(Drum
fill
into
heavy
bass
line)
Ooh
Africa!
Ooh
my
Africa,
oyee
mama
Africa
When
shall
we
see
free? (
BG:
Ooh
Africa,
we
rise
today)
Yeah,
let
the
vibration
resonate
from
the
mountains
to
the
sea
Africa
is
awake,
let
the
spirit
be
free
For
two
decades
now
the
wise
have
been
speaking
The
brave
and
academicians
decolonizing
minds
Breaking
mental
slavery,
breaking
chains
within
Out
of
our
African
leaders,
a
dozen
have
awakened
They
see
the
path,
they
see
the
golden
way
No
more
sleeping
in
the
shadow
of
the
yesterday
The
drums
are
calling
from
the
center
of
the
land
We
taking
back
the
power,
building
with
our
hands
Africa
is
awake,
can’
t
you
feel
the
fire
burnin'?
Africa
is
awake,
the
tide
of
history
is
turnin'
From
the
hustle
in
the
city
to
the
village
on
the
plain
We’
re
washing
off
the
sorrow,
we’
re
washing
off
the
pain
Oh,
Africa
is
awake,
standing
tall
and
proud
We’
re
singing
out
the
future,
singing
it
out
loud
Look
at
the
youth
with
the
vision
in
their
eyes
They’
re
planting
seeds
of
progress
beneath
the
sunrise
No
more
looking
outward
for
the
light
to
show
We
possess
the
wisdom,
we
possess
the
glow
The
copper
and
the
cocoa,
the
oil
and
the
gold
Our
story
is
rewritten,
no
longer
being
sold
We
build
the
schools,
we
pave
the
roads
of
hope
Connecting
every
border,
learning
how
to
cope
Africa
is
awake,
can’
t
you
feel
the
fire
burnin'?
Africa
is
awake,
the
tide
of
history
is
turnin'
From
the
hustle
in
the
city
to
the
village
on
the
plain
We’
re
washing
off
the
sorrow,
we’
re
washing
off
the
pain
Oh,
Africa
is
awake,
standing
tall
and
proud
We’
re
singing
out
the
future,
singing
it
out
loud (
Horns
section
swell)
Unity
is
the
key,
progress
is
the
lock
We
move
together,
stronger
than
the
solid
rock
No
division
can
stop
the
march
of
the
sun
The
journey
is
long
but
the
battle
is
won
Wake
up! (
Wake
up!)
Rise
up! (
Rise
up!)
So
let
the
rhythm
beat
beneath
your
dancing
feet
We
celebrate
the
victory
in
every
single
street
From
Cape
to
Cairo,
the
unity
is
real
We’
re
breaking
all
the
shackles,
we’
re
breaking
all
the
seal
The
ancestors
are
smiling
as
they
watch
us
rise
A
new
dawn
is
breaking,
clear
across
the
skies
So
tell
the
world
the
story,
tell
them
of
the
change
We’
re
moving
to
a
rhythm,
in
a
higher
range
Africa
is
awake,
can’
t
you
feel
the
fire
burnin'?
Africa
is
awake,
the
tide
of
history
is
turnin'
From
the
hustle
in
the
city
to
the
village
on
the
plain
We’
re
washing
off
the
sorrow,
we’
re
washing
off
the
pain
Oh,
Africa
is
awake,
standing
tall
and
proud
We’
re
singing
out
the
future,
singing
it
out
loud
Africa
is
awake... (
BG:
Yeah,
we
rise)
Motherland,
we
love
you... (
BG:
Africa
is
awake)
Keep
the
fire
burning,
let
the
vision
spread
No
more
sleeping,
no
more
dead
Africa
is
awake,
yeah! (
Fade
out
with
heavy
bass
and
horn
solo)