The Spirit Has Given Us Wounds so that the flies may feast on us The limit has been set by those who infest us with fallacy and hypocrisy. Those who pull the strings so that they remain kings as their subjects decay. Those who grab things which belong to all the African kings of today! βKeep them in the dark, let them not see the goodness of lightβ, they say. But I am the light of Africa and I will shine so bright to open up their eyes so that they may shine more than I shine
Africa is not poor, Africa is being looted Africans are not poor, they are just being cheated. Bribe is costing our lives as our corrupt leaders misuse our resources People are dying as the leaders grow fat and untouchable.
Transparency and good governance seems unachievable Discrepancies of unscrupulous activities surfaces whenever the media starts to deceive
Chorus Our land and resources are enough to feed and clothes us all But the land mourns and the waters are bitter because our hearts are sore.
Our silence is tolerance to injustice and violence They have violated our minds with their dead conscience. They have desecrated our rights with their dead ignorance We are all leaders lets dethrone these dealers They have annihilated those who could bring change because of their arrogance
Chorus Our land and resources are enough to feed and clothes us all But the land mourns and the waters are bitter because our hearts are sore.
Chorus Our land and resources are enough to feed and clothes us all But the land mourns and the waters are bitter because our hearts are sore.
Distort the message Corrupt the masses Falsify the knowledge Blindfold the masses Broad day sacrilege Sacrifice those who speak out To satisfy the deplorable desire And insatiate the insatiable greed.
Chorus Our land and resources are enough to feed and clothes us all But the land mourns and the waters are bitter because our hearts are sore.
You Leaders we erected you are smart... Using our money to fund your reelection processes As you feed us with promises which are nothing but lies All the efforts your make are to meet the interests of your pockets All the votes you take are to increase the weights of your accounts You leaders we've elected you disgust.
Chorus Our land and resources are enough to feed and clothes us all But the land mourns and the waters are bitter because our hearts are sore.
What are we? A race in need because of those who lead? A curse on the face of the earth because of our creed? We are a unique and immortal breed. We are going to change our heads so that we succeed.
Africans need to wake up and act so that we can change the course of history and ignite a bloodless revolution.