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A pandemic-times anthem of hope: an international collaboration of artists from eight different countries, all recording remotely in lockdown. Written & produced by Nashville singer-songwriter Aaron English, the song features Kenyan hip-hop & dancehall legend Nazizi (AKA ‘The First Lady’) & Pakistani hip-hop star Ali Gul Pir.
lyrics
Ee-yeah, ee-yeah
(Just like that)
C’mon, c’mon head up
(Just like that)
Ee-yeah, ee-yeah
(Just like that)
Gotta carry that weight
(Just like that)
Hey-ey-ey
(Can’t take my pride)
Steady on, hold on
(Can’t take my pride)
Hey-ey-ey
(Can’t take my pride)
Like a lion
(Can’t take my pride)
These are days of strange moon rising
The sun sets in the east and the stars fall from the sky
But I’m not afraid to face this darkness
I could lose all I have, but I still got my pride
Ee-yeah, ee-yeah
(Just like that)
C’mon, c’mon head up
(Just like that)
Ee-yeah, ee-yeah
(Just like that)
Gotta carry that weight
(Just like that)
Hey-ey-ey
(Can’t take my pride)
Steady on, hold on
(Can’t take my pride)
Hey-ey-ey
(Can’t take my pride)
Like a lion
(Can’t take my pride)
African lioness - no cyat
brown black white - stop dat
One people one race - straight facts
Time to break the mental chains and connect
Change the way we think and protect
The women and the children - that's the future if u check
Mama africa needs u needs me
Keep fighting, don't stop grow love
The spark has flown, the world is burnin’
Keep your head up, keep on movin’
All you fighters, all you lovers
Hold on tightly, hold on tight
Ee-yeah, ee-yeah
(Just like that)
C’mon, c’mon head up
(Just like that)
Ee-yeah, ee-yeah
(Just like that)
Gotta carry that weight
(Just like that)
Hey-ey-ey
(Can’t take my pride)
Steady on, hold on
(Can’t take my pride)
Hey-ey-ey
(Can’t take my pride)
Like a lion
(Can’t take my pride)
You can’t really move me pride intact, guts no lack
I’m coming full force you better move back
I’m on my own but I’m not alone
We all in it together, we blood and bones
Time to rally up, people, no more divide
Nowhere to hide kick the hate outside
Go with love 'cause that’s the vibe
That’s our legacy, that’s our pride
Ee-yeah, ee-yeah
C’mon, c’mon head up
Ee-yeah, ee-yeah
Gotta carry that weight
Hey-ey-ey
Steady on, hold on
Hey-ey-ey
Like a lion
The spark has flown, the world is burnin’
Keep your head up, keep on movin’
All you fighters, all you lovers
Hold on tightly, hold on tight
credits
released January 21, 2021
Aaron English: Vocals, keyboards, kalimba, programming
Nazizi Hirji: Vocals
Ali Gul Pir: Vocals
Vladimir Bodunov: violin, string arrangements
Mattia Saravo: Drums
Henning Pauly: Bass
Matthew Burgess: Percussion
Toby Sanmiya: Percussion
Sam Mehan: Didjeridu
Written by Aaron English, Nazizi Hirji, Ali Gul Pir
Produced by Aaron English
Mixed & Mastered by Don Gunn at The Office
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