Remembering Mandela:

20 years ago Mandela Walked free from Robben Island Prison, after 27 years of captivity.

He walked so we could run…..how far have we come Africa?

Labi Siffre lyrics – Something Inside So Strong

 
The higher you build your barriers

The taller I become

The farther you take my rights away

The faster I will run

You can deny me

You can decide to turn your face away

No matter, cos there’s….

Something inside so strong

I know that I can make it

Tho’ you’re doing me wrong, so wrong

You thought that my pride was gone

Oh no, something inside so strong

Oh oh oh oh oh something inside so strong

The more you refuse to hear my voice

The louder I will sing

You hide behind walls of Jericho

Your lies will come tumbling

Deny my place in time

You squander wealth that’s mine

My light will shine so brightly

It will blind you

Cos there’s……

Something inside so strong

I know that I can make it

Tho’ you’re doing me wrong, so wrong

You thought that my pride was gone

Oh no, something inside so strong

Oh oh oh oh oh something inside so strong

Brothers and sisters

When they insist we’re just not good enough

When we know better

Just look ‘em in the eyes and say

I’m gonna do it anyway

I’m gonna do it anyway

Something inside so strong

And I know that I can make it

Tho’ you’re doing me wrong, so wrong

You thought that my pride was gone

Oh no, something inside so strong

Oh oh oh oh oh something inside so strong

Brothers and sisters

When they insist we’re just good not enough

When we know better

Just look ‘em in the eyes and say

I’m gonna do it anyway

I’m gonna do it anyway

I’m gonna do it anyway

I’m gonna do it anyway

Because there’s something inside so strong

And I know that I can make it

Tho’ you’re doing me, so wrong

You thought that my pride was gone

Oh no, something inside so strong

Oh oh oh oh oh something inside so strong

Because there’s something inside so strong

And I know that I can make it

Tho’ you’re doing me, so wrong

You thought that my pride was gone

Oh no, something inside so strong

Oh oh oh oh oh something inside so strong

Photo Credit: A boy runs through a bush path in Kinango District at the coast of Kenya.