Top Songs By Seun Kuti
Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Seun Kuti
Performer
Carlos Santana
Guitar
Egypt 80'
Performer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Seun Kuti
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Seun Kuti
Producer
Arnaud Granet
Producer
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Time don't come, my people, now you ready to rise?
To be free, to rise, to be free?
Now are you ready to rise, to be free, to rise, to be free?
Now are you ready to rise, to be free, to rise, to be free?
Now are you ready to rise, to be free, to rise, to be free?
Now are you ready to rise, to be free, to rise, to be free?
Now are you ready to rise, to be free, to rise, to be free?
Time don't come, my people
[Verse 2]
Already been some news and already been some time
Got to Rise up
I done print some news and I done some time
Got to Rise up
And be careful my brother make you care about the
Black times
And be careful my brother make you care about the
Hard time
Time to teach you some blood protection
Through the raw times
They try to teach us of the black reflection
Raw times
Come on makes you wanna spend your history through the
Raw times
That momentum we never free you through the
Raw times
[Verse 3]
Where the black dream, brother?
Where the black dream, sister?
Where the black information
And this so called black education?
The blackonese is a mystery
With the black fashion of the history
The black story for the children
The black truth for the youth and
The blacks came from we mothers
The black pride of we fathers
[Verse 4]
We must pass the black, go back to the future, black go down for this
Let the black light shine on your path, let it guide your foot
Let the black light shine on society and expose the truth
Let the black light shine, make it expose the evil hiding in the dark
Let the black light shine into our hearts and into our souls
Let the black light shine on your path, let it guide your foot
Let the black light shine on society and expose the truth
Let the black light shine, make it expose the evil hiding in the dark
Let the black light shine into our hearts and into our souls
[Verse 5]
We need to
Make a black moments
Because we need to
Make a black moments
I said we need to
Make a black moments
Oh we need to
Make a black moments
Black people
Make a black moments
[Verse 6]
Black people just
Make a black moments
Just turn braze to reflection
Make a black moments
Black people just
Make a black moments
Need some body protection
Make a black moments
Black people just
Make a black moments
Make you energize
Make a black moments
I been through other nights
Make a black moments
[Verse 7]
Black people
Make a black time for the black soul so now we got by
Black people just
Make a black time for the black soul so now we got by
Black people just
Make a black time for the black soul so now we got by
Black people just
Make a black time for the black soul so now we got by
Black people just
Make a black time for the black soul so now we got by
[Verse 8]
Black thoughts of progress
Make a black time for the black soul so now we got by
I'm talkin' black operation
Make a black time for the black soul so now we got by
Black thoughts of freedom
Make a black time for the black soul so now we got by
I'm talkin' black revolution
Make a black time for the black soul so now we got by
Black people just
Make a black time for the black soul so now we got by
Make a black time for the black soul so now we got by
[Verse 9]
Elevate your minds
Make a black time for the black soul so now we got by
Elevate your minds
Ooh, black people time coming up
Make a black time for the black soul so now we got by
Black people time is coming up
Make a black time for the black soul so now we got by
Make a black time for the black soul so now we got by
Black time is coming up
Make a black time for the black soul so now we got by
Black people time
Make a black time for the black soul so now we got by
Make a black time for the black soul so now we got by
[Verse 10]
I done bring some news and I done bring some time
Raw times
I did print some news and I did prison time
Raw times
The taxi cab go, my brother make you yell about the
Raw times
The taxi cab go, my sister make you care about the
Raw times
Time to teach you some blood protection
Raw times
Attempt to teach us of a black reflection
Raw times
That moment you understand your history, you feel the
Raw times
That momentum, you see we never feel
Raw times
[Verse 11]
Time don't come, my people
Now are you ready to rise, to be free, to rise, to be free?
Now are you ready to rise, to be free, to rise, to be free?
Now are you ready to rise, to be free, to rise, to be free?
Now are you ready to rise, to be free, to rise, to be free?
Now are you ready to rise, to be free, to rise, to be free?
Now are you ready to rise, to be free, to rise, to be free?
Now are you ready to rise, to be free, to rise, to be free?
Now are you ready to rise, to be free, to rise, to be free?
Written by: Seun Kuti