Chains on a Leader (Remix)
A song made by Emus Musonda
Chains on a Leader (Remix)
A song made by Emus Musonda
Ayy! Yoh!
They try to lock the truth behind bars, but you can't jail the sun, mukwai!
It's Bonter Shutu on the microphone.
They want to silence the voice of the streets.
But ifwe, we stand strong!
Listen!
Late night in Lusaka, sirens screaming loud,
They pull up on a leader, trying to break the crowd.
They say "Bonter Shutu, come and follow us,"
No evidence, no reasons, just raising up the dust.
They handcuff my hands, but they cannot chain my mind,
A leader for the people is what they came to find.
I tell them "What is my crime? Wetin I do wrong?"
They silent, they quiet, because my people strong.
No shaking, no bowing, I stand tall in the light,
Even in the dark cell, my future is shining bright.
They arrest me for nothing, omo, it's just a game!
Just because I am a leader, they want to spoil my name!
Bonter Shutu, we rise up from the clay!
Bonter Shutu, we standing every day!
They try to lock me down but I'm breaking through the wall,
A true leader of the people will never, ever fall!
Bonter Shutu! Yes, we standing tall!
They arrest me for nothing, but we answer to the call!
They talk their dirty talk, but everything is boza!
The system want to squeeze me like a cold soda.
But Mayo! They don't know the fire in my chest,
A leader doesn't run when they put him to the test.
From Copperbelt to Lusaka, the ghetto shouting my name,
We know the politicians are the ones who play the game.
They put me in a cage just to keep the people low,
But the seed they tried to bury is starting now to grow.
No weapon fashioned against us shall ever prosper, mukwai,
We look them in the eye and we hold our heads high!
They arrest me for nothing, omo, it's just a game!
Just because I am a leader, they want to spoil my name!
Bonter Shutu, we rise up from the clay!
Bonter Shutu, we standing every day!
They try to lock me down but I'm breaking through the wall,
A true leader of the people will never, ever fall!
Bonter Shutu! Yes, we standing tall!
They arrest me for nothing, but we answer to the call!
Muli shani to the haters who wanted me to break!
Natotela to the real ones who stood up for my sake.
They thought the cell would make me quiet, make me run away,
But a leader only gets more ginger every single day!
Yoh! You can't stop the wave, you can't block the light,
We marching forward, we finishing the fight!
I walk out of the station with my shoulders very wide,
The truth is on our side, there is nowhere left to hide.
Bonter Shutu is back, stronger than before,
We knocking down the gates, we opening the door.
They tried to paint me bad, they tried to make me look weak,
But when a leader speaks, the whole nation start to seek.
No fear in my heart, no trembling in my soul,
Taking back the streets is our ultimate goal!
They arrest me for nothing, omo, it's just a game!
Just because I am a leader, they want to spoil my name!
Bonter Shutu, we rise up from the clay!
Bonter Shutu, we standing every day!
They try to lock me down but I'm breaking through the wall,
A true leader of the people will never, ever fall!
Bonter Shutu! Yes, we standing tall!
They arrest me for nothing, but we answer to the call!
Bonter Shutu, mukwai!
They cannot stop us!
Ifwe, we are one.
Natotela to the street, natotela to the truth.
We keep moving forward.
Ayy! Yoh!
The leader is free!
