Purpose Is Defeated

*PURPOSE IS DEFEATED* Long time ago, they left the boundaries Like an eagle from afar, they sight our mysteries In the system, they saw mismanagement within They robbed their way in They killed their fellow uniform man eventually And the cycle continues circularly Civilians pursued Powers misused Purpose is defeated We have formally forgotten those days When virtues of peace were promoted with violence When the press were oppressed When justice was jeopardized When our constitution was constrained to contempt without conscience When the scales were afraid of scary blood, but love printed papers When the beaks of singing parrots were broken When religious teachers were treated rigorously Purpose is defeated Purpose came again Our uniform men are well informed But they are not well equipped A great battalion with good training Against that without training A great battalion with pieces of metal Against that with powerful machines Ready but not resourceful Purpose is defeated No longer dying for the nation Lets bring down those rebels A call of duty to the north They respond with gallant boots and courage They respond with pieces of metal on their hands They respond to a place where many have fallen Even at that, they fought gallantly They were made to improvise arms Purpose is defeated They return with blood stained boots, hands and courage Their faces and pieces of metal looking down They have fought a good fight But sorrow lurks around our families Women now widows Offsprings now orphans Uncle died as one of them Father retired as one of them Pension still on attention, no ease? Purpose is defeated Purpose is here again Retreat! Retreat!! Retreat!!! Fela Kuti sang 'Zombie! ' Check point checking for phone users Bloody civilians! Dont make a call here! Sheep flogged, goats flee They get recruited just for revenge Purpose is defeated Purpose is here again today Where natural death is rare People are killed People are killing People are on their way to kill Cows are chewing crops Crops are chewing cows This is not normal! Purpose is defeated. ©Kporho Vwede Daniel (a.k.a. General Ali official)