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Witness
03:24
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I don't play with my heart,
I don't give it out to anybody
Who comes alongside me,
and says, "baby, I got you"
the lesson that I've learned
too many people
know just what to tell you
but few know how to follow through
so i am searching, i am searching
I am longing, i am longing
that i don't have to walk this road alone
so i am searching, i am searching
I am longing, i am longing
that i don't have to walk this road alone
don't let yourselves be fooled
by these walls that I've built around me
it's the only way I know
how to keep myself safe
but if you listen close
I guarantee what you'll hear
a never ending story
this is not how we are meant to be
so i am searching, i am searching
I am longing, i am longing
that i don't have to walk this road alone
so i am searching, i am searching
I am longing, i am longing
that i don't have to walk this road alone
all it take is, one willing person, to say
I will be, I will be, I will be your witness
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Stand Up
04:42
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Stand up, stand up for your sisters
Stand up for us, please don't fight against them
Let your words be kind, let your words be full of love
Stop the violence, stand up for your sisters
Relationships can be complicated
We all know that
So don't use it as an excuse
To say it's your place to set your woman straight
Like you're without sin, and should be first to cast a stone
You say can't you see
I didn't lay my hands on her face
Isn't she lucky, isn't she lucky
But you call her every name in the book
and desecrate the God in her, then proclaim your undying love
My brothers please, stand up, stand up for your sisters
Stand up for them, don't fight against them
Let your words be kind, Let you words be full of love
Stop the violence, stand up for your sisters
My brothers I know that it's not easy
To say what's on your mind, provide, protect and guide
But when you don't share that heavy load
It's your woman and your seed that pay the price
If you find yourself in a state of mind
And you know that nothing good could come of it
Just walk away, just walk away
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African Girl
04:52
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i've been walking down this road
for about 35 years now, and I can tell you, it's been one hell of a ride
And I've been carrying my father's words that he said to me
learn to be wise, walk with integrity and be honest
and I can hear my grandma say, child I've got nothing to give you
but may God be with you, in that distant land
I am an African girl, well I know where I'm coming from
And I know who I want to be
I am trying to defying everything they said of us
we who have chocolate skin
In the back of my mind all I can hear ooh ooh are voices
of those who are here and those who've already gone
And I can hear them whispering, mwari witu,
when you go their land, please represent us well
and I can hear my grandma say, child I've got nothing to give you
but may God be with you, in that distant land
I am an African girl, and I know where I'm coming from
And I know who I want to be
I am trying to defying everything they said of us
we who have chocolate skin x2
I will sing, I will sing, I will sing
Ngai, wa Ibrahamu, ithe witu, udirikane
tondu wa thakame ya murugwo, udirikane, udirikane
ndeithagia maundu makwa mothe, ndikamachonorithie, udirikane
ndeithagia maundu makwa mothe, ndikamachonorithie, udirikane
I will sing, I will sing, I will sing
I am an African girl, and I know where I'm coming from
And I know who I want to be
I am trying to defying everything they said of us
we who have chocolate skin
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Naomi Wachira Seattle, Washington
Naomi Wachira is a remarkable Kenyan singer-songwriter fusing African rhythms, soulful melodies, and poignant storytelling. Her captivating voice and authentic lyrics unite audiences, transcending boundaries and promoting social change.
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