It’s a new day dawning yet we’re still living in the past
Embracing colonialism and saving the rest for last
You know, the rest meaning the other cultures because you think they don’t matter
But it’s time for that glass of classism and racism to shatter
It’s funny how when I go to University I’m rarely taught by people who look like me
No matter how much the white lecturers may try, they will never understand my cultural identity
So don’t get mad if I doze off in your lecture because I just can’t relate
If I speak up I may start the great debate
Learning about Ancient Greeks and those who lived in Rome is fine
But what about the indigenous people of the Caribbean or stories of what went through the slave’s mind?
University is more than just learning about what makes Western culture great
There’s more to this world that we can truly celebrate
America and Haiti both had a revolution
So if we want to make a change we need to come up with a solution
It’s a new day dawning and we plan to decolonise
Despite our obstacles, we will rise

I should be laid up on a beach right now in my bikini, soaking in the sun and relaxing
But instead I’m at work sitting at a desk that I clearly don’t belong to
I should be cuddled up with the man I’m going to marry
But instead I’m stressed out wondering “What if I die alone?”
I should be buying tickets to explore the world
But instead I’m scrapping change to gather enough money for lunch
I should be talking to my grandmother about my plans for the future
But instead I’m thinking of all of the memories she left for me to cherish
I should be doing whatever the hell I wanna do
But instead I’m just here struggling to stay awake…