Someone Like Biko - Beautiful Nubia

SOMEONE LIKE BIKO(Words and music composed by Olusegun Akinlolu (Beautiful Nubia). From "Sun No dey Sleep, the 2011 album by Beautiful Nubia and the Roots Renaissance Band available from iTunes, Amazon, cdbaby.com, etc.)Weariness in my soul, pain in my heartSee you there little child, fear in your eyesThe road ahead will be rough, we seek the land of hopeNo vision, no clear directionOnly the fittest of the fittest shall survive and that's whyI'm crying for the futureI worry about the futureI'm working for the future, yeahWill we ever truly be happyWill we ever know the good lifeWill there ever be justice and equality for all?So give me a man like Malcolm in this timeSomeone like Sankara with the love of his peopleShow me a man like Neto in this timeSomeone like Biko...Then we were slaves taken away from hereNow we're still slaves right on our own landNothing is settled my brother, the battle rages onWe're still the pawn in the gameAnd half the story is never told and that's whyI'm fighting for the futureI'm working for futureI'm looking to the future, yeahWill we ever really be freeWill ever stand up and fightWill we ever speak together in one voice?So give me a man like Cabral in this timeSomeone like Lumumba, with the passion of youthWe need men like Garvey in this timeSomeone like Biko...So give me a man like Shaka in this timeSomeone like Nkrumah, with the love of his peopleShow me a man like Boro in this timeSomeone like Biko...Weariness in my soul, pain in my heartClose your eyes and sleep child,Everything is going to be alright...Songwriter's Note:The African heroes and martyrs mentioned in this song include: Thomas Sankara, Patrice Lumumba, Malcolm X, Kwame Nkrumah, Agostinho Neto, Steve Biko, Amilcar Cabral, Marcus Garvey, Isaac Boro and Shaka Zulu. You can read about each at the respective weblink below -- but that's only some of the story...Steve Biko: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Biko Thomas Sankara: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Sankara Patrice Lumumba: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrice_Lumumba Malcolm X: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malcolm_X Kwame Nkrumah: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kwame_Nkrumah Agostinho Neto: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agostinho_Neto Amilcar Cabral: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amilcar_Cabral Marcus Garvey: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcus_Garvey Isaac Boro: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isaac_Boro Shaka Zulu: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shaka_Zulu