Swazi Malawi
A young boy cries out to me
There used to be a time when
This would have been his nationality
Now we sell our lives off short
And try to be as misunderstood
As we can be to ourselves
Oh hoooo
Hey you, do you remember me?
I used to be a good friend to you
Now I guess you could say
We've drifted apart like smoke on a breeze
Now we live our lives in fear to be
The same as the person, the person standing next to you
Ain't that a shame?
Oh hooooo
Mirror, mirror on the wall
Tell me who's the most foolish of us all
Cause we live our lives in a choking sweat
Too scared to feel the pain
So that numb our fears again, and carry on
Swazi Malawi (Oh)
(Oooh hooo hooo hooo hooo hooo hooo-oooo)
Don't numb your feeling, Swazi Malawi (Oh)
Don't roll it up, smoke it up, give it up, drink it up (Oooh hooo hooo hooo hooo hooo hooo-oooo)
Don't roll it up, smoke it up, give it up, drink it up (Oooh hooo hooo hooo hooo hooo hooo-oooo)
Don't roll it up, smoke it up, give it up, drink it up
Don't roll it up, smoke it up, give it up, drink it up
Don't roll it up, smoke it up, give it up, drink it up
Oh Swazi Malawi
An old man calls out to me
But in his eyes I see the cries
Of his hurt and starving family
I see how one man's gain is another man's loss
A cross waits for you and me, you and me, you and me, you and me
You and me, and me, and me, and me, and me, and me