Sipho 'Hotstix' Mabuse Chant of the Marching song lyrics

I remember the day

When I heard the sound of the marching feet from a distance

Rising all the way

From the sound of the stomping feet to the sound of resistance

Then there was fire and insurrection

Rocks and stones, and action

Bullets and pellets from every direction

Sirens and silence, unnatural oppression.

People chanting, people rising

You know, someday when it's part of our history

Our children will learn from the past

Someday when they tell our story

Children will learn from our past

Teach our children.

Human rights sacrificed, security fortified, authority satisfied

In a brutal state of anger

Someone is dead, with a hole in his head

A mother is crying, another is trying

To explain why a nation is dying.

Someday when it's part of our history

Our children will learn from the past

Someday when they tell our story

Children will learn from our past

Teach our children.