Thievery Corporation - Letter to the Editor [Official Music Video]

Official music video for "Letter to the Editor" ft. Racquel Jones.

After an exploration into bossa nova on the 2014 “Saudade” release, Thievery Corporation returns to the music of Jamaica for it’s 2017 album, The Temple of I & I. The band’s 10th studio album release was recorded at GeeJam Studios in Port Antonio, Jamaicaand features vocal appearances by Mr. Lif, Raquel Jones, Zee, Notch, Lou Lou Ghelichkhani, Shana Halligan, Elin Melgarejo & Puma.

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// CREDITS //
Directed by Richard Elgood
Edited by Andrew Labens

// LYRICS //

Pocket full a promises
Baby empty bellies
Poverty and Democracies
And political rallies

But who the rich a lobby for
Using me for votes
Pretend a mi yuh sorry for
Then win and its a joke

I'm sick of trick or treaters in costumes like dem as leaders
Charismatic public speakers
False prophets and fake healers.

Articulate perfect grammar scammer
Scamming us for votes
Infront of tv camera with an innocent approach.

Nuh mo lies and fallacies
Bun apologies
Try nuh ask please when a squeeze and yuh pan yuh knees

Justice or else says the minister Farakhan
Suh me stand up a Gordon house
Wid my Glock Inna me hand

If I take it literally, fuck it geez I'm kinda sorry
But smaddy need Fi answer
Gimmi Di microphone and Mek mi rep di innocent paying recompense for money spent to feed the governments

Yo! Gimmi Di microphone get the people riled up too much fuckery Piled up get di ting dem oiled up
Parallel universes in the same Ol' hemisphere
Authorities they don't care with dem nose up in the air

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Cause our bombs dem metaphoric
We talk Di truth and mek Di youths dem better for it
Cause I'm a fighter, yeah
If you agree put up yuh lighter, yeah

(Repeat)
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Mek the stench from ghetto fences permeate dem residences extend up through the trenches up to where the presidents is

Karma pan Di ones and twos yes it turn the tables
Had enough a you with your parable and fables

Jamaican bad gal queen and revolutionary
Neva quick Fi start a war but shoot whenever necessary

Product of the inner city
Where me come from it nuh pretty
Survive the nitty gritty
Ain't nobody taking pity

Survival kinda sticky
In New York Cali and philly
A di same ting a gwaan in a Kingston

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CHORUS x2
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These are the da days of the last days,
pan the last page of Di book of the dark age
We a path ways wid oppressors
Seek Predecessors
Wake up ancestors
Den we team up together

We will meet we will meet pan Di battle Di battle ground
Trade mi microphone
For a shottie and some copper stones
Just be ready When Di gavel sound
Bun a folly ground fus

Jah surround us
So We never nervous

Was a mental war now this shit turn physical
From long time scar we a reap the residual
From slavery to now, now the ting get critical
Dem CyAh kill we soul cause dem sight sey we spiritual

So They be like, hey,
prod the bull under Sykes as subliminal, get them mad
Then chastise dem as criminal
Give wi drugs under guise sey it clinical

CHORUS x2

[jernejsmodila]

no bikini women, no expensive cars, no violence only good vibes, good text, modestly guys dancing, greetings from slovenia

[MayaWu]

If I would not found about this band, long ago, than life would had so less meaning to be alive at all. Thievery is everything. They touch aether itself...

[tamahagane]

Can't wait to hear this in Belgrade this July. TC rules, Rachel is true Jamaican queen

[dillpickle]

Ahh yes, Racquel Jones!!! I love this woman. She put on an amazing performance with her two songs from Thievery's new album during their 2017 tour. I saw her in Toronto and learnt that she is originally from Kingston, Jamaica. As a fellow island person, I am proud to see artists like herself from the Caribbean go out on the international stage and represent songs with actual content and address issues which affect us globally. Glad Thievery took her on <3

[GoogleUser-zvsy]

What a beautiful woman, was even more impressed at the words she spoke

[alextorres]

Haven't heard a great song like this one since the 2000s this track just made my day

[freedomson]

They are so real and down to earth! Love that band!

[PETKEN]

Έλιωσα στο Repeat !!!! Greece <3 Thievery vibes....

[mini_FN]

Just saw this song live on Monday. My third time seeing Thievery Corporation, each time more amazing than the last. God bless!

[ljaxesumadinac]

what a drive, can't stop listening, so good, flows so fine...

[cameronmitchell]

Love this vid. Just saw them live in Vancouver. Best show I have ever been to by a mile. I honestly am considering flying somewhere to see another show on tour.

[theesweetscience]

Thievery corporation just keeps pulling such gems on vocals . Always the highest of swag and respect. Its like they all just go on tour and puck up the best talent along the way and add to the ever growing band of gypsies! Though i feel they are at their best with Lou Lou on vocals, songs like this constantly remind me of the legit people that keep banding together in the corporation. Props to em all

[claudiocataldi]

I love this piece, I love the TC in all their musical research, only for good vibes, social questions, empathy for the last, equality's theme, justice, and alwais and alwais on the right side, thanks a lot guys from Italy 🤗

[etienneherve]

Outergalactic song, coming from nowhere and expressing everything, grace and rage all along. Big, big track. Thanx for that TC!!!

[alroulexe]

That's magic. So much soul going on, so much feeling in it..

[CasperVoogt]

I have this on repeat at home and in the car. Fantastic tune

[GERARDDESANDRE-cxqj]

Hello from FRANCE🇫🇷....SHE’S GORGEOUS😍 and it’s a great song.
I LOVE IT❗️

[azarikaKZ]

Thievery Corporation have a LOT of great songs, but for me personally this is the best, really love it <3

[TheNb]

New, but old Thievery Corp. NICE!

[megatestobolon]

When I translated the lyrics of this song for the first time, I almost fell off my chair, it's worth having the sense of hearing for such songs.