WAR IN AFRICA

There is a war in Africa
Black hands beaten
For their hungry souls
There’s a struggle for survival
Raging day by day
There is a war in Africa

There is a war in Africa
Where the children are forgotten
In the barren land
And the people have lost
Their strength to care
There is a war in Africa

Fume lava rambiva
Fume lava rambiva
Fume lava rambiva
Akufamba matilveni

There is a war in Africa
Where the minds are still bound
By slavery chains
And the hearts are left bleeding
In the alleyways
There is a war in Africa

There is a war in Africa
Where a killer virus
Counts the nameless dead
And dignity cannot afford
A hospital bed
There is a war in Africa

Fume lava rambiva
Fume lava rambiva
Fume lava rambiva
Akufamba matilveni

So how can we look the other way
Ignore the hungry child’s prayer
And close our hearts
To tears and cries for help

There is a war in Africa
Black hands beaten
For their hungry souls
There’s a struggle for survival
Raging day by day
There is a war in Africa

Fume lava rambiva
Fume lava rambiva
Fume lava rambiva
Akufamba matilveni



Words and music
ALEKSANDER SASHA MEŽEK

Copyright 1994
EYE WITNESS MUSIC