James Ogunjimi - Nigeria Shall Be Free!

Crushed by the weight of the evil ones' greed,
Nigeria shall be free!
Sinking deeper and deeper in the abyss of misdeeds,
Nigeria shall be free!

Numbed by pain; they cannot again feel,
Nigeria shall be free!
Watching the future of the nation felled like trees,
Nigeria shall be free!

No longer taken serious; now the cause of international gist,
Nigeria shall be free!
Inside, it's not safe, but then, neither are the streets,
Nigeria shall be free!

Stealing public money and ruling with impunity,
Nigeria shall be free!
Bedevilled with leaders who don't care how the people feel,
Nigeria shall be free!

Travelling round the world with begging bowls; on their knees,
Nigeria shall be free!
But Nigeria is not poor; we have more than we need,
Nigeria shall be free!

Justice has become a myth; freedom exists only in dreams,
Nigeria shall be free!
The newspapers dare not report; journalists must not speak,
Nigeria shall be free!

The Hallowed chambers have become boxing rings,
Nigeria shall be free!
Here, it's jail for the poor; bail for the rich,
Nigeria shall be free!

Children and students murdered in their sleep,
Nigeria shall be free!
Parents crying, friends gnashing their teeth,
Nigeria shall be free!

Waiting endlessly for a messiah to set us free,
Nigeria shall be free!
Looking abroad for a salvation that will never be,
Nigeria shall be free!
Let us look inward at men true and real,
For it is only then that Nigeria shall be free!

From western domination,
Nigeria shall be free!
From economic exploitation,
Nigeria shall be free!
From religious manipulation,
Nigeria shall be free!

James Ogunjimi

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