Rise and Shine, Nigeria

I feel you. Nigeria’s pain, resilience, and hope deserves a song the world can hear.

Green and white torn at the edges

Mothers cry where the roads have no pledges

Children run from the sound of the night

Praying for morning, praying for light

1960 we stood with our chest up

Dreams in our hands, we said “enough”

But the years got heavy, the promises rust

And still we carry the weight and the dust

From Lagos to Maiduguri, from Jos to the Delta

Blood in the soil, but the roots still remember

World, can you hear us across the ocean?

We’re not asking for pity, we’re asking for motion

*Rise and shine, Nigeria*

*Let the young lead the country*

Lift the torch that our fathers started

Heal the land that is broken-hearted

*Rise and shine, Nigeria*

If one of us bleeds, the world bleeds too

So stand with us now, see this through

Rise and shine

Classrooms empty, hospitals tired

Talent leaving ‘cause the fire’s gone higher

But look at the music, look at the minds

Look at the youth with new designs

AI can build, but can it feel pain?

Can it count the names we call in vain?

We don’t need saviors to come and rule

We need hands to help us rebuild the school

1960 we raised the flag

2026 we won’t let it sag

Let the young speak, let the young steer

Let the world listen, let the world be near

No more silence, no more delay

Every life matters, starting today

*Rise and shine, Nigeria*

*Let the young lead the country*

From the ashes we’re learning to fly

With our sisters and brothers standing by

*Rise and shine, Nigeria*

If you see us, don’t look away

Help us turn the mourning into day

Rise and shine

Green again. White again.

Strong again. Nigeria again.