Mphare Grand Thipane Poet Lyric

Wake Up Black Child

They raped, tortured, enslaved and brainwashed your forefathers
They them in such a way that they even hated who they were
They made them believe that only the white man's color is precious
They ended up trying by all means to be white

They started by speaking the white man's language
Used body lotions to change their color because it was too bad to be black
Now you start wondering why is it that we have black men bleaching 
You also wonder why is it that we have black men speaking English

Stop wondering and listen to me black child
The white man no longer has anything he can use against you
He is now using you against you, you against you black child
They are now busy teaching you that black represents sorrow and bad luck
That's why you see people wearing blacks clothes when mourning
That's why you see people wearing white clothes when celebrating
And you don't see anything wrong about it

Because the white man is using his literature to feed your mind with his propaganda
And the sad part is that this is killing you mentally and spiritually
How can you be free when you believe that black is bad while you are black
Be careful with what you're feeding your mind with
Because belief is the power of an African
Black child the only weapons you have are your history and mind
Be proud, be strong, read books and keep this in mind
BLACK IS BEAUTIFUL, NOW WAKE UP BLACK CHILD

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