Jive Songtext
von The Ernies

Well, I thought about the scene a lot and I′ve come to the conclusion
Back in the day we used to admit to the confusion
That exists between images, styles and illusion
But I must tell you well the uh bit uh we are losin'
Our honesty because we are bustin′ up like contusions
On those of you who think that we are losin'
The right of way because you hear it everyday
Well, turn off your radio turn it off all the way!

We're not ska-core or reggae, jazz, or funk
We′re not hip hop or rock or pop
You know we won′t stop groovin', it′s like a thing called Jive
You mix it up and keep the people satisfied
No need to classify or nullify
The claims that say that we're insane (in the brain)
But so to pacify those of you who need a label
Call it what you want we know you′ll kick it if you're able

We call it Jive! (One step we call it Jive, yeah, we call it Jive y′all, one step we call it Jive y'all)
We call it Jive, y'all! (One step we call it Jive, y′all, we call it Jive y′all, one step we call it Jive y'all)
Yeah, we call it Jive (One step we call it Jive, y′all. We call it Jive, one step we call it Jive)


Don't get me wrong, I don′t think that we're special
Just cuz our sound is not that commercial
Or maybe it is, or maybe that′s not for me to say
But I've seen less honest music everyday
Just like the soundless souls that are sold on the radio
The melodramatic lyrics made up like Fabio
They hide reality in a well made allusion to a world where the real is illusion

We call it Jive! (One step we call it Jive, yeah, we call it Jive y'all, one step we call it Jive y′all)
We call it Jive, y′all! (One step we call it Jive, y'all, we call it Jive y′all, one step we call it Jive y'all)
Yeah, we call it Jive (One step we call it Jive, y′all. We call it Jive, one step we call it Jive)

I sit back to relax, who's this wise ass kid
Flippin′ bomb tracks exactly with The Ernies' flow
That champion's star like once I thought of enemies
Hangin′ in the stars where Luke Skywalker breathes
I think for a second, puff on my spliff
And blow your head away with them Jedi mind tricks
Back in Chester where I lay, I grab a beef patty and chill to the next day

Well, I remember the times we used to hit the shows downtown Richmond
Got kicked out the Metro
Me and my Blind jeans, my Indy hat ended up on the street
And I went back for a smoke in my Capri
Back then is when we used to swang
I said the rankin′ and skankin' was the thang
Until the music scene back home sold out
Me and my crew decided to show them what it′s all about


For the old skool we were late, we put down the skates
And started grabbin' guitars horns drums and the bass
And now we′re kickin' it live inside the garage
Hittin′ them with a lyrical barrage
But it's like we're trippin′ tips, yo the shit got drastic
All of a sudden, the need to play hits bombastically
We lost sight of what is real
It took us this long to get back on the reel to reel

We call it Jive! (One step we call it Jive, yeah, we call it Jive y′all, one step we call it Jive y'all)
We call it Jive, y′all! (One step we call it Jive, y'all, we call it Jive y′all, one step we call it Jive y'all)
We call it Jive (One step we call it Jive, y′all. We call it Jive, one step we call it Jive)