One Afrika, One Tomorrow

SPOKEN INTRO — DISTANT DRUMS Before we ask where you come from, Let us remember where we belong. Many nations. Many languages. A shared tomorrow. Afrika—hear the call. VERSE 1 They drew their lines across our homeland, But the rivers carried on. Families called across the borders, Keeping old connections strong. From the market to the classroom, From the village to the town, We have hands enough for building— Let us lay division down. PRE-CHORUS — VOICES RISING Keep the language of your mother, Keep the stories of your home. Let the love you bear your people Reach as far as roads can go. CHORUS — FULL CHOIR One Afrika, one tomorrow, Many voices, let them ring! We will share the work and wisdom, See what joined hands can bring. Open roads and open doorways, Let our children travel free. One Afrika, one tomorrow— Build the future we can be! VERSE 2 I can love the name Ghanaian, You can love your Kenyan home. Nigeria has songs to offer, Every people brings its own. There is room for all our colors, There is room for every name. When a neighbor stands beside us, Let us welcome them the same. PRE-CHORUS Let the farmer find a market, Let the student find a place. Let the worker cross a border And be welcomed here with grace. CHORUS — FULL CHOIR One Afrika, one tomorrow, Many voices, let them ring! We will share the work and wisdom, See what joined hands can bring. Open roads and open doorways, Let our children travel free. One Afrika, one tomorrow— Build the future we can be! BRIDGE — HALF-TIME, SOULFUL Unity must reach the table, Reach the clinic, reach the school. Let the people have a hearing, Let our leaders serve, not rule. Bring the knowledge of our daughters, Bring the courage of our sons. Bring the elders and their stories— There is work for everyone. CALL AND RESPONSE — DRUMS AND HANDCLAPS LEAD What shall cross our borders? CHOIR Knowledge, friendship, trade! LEAD What shall guide our leaders? CHOIR Promises they made! LEAD Who will build tomorrow? CHOIR Every willing hand! ALL Let our welcome grow as wide As this beloved land! FINAL CHORUS — SOARING BRASS One Afrika, one tomorrow, Many voices, let them ring! We will share the work and wisdom, See what joined hands can bring. To our kin across the waters, Let our hope cross every sea. One Afrika, one tomorrow— Build the future we can be! OUTRO — CHOIR, GRADUALLY SOFTER Keep your language. Bring your song. Take your place— We all belong. SPOKEN One Afrika. A shared tomorrow. Let the work begin.