[Intro: Ade Bantu]
Brothers and sisters ladies and gentlemen
Agberos international, outernational
Afropunks and Afropolitans
Wafunkateers
Time to connect to the Bantu vibe
Show the world you're alive baby
[Yoruba Comment: Ibrahim Oyetunji]
Afropolitan, sho l'oro wo mi
Awon t'Oluyole, Isale Eko, Isale Ofin
Baba Alaye, oga, iwo lo wambe
Bantu oga mi baba
Gboju fun oga ni, fragbo ile
E sanwo omo igboro
To ba ti sanwo omo igboro iwo lo ni, iwo lo ni
Iwo lo n'Ibadan to fi d'Ogbomosho
[Verse 1: Ade Bantu]
Mr style police why you meddling in my biz trying to pigeon hole my vibe and get me on my knees
Your musical apartheid I ain't gonna bow to
Listen up Mr Sabiall my name na Bantu
Student, apprentice of life is what I am
Grenzgänger, wanderer who don't fear no man
I stand on the pillars of Paul Robeson and Jack Johnson music's a continuum for the children of the sun
The cycle of creation is abundant everlasting as long as you're open and your soul is willing
We're the Bad Brains, Fishbone, Living Color Collation, brothers with an attitude on a world wide mission
[Chorus]
Na so o o gari getti as e bi upside down inside o
Na so o o Afropunk, Afrowiz, Afropolitan e o
[Yoruba Comments 2: Ibrahim Oyetunji]
Bantu, washere, alaye mo ri e mo yo
Okere ko kere je k'won funmi
Awon olowo to m'awa re, awon oga to se bi oga f'awa re
Baba o, alaye ni e
Kuro l'ona Bantu mbo
Baba o , double twale
Eje k'alaye koja
Awon alaye ti wa
[Verse 2: Ade Bantu]
I pledge allegiance to the brotherhood of freedom
Gotta breath my air free connect it to the Great One
Just like Hafiz there's beauty in our midst why try to complicate the facts and give it all a bad twist
The complexity of my multiple identity means you gotta consult with me if you wanna understand me
Chimurenga attitude that's the way I roll
Afropolitan baby ain't stretching no bowl
Take your shock therapy and your Friedman policy
Had enough of you experimenting with me
Take your dog fed feed them to your dogs
Feed them to your cats caus we don't play like that
[Chorus]
Na so o o gari getti as e bi upside down inside o
Na so o o Afropunk, Afrowiz, Afropolitan e o