Listen baby,
I know you scared of you and me
This has gone through many occasions,
And I know you too well.
You've see me in possessions no one ever could imagine.
We been into our song long time now.
Sometimes nature makes me believe she gots to make a decision
For you and for me.
You say I take your breath away,
You make me forget what happened along the way
You pick me up but you put me in
You saw me first when I saw you nowhere
Now I put you first, but you don't see me anyway
So now my heart's takin' in yours too,
But what I understand about love is not just what you do.
Love is not takin' life and happiness,
Love is not negativity and only stress.
Love is letting go, been able to breathe,
Love is 'I Love you', that's the best way it is.
Maybe I'm just too immature
And insecure from all this lovin'.
Let me fall for you, boy, you now
Don't see me anyway.
You pick me up but you put me in
You saw me first when I saw you nowhere
Now I put you first, but you don't see me anyway
Now you find that I'm the one cryin'
Now I made you strong and I'm the one desiring
Now you calling the wound
So sit and done
We'll quit, we'll quit, we'll quit, we quit
I'm restless, in my dreams I long for you
I'm careless with the things I own because of you
Speechless for all that we had is what we disregard now
Feel emptiness
You have had enough,
But this time I see the truth
You don't need me no more
You don't need me no more
I'm restless 'cos you don't love me like I love you
I'm restless 'cos my love just ain't coming through
Tell me how can your love gather so much of hate
Tell me how can you love, when we do not practice what we preach
Did we forget all we have been through
When my eyes were stabbed by the flash of light you brought through...
There is now darkness surrounding my world
There is now darkness surrounding my world
If you don't come now, Lord, if you don't come now, I'll die
You have had enough,
But this time I see the truth
You don't need me no more
You don't need me no more
And in the naked light, I see a brighter day
And at the end of the road, I will sit and smile and say:
You don't need me no more
You don't need me no more
You don't need me no more
You don't need me no more
You don't need me no more
You don't need me no more
Now my work has been done and I set you free
You don't need me no more, you don't need me no more
My work has been done, breath, and so I set you free
You don't need me no more, you don't need me no more
So I set you free, so I set you free, so I set you free
You must go
Oh I set you free
Una dey talk of ur elections, Nigerians, Nigerians,
We dey talk of the redemption, naija, naija
We dey talk of resolutions, oya
Tell me where the solution because nothing dey change
We just dey yan, we just dey spray, we just dey rake,
All these lies so
Suffri, suffri with my soul, jeh jeh jeh jeh
Suffri, suffri with my soul, Oga you dey hear me oh say
Suffri, suffri with my soul jeh jeh jeh jeh
Dont you tamper with my soul, eh eh
Na only d rich man still dey gain oh
All d moni where I dey go oh
Still u see, na only poor man dey suffer
Brother, your wish is my order, oh
But nothing dey change, we just dey yan
We just dey spray, we just dey rake, all these lies
Suffri, suffri with my soul, jeh jeh jeh jeh
Suffri, suffri with my soul, Oga you dey hear me oh say
Suffri, suffri with my soul jeh jeh jeh jeh
Dont you tamper with my soul, eh eh
Bridge
Suffri, suffri with my soul oh
Suffri, suffri with my soul oh jeh jeh jeh
Suffri, suffri with my soul, jeh jeh jeh jeh
Suffri, suffri with my soul, Oga you dey hear me oh say
Suffri, suffri with my soul jeh jeh jeh jeh
Dont you tamper with my soul, eh eh
Oga fulfill my wishes to travel to distant places
But allow my soul not to perish for me to be dressed in laces
As life goes on, I remember all the things I have achieved
Sunset, thunder and the storms show that we have truly, really been deceived
Na truth wen dem dey talk say na wetin you sow,
Na I you go reap, still na soso lie, na I we dey spread, spray, dey open eye to see deceit,
To see us rise we must rejuvenate
Na bottem we dey teh teh
Na bottom we dey teh teh
Na bottom we dey teh teh for too long, down for too long
wake up every day we complain
what could build us is around us
but we only think 2 plain
go too fast forget our pace,
important is money and running ur ratrace
the little things around u
could bring u joy if u see but
u are distracted by the world
chorus
yeh we are created in a beautiful way
yeh we are made by love and only love
love is time we invest
in the things that make us grow
just as love was the basis of
gods creation just as nature shows
no matter what trials and
tribulations u are going through
no matter how hard it seems,
how u live or how u look, yes yeh
chorus
u are made by the hands of god
u are so special and moulded with love
Viva, viva, viva, viva Africa! (2x)
Welcome to Africa,
Verse 1
Everyday is a struggle, every night in my bed,
I wake up to the morning, when love comes my way,
In my dreams, I am praying, love won't pass me by,
I am running breathlessly, I am gasping for air,
But I still believe.
Chorus
Viva, viva, viva, viva Africa! (2x)
Welcome to Africa
Viva, viva, viva, viva Africa!
Freedom (3x)
Viva, viva, viva, viva Africa!
Verse 2
Life is a game, we win or we lose
God is a referee and we are His tools
At times we play fair, to achieve our goals
Bear in mind that defeat is not weakness but a blessing to learn
Knowledge to earn o, Africa!
Chorus
Viva, viva, viva, viva Africa! (2x)
Welcome to Africa
Viva, viva, viva, viva Africa!
Freedom (3x)
Viva, viva, viva, viva Africa!
Struggle, struggle (2x)
It don't reach time, we suppose to unite
Oyibo, black, eknow know fight
Na high time, we suppose to unite
Black, yellow, eknow know fight
Eya, this is only for ....
In want commot the wahala in the world
Welcome to Africa
Chorus
Viva, viva, viva, viva Africa! (2x)
Welcome to Africa
Viva, viva, viva, viva Africa!
Freedom (3x)
We know great things start small
And narrow parts are always rugged
In between those bridges, you find my love
Though it's hard to believe me
'Cause everything around you, confuses your mind
For you're stuck in the lie of your past
Oh deep down, beyond the surface of your humble heart
You long for my passion, you long for love
Baby wouldn't you walk with me
The long way
Darling wouldn't you take my hand
For I know not where to go
Oh without you this world don't make no sense
For I'm stuck on your love
Baby wouldn't you walk with me
The long way
Now see me, like a fool wandering in my own hell
Because I believe I can save this love
Tell me how far must I disregard my own pride, my own pride
To make you understand this love is for real
Oh deep down, beyond the surface of your humble heart
You long for my passion, you long for love
Baby wouldn't you walk with me
The long way
Darling wouldn't you take my hand
For I know not where to go
Oh without you this world don't make no sense
For I'm stuck on your love
Baby wouldn't you walk with me
The long way
Baby wouldn't you walk with me
The long way
Darling wouldn't you take my hand
For I know not where to go
Oh without you this world don't make no sense
For I'm stuck on your love
Baby wouldn't you walk with me
The long way
Walk with me
Walk with me
Walk with me
Walk with me
Wouldn't you?
Walk with me
Let us go the narrow and wretched ways together, in this life
The time has come 4 u to see
That love is something else u practise it to be
The line is long
4 u and me
That leads us 2 the very debt of our hearts
We’re still on the surface deceiving ourselves
Inside we hate,
and want 2 see our best friends fall… oh
Let us make a change why can’t we turn the page
Lord make us able
Without u we are totally unstable
Let us make a change why can’t we turn the page
Lord make us able
Without u we are totally unstable
U talk about peace
Put it in ur mouth
The same mouth u use to declare ur bombs
Ur system is a joke
No heart in it
It’s choking us to death
We living in decept so
Tell me oh, please tell me that
Love, ain’t what u are talking about on TV
Love, ain’t what u practice it to be
Love, ain’t the Love that u are giving me
Love, gotta be something un can not compare anything to
Let us make a change why can’t we turn the page
Lord make us able
Without u we are totally unstable
Let us make a change why can’t we turn the page
Lord make us able
Una dey talk of ur elections, Nigerians, Nigerians,
We dey talk of the redemption, naija, naija
We dey talk of resolutions, oya
Tell me where the solution because nothing dey change
We just dey yan, we just dey spray, we just dey rake,
All these lies so
Suffri, suffri with my soul, jeh jeh jeh jeh
Suffri, suffri with my soul, Oga you dey hear me oh say
Suffri, suffri with my soul jeh jeh jeh jeh
Don’t you tamper with my soul, eh eh
Na only d rich man still dey gain oh
All d moni where I dey go oh
Still u see, na only poor man dey suffer
Brother, your wish is my order, oh
But nothing dey change, we just dey yan
We just dey spray, we just dey rake, all these lies
Suffri, suffri with my soul, jeh jeh jeh jeh
Suffri, suffri with my soul, Oga you dey hear me oh say
Suffri, suffri with my soul jeh jeh jeh jeh
Don’t you tamper with my soul, eh eh
Bridge
Suffri, suffri with my soul oh
Suffri, suffri with my soul oh… jeh jeh jeh
Suffri, suffri with my soul, jeh jeh jeh jeh
Suffri, suffri with my soul, Oga you dey hear me oh say
Suffri, suffri with my soul jeh jeh jeh jeh
Don’t you tamper with my soul, eh eh
Oga fulfill my wishes to travel to distant places
But allow my soul not to perish for me to be dressed in laces
As life goes on, I remember all the things I have achieved
Sunset, thunder and the storms show that we have truly, really been deceived
Na truth wen dem dey talk say na wetin you sow,
Na I you go reap, still na soso lie, na I we dey spread, spray, dey open eye to see deceit,
To see us rise we must rejuvenate
Na bottem we dey teh teh
Na bottom we dey teh teh
Na bottom we dey teh teh for too long, down for too long
This goes out to you people in the streets
Know it is not easy to survive in this world
Where there is no love, where there is no heart
The things we say, we are, we can never be
You find yourself wandering why
You’re sitting in the darkness
Can’t find the light in this world
And as we grow old we might understand the truth
The fear of knowing it all
See places where we’ll be,
We never thought we would see
This goes out to you people in the streets
Know it is not easy to survive in this world
Where there is no love, where there is no heart
The things we say, we are, we can never be
You will see we want the things we never have
Continuously dreaming, yeah
I know as long as we believe, we can get outta this
Together we’ll achieve
And sometimes they wanna see your down fall
Think of their own profits and make you misuse
Your fellow brothers and sisters, your family, your friends
We just don’t know what to do
This goes out to you people in the streets
Know it is not easy to survive in this world
Where there is no love, where there is no heart
The things we say, we are, we can never be
For nearly 60 years in Nigeria,
People have been suffering from gas flaring, and pollution
Because of big oil extraction companies such as Shell, Chevron, NNPC.
The Niger Delta, the Warri and the Ogoni people have pleading for a change
They have been fighting fot justice,
But the companies, Europe and Nigerian government do not seem to care,
In the darkness I listen to the melody that life plays, it goes through my ears an my bones / It's a foggy feeling that comes over me an stays, you know it, such moments I'm reminded that the gift of life is life itself If u could ask God to help u, u still got to help yourself / This life it ain't a bed of roses, be aware just like the Ten Commandments of Moeses so...
Hold on / Be strong / Go on / Say we would not devide
Yes we multiply
Hold on / Be strong / Go on say we would not devide
The complications that may occure / You may reach the highest Level of Confusion / Our Life, it includes many different Stations / You may laugh / You may cry / Sometimes you'd even think you could die But Perseverance is character and the character you get form endurance, gives you hofe / Yes Perseverance is character an the character you get from endurance gives you hope
In this madness, in this world,
With it's swiftness and it's cold
You're my peace of mind, yes!
When the world just jeeps turning
And I know not where to head to
You're peace of mind!
And when I look up in the skies
Is the one that you created...
Chorus:
Oh shining star, please look down for me!
Oh, what you are?
When you look down at me
Beautiful star, do keep your eyes on me!
Oh, oh, what you are
When you look down on me?
... greed your heart strict... love me
I appreciate you baby!
And though you seem so far away
You pursuit me I can feel you
... within my mind
And I know you're sometimes lonely
Oh, I wish that I could change it,
Oh then I know you still got me
And I pray my love will give you life
... to keep you smile
You're my shining star, to take my love and live!
Chorus: (x2)
Oh shining star, please look down for me!
Oh, what you are?
When you look down at me
Beautiful star, do keep your eyes on me!
Oh, oh, what you are
When you look down on me?
Where you smile I smile,
Where you live I live,
Where you die, I die!
Oh, yeah! You!
I have been hiding, contemplating
Oh denying feelings I have inside when you are near me
Something within me makes me feel so out of place
I am running away, running away, running away
Running away from you
It is true
I am taking my space, taking my space, taking my space
Taking my distance from you
It is true
It was love in the first place, must admit you really blew me away
All the music inside of me, got me feeling some kind of madness
Is a wonder shoulda the dark the gets dark
Dug dug dug dug
I don't know what
Tomorrow will bring
For you say dat who don't know ha to survive
We never see good
Know I depend oh I'm depend on you – into you
Chorus:
Where do I go?
When this world forsakes me
Who do I turn to
When they book me down,
You are my hope,
Will they all accept me- sure
My beginning, my middle, my end
When there's a hope
Give me some tomorrow
When they book me down,
Oooh you know
You are my home...
My beginning, my middle, my end
My beginning, my middle, my end
All I'm left with is to trust in He- oh no
For my kindness -whoa - decepted me now - oh no
See me weary for I am lon-leey -lonely
Father, Father, Jah oh save me now
For I am dying
Chorus:
Where do I go?
When this world forsakes me
Who do I turn to
When they book me down,
You are my hope,
Will they all accept me- sure
My beginning, my middle, my end
When there's a hope
Give me some tomorrow
When they book me down,
Oooh you know
You are my home...
My beginning, my middle, my end
My beginning, my middle, my end
Bridge:
Where do I go?
My beginning, my middle, my end
To live when they forsake me and they call me I just don't know where to go
Where do I go?
My beginning... my middle... my end
Where do I go?
When this world forsakes me
Who do I turn to
When they book me down,
You are my hope,
Will they all accept me- sure
My beginning, my middle, my end
When there's a hope
Give me some tomorrow
When they book me down,
Oooh you know
You are my home...
My beginning, my middle, my end
What is the mind without the heart
What am I without my shadow
What is life without knowing that death comes
What is a song without a melody
Needed to search myself to go back
Had no signs of hope before lost in the darkness
Not knowing what my fate makes of me
And oh ignoring the fellowship accompanying me
There were swamps, slums, gottas, brunks, love songs,
Hidden pleasure, ignored passion, secret worship,
Quiet movement and undissolved self loving
Now I know God has brought me here for something
What is the mind without the heart
What am I without my shadow
What is life without knowing that death comes
What is a song without a melody
My head says I lost my way
But my heart knows that my life is destined in anyway
A long road running towards stops where I pay
Pay, pay for what I have taken and is got what I deserving
Oh God knows very well that my sins are always before me
Yes he gives and he takes and he wounds and he breaks,
He destroys and he builds and still I know
That his love is endless grace
What is the mind without the heart
What am I without my shadow
What is life without knowing that death comes
What is a song without a melody
Tell me what your mind is without your heart
Tell me do you feel, do you feel happiness
Your heart, your heart, your heart
Your soul, your soul, your soul
Say we must destroy in order to rebuild,
In order to rebuild dont you know, dont you know
So na so I be a condition come make you aje like this
You say your husband na i leave you,you say i go fit betray
So na so you dey weak
As I see you before I think say you dey kangpe
Nothing fit ,fit shake you,nothing fit ,go fit break you
But you rake before
Na you talk say you no go put man before God
Oh,see yourself as you be
Na you talk say you no go put man before God oh
REFRAIN
As you know God no go give you anything you no go fit deal with
Na so dem talk,the thing en no fit kill you
Na i go make you strong it go make you strong
The thing en no fit kill you na i go make you strong,it go make you strong
God no go give you anything you no give fit deal with
You talk say,you be big man
because you fit raise your hand,fit beat your pickin beat your wife
You sabi,bible well oh
Dey go church everyday oh
Notice me or I quench
Look at me how I bounce
But na you be the crook
Na your kind fit open eye kill person misure and abuse him
419,ole thief,basket mouth,ojoro
But you know how I be
When wind blow fowl ynash go open very very well oh
REFRAIN
As you know God no go give you anything you no go fit deal with
Na so dem talk,the thing en no fit kill you
Na i go make you strong it go make you strong
The thing en no fit kill you na i go make you strong,it go make you strong
God no go give you anything you no give fit deal with
As you walk through the valley of the shadow of death
You will fear no evil because his rod and his staff are with you
(Verse 1)I see hatred in your face,
the fierce look you wear has killed my confidence
I have made many mistakes,
I carry a heart an open wound my love
But forgiveness is king my friend
and grudge is not a fruit of the spirit
Therefore I come to you as I am,
naked as I am, I found the truth.
(Chorus)As the moon pulls the ocean
so the Earth pulls the moon
In the same way I am what I am
cause your existence defines my being,
As my weakness is my strength
so my tear they find happiness,
In the same way I know that your hate reflects
boundless Love.
(yeah, boundless love oh)
(Verse 2)The world doesn't stop (doesn't stop)
When we command it to
Our righteousness is strong I learn to love you yea
Everything isn't what it seems to be
Now we wanna run we wanna go fast
As my soul was within sin
my feet could stand on solid ground
cause I know
(Chorus)The moon pulls the ocean so the Earth pulls the
moon
In the same way I am what I am
cause your existence defines my being
As my weakness is my strength
so my tears they find happiness
In the same way I know that your hate
reflects boundless Love
(Bridge)I'm getting rid of the jee jinx that you gave
Getting hold of all the things I deserve
I'm letting go of all of the lies that you told
I'm getting rid of all the things that you've said
I'm getting rid of the jee jinx that you gave
I'm getting hold of all the things I deserve
I'm letting go of all the lies that you told
My confession for you to own
Ooo as the Earth now Earth pulls the moon
In the way I that I am, cause your existence defines my
being
As my weakness is my strength
So my tears they find happiness
in the same way I know that your hate reflects
boundless Love
As the moon pulls the ocean (reflects boundless love)
In the same way I am what I am (reflects boundless
love)
As my weakness is my strength
In the same way I know that your hate reflects
Everything changes,
remember when humans had to live in cages
and now we own our own stages
time, yes age turns our pages (2x)
Looking out of my window, chilling warm relaxing my speed
Watching the people right back down on the streets
Asking myself how I feel as I see d living passing me
Everybody in his own but on the whole Life is still the same
Happy Family a boy loves a girl a mother breastfeeding her child
A taxidriver has just lost his job
And still it is not a matter of this world being
People manifest within themselves
Chorus:
Everything changes,
remember when humans had to live in cages
And now we own our own stages
Time, yes age turns our pages
A mother gives birth to her baby,
in that moment sche feels it ist her one and only property
She’d hold on it
She’ll do anything to protect it from insecurity
Just like seeds develope into flowers
And children develope into adults
Love can turn into hate and the truth u see could be deceit
Consequences do not arise without a cause
Causes could make u win or loose
Chorus 2x
What u make outta it is what u become
Some happy some are lonesome
Changes, changes always comes
You said you'd be there for me
in times of trouble when I need you and I'm down.
And likewise you need friendship.
It's from my side pure love but I see lately things have been changing.
You have goals to achieve,
but the roads you take are broad and heartless.
That wants you make another way.
You throw stones.
Can you see that I am human, I am breathing?
But you don't give a damn.
Can you feel my heart is beating
Can you see the pain you're causing
Can you feel my heart is beating
Can you see the pain you're causing
And now the world is asleep.
How will you ever wake her up when
she is deep in her dreams, wishing?
And yet so many die,
and still we think that it is all about us,
it's all about you.
You sold your soul
to the evil and the lust and the passion and the money and you
see innocent ones die,
people hunger for decades, suffer under civilized armed robbers, modern slaveholders.
Can you feel my heart is beating
Can you see the pain you're causing
Can you feel my heart is beating
Can you see the pain you're causing
You said you'd be there for me
in times of trouble when I need you and I'm down.
And likewise you need friendship.
It's from my side pure love but I see lately things have been changing.
You have goals to achieve,
but the roads you take are broad and heartless.
That wants you make another way.
You throw stones.
Can you see that I am human, I am breathing?
But you don't give a damn.
Oh, can you feel, can you feel my heart beating?
No, no, no, no, no, no, no, you don't.
Can you feel my heart is beating
Can you see the pain you're causing
Can you feel my heart is beating
Is it the past that stops me from growing
A wish to change yesterday though
I know it is future damaging
Slowly recognizing life cannot stay the same
Wish beautiful moments can remain
I pray and don’t loose the track that God makes me run
Cos without you, without the light, there is no sun
Oh but what is it that we have?
Still we have not arrived, still fall apart and still I ask…
Chorus
Will I wonder for the rest of my life
Will I break free from my imprisoned mind
But still we’re Gypsies for the rest of our lives
And will we ever break free and free your minds
Got to maintain our peace of mind
What to do is to keep it steady, keep it focussed
People come, people go, friends become enemies
Today they love you and tomorrow they forget
Some may speak out your secrets, your desire
And at the same time they want to suck your power
They smile at you, they give you kisses
And at the same time backstab you and give you
Chorus
Bridge
Will u recognize ur soul is naked before u
Will u hide ur own sin when u know the truth
Will u drown in ur own tears and self distruct
Will u break the rules and be concerned
Chorus
No but will we wonder for the rest of our lives
Will we break free from our imprisoned minds
Cos we’re still Gypsies for the rest of our lives
Forever searching
You got my heart broken
In this state, the way I felt you left me in
Gave me your scripture to read and understand
And not to fear not these voices in my mind
Fighting against my soul
They want to take over
And now too weak and sober
There’s so many thoughts running through my mind
That you left me all alone
But you sent me messages that you wouldn’t leave me on my own
Oh God of mercy yes I appreciate me
And when I think that you’re not present
You’re the one carrying me
And I can’t see your footprints
You say you’re in me
Sometimes I feel so immature
So walking through evil stop before your throne, yes
Oh God of Mercy I appreciate thee
And when I think that I am alone
You carry me and make me strong
Oh God of Mercy I appreciate thee
And when I think that I am alone
You carry me and make me strong
And when I ask how long do we get shot trying
You say I should be patient you have died for everyone
And when I’m down broken
Prayed so hard to get off my depression
To dismiss the earth’s equation need to find a solution
I walk through the streets not feeling my body not my soul
Like living it I go through life paying my heart, stole
Endless deception don’t want to be to myself
To the end comes conclusion it’s no use
Cause tonight my man is the devil’s residence and it goes
Power to the test it’s the beginning of downfall, downfall
Oh God of Mercy I appreciate thee
And when I think that I am alone
You carry me and make me strong
Oh God of Mercy I appreciate thee
And when I think that I am alone
You carry me and make me strong…
Plenty wahala, plenty dey gpeme
For the sake of our ignoranci oh weg et this pain for bele
See no be because dem no born you with silver spoon for mouthi oh,
Say u be ogpe
Make I tell my story oh
Make I tell you my story oh
Chorus
Africa, Nigeria from Warri to Abuja, Lagos States, Niger Delta
Oh my Africa you are so beautiful
Some dey sick, some dey well, some dey tatafo, some dey aproko
We dey call oghene, we dey call chineke
Wetin go save us from d pain wen we dey go through,
Africa no one else go save you but u, it is time to arise,
Take away your pride
It is time to arise yes
Chorus
Bridge
We are living in a world, self centred,
Making our own hell fire, all by ourselves
And then we start with eye service, to make one notice us
Can’t we see, the way we lie to ourselves
Africa, Africa, Africa, Africa…
Government politics, system policies,
money, banks, foundation and discoveries
Mischievious and self centered development strategies,
uneffective enough not to affect the physics and the spirits of mankind
in short and infact where do we go from here when we lack love in our hearts
when we lack an open heart and lie to ourselves and the one that truly loves, that we love
truly we don’t really give a fuck
another day has passed my conscience is hunting me one small form
e to face this next temptation that is coming up now
the flesh has overcome the spirit, eyes opened but shot, sight blurred
can’t see the road because I am scarred of the lights
I gotta go on, I gotta move on, we gotta go on, we gotta move on
Cause if you don’t search for the truth your soul will definitely remain undone
Chorus
Maintain your Focus
The misery is all around you
The misery, the envy
It is hard staying away from the temptations of the world
Maintain your mind, see
Is it the drugs? Is it the men? Is it the money? Is it the fame?
Do not need all this to find myself
Have met my shadow a thousand times
I know how it feels to be untrue to oneself
See would you hold back the things that urged you to speak your mind?
Living in the bondage, in if clauses for the rest of your life
You want to lie in systems custody, your soul strip for free
Living in the bondage, in if clauses for the rest of your life
You want to lie in system custody, your soul strip for free
Will you sell your soul for free?
Maintain your Focus
The misery is all around you
The jealousy, the envy
It is hard staying away from the temptations of the world
Maintain your mind
Maintain your Focus
The poverty is all around you
The misery and envy
It is hard staying away from the temptations of the world
Bridge
Temptations of this world
You see the demons coming out of you
They reveal themselves to you and yes you can see your truth
Oh no no, got to maintain your mind
In this world of pain
In this world of sin
In this world of hate
Maintain your Focus
The misery is all around you
The misery
It is hard staying away from the temptations of the world
Maintain your mind, see
Maintain your Focus
The misery is all around you
The misery and envy
It is hard staying away from the temptations of the world
Without a bund letting my innermost out
Law abiding still my heart it shrinks to shout
Sorry to say but by now I am dunged by
What I see had to go back to get to me
Bloodshot eyes, my sight translucent, been here too long
So my soul is badly wounded
Lucidity, reality, never gave me the ability to react without my heart
I fight with the world, try to defy its deceitful ways
I see you and I admire you how strong you could be
At the same time you can be so cruel to me your love…
Sometimes you say we need to turn our backs and go away
Shot doors, close eyes, take a ride, walk and go asteax
But I’m pushed to speak about aloud this crowd and make this cry
We gotta face this, you and I
I am one of them and so are you, we feel real love if we want to
Love has chosen you, yes it’s you
I know you need true love, too
Yes this is how I feel about you, love divine I doubt you
See way to long I try to understand why you confuse me
The world out there the pain I see the misery, the pain she bare,
The guy next door, got no money no cure
In front of us, we see the bus of tragedy of mystery but love the divine,
Love divine we ignore thee
The fight for life, the struggle for success, it deprives us from seeing
It’s our own blood that we oppress
Man slaughter, brain manipulation, children crying, people dying,
Souls are flying, pastors are lying in the name of love you say
This is love? It’s not!
I am one of them and so are you, we feel real love if we want to
Love has chosen you, yes it’s you
I know you need true love, too
I am one of them and so are you
We feel real love if we want to
Love has chosen you, yes it’s you
Till the end of time, waiting, waiting, waiting
I might be weak but I don’t belong to you
I might be weary but God sees the strength in me
So so many things I’ve done, I shouldn’t have
But blood suckers, blood suckers like you
Chorus
Na you I dey talk to, oga wetin I suppose do, why you dey treat me so
Abi na me be your mugu
But na God go see you through, oh boy wetin you dey do
You know say I no good, I no good for me and you
The walls around me have hardened my heart
Whether here or there, whether far or near na you oh, you
See the lies around me once I loved without no doubt, honestly and truly but
Chorus
Na you I dey talk to, oga wetin I suppose do, why you dey treat me so
Abi na me be your mugu
But na God go see you through, oh boy wetin you dey do
You know say I no good, I no good for me and you
God has to know that you are here to suck my blood, you parasite
I know you have to do with me for your profit but God will see you through
Cos you know very well the things that you do, oh blood sucker, blood sucker like you
Chorus
Na you I dey talk to, oga wetin I suppose do, why you dey treat me so
Abi na me be your mugu
But na God go see you through, oh boy wetin you dey do
You know say I no good, I no good for me and you
It is you I am talking to, it is you I am talking to, it is you I am talking to
This is my confession
I tried so many times to oppress him
Now I decided to explode and let my heart speak its ache
Now I've done all my weak body can fufil I leave it up to him ,and still I know that my anxiousness and my truthfulness
Can't be paid back with his Love X2
I leave it up to him , leave it up
Still I know , that my feelings are for no use
REFRAIN
He's a player not yet ready to behave mature
A man who makes a child still not able to see his future
He's good in deceiving
He's good for love torture
Inspite of my contemplation
I still can't get him captured
A man I thought is just like
Someone I could give myself to completely...No
It's so painful to accept the fact that he's rejected me
I've done so many things to make me believe life is possible without him
Still I always console myself, I...I
And I see the symptoms of my love (for him) on my skin
REFRAIN
I tried to get him out ,outta my head
It worked out , I deceiving myself, forgot my dignity, he sucked away my happiness in learning new things and made me think I love someone else
No it was self-defense so
Do me no harm,please let me go
Do me no harm,please let me fly
Do me no harm,please let me fly...AH
I gave him wings to let him fly
I let him go so I could grow
Now that I know this love is gone,I...I
Come let us be truthful, surrender our pride
admit the stains on our, our chest, our hands
we seek, we find, we take, we kill
our love is hate, our smiles are fake.
Take my body, take my hands,
take everything you've created
take your riches, take your money, take everything
but not my experience
oh no
No, you cannot take my experience away,
no, you can’t take my soul away,
no, you can’t make me go astray
'cause I know where I stand.
No, you cannot take my experience away,
no, you can’t take my soul away,
no, you can’t make me go astray
'cause I know where my father is.
Come let us be truthful, surrender our pride
admit the things we have been doing
oh it seems as if we deal with others
to gain self profit
oh why why why why why why
oh no
no, you cannot take my experience away,
no, you can’t take my soul away,
no, you can’t make me go astray
'cause I know where I stand.
No, you cannot take my experience away,
no, you can’t take my soul away,
no, you can’t make me go astray
'cause I know where my father is.
Come let us admit that we are living a lie
come let us speak out that we have been sinning,
we have been sinning
oh no come let us take a look at the mirror,
see how sad it looks
come let us take a break, go into ourselves and
find the peace and silence saying.
No, they cannot take your experience away,
no, they can’t take your soul away,
no, they can’t make you go astray
'cause you know where you stand today.
No, they cannot take your experience away,
no, they can’t take your soul away,
no, they can’t make you go astray
'cause you know where your father is.
I know, I know, I know where my father is
U keep pushing the blame on our colonial fathers
U say they came and they took all we had pocessed
They have to take the abuse that they have caused our present state with their intruding history
Use our goodness and nourishment in the Name of missionary
Lied to us,blinded slaved us,misplaced us,strengthen us,hardened us then
they replaced us now we got to learn from pain
Now it is up to us to gain some recognition
If we stopp blaming we could get a better condition
Wake up world!!
Wake up and stop sleeping
Wake up africa!!
Wake up and stop blaming
Open ur eyes!!
Stand up and rise
Road block oh life penalty
Why do we want to remain where we started
And how long do we want to stop ourselves from thinking
We should learn from experience that what we are here for this existence
But now we decide to use the same hatred to oppress our own brothers
It is so comfortable to say racism is the cause
but this time it is the same colour chasing and biting us
Knowledge and selfishness that they gave to us,this is what we use to abuse us
Wake up world!!
Wake up and stop sleeping
Wake up africa!!
Wake up and stop blaming
Open ur eyes!!
Stand up and rise
Road block oh life penalty
Those who have ears let them hear
Brothers who are not brainwashed takt ruins and rest
Pick them up and stick them back together
This is the only way we can change this african weather
Lied to us,blinded slaved us,misplaced us,strengthen us,hardened us then
they replaced us now we got to learn from pain
Wake up world!!
Wake up and stop sleeping
Wake up africa!!
Wake up and stop blaming
Open ur eyes!!
Stand up and rise
Road block oh life penalty
you got to wake up please
youuuuu got tooo
(wake up africa wake up and stop blaming)
blaming ha ha ha
open yours eyes your eyes
stand up and riise
road block oh life penalty
