Larry Folk - There is a Power (Amandla! Ngawethu!*)

There is a Power [Amandla! Ngawethu!*] (Folk)
*Zulu: Ah-mahn-dlah, Ah-weh-too

Amandla! Amandla, ngawethu!
There is a power when we stand as one.
We share one desire: liberty for everyone.

There’s a darkness slowly creeping, It’s a widening divide
Everybody’s got their own truth, everybody takes a side.
We could cling to what divides us, and not see the wrong we see,
But the shadows might surround us,
We could lose what sets us free.

Amandla! Amandla, ngawethu!
There is a power when we stand as one.
We share one desire: liberty for everyone.

Tyrants wield their power, standing freedom on its head
Human rights rescinders, offer prison terms instead.
We could choose to watch in silence,
And let others raise their voice,
Till the day it shows up at our door, and we’re left without a choice.

Amandla! Amandla, ngawethu!
There is a power when we stand as one.
We share one desire: liberty for everyone.
There is a power when we stand as one.
We share one desire: liberty for everyone.
There is a power when we stand as one.
Our common desire: liberty for everyone.

There is a power.
There is a power.
When we stand as one,
when we stand as one
©1988, 2024 Lawrence J Folk/Folkscript Music