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‘The Matrix-Man Says:- 'Is Games!'’

sung by “The Original DeFosto Himself”
composed by Winston Scarborough

   

 

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“Is Games”
“The Original DeFosto Himself”

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LYRICS

Verse 1

Permit me to sing dis special tune on Politics,
De pros an’ cons of dis game really blows my mind,
all de time.
Inspired by a politician of the Matrix,
Everything he said through the passage of time.
We argue and fret when he say his thing,
We strongly object; de message from deep within.
Well I take some time to analyze his comments
time an’ time again.
Is he right? Is he wrong?
Well we need to know if Politics is just a game.
Games!....ah way yuh say! Games!
Ah way yuh say, way yuh say.
Ah way yuh say. Games! Lord!

Chorus

We rally around these politicians
all de time de same.
Every four or five years, we registering we name.
Just de pawns of dis games,
though we are the strongest voice,
Then our voice lack meaning as soon
as we make we choice.
Is not about we no more,
we does vote out we voice!
And give de control to we politicians of choice.
Then is promises all de time,
though we know dey leading we blind.
The Matrix-man say: 'We taking a six for a nine!
Then he said: ‘Politics has a morality of its own!’…Fosto
‘Politics has a morality of its own!’
Games! – Oh Yeah! Games! – Oh Yeah! Games! - Lord!

Verse 2

Politicians, they are not enemies of each other
'If you feel is so,
ah want you to think again!'
is what he said.
We take care of we family and friends together,
Is this fraternity, we fool de people every day.
We will promise you everything at election with a lying tongue.
Talking more than Ian Alleyne,
soon as we win we does change de song
Bobol and corruption is de main part of politics,
in case you don't know
And when we putting down plenty houses dat is for voter-padding also.
Games! - Games! - Games! - Games.

Chorus

We rally around these politicians
all de time de same.
Every four or five years, we registering we name.
Just de pawns of dis games,
though we are the strongest voice,
Then our voice lack meaning
as soon as we make we choice.
As soon as dey party win, de celebration start!
An just as dey swear dem in, they pull deyself apart.
And de promises vanish like clay,
that is the reality, come what may,
The Matrix-man say: 'Politics has a morality of its own…. Fosto
Politics has a morality of its own. Games! - Games! - Games! - Games!

Verse 3

One point five million people is just a drop in de ocean.
From sixty-two to now,
trillions of dollars were spent, Heaven knows.
Squandermania and nepotism is just a fraction,
A few greedy people,
dey take all we money an' went.
The poor voters get scrumbs only from all dat money we had.
Everybody should be wealthy in Tobago and Trinidad.
Politicians continue to deceive people,
time and time again, doh matter who come or go.
Still we continue to give we trump card, we like it so!
Games! - Games! - Games! - Games!

Chorus

We rally around these politicians all de time de same,
Every four or five years or so,
we registering we name.
Just de pawns of dis game though
we are the strongest voice.
Then we voice lack meaning,
as soon as we make we choice
We all should be millionaires a very long time ago.
God Almighty provided enough for all
right here in Trinbago,
Oh yeah! But de Matrix- man say ah wrong,
If it was so, you couldn't write this song.
P.N.M would have won from then till
Thy Kingdom Come.
But you know, politics has a morality of its own....Fosto.
Politics has a morality of its own. Games! - Games! - Games! - Games!


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Winston Scarborough aka “The Original DeFosto Himself”
Winston Scarborough
aka “The Original DeFosto Himself”

 

Winston Scarborough is considered by many to be one of the all-time great composers of steelband ‘panorama tunes.’

A performer artist himself, 2015 will mark the 37th year that Trinidad & Tobago’s Winston Scarborough (The Original DeFosto Himself - as he loves to be called) has been singing calypsos.  For him it was an uphill struggle to be recognized by the fraternity and public at large.

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Abandoned by both his parents at the young age of 6 months, Scarborough was sent to the Tacarigua Orphanage in east Trinidad where he remained until age 17.  The experience in the orphanage would place an indelible stamp on him.

One of the most important aspects of DeFosto’s work as a calypso- nian is the tributes he has paid in song to many of Trinidad & Tobago’s cultural icons; the late Lord Kitchener (calypsonian Aldwyn Roberts) would be one such with whom people are most familiar. 

The last several years continued to be fruitful for The Original DeFosto Himself, with the release of such hits as “Smooth Sailing;” “A Raging Storm;” “In She Rainorama” and  “Boogsie Sharpe.”  His most recent works included In De Minor and Pan In The Atmosphere.

For the 2015 steelband Panorama season “DeFosto” is back with Pan On De Road and Is Games the track featured here.

 
 

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