Why Won't You Hear Me

Ohhh... ohhh

Hear me now

I've given kola, I've given ebo

I've given all I know

But the walls keep closing in

And the river will not flow

They said the Orisa would guide me

They said the spirits would lift me high

But I'm trapped in this lion's den

And I can't find the reason why

Why won't you hear me, Orisa

Why won't you answer my plea

I have given all my offerings

But the chains still bury me

I've given all the fear

Gbọ́ miDá mi lóhùn

Orisa mi

Mo ti rúbọ, ṣùgbọ́n mi ò rí ayé

Orisa mi, dá mi lóhùn

The nights are heavy with silence

My tears fall to the ground

The chants rise up like thunder

But no mercy can be found

I've carried fate like a burden

I've held the rituals near

But my heart is breaking open

Why won't the heavens hear me

I've given enough kola

The river should rise for me

I've poured the blood of sacrifice

But still no victory

Is it not a fair transaction

To give and then receive

Orisa, hear my sorrow

I'm begging you, don't leave

Why won't you hear me, Orisa

Why won't you answer my plea

I have given all my offerings

Still no freedom comes to me

I've given all the fear

Orisa mi, gbọ́ mi o

Dá mi lóhùn... dá mi lóhùn

I have given all my offerings

Still no freedom comes to me

Why won't you hear me, Orisa

Why won't you answer my plea

I have given all my offerings

Still no freedom comes to me

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