Benin Bronze

Lyrics

[Verse 1] I dey see you, Africa Red earth on my shoe From Lagos to Nairobi Gold sun breaking through Mama work with grace Palm oil in the pot Every road got a story Every face got a lot [Pre-Chorus] Hear the drum talk Call my name Hear the people rise Same same flame From the river bend To the market line We carry the old ways In a new design [Chorus] Africa, oh Africa Sweet land, sweet land Africa, oh Africa Beautiful hand in hand Africa, oh Africa My home, my pride Africa, oh Africa We dey lift, we shine [Verse 2] Benin bronze in the room And the cloth on my skin Kente, adire See the pattern within Bitterleaf soup And the suya smoke Brother on the corner Still telling that joke We dance for the rain We sing for the seed We know who we are That’s the root, that’s the need [Pre-Chorus] Hear the drum talk Call my name Hear the people rise Same same flame From the river bend To the market line We carry the old ways In a new design [Chorus] Africa, oh Africa Sweet land, sweet land Africa, oh Africa Beautiful hand in hand Africa, oh Africa My home, my pride Africa, oh Africa We dey lift, we shine [Bridge] No be story book Na living truth Elders in the shade Passing down the youth From the coast to the hills From dust to rain We turn every scar Into song again [Final Chorus] Africa, oh Africa Sweet land, sweet land Africa, oh Africa Beautiful hand in hand Africa, oh Africa My home, my pride Africa, oh Africa We dey lift, we shine