Motherland (Nkosi Sikelela) Lyrics

(Yxrrboy, different)

Yeah, came up from the motherland

Yeah, this the life I chose, ain't no other hand

Okay, we been through so much that they don't understand

Against the tough times, I know that we must stand

Against the tough times, I know that we'll make it through

Yeah, all you gotta do is just believe in you

Against the tough times, I know we gon' persevere

Yeah, but you can't show no fright, you can't show no fear

Yeah, we up in Cape Town, you know that it's late night

Yeah, I seen some things that leave you scarred, like a snake bite

Mama always told me I'll go far, I'll reach great heights

So I had to stay strong, yeah, I had to prove her right

Yeah, I took some punches in, but no I never lost the fight

I could never give it up, held on with all my might

Been a rockstar since I knew my left from right

I was gifted, yeah, inside of me there is a light

Don't matter if you came from Cape Town, don't matter if you're Congolese

Or if you're from Nigeria, or even if you're Japanese

We all came from one place, we came from the cradle

So we gotta show some love, and stop being hateful

Came up from the motherland

Yeah, this the life I chose, ain't no other hand

Okay, we been through so much that they don't understand

Against the tough times, I know that we must stand

Against the tough times, I know that we'll make it through

Yeah, all you gotta do is just believe in you

Against the tough times, I know we gon' persevere

Yeah, but you can't show no fright, you can't show no fear

RIP Nelson Mandela