You keep pushing the blame on our colonial fathers You say they came and they took all we had posessed They have to take the abuse that they have caused Our present state with intruding history Use our goodness and nourishment in the name of missionary Lied to us, blinded, they slaved us, misplaced us Strengthened us, hardened us, then they replaced us Now we got to learn from pain Now it's up to us to gain some recognition If we stop blaming we could get a better condition (Wake up, world) Wake up, world Wake up and stop sleeping Wake up Africa Wake up and stop blaming Open your eyes Stand up and rise Road block, oh life penalty Why do we want to remain where we started? And how long do you want to stop yourselves from thinking? We should learn from experience That what we got here for is existence But now we decide to use the same hatred To suppress our own brothers It's so comfortable to say racism is the cause (it's not the cause) But this time it sound the same body chasing and biting us Knowledge and selfishness that they gave to us This is what we use to abuse us Wake up, world Wake up and stop sleeping Wake up Africa Wake up and stop blaming Open your eyes Stand up and rise Road block, oh life penalty Those who have ears, let them hear Brothers who aren't brainwashed, take to ruins and rest Pick them up and stick them back together This is the only way we can change this African weather Lied to us, blind us, they slaved us, misplaced us Strengthened us, hardened us then, they replaced us Now we got to learn from pain Wake up, world Wake up and stop sleeping Wake up Africa Wake up and stop blaming Open your eyes Stand up and rise Road block, road block, you've got to wake up Wake up, world Wake up and stop sleeping Wake up Africa Wake up and stop blaming Open your eyes Stand up and rise Road block, road block Life penalty