Hope

How could I believe

One man could destroy

All my father lived for?

This land that I've loved

This land torn apart

Is this what he died for?

I grew among these people

Now their lives are held in chains

And the houses built with love

Are prison walls

We believed the land was sacred

Now the sand is stained with blood

And where children once sang hymns

The Devil calls

Hope, building a future

Hope bound us together

Hope, strong as the will to be here

Time, time, brought us closer

Trust making us stronger

Dreams, knowing we could be free here

And the day I left these people

I never thought about my past

It was the only way I thought I could survive

I turned my back on all they gave me

And I've wasted all these years

But I vow to keep my father's dream alive

This I swear!

Now, nothing else matters

Fear, clear as the sunrise

Strong, all that my father prayed for

Lord, let there be justice

Love, there will be mercy

Look, this is what I was made for

Hope will build a future

Hope, we will be stronger

Hope, strong as the will to be here

Truth, truth is our freedom

Faith making us stronger

Dreams, knowing we could be free here

My, my father's love, I swear

My, my life, I'll free this land!