[Intro - Chant]
Socrates inna di place, Kang'ema rise! (Ya!)
Maroon & purple, weh we claim — come alive! (Come alive)
(Leader: When I say "Socrates", you say "Rise!")
(Chant/Ad‑lib: Socrates! — Rise! / Socrates! — Rise!)
[Verse 1 — Form 1 Flashback]
First day boots, maroon and purple ties, (yeah)
Assembly bell, sun up in open skies.
Madam Agnes with the map, Geography wise,
Mr Wamae loads the words, English flies. (ha!)
Mr Masharia drops the sums, sharp like steel,
Ninja (Mr Munene) teaches Kiswahili real.
Tuck‑shop gossip, bread and chai on the run,
New names, new laughs, the story just begun. (skrt!)
[Pre‑Chorus]
Four years tight, we grind and we revise,
Late night library — paper set like skies. (sawa)
From dorm to pitch, every test, every try,
Socrates heartbeat, one family vibe. (ya!)
[Chorus — Punchy Chant (4‑beat lock)]
Socrates! Kang'ema rise! (1‑2‑3‑4)
Maroon & purple — claim the prize! (1‑2‑3‑4)
From Form 1 to Form 4 — we unite! (Lock it!)
Socrates! Kang'ema rise! (Mek we dance, mek we ride!)
[Verse 2 — Names Roll / Mid Years]
KOINANGE! CALEBU! NARIO! KAHUNI! (Call & response)
BRAYO, JEFF, INNOCENT — make the story sunny!
KANJORA, EVANS, BADI bring the heat,
FRANKO, HAMESH, JOZII step to the beat.
DE BOSS, BRAVIN, DANTE — pitch control,
KAPIRI, MURIUKI, JABARI on a roll.
STANO, JULIUS, NGESHU — steady eyes,
THUO, PATRICK, MARK, ALLANO rise. (ha!)
[Verse 2 — Concrete Moments]
Remember match night under floodlight glow,
We lost, we cried, then we came back though.
Revision circle — midnight, torches low,
The captain's note, the whole class moved slow.
Tuck‑shop secrets, peanut bread and plans,
A stolen laugh, small bets, two‑cent fans.
Some left the yard — Chalo, Taila moved on,
Kim, Timo, Sam — their echoes keep strong. (big up!)
[Bridge — Dancehall Flavor / DJ Shoutout]
(DJ: Yaad a kick, riddim heavy!)
Drop the snare, clap, step, lean to the side — (skank!)
Ad‑libs: "Mek we gwaan!" "Soca wide!" (yaad!)
Instrumental break — DJ shout: "Socrates crew, weh yuh at?" (Shout!)
(DJ Shoutout: Kang'ema High — Class of 2025!)
[Breakdown — Short Dance Routine]
Move ya waist, hold di chant, two steps forward,
Four beats lock, drop, spin — then rewind, yah.
(Performance note: 8‑bar dance, dancers freeze on last beat)
[Verse 3 — Final Year / Graduation]
Form 4 mornings, nerves and cap rehearsals,
Exam night thunder, pens like rehearsals.
Madam Agnes smiles, steady like the shore,
Mr Wamae nods, teachers give us more.
We marched the stage, maroon flags held high,
Parents clap loud, tears meet the sky.
Graduation hush — then the chant ignite,
Socrates legacy, blazing through the night. (ya!)
[Chorus — Final Variation (Call & Repeat)]
Socrates! Kang'ema rise! (Socrates! — Rise!)
Maroon & purple — claim the prize! (Claim it!)
From Form 1 to Form 4 — we unite! (One love!)
Socrates! Kang'ema rise! (Hold it — hold it!)
[Outro — Reflective Tag / Transfers Mention]
Chalo, Taila, Kim, Timo — yuh still in heart,
Sam, Erastus, Eugene —
