30 Oct 2007 |
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This House of Madness
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Their life were noticeably juicier than that of the masses They slept in mansions with their mistresses With the romantic odor of fresh perfume And whiff of money in ‘Ghana Must Go Bags’ We slept in slumps and parks with the pigeons With the pungent odor of ‘ki-kai’ And cheap tobacco They exhibit qualities that can be both charming and dangerous They seem to think you exist only for their convenience
A house characterized by moral depravity Sworn to uphold the law - even when they were not duly elected Inflating contracts – with complete impunity Confusing proper legislative work with ‘egunje’ As crime reportedly has superseded unemployment and economic
growth II
The masses has been suffering As the ‘leaders’ are smiling House of iniquities and distress Your antisocial behavior Will be very valuable to the psychiatrist
To the occupants of this mad house Now that Etteh is gone What we need is food, not phone What we need is water, not war What we need is shelter not shame III
We have to start something We can no longer be slaves Let the tyrants see That we are now set To start an endless siege We have known our rights We have decided to fight And fight we will fight Until victory is in sight Until we see the light
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