Lightspeed Champion - Tell Me What It’s Worth

Tell Me What It’s Worth by Lightspeed Champion, Music Video and Lyrics

“Tell Me What It’s Worth” is the third single from Lightspeed Champion’s forthcoming album Falling Off the Lavender Bridge. The single is due to be released on CD and 7″ vinyl by Domino Records.

The lyrics of the song concern the verbal abuse lead singer Devonte Hynes’ receives from other black people; “The only racial hatred I ever get walking down the street in Dalston is from rude boys. It’s really weird.

Lightspeed Champion - Tell Me What It’s Worth Lyrics

Crack open the good towns
On a street corner blessed in rhymes
but you fell between the lines.
They all laugh, become a joke
Have a crazy baby let’s all hope
for no holes, crunching drums
I’ve got the sweets sugar but that’s all.

Tell me what it’s worth
Tell me what it’s worth

So tell us that we’re doing everything wrong
Negros turn a blueish-grey when they’re dead
That’s funny ‘cos ive just turned bright red
RED RED RED

Kill, kill, kill and everything starts to suck
Drownin all your sins boy gets us bad luck
Or the fact that your riffs are full of shit
I’ve got the sweets sugar but that’s it.

Tell me what it’s worth
Tell me what it’s worth
woah woah
Can you ___________
Don’t stop till the red runs out
Till the joy pours out of your mouth

Tell me what it’s worth (Don’t, dont stop till the red runs out)
Tell me what it’s worth (Don’t, dont stop till the red runs out)
Tell me what it’s worth (Don’t, dont stop till the red runs out)
Tell me what it’s worth (Don’t, dont stop till the red runs out)
woah woah

Lightspeed Champion - Tell Me What It’s Worth Song Info

Released 14 January 2008[1]
Format 7″ vinyl, Promo CD
Recorded 2007
Genre Folk
Length 2:41
Label Domino Records
Producer Mike Mogis