when slavery demolish 400 years ago 25 years ago an it over it still going on emancipate yourself from mental slavery none but ourselves can free our minds have no fear for atomic energy cause none of them can stop a the time how long shall they kill our prophets while we stand aside and look ooh some say it s just a part of it we ve got to fulfill jah book do you know tell me what you really know bout that great man steve biko do you know tell me what you really know of that great man oh naw i say seeing is believing but knowin is best i know he never deal with rastafari concept but i know he was a man of black people interest so i say black i am my people must be strong he gave me the confidence to sing this song i hear they speak of martin luther but as him get that dream dem shoot him after i know steve biko was a freedom fighter a well educated south african lawyer and one more he was a hope for the people of africa cause in those time dey capture mandela mount i  do you know tell me what you really know about that great man from soweto do you know tell me what you really know about that great man steve oppression suppression depression cause debt dem take what dem want an give man what left equal right and justice di children of soweto were gettin upset they were fighting for freedom and getting restless instead of freedom they got instant death like just take over the street naked children your glutchings too deep mother and father can t make two ends meet nuh turn way yuh face cause i know yuh see it and i say do you know tell me what you really know about that great man from soweto do you know tell me what you really know about that great man steve biko i know we don t rise and fall he stand tall and tear down babylon wall he fought for freedom for mandela and people cry and people cry eh yeah he was a defender for all african slave they gon to jail and beat him and put him inna grave they were so afraid of steve biko he was so strong he was too strong he was a threat for babylon so i say eh eh do you know brother tell me what you really know about that great man from soweto emancipate yourself from mental slavery none but ourselves can free our minds have no fear for atomic energy as none of them can stop a the time how long shall they kill our prophets while we stand aside and look ooh some say it s just a part of it we ve got to fulfill jah book do you know tell me what you really know about this great man yah steve biko do you know just tell me what you really know about that great man woah woah woah i say seeing is believing but knowin is best i know he never deal with rastafari concept but i know he was a man for black people interest so i say black i am together we be strong he gave me the confidence to sing this song woooaahhh do you know tell me what you really know please tell