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It's A New Day Dawning

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

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Mar 29, 2017
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