NUMB

I AM NUMB

THERE IS A BLACK MAN
IN A HOUSE CALLED WHITE
SOME THEY SAY HE IS A MESSIAH
COME TO RENEW MANKIND’S HOPE
SEEMS THERE IS A NEED FOR CLEANSING
IN THIS WORLD OF OURS
I AM NUMB

THERE’S A GANG
WITH MACHINE GUNS
MURDER OF INNOCENTS ACROSS THE ROAD
I WATCH A SOLITARY POLICEMAN FIRING
TRY TO FIGHT THEM OFF, WHERE IS THE RSS?
I AM NUMB

RIBADU, A TRUE SERVANT OF THE STATE
IS BRANDED A SINNER, AND HUNG OUT TO DRY
THIS FISH HEAD IS ROTTEN, THROUGH AND THROUGH
WHAT THE HELL TO TELL THE CHILDREN
ABOUT THE NEED TO SERVE YOUR COUNTRY
I AM NUMB

LONDON,LAGOS,CAPE TOWN
JO BURG, LAGOS, DUBAI,
ABUJA, LAGOS, ABUJA, LAGOS
LONDON, LAGOS
LIFE IS A BLUR
JUST DOING MY JOB
DON’T CRY FOR ME ARGENTINA
I AM NUMB

THEY DRIVE A NAIL
INTO A CHILD’S HEAD
TO CURE HER OF WITCHCRAFT
HER PARENTS APPROVE
AND EVEN PAID THE HEALER
SOME ARE MADE TO BATHE IN ACID
I AM NUMB

THE END OF THE YEAR
APPROACHES AT BREAKNECK SPEED
START OF THE YEAR
SEEMS LIKE YESTERDAY
I AM NUMB

TO THOSE THAT “THINK”
THERE IS NO RESPITE
TO THOSE THAT “FEEL”
EVERY DAY IS TORTURE
THIS COUNTRY IS NO PLACE
FOR FAINT HEARTED
I AM NUMB


I CLOSE MY EYES
BUT STILL SEE CLEARLY
I CLOSE MY EARS
BUT THE SILENCE IS NOT GOLDEN
A WOMAN STRIPPED NAKED IN BROAD DAYLIGHT
AND STILL THE NAVY IS ALL OUT AT SEA
I AM NUMB

BUT AS DARKNESS
WRAPS ITS CLOAK AROUND ME THIS EVENING
AS THE SUN SLOPES OFF IN SILENT SHAME
AS THE DAWN TEASES FROM AFAR I COUNT THE HOURS
AND WILL THE DAWN FASTER
GASPING FOR THE MORNING DEW
I PRAY TOMORROW DELIVERS
ON ITS MANY PROMISES
I DON’T WANT TO BE NUMB.