The beef that I’ve got never stays in the pot And the place that I’m from is crazy hot Police on the streets they amaze me not I couldn’t get a damn about the lazy lot Everybody cash strapped for the deal how far While some drive big cars livin’ like stars Never comin’ down to Earth they livin’ on Mars Well they really should be behind bars Joro jira joro they increase my sorry The hunger my stomach hollow The rest them follow follow Everybody don’t talk to zombie flesh-eater Ready for a better day when life will be sweeter Now they rob Paul just to pay Peter Price of petrol scary per litre [How long it go take] Before civilisation’s killing the maize fields [How long it go take] ‘Til starvation and AIDS leave villages vacant [How long it go take] Before we get killed for political statements Against presidents who belittled their nations For millions they didn’t really own in the first place [How long it go take] For the third world to reach the first rate [How long it go take] Before we realise our actions leave the Earth raped [How long it go take] ‘Til me and mine get ours Linked with the tic of the toc just to get power The minute that the seconds connect the best hour [How long it go take, how long we go for wait] [How long it go take, how long we go for wait] repeat [How long it go take, how long we go for wait] [How long it go take, how long we go for wait] repeat Confusing questions in my mind Looking for a way to free my mind Common man they ask: why why why? Government just dey lie lie lie Poor man dey suffer Times dey are tougher Rich men they fly for him helicopter I hear your laughter I think we ought to Change places like the prince and the pauper Stress, poverty killed my mother And they wonder we kill one another Jealousy we dey every one another Don’t test me be vexed from hunger Like Femi Kuti I just did wonder How the hell we keep from going under Mr President I ain’t gettin’ younger I wanna blow up like a suicide bomber

We no hear your lying We no hear your lying We no hear your lying We no hear your lying repeat Hey we see the world through the eyes of a new-born you warn fool with disguises It’s a new dawn full moon risin’ with you two sides of the truth you lyin’ You don’t wanna be the crooked cop that took those shots and made a younger drop You wanna get the looks you got when crooks get caught for runnin’ drugs on blocks Look we see the world through the eyes of a baby ‘n’ they say you shouldn’t try it This is daybreak and who can deny it with you two sides of the truth you lyin’ You don’t wanna be a bitch to the boys, promiscuous broad, a vixen, a whore You wanna be sittin’ alone in sync with your soul and feel like you’re whole Dreamin’ and reachin’ your goals cos even just dreamin’ is equal to gold We see the world through the eyes of an infant imprint left on my mind It’s a different world we in now, with you two sides of the truth they lyin’ They don’t wanna be the high low shelves and the far low wells of a buy and sell life They wanna be the Michael Phelps, the highs are felt when you prize yourself right Dreamin’ and reaching your goals, cos even just dreamin’ is equal to gold We see the world through the eyes of a youth reduced to salutin’ their environment These are the rules you should abide by: see two sides of the truth then bye bye We no hear your lying We no hear your lying We no hear your lying We no hear your lying

You go quench You go suffer You no listen You be happy And soon it’s gonna be late We got to stand up for our right Try to be in the right side Cos life is your right Unity is the world key Let’s live in harmony One peace one love How precious is life You go quench You go suffer You no listen You go happy Being conscious of yourself Can lead you in some good manner Try to remember that my brothers So you can help up your sister Open the bottle water fall Afro-beat we glorify We glorify, afro-beat we glorify Let us state quite clearly What we pledge to the people of Africa Written in stone and blood For those that gave their life and soul For the liberation of our continent Lest they be forgotten For the ills you have chosen to take That wealth goes beyond sacrifice Bigotry [bigotry], prejudice [prejudice] Bias [bias], intolerance Narrow-mindedness, chauvinism Are words written in gold [Mumbo jumbo, mumbo jumbo Mumbo jumbo, mumbo jumbo Mumbo jumbo, mumbo jumbo Mumbo jumbo, mumbo jumbo] I hear these politicians on their televisions Transmissions they be talkin’ and wishin’ For us to praise them for all their decisions Sayin’ the youth shouldn’t love we should all be enlisted They say we should attack before we all become victims They in the box seat while get shat on by the pigeons They cash stocks rise when ours be sinkin’ Fueling fear in our lives ‘til we’re no longer thinking Linkin’ the stress, propaganda in the press Congress stands for “con” and “no progress” Me got open ears but me not no dumbo You won’t see me fallin’ for they mumbo jumbo it’s [Mumbo Jumbo] We love to love while they love to hate [Mumbo Jumbo] So we don’t care what them people say [Mumbo Jumbo] They can’t trick I with them evil ways [Mumbo Jumbo] No chance no time no how no way repeat So when will you take the commitment to save? When will you undertake to build our nations? Are you pledging to observe transparency? Do you vow to save and retire Africa is not a kingdom of thy own It has diverse minds of great thoughts alike Play your part rightly Others will follow the pace Endowed in our identity A history so rich and fine [Mumbo jumbo, mumbo jumbo, mumbo jumbo Mumbo jumbo, mumbo jumbo, mumbo jumbo Mumbo jumbo, mumbo jumbo, mumbo jumbo Mumbo jumbo, mumbo jumbo, mumbo jumbo] [Mumbo jumbo, mumbo jumbo, mumbo jumbo] Hey say it again [Mumbo jumbo, mumbo jumbo, mumbo jumbo] Afro-beat we glorify [Mumbo jumbo, mumbo jumbo, mumbo jumbo] You go quench you go suffer [Mumbo jumbo, mumbo jumbo, mumbo jumbo] Afro-beat we glorify [Mumbo jumbo, mumbo jumbo, mumbo jumbo] You go quench you go suffer [Mumbo jumbo, mumbo jumbo, mumbo jumbo] You no happy you no listen [Mumbo jumbo, mumbo jumbo, mumbo jumbo] Afro-beat we glorify

Tumi: One day they forced us back Drew lines across the maps They call them borders We don’t honour, we connect ‘em back Monday we saw the Alps Tuesday we saw the outback They call them borders We don’t honour, we closin’ the gap One day they forced us back Drew lines across the maps They call them borders We don’t honour, we connect ‘em back Monday we saw the Alps Tuesday we saw the outback They call them borders We don’t honour, we closin’ the gap 1/6: (Spoken)Yeah we closin’ the gap RSA to AUS The Public Opinion Afro Orchestra meets The Poet MC Tumi And you know we breaking down geographical borders In a musical world where you can… Tumi: Do anything, go anywhere Do anything, go anywhere Do anything, go anywhere Do anything, go anywhere Do anything, go anywhere Yeah they say the pictures rosy And the thorns of the pricks you vote in Licks your sores clean It’s T from the V, the poet mc, I bleed and draw ink Out the horses mouth like a silent trojan I’m in, get the doors open Hordes potent, land on the shores hopin’ For mysterious potion, That’s the notion Go where you need to be goin’ Put your feet in the ocean, got to see what the world is ‘Cos it’s worth it, ain’t shit perfect Work it, right foot first an tread it Be that person, reaffirm it Unleash the jesus, don’t just read the sermon See my purpose, speak them verses ‘Til the people reach precipice Girls: Do anything, go anywhere; do nothing you go nowhere Do anything, go anywhere; do nothing you go nowhere Do anything, go anywhere; do nothing you go nowhere Do anything, go anywhere; do nothing you go nowhere 1/6: Do anything, go anywhere Do anything, go anywhere Do anything, go anywhere Do anything, go anywhere Do anything, go anywhere Out the bomb raid Words set sail on soundwaves To break all the barriers doubts made And drown the outrage doused by the crowns who dabbling Where pain paints tears on a clowns face And powers are not made, for fear of not having A crime placed in full view of citizens out in the town space Glint from the silver spoon stuck in the mouths of babes The blind, the poor so the sense is outweighed Train ticket in my front right pocket Back compartment, passport of cities I’ve left Brain tickin’ on behind eye sockets So the stage relate when I dig in the depths Every lyric expressed is truth Even the freshest truth will feel the heat when it gets to the cold gates Even if it’s a different direction Who’s to say it’s wrong when you’re goin’ your own way Forced to brave on’ ’til your bones break Strong is a bold statement that you don’t make Unless you stay on ’til you grey Chansons are going to play on ’til your throat aches Keep on singin’, believe and keep livin’ your dreams, all evidence of more to life Keep on singin’, believe and keep livin’, no time for sleep when there’s wars to fight Keep on singin’, believe and keep livin’ your dreams, all evidence of more to life Keep on singin’, believe and keep livin’, no time for sleep when there’s wars to fight You can Do anything, go anywhere Do anything, go anywhere Do anything, go anywhere Do anything, go anywhere Dave: Do anything Girls: She go break them law Dave: Go anywhere Girls He go break down door (x 4) Lydia: (Spoken) So my brothers, the message I would give you people Have your own freedom That’s what I go tell you people So I can choose for where I go and where I for no go And second one I go tell he say See this word, now politician, politician is no good I go tell he say, we go power hey we can do this, no good do that They a come out those people, those a no la la, la la people You go trust yourself before you go trust someone else Which my brother you dey And you go trust politician because there no money So they can say chill before you think you vote for this stupid politician for nothing That’s how you get this world This one is straight to the people that themselves Oribo people, Australian people They can tell me you can everywhere, do everything you want If you no go anywhere, my brother you go sit one place, destroy Your foot will rot This one is for Africans, make sure you have proper power Where you can stand up for yourselves, say we have our own freedom Can go anywhere we want, can get anywhere we want, anything Girls: Do anything, go anywhere; do nothing you go nowhere Do anything, go anywhere; do nothing you go nowhere Do anything, go anywhere; do nothing you go nowhere Do anything, go anywhere; do nothing you go nowhere