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Stand Up Naija (Okoko Anthem) 1 by Emmanuel

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Stand Up Naija (Okoko Anthem) 1

afrobeat,neutral vocals

0:003:20
Lyrics
Description
[Spoken sample - looped under percussion]
"Okoko must go to school"
[Intro]
Okoko must go to school (echo)
Wake up, Naija, wake up
Percussive claves, talking drum pulse
Low synth hum, call-and-response build
[Verse 1]
Listen, Mr. President — we dey call you
Empty pockets, closed hospitals, children hungry too
Everyday dem steal, everyday dem take our light
Cartons of food vanish in the dead of night
Bodies float, river running red — mothers cry by the shore
We dey count the broken promises, we can take no more
Short lines, tight steps — foot on the drum beat
From Lagos to the village, hear the people's heartbeat
[Pre-Chorus]
Mr. President? (answer)
Mr. President! (call)
Speak to your people
Tell us why the plates dey empty, why the schools close
[Chorus]
Stand up Naija! Make we shout!
Okoko must go to school, no put am down
Stand up Naija! Raise your voice!
Okoko go school — make we sing for our choice
Short, sharp, chant — syncopated call
Okoko must go to school — we want that for all
[Verse 2]
See the quiet markets — pockets turned to stone
Corrupt hands count coins, while children cry at home
Closed clinic doors, medicines stolen in the night
Teachers unpaid, lamplight gone, futures out of sight
But we carry hope like lanterns in the storm
We are many, we are loud, we will rebuild and reform
Concrete lines: stolen food, closed wards, empty pay
We march with drums and prayer, we won't give away
[Bridge - Pidgin flavor, percussive]
Stand up! (Stand up!)
Naija rise! (Naija rise!)
Make we shout! (Make we shout!)
Okoko go school — na him plight we defend
Mr. President — answer we friend
No more silence, no more bend
[Breakdown / Chant]
Crowd call: Stand up! / Response: Stand up!
Crowd call: Okoko! / Response: Okoko!
Call: Mr. President? / Reply: Hear us now!
Clap, stomp, shakers roll — everybody vow
[Pre-Chorus - tighter]
Everyday dem steal, everyday dem kill
River carry bones, silence on the hill
Mr. President — look around, see the pain
Open the books, open the gates, break the chain
[Chorus - full band]
Stand up Naija! Make we shout!
Okoko must go to school, no put am down
Stand up Naija! Raise your voice!
Okoko go school — children must rejoice
Stand up Naija! Make we shout!
Okoko must go to school — lift the nation out
[Bridge 2 - anthemic]
We will teach our children, we will plant new seeds
From the soil of sorrow, grow tomorrow's deeds
With every heartbeat, with every prayer we send
Together we rise — together we mend
[Outro - layered call-and-response]
Okoko must go to school (call)
Okoko! (response)
Mr. President — we dey call you (call)
Mr. President — hear the people too (response)
Final chant: Stand up Naija! / Okoko must go to school!
Percussion fades, final spoken echo: "Okoko must go to school"
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