to care, EmDAmG They carry the sym-bol of the eagle and the bear. EmDAmG Across the globe; Far East to Far West, EmDAmG High tax and cutbacks for military de-fence.
Bridge 2:
EmDAmG Doctrines of the fallen angels, (no water), EmDAmG To quench eternal flames of hell, (hell-fire). EmDAmG Doctrines of the fallen angels, (no water), EmDAmG To quench eternal flames of hell, (hell-fire).
Chorus 2:
EmDAmC Earth cri-sis. EmDAmC Earth cri-sis; all this suffering.
EmDAmC Earth cri-sis. EmDAmC Earth cri-sis.
Break:
BmC Super powers have a plan, (super powers got a plan), BmC Undermining Third World man, (undermining Third World lands). BmC Rob their lands of minerals, (rob their lands of minerals), BmCBm Destroying, creating, creating famine and pesti-lence. D7 You hear what I say, hear what I say.
Interlude:
Em, Em, AmBm (x2)
Verse 3:
EmDAmG The Earth is the Lord's and the fullness there-of, now. EmDAmG Gave man his love and they, reward him with violence. EmDAmG And in these last days, lend ears to what I say, EmDAmG Man in his ignorant state; has signed and sealed his own fate. In this...
Chorus 3:
EmDAmC Earth cri-sis, in a Earth, in a Earth, in a dis ya time, yah, EmDAmC Earth cri-sis, Earth crisis, Earth crisis.
EmDAmC (Em) Earth cri-sis, you life in there hands, just waiting to ex-plode. EmDAmC (Em) Earth cri-sis, a touch of a button; fingertip con-trol. EmDAmC Earth cri-sis; it's hardly sur-prising.
EmDAmC Earth cri-sis; all this suffering. EmDAmC Earth cri-sis; all this suffering.