I Am Here

Born in the dusty streets of this beautiful land I never knew my existence is a thorn Born in the dusty streets of this beautiful Motherland I never knew I'd have to fight for my place here But here I am Here I am Here I am Trying to be And even that is a struggle Each and every day in this skin Is a walk into one battlefield and another But I am here (Hi mina lweyi vonani, hi mina lweyi vonani) I am here (Hi mina lweyi vonani, hi mina lweyi vonani) I am here (Hi mina lweyi vonani, hi mina lweyi vonani) I am here (Hi mina lweyi vonani, hi mina lweyi vonani) As I wake up each morning, I imagine A world where I could just be free With none of these things that you believe about me and my kind Before you care to know who we are You think I'm undeserving (Yes, you think I am) I'm lazy and entitled (Yes, you think I am) Listen up, I belong here And I am here (Hi mina lweyi vonani, hi mina lweyi vonani) I am here (Hi mina lweyi vonani, hi mina lweyi vonani) I am here (Hi mina lweyi vonani, hi mina lweyi vonani) I am here (Hi mina lweyi vonani, hi mina lweyi vonani) I am here (Hi mina lweyi vonani, hi mina lweyi vonani) I am here (Hi mina lweyi vonani, hi mina lweyi vonani) I am here (Hi mina lweyi vonani, hi mina lweyi vonani) I am here (Hi mina lweyi vonani, hi mina lweyi vonani) I am here (Hi mina lweyi vonani, hi mina lweyi vonani) I am here (Hi mina lweyi vonani, hi mina lweyi vonani) I am here (Hi mina lweyi vonani, hi mina lweyi vonani) I am here (Hi mina lweyi vonani, hi mina lweyi vonani) Hi mina, hi mina, hi mina (Hi mina lweyi vonani, hi mina lweyi vonani) Ma ndi vona mina lweyi hi mina (Hi mina lweyi vonani, hi mina lweyi vonani) Ndi ri nkava ya mina yi celeriwe kwa la (Hi mina lweyi vonani, hi mina lweyi vonani Ahee hi mina, hi mina, hi mina, hi mina (Hi mina lweyi vonani, hi mina lweyi vonani) Hi mina, hi mina, hi mina (Hi mina lweyi vonani, hi mina lweyi vonani) This is the land of my great-great-grandmothers I've every right to be here