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Yes, this one is for Africa
land without white masters
native-born native-tongue
Mendi where our language from

bondage we will overcome
settling the question of freedom
we are slaves only in your opinion

where's your evidence at?
look into our hearts
where you see a stranger
a being you endanger

ask your divine favor
does he bless negroes of a foreign nature?
not according to your legislature

but here I am
here we are
under the scar of slavery
Africa is made of me

black skin black body
black as can be
two countries with a middle passage in between
is our journey

flesh burning
from the whip contact on my back
unlawfully kidnapped
but

here i am
here we are
known from afar
owned from afar

went from cargo to going home in Leone
Sierra and when you talk freedom
know my people are its bearer

so here I am
here we are
my soul is home in Africa
I'm going home to Africa
back to Africa
I'm going home to Africa

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from Fifty​-​Three Slaves (An Amistad Project), released November 6, 2014

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At The Regal Austin, Texas

At The Regal is the musical project of myself, Marlon Hedrick.


I am interested in the motion between words and phrases and worlds and places.



Booking/Contact info: hedrickm@utexas.edu



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