Olusegun Akanbi

STANZA ONE
He had the heart of a lion
And the strength of a bear
Ripping his enemies apart
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Africa! A land flowing with milk and honey.
Devoured by greed and the love for money
Where corruption thrives and war is a common place
Where will Africa show her true real face?
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Fly little hummingbird
Sing to me
And if you do I promise to set you free
Fly little hummingbird
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Mechanical men built with of bolts, steel and screws
Embedded with a computer program stating the Don’ts and Dos
Wiring the components demands so much care
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Nobody really knew of their existence
until the year 2626
Prior to that year it was merely speculation
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Beautiful gypsy riding in a caravan
With a black mongrel and an old man
In the cold winter
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Stolen golden treasure chest
Dead man lying on his chest
Discarded like garbage
Because we act like we all savage
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Chorus
Banks! Banks! Let us all do away with banks
And their dirty tricks and their silly pranks
Banks! Banks! They mean very little to me
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What is the color of the wind
Yellow red or blue
What is the key to your heart
Because my love is true
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Scavenging wretch!
With a long neck
And a stinking breath
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I may not have sweet words
Because the truth is bitter
And not all is real
Like the Fool's gold they do not glitter
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Trip to the moon.
We hope to leave very soon
We packed our bags
And into our spaceship we zoom
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Life and death
Entails the other
When I die where will I go?
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If men were gods
Then horses will fly
If men were gods
Then no one will die
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A man died
I saw his face
In the city of Lagos
Oh what a place
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Friends are hard to find so be careful
Friends are like the wind
They blow to you when your days are good
Friends are like the storm
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And to all those I have wronged
I am remorseful
For my life is an enigma
And at times I lose my way
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I have nothing
Except the air in my lungs
Which will one day return
To whom it belongs
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What are these ancient creatures?
Which once dominated the earth
Left a mark which we will never forget
They came and saw during the Triassic era
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You think that security belongs to you
Because you have done all you need to do
You think that wisdom belongs to a few
Because the rest of us are fools
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