Talk And Do – Banky W. (feat. 2Baba, Timi Dakolo, Waje, Seun Kuti, Brookstone & The Lagos Community Gospel Choir)
By
Mastaa
Can’t you hear our children crying? Why doesn’t it break your heart Can’t you see our people dying? When did this world get so dark? We’re not perfect but we’re trying We all need to play a part ‘Cause thing will never change Always stay the same
Until we do something about it Talk and do, we need to Just stop talking about it We must talk and do Why don’t you do something
Yo! This is not a song, it’s a statement About a state of a very lost generation How can we let our little boys become rapists? And how can we let all of our love just turn to hatred?
In the State we see cases of racism White cops kill us ’cause we have black faces And in Africa, I don’t know where to begin The same kind of murder, the same color of skin
And we don’t care to use our platforms to make a difference We prefer to drag each other on Twitter so we can trend (Kaii) We filter all our Instagram pictures just to pretend like we’re happy True happiness only comes from within
I don’t watch the news ’cause it’s all bad Different days, same hashtags Different names, different victims, same flashbacks It don’t concern you May your children never also have to say #MeToo (Amen!)
They ask me why I’m so consumed with community service It’s cause my community is hurting My community is dirty, no one bats an eyelid ‘Cause everyone thinks it’s someone else’s problem to fix (Why?)
And everyone prefers not to dive into politics So why are we upset that the system is so full of shit? The nation that we need is our responsibility The country we wanna see, it starts with you and me
Do something about it Talk and do, we need to Just stop talking about it We must talk and do Why don’t you do something about it Talk and do, we need to Just stop talking about it We must talk and do Why don’t you do something
Where is the love? Where is the patience? Urhobo, Igbo, Idoma What is the difference? E don dey too much Talking, looting and violence Repeating the same thing If you check am na madness We need a solution Time for some action Too much talku talku Committee no dey function The answer we dey find E dey inside me and you (Okay) Now it’s time for all of us to talk and do yea (Come on!)
Talking no dey change anything This is our time for action (Yes) Talking no dey solve anything (Timi Dakolo) Do something (Let’s go) Say talking no dey change anything This is our time for action Talking no dey solve anything (This place na home) Do something (This place na home oo) Talking no dey change anything (No place like home oo) This is our time for action (We no go fit blame the leaders of yesterday) Talking no dey solve anything Do something Talking no dey change anything This is our time for action Talking no dey solve anything Do something
(Waje let’s Go) (Ehh ehhh) This na our country ye ehn Talking no dey solve anything, do something (No, no, no) Make a difference ehn yea Make a difference, action! Do something, yea! Talking no dey change anything This is our time for action (Waje, give dem!) Talking no dey solve anything Do something, yea! Talking no dey change anything This is our time for action Talking no dey solve anything Do something (Ladies and Gentleman, do something about it!)