Akon - Mandella lyrics

rate me

(Verse)

My knuckles all bruised up from knocking on heaven's door

My body still aching from sleeping on cement floors

I was taught to be non-violent when I'm at war

But it's so hard to move in silence when the lions roar

(Chorus)

Cuz I was born in shackles (you protected my soul, you left me)

All alone in shackles (oh, went through it all, you blessed me)

You lift me up when I was down, no hope, no vision

Lift me up when all of y'all were against me

Now you'd come back to scarlet, the dark days

They'd all illuminate, yeah

We miss you, Mandella, we miss you, Mandella

(Verse 2)

Suffering no more, oh yes, a fight and I fight and I fight

Until I can't no more, you see these whips and these chains

Around my neck just might be my flaw, but these whips

On my back represent what I endured

(Chorus)

Cuz I was born in shackles (you protected my soul, you left me)

All alone in shackles (oh, went through it all, you blessed me)

You lift me up when I was down, no hope, no vision

Lift me up when all of y'all were against me

Now you'd come back to scarlet, the dark days

They'd all illuminate, yeah

We miss you, Mandella, we miss you, Mandella

(Bridge)

Freedom, freedom, freedom, freedom

You gave me my freedom

Freedom, freedom, freedom, freedom

And I will never surrender, I won't surrender

No surrender, no no

And I will never surrender, I won't surrender

No surrender, no no

(Chorus)

Cuz I was born in shackles (you protected my soul, you left me)

All alone in shackles (oh, went through it all, you blessed me)

You lift me up when I was down, no hope, no vision

Lift me up when all of y'all were against me

Now you'd come back to scarlet, the dark days

They'd all illuminate, yeah

We miss you, Mandella, we miss you, Mandella