a silent call from a distant land crying for a helping hand so how long will it go on ignorance and vanity supercede humanity so how long it will go on i want to know how long will it go on we can t wait any longer they re crying out doesn t it matter we can t wait any longer no no too long in a slumber shake it up wake it up now we can t wait any longer no no another child is laid to rest another day of hopelessnes so how long it will go on and every day we re on the fence brings another fatal consequence so how long will it go on i want to know how long will it go on yuko awezayo kusikia kilio chetu twaomba msaada wenu aweko mwenye kuttuoka aweko mwenye kutupa uhuru 