Asimbonanga Asimbonang' uMandela thina Laph'ekhona Laph'ehleli khona Asimbonanga Asimbonang' uMandela thina Laph'ekhona Laph'ehleli khona Oh the sea is cold and the sky is grey Look across the Island into the Bay We are all islands till comes the day We cross the burning water Asimbonanga Asimbonang' uMandela thina Laph'ekhona Laph'ehleli khona Asimbonanga Asimbonang' uMandela thina Laph'ekhona Laph'ehleli khona A seagull wings across the sea Broken silence is what I dream Who has the words to close the distance Between you and me Asimbonanga Asimbonang' uMandela thina Laph'ekhona Laph'ehleli khona Asimbonanga Asimbonang' uMandela thina Laph'ekhona Laph'ehleli khona Steve Biko Asimbonanga Asimbonang 'umfowethu thina Laph'ekhona Laph'wafela khona Victoria Mxenge Asimbonanga Asimbonang 'umfowethu thina Laph'ekhona Laph'wafela khona Neil Aggett Asimbonanga Asimbonang 'umfowethu thina Laph'ekhona Laph'wafela khona Hey wena Hey wena nawe Siyofika nini la' siyakhona, la' siyakhona Hau ngithi hey wena (Hey wena) Hey wena, hey wena nawe Siyofika nini la' siyakhona, la' siyakhona Asimbonanga Asimbonang 'uMandela thina Laph'ekhona Laph'wafela khona Asimbonanga Asimbonang 'uMandela thina Laph'ekhona Laph'wafela khona Asimbonanga Asimbonang 'uMandela thina Laph'ekhona Laph'wafela khona Asimbonanga Asimbonang 'uMandela thina Laph'ekhona Laph'wafela khona Asimbonanga (Asimbonang 'uMandela thina)

September '77 Port Elizabeth weather fine It was business as usual In police room 619 Oh Biko, Biko, because Biko Oh Biko, Biko, because Biko Yihla Moja, Yihla Moja The man is dead Yihla Moja, Yihla Moja The man is dead When I go to sleep at night All my dreams are red The outside world is black and white With only one colour dead Oh Biko, Biko, because Biko Oh Biko, Biko, because Biko Yihla Moja, Yihla Moja The man is dead Yihla Moja, Yihla Moja The man is dead You can blow out a candle But you can't blow out a fire Once the wind begin to catch The flames will higher Oh Biko, Biko, because Biko Oh Biko, Biko, because Biko And world is watching now, watching now And world is watching now, watching now

September '77 Port Elizabeth weather fine It was business as usual In police room 619 Oh Biko, Biko, because Biko Oh Biko, Biko, because Biko Hiromija, Hiromija The man is dead, the man is dead When I try to sleep at night I can only dream in red The outside world is black and white With only one colour dead Oh Biko, Biko, because Biko Oh Biko, Biko, because Biko Hiromija, Hiromija The man is dead, the man is dead You can blow out a candle But you can never blow out a fire Once the flames begin to catch The wind will blow it higher Oh Biko, Biko, because Biko Oh Biko, Biko, because Biko Hiromija, Hiromija The man is dead, the man is dead And the eyes of the world are watching you now They're watching you now, watching you now Watching you now, watching you now They're watching you now You gotta waken up, you gotta face up I think you gotta open up The eyes of the world are watching you now You gotta waken up, you gotta face up You know you can never turn away Never turn away Words And Music

(You're not doing this alone) (You're not doing, you're not doing this alone) For my sweetheart, the melancholic You have crossed the River Styx And the waves have taken you away As I lay my head on your chest I can hear it in your veins Wake me up when you come to bed So toughen up Biko, toughen up Biko, toughen up This world isn't kind to little things (You're not doing this alone) Was my love not strong enough to Bring you back from the dead? If I could eat your cancer I would But I can't (You're not doing this alone) So I keep writing these songs for you To steal you from your grave We can dance in our front room again So toughen up Biko, toughen up Biko, toughen up I need you to be strong for us So toughen up Biko, toughen up Biko, toughen up This world isn't kind to little things (You're not doing this alone) Don't you know that when you stand You stand up for the both of us? Remember that when the darkness looms (You're not doing this alone) Every tear you shed is cleansing Taking the pain away from you I left you blueberries in the fridge The little things that I can do So toughen up Biko, toughen up (That I can do) Biko, toughen up (That I can do) I need you to be strong for us So toughen up Biko, toughen up Biko, toughen up This world isn't kind to little things (You're not doing this alone) (You're not doing this alone) (You're not, not, not) (You're not doing this alone) (You're not doing this alone) (Not, not, not, not) (You're not doing, alone) (You're not doing this alone) (You're not doing, you're not doing this alone) Resist Resist Resist Resist So toughen up (Resist) Biko, toughen up (Resist) Biko, toughen up (Resist) I need you to be strong for us (Resist) So toughen up (Resist) Biko, toughen up (Resist) Biko, toughen up (Resist) This world isn't kind to little things (Resist) (You're not doing this alone) (You're not doing, you're not doing this alone)