[Chorus] (translated)
Drowning…we are Drowning (Nwaye nap e Nwaye)
Erzuli, if you see me sinking beneath the surface…. Lift me up
Save the children, save the young people
Help us
[Verse]
What kind of people try and tell you who to love?
Do they think they are wiser than the gods above who created us?
Why do we believe their lies
Instead of hearing our brothers’ cries
For dignity, and hope, and love?
Way
But I know it’s not too late
To open up to our fate
Stand up for what’s right
And finally see the light
How can we close our eyes
To the ignorance and the lies that surround us?
Like the chains that bound us
But I know that we can change and find a better way
Stand up for what’s right, oh the time has come to fight
[Chorus]
Nwaye nap e Nwaye