Lyrics
[Verse 1]
I cry for Africa
All I can do is try tearing up
Cos Black Lives Matter but we don't meet the criteria
Thinking why us huh? Fake love I'm quite weary of
I'm hearing bias, bruh, here in the diaspora
If I was in Nigeria, I'd be at my burial
If there is a God, then, why doesn't He like hearing you?
Every midnight vigil ends with candlelight's wearing off
And we're left in the dark, cos there's no light in our areas
Nope, NEPA took it, neighbour died electrocuted tryna fix it cos he couldn't pay his bill
My blood is boiling but I'm staying still
No sign of retribution, lives are paralysed by fear that they instil
They say united we stand, divided we fall
What? Like the Biafran war, tribes and diaspora didn't divide us before?
Tried to be calm, peaceful protesters we're violently warned
And died for reform
That's not what I desire anymore
Time to evolve to a state where problems finally solve
And governments will try to be more than self serving civil servants that lie to me or
Where our welfare is a concern we don't have to be poor
And our babies can be glad to be born
[Bridge]
Our father, yeah yeah
Who art in heaven
Hallowed be thy name
I have a question
I'm even ashamed
To be second guessing
But, can you hear our prayers and
Will it ever change, ever change? Eh
[Chorus]
Life is sweet
When you see me as I see you, jeje
Equally
Baba race me as I race you, jeje
Reality check oh
Reality check oh-oh-oh, jeje
Reality check oh
[Verse 2]
Everyday we compromise, all our knowledge has come from lies
Tryna fight for my people, while tryna get my numbers right
Let me try to summarise
Look I know my voice resides in a box that can only amplified if I can get my song to cry
Either they leave us hanging or our lives are on the line
Either way we're pegged on it, cos our lives are undermined
Explosive cos everything we're standing for is undermined
Our pain is poetic, I'm not being clever on the rhymes
Everyday we endure it
Didn't teach me 'bout the country but they taught me how to pledge for it
Green, red and green for our fallen soldiers that bled for it
Sister comes home late, now, they're calling her an escort
Twist the hair that comes out of my head, now I'm a threat for it
Shave it to prevent quarrel
Pull me over, "How you get this car?" I paid sweat for it
"No you're doing fraud" and so they raid without a search warrant
Mtcheew, which kind search warrant?
Violate unless you're in
A government car or your father is an electoral
Candidate and end of day they're lecturing
Me to love my country but it's difficult, especially when the love is not reciprocal, damn
[Bridge]
Our father, yeah yeah
Who art in heaven
Hallowed be thy name
I have a question
I'm even ashamed
To be second guessing
But, can you hear our prayers and
Will it ever change, ever change? Eh
[Verse 3]
Fling me, fling me
Slap me, slap me
Beat me, beat me
Scatter me, scatter me
Anyhow you do me
Shey you no like me?
Me I no like you too
Oh yo uh yo uh
Beat me, beat me
Wound me, wound me
Kill me, kill me
You no dey like me
You no wan do me
Yes, I dey see you uh
See you uh uh uh uh
[Chorus]
Life is sweet
When you see me as I see you, jeje
Equally
Baba race me as I race you, jeje
Reality check oh
Reality check oh-oh-oh, jeje
Reality check oh
Written by: Chris Kabs, Jeanluc Uddoh
