Africa Must Wake Up
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Morning to you, man
Morning to you, love
Hey, I say, I say
Africa must wake up, the sleeping sons of Jacob
For what tomorrow may bring, may a better day come
Yesterday, we were kings, can you tell me young ones
Who are we today? Yeah, now
Well, Africa must wake up, the sleeping sons of Jacob
For what tomorrow may bring, may a better day come
Yesterday, we were kings, can you tell me young ones
Who are we today? Yeah, now
The black oasis, Ancient Africa the sacred
Awaken the sleeping giant, science, art is your creation
I dreamt that we could visit old Kemet
Your history is too complex and rigid for some Western critics
They want the whole subject diminished
But Africa's the origin of all the world's religions
We praised bridges that carried us over
The battle front of Sudanic soldiers
The task put before us
Yeah, hear me out, Africa must wake up, the sleeping sons of Jacob
For what tomorrow may bring, may a better day come
Yesterday, we were kings, can you tell me young ones
Who are we today? Yeah, now
Well, Africa must wake up, the sleeping sons of Jacob
For what tomorrow may bring, may a better day come
Yesterday, we were kings, can you tell me young ones
Who are we today?
Who are we today? The slums, diseases, AIDS
We need all that to fade, we cannot be afraid
So who are we today? We are the morning after
The makeshift youth the slave ship captured
Our diaspora, is the final chapter
The ancestral lineage built pyramids
America's first immigrant
The kings, sons and daughters from Nile waters
The first architect, the first philosophers
Astronomers, the first prophets and doctors was us
Yeah, now can we all pray? Each in his own way
Teaching and Learning, we can work it out
We'll have a warm bed, we'll have some warm bread
And shelter from the storm dread, and we can work it out
Mother Nature feeds all In famine and drought
Tell those selfish in ways, not to share us out
What's a tree without root? Lion without tooth
A lie without truth, yeah, hear me out
Africa must wake up, the sleeping sons of Jacob
For what tomorrow may bring, may a better day come
Yesterday, we were kings, can you tell me young ones
Who are we today? Yeah, now
Well, Africa must wake up, the sleeping sons of Jacob
For what tomorrow may bring, may some more of come
Yesterday, we were kings, I tell ya, young blood
Just where is yours today?
Dadyahow daali waayey, nabada diideen
Oo ninkii doortay dinta, waadinka dillee
Oo dal markii ladhiso, waadinka dunshee
Oo daacad ninkii damcay, waadinka dooxee
Dadyahow daali waayey, nabada diideen
Oo ninkii doortay dinta, waadinka dillee
Oo dal markii ladhiso, waadinka dunshee
Oo daacad ninkii damcay, waadinka dooxee
We want to thank y'all, everybody out there
This is Nas, Damian Marley, Distant Relatives
We're all distant relatives no matter where you from
Where you live, how near, how far
Africa, China, Japan, Afghanistan, Israel
We're all family, we're all distant relatives
So that's why we came together
One of the reasons myself and Damian came together
Because we all come from one place and that's Africa
That's right, you too, and you, the whole world, we're all family
We're just spread out all over the place
So to all my distant relatives, let's take it back home
Huh, I say, well, Africa must wake up, the sleeping sons of Jacob
For what tomorrow may bring, may a better day come
Yesterday, we were kings, can you tell me young ones
Who are we today? Yeah, now
Well, Africa must wake up, the sleeping sons of Jacob
For what tomorrow may bring, may a better day come
Yesterday, we were kings, can you tell me young ones
Who are we today? Who are we today?
Morning to you
Morning to you, man
Morning to you, love
Morning to you, love
Hey, I say, I say
Africa must wake up, the sleeping sons of Jacob
For what tomorrow may bring, may a better day come
Yesterday, we were kings, can you tell me young ones
Who are we today? Yeah, now
Well, Africa must wake up, the sleeping sons of Jacob
For what tomorrow may bring, may a better day come
Yesterday, we were kings, can you tell me young ones
Who are we today? Yeah, now
The black oasis, Ancient Africa the sacred
Awaken the sleeping giant, science, art is your creation
I dreamt that we could visit old Kemet
Your history is too complex and rigid for some Western critics
They want the whole subject diminished
But Africa's the origin of all the world's religions
We praised bridges that carried us over
The battle front of Sudanic soldiers
The task put before us
Yeah, hear me out, Africa must wake up, the sleeping sons of Jacob
For what tomorrow may bring, may a better day come
Yesterday, we were kings, can you tell me young ones
Who are we today? Yeah, now
Well, Africa must wake up, the sleeping sons of Jacob
For what tomorrow may bring, may a better day come
Yesterday, we were kings, can you tell me young ones
Who are we today?
Who are we today? The slums, diseases, AIDS
We need all that to fade, we cannot be afraid
So who are we today? We are the morning after
The makeshift youth the slave ship captured
Our diaspora, is the final chapter
The ancestral lineage built pyramids
America's first immigrant
The kings, sons and daughters from Nile waters
The first architect, the first philosophers
Astronomers, the first prophets and doctors was us
Yeah, now can we all pray? Each in his own way
Teaching and Learning, we can work it out
We'll have a warm bed, we'll have some warm bread
And shelter from the storm dread, and we can work it out
Mother Nature feeds all In famine and drought
Tell those selfish in ways, not to share us out
What's a tree without root? Lion without tooth
A lie without truth, yeah, hear me out
Africa must wake up, the sleeping sons of Jacob
For what tomorrow may bring, may a better day come
Yesterday, we were kings, can you tell me young ones
Who are we today? Yeah, now
Well, Africa must wake up, the sleeping sons of Jacob
For what tomorrow may bring, may some more of come
Yesterday, we were kings, I tell ya, young blood
Just where is yours today?
Dadyahow daali waayey, nabada diideen
Oo ninkii doortay dinta, waadinka dillee
Oo dal markii ladhiso, waadinka dunshee
Oo daacad ninkii damcay, waadinka dooxee
Dadyahow daali waayey, nabada diideen
Oo ninkii doortay dinta, waadinka dillee
Oo dal markii ladhiso, waadinka dunshee
Oo daacad ninkii damcay, waadinka dooxee
We want to thank y'all, everybody out there
This is Nas, Damian Marley, Distant Relatives
We're all distant relatives no matter where you from
Where you live, how near, how far
Africa, China, Japan, Afghanistan, Israel
We're all family, we're all distant relatives
So that's why we came together
One of the reasons myself and Damian came together
Because we all come from one place and that's Africa
That's right, you too, and you, the whole world, we're all family
We're just spread out all over the place
So to all my distant relatives, let's take it back home
Huh, I say, well, Africa must wake up, the sleeping sons of Jacob
For what tomorrow may bring, may a better day come
Yesterday, we were kings, can you tell me young ones
Who are we today? Yeah, now
Well, Africa must wake up, the sleeping sons of Jacob
For what tomorrow may bring, may a better day come
Yesterday, we were kings, can you tell me young ones
Who are we today? Who are we today?
Morning to you
Morning to you, man
Morning to you, love
โฑ๏ธ Synced Lyrics
[00:08.56] Morning to you, man
[00:12.05] Morning to you, love
[00:24.11] Hey, I say, I say
[00:28.27] Africa must wake up, the sleeping sons of Jacob
[00:31.52] For what tomorrow may bring, may a better day come
[00:35.19] Yesterday, we were kings, can you tell me young ones
[00:38.53] Who are we today? Yeah, now
[00:41.72] Well, Africa must wake up, the sleeping sons of Jacob
[00:45.37] For what tomorrow may bring, may a better day come
[00:48.99] Yesterday, we were kings, can you tell me young ones
[00:52.30] Who are we today? Yeah, now
[00:55.41] The black oasis, Ancient Africa the sacred
[00:58.82] Awaken the sleeping giant, science, art is your creation
[01:02.72] I dreamt that we could visit old Kemet
[01:05.10] Your history is too complex and rigid for some Western critics
[01:09.49] They want the whole subject diminished
[01:11.76] But Africa's the origin of all the world's religions
[01:15.16] We praised bridges that carried us over
[01:17.74] The battle front of Sudanic soldiers
[01:20.31] The task put before us
[01:21.97] Yeah, hear me out, Africa must wake up, the sleeping sons of Jacob
[01:26.81] For what tomorrow may bring, may a better day come
[01:30.22] Yesterday, we were kings, can you tell me young ones
[01:33.64] Who are we today? Yeah, now
[01:37.04] Well, Africa must wake up, the sleeping sons of Jacob
[01:40.61] For what tomorrow may bring, may a better day come
[01:44.15] Yesterday, we were kings, can you tell me young ones
[01:47.68] Who are we today?
[01:49.63] Who are we today? The slums, diseases, AIDS
[01:52.86] We need all that to fade, we cannot be afraid
[01:56.15] So who are we today? We are the morning after
[01:59.69] The makeshift youth the slave ship captured
[02:02.02] Our diaspora, is the final chapter
[02:04.67] The ancestral lineage built pyramids
[02:07.57] America's first immigrant
[02:09.16] The kings, sons and daughters from Nile waters
[02:11.86] The first architect, the first philosophers
[02:14.30] Astronomers, the first prophets and doctors was us
[02:17.68] Yeah, now can we all pray? Each in his own way
[02:21.93] Teaching and Learning, we can work it out
[02:25.40] We'll have a warm bed, we'll have some warm bread
[02:28.57] And shelter from the storm dread, and we can work it out
[02:32.65] Mother Nature feeds all In famine and drought
[02:36.02] Tell those selfish in ways, not to share us out
[02:39.30] What's a tree without root? Lion without tooth
[02:43.16] A lie without truth, yeah, hear me out
[02:46.21] Africa must wake up, the sleeping sons of Jacob
[02:49.67] For what tomorrow may bring, may a better day come
[02:53.11] Yesterday, we were kings, can you tell me young ones
[02:56.76] Who are we today? Yeah, now
[02:59.98] Well, Africa must wake up, the sleeping sons of Jacob
[03:03.59] For what tomorrow may bring, may some more of come
[03:07.07] Yesterday, we were kings, I tell ya, young blood
[03:10.40] Just where is yours today?
[03:13.33] Dadyahow daali waayey, nabada diideen
[03:16.71] Oo ninkii doortay dinta, waadinka dillee
[03:20.21] Oo dal markii ladhiso, waadinka dunshee
[03:23.68] Oo daacad ninkii damcay, waadinka dooxee
[03:27.10] Dadyahow daali waayey, nabada diideen
[03:30.55] Oo ninkii doortay dinta, waadinka dillee
[03:33.95] Oo dal markii ladhiso, waadinka dunshee
[03:37.45] Oo daacad ninkii damcay, waadinka dooxee
[03:40.73]
[04:39.75] We want to thank y'all, everybody out there
[04:45.28] This is Nas, Damian Marley, Distant Relatives
[04:51.02] We're all distant relatives no matter where you from
[04:53.63] Where you live, how near, how far
[04:56.04] Africa, China, Japan, Afghanistan, Israel
[05:01.18] We're all family, we're all distant relatives
[05:05.73] So that's why we came together
[05:07.50] One of the reasons myself and Damian came together
[05:12.72] Because we all come from one place and that's Africa
[05:16.63] That's right, you too, and you, the whole world, we're all family
[05:23.68] We're just spread out all over the place
[05:26.57] So to all my distant relatives, let's take it back home
[05:30.15] Huh, I say, well, Africa must wake up, the sleeping sons of Jacob
[05:35.59] For what tomorrow may bring, may a better day come
[05:39.03] Yesterday, we were kings, can you tell me young ones
[05:42.47] Who are we today? Yeah, now
[05:45.66] Well, Africa must wake up, the sleeping sons of Jacob
[05:49.15] For what tomorrow may bring, may a better day come
[05:52.83] Yesterday, we were kings, can you tell me young ones
[05:56.15] Who are we today? Who are we today?
[06:00.84] Morning to you
[06:03.10] Morning to you, man
[06:06.76] Morning to you, love
[06:09.97]
[00:12.05] Morning to you, love
[00:24.11] Hey, I say, I say
[00:28.27] Africa must wake up, the sleeping sons of Jacob
[00:31.52] For what tomorrow may bring, may a better day come
[00:35.19] Yesterday, we were kings, can you tell me young ones
[00:38.53] Who are we today? Yeah, now
[00:41.72] Well, Africa must wake up, the sleeping sons of Jacob
[00:45.37] For what tomorrow may bring, may a better day come
[00:48.99] Yesterday, we were kings, can you tell me young ones
[00:52.30] Who are we today? Yeah, now
[00:55.41] The black oasis, Ancient Africa the sacred
[00:58.82] Awaken the sleeping giant, science, art is your creation
[01:02.72] I dreamt that we could visit old Kemet
[01:05.10] Your history is too complex and rigid for some Western critics
[01:09.49] They want the whole subject diminished
[01:11.76] But Africa's the origin of all the world's religions
[01:15.16] We praised bridges that carried us over
[01:17.74] The battle front of Sudanic soldiers
[01:20.31] The task put before us
[01:21.97] Yeah, hear me out, Africa must wake up, the sleeping sons of Jacob
[01:26.81] For what tomorrow may bring, may a better day come
[01:30.22] Yesterday, we were kings, can you tell me young ones
[01:33.64] Who are we today? Yeah, now
[01:37.04] Well, Africa must wake up, the sleeping sons of Jacob
[01:40.61] For what tomorrow may bring, may a better day come
[01:44.15] Yesterday, we were kings, can you tell me young ones
[01:47.68] Who are we today?
[01:49.63] Who are we today? The slums, diseases, AIDS
[01:52.86] We need all that to fade, we cannot be afraid
[01:56.15] So who are we today? We are the morning after
[01:59.69] The makeshift youth the slave ship captured
[02:02.02] Our diaspora, is the final chapter
[02:04.67] The ancestral lineage built pyramids
[02:07.57] America's first immigrant
[02:09.16] The kings, sons and daughters from Nile waters
[02:11.86] The first architect, the first philosophers
[02:14.30] Astronomers, the first prophets and doctors was us
[02:17.68] Yeah, now can we all pray? Each in his own way
[02:21.93] Teaching and Learning, we can work it out
[02:25.40] We'll have a warm bed, we'll have some warm bread
[02:28.57] And shelter from the storm dread, and we can work it out
[02:32.65] Mother Nature feeds all In famine and drought
[02:36.02] Tell those selfish in ways, not to share us out
[02:39.30] What's a tree without root? Lion without tooth
[02:43.16] A lie without truth, yeah, hear me out
[02:46.21] Africa must wake up, the sleeping sons of Jacob
[02:49.67] For what tomorrow may bring, may a better day come
[02:53.11] Yesterday, we were kings, can you tell me young ones
[02:56.76] Who are we today? Yeah, now
[02:59.98] Well, Africa must wake up, the sleeping sons of Jacob
[03:03.59] For what tomorrow may bring, may some more of come
[03:07.07] Yesterday, we were kings, I tell ya, young blood
[03:10.40] Just where is yours today?
[03:13.33] Dadyahow daali waayey, nabada diideen
[03:16.71] Oo ninkii doortay dinta, waadinka dillee
[03:20.21] Oo dal markii ladhiso, waadinka dunshee
[03:23.68] Oo daacad ninkii damcay, waadinka dooxee
[03:27.10] Dadyahow daali waayey, nabada diideen
[03:30.55] Oo ninkii doortay dinta, waadinka dillee
[03:33.95] Oo dal markii ladhiso, waadinka dunshee
[03:37.45] Oo daacad ninkii damcay, waadinka dooxee
[03:40.73]
[04:39.75] We want to thank y'all, everybody out there
[04:45.28] This is Nas, Damian Marley, Distant Relatives
[04:51.02] We're all distant relatives no matter where you from
[04:53.63] Where you live, how near, how far
[04:56.04] Africa, China, Japan, Afghanistan, Israel
[05:01.18] We're all family, we're all distant relatives
[05:05.73] So that's why we came together
[05:07.50] One of the reasons myself and Damian came together
[05:12.72] Because we all come from one place and that's Africa
[05:16.63] That's right, you too, and you, the whole world, we're all family
[05:23.68] We're just spread out all over the place
[05:26.57] So to all my distant relatives, let's take it back home
[05:30.15] Huh, I say, well, Africa must wake up, the sleeping sons of Jacob
[05:35.59] For what tomorrow may bring, may a better day come
[05:39.03] Yesterday, we were kings, can you tell me young ones
[05:42.47] Who are we today? Yeah, now
[05:45.66] Well, Africa must wake up, the sleeping sons of Jacob
[05:49.15] For what tomorrow may bring, may a better day come
[05:52.83] Yesterday, we were kings, can you tell me young ones
[05:56.15] Who are we today? Who are we today?
[06:00.84] Morning to you
[06:03.10] Morning to you, man
[06:06.76] Morning to you, love
[06:09.97]