Remember
My people
Do you know what time we are in now?
It is time to remember
To remember
To remember life
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My people
We’ve rested so long in sleep
Far too long
Let us arise
Let us arise and remember
Remember life
Wise people and fools
Beautiful stars and powerful suns
Children and Elders of Africa
Remember
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Can we remember the time before
The arrival of Europeans to Africa?
The time before we were dispersed all over this earth
Before slavery
Before colonialism
Before exploitation
Before the heart of Africa began bleeding
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Who caused all of this suffering?
We know
We know
And remember
We did not forget
Remember and be prepared
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Who ignores the truth?
Who ignores the history?
Who can forget our suffering?
In slavery
In exploitation of colonialism
Nevertheless
We survived
We survived
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Remember
Our enemy will be brought before justice
He cannot hide from the eyes of the ancestors
Remember
Remember and stand
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Birds have feathers because they were passed down to them by other birds
Remember
Remember
Where is the returning path (to our way)?
Look back and feel the unseen power of remembrance
Because our Ancestors are with us
They are our strength
Our ancestors work very hard on our behalf
We also, we must work very hard
To help our children and change life on earth
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Life is tying and untying
But you must remember
Look back
And remember
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We are at a crossroads
Between life and death
Who will show us the way?
Who will open the path?
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It is
Train your mind
Train your mind
To remember and to heal
To remember and to destroy
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Remember
To hold onto that which holds you up
Do not give it away
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Rise up
Sing a new song
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Remember our traditions
Let’s return
To our institutions
To our order
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Remember
For Change
Remember
For Justice
Remember
For Balance
Remember
For Life
Remember
Collectively
Remember
by Kwadwo Nkita-Mayala
TOK 
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