Lyrics
[Intro]
People of Africa
It's time to join our voices
[Chorus]
He is the Light
The Light... that shines on me
He is the Light
The Light... that sets us free
[Verse 1]
Africa the time is now, Africa arise
Africa the time has come o, Africa arise
Emancipation, liberation, in all 54 Nations
Yeah, we've been through a lot, it's time to break the shackles now
We can't keep on blaming colonization
Let's stretch our imagination
It's time to wake up - Arise!
[Chorus]
He is the Light
The Light... that shines on me
He is the Light
The Light... that sets us free
[Verse 2]
Lasgidi, Accra, Joburg, Nairobi, Dakar
Conakry, Bamako, Lome, Kigali... Arise!
Ouagadougou, Kampala, Algiers, Cairo & Dar Es Salaam
Harare, Luanda, Tunis, Maroc... Arise!
[Bridge]
I'm calling Banjul o, Douala, Maputo
It's time to rule o - rule the world
Oh Africa move o, the old and the youth o
No time to snooze o, let's rule the world
[Chorus]
He is the Light
The Light... that shines on me
He is the Light
The Light... that sets us free
[Outro]
Africa the time is now, Africa arise
Africa the time has come o, Africa arise
He is the Light
The Light... that shines on me
He is the Light
The Light... that sets us free