The African Rooster

Lyrics

[Intro] Once upon a time. A suitcase slept beneath a bed, full of plans the young heart said. Years moved on, the rent got paid, but one small promise never faded. [Verse 1] Martha kept her canvas near the furnace, paint still dried along the rim. Joseph had a box of wooden pieces, waiting for a table built by him. Samuel knew the songs his father taught him, but he never wrote them down. They had carried everybody else uphill, now their own dreams called from town. [Pre-Chorus] Then a friendly screen lit up the kitchen, not to judge the years gone by. It helped them turn a spark to footsteps, helped them ask the question why. [Chorus] The African Rooster, The African Rooster, waking up the courage we thought was gone. The African Rooster, The African Rooster, calling every late-blooming heart back home. Wake up that dream with AI, let the next good chapter testify. The African Rooster, The African Rooster, we are still becoming, we are still alive. [Verse 2] Martha found a room to show her colors, Joseph drew the plans in blue. Samuel recorded one old melody, then found a choir to sing it through. No machine could walk the road for them, no bright idea could heal each scar. But a helping hand can clear the doorway, and remind you who you are. [Breakdown] The house went quiet. The clock held still. One breath trembled by the windowsill. Could that be you? Could that be you? [Verse 3] You may have folded up your finest thinking, said, “That season passed me by.” But the soil remembers every seedling, and the morning does not ask your age or why. Bring the lesson, bring the laughter, bring the names you carried through. There is work that only you can finish, and a fresh road waiting too. [Chorus] The African Rooster, The African Rooster, waking up the courage we thought was gone. The African Rooster, The African Rooster, calling every late-blooming heart back home. Wake up that dream with AI, let the next good chapter testify. The African Rooster, The African Rooster, we are still becoming, we are still alive. [Bridge] Choir: Rise up, old dream, rise up again. Lead: I have walked through loss and weather. Choir: Rise up, old dream, rise up again. Lead: I can build with wiser hands. Choir: Rise up, old dream, rise up again. Lead: Every second chance has a sound. Choir: Rise up, old dream, rise up again. All: There is still good ground. [Final Chorus] The African Rooster, The African Rooster, hear that promise turning into song. The African Rooster, The African Rooster, what was sleeping will be standing strong. Wake up that dream with AI, let the next good chapter testify. The African Rooster, The African Rooster, we are still becoming, we are still alive. The African Rooster, The African Rooster, open up the door and step inside. [Outro] Once upon a time. And once again today. The African Rooster called their names, and they answered on the way.