Cry my beloved country

(An Arbantone Hip-Hop Fusion Anthem)

Intro (haunting sax melody and steady piano chords)
(Shoutouts)
"A Faceless Production! TruPlayaz Records!
Your boy Nsansa rockin’ the mic—let’s talk about it.
Cry my beloved country—this one’s for the people!"

Chorus (soulful hook with sax and guitar highlights)
Cry my beloved country, oh why don’t we love you?
They take and take, forgetting the people, who will save us too?
Dust to dust, we’re all the same, no one’s living here forever.
Cry my beloved country, oh why can’t we do better?

Verse 1 (sharp, reflective rap with dynamic Arbantone beat)
PPP wanaita Public Partnership?
Hapana, ni Personal Pockets Preservation trip.
Affordable housing, si mama mboga anaweza?
300K deposit, 40K rent, nani ataweza?

Public land wakachukua kwa mchezo,
Waka-tax watu, wakaweka bei ya kileo.
Developer na loan, profit wanachukua,
Na sisi tunaachwa kwa hali ya kuhuzunika.

GDP ikipanda, si streets zina-shine?
Lakini bado watu kwa slums wanakula kwa line.
Kampasi haingiliki, loans zimefika mwisho,
Elimu kwa wengi sasa ni ndoto ya ghosho.

(Pause for dramatic sax riff before chorus kicks in)

Chorus (uplifting melody, crowd-chant energy builds)
Cry my beloved country, oh why don’t we love you?
They take and take, forgetting the people, who will save us too?
Dust to dust, we’re all the same, no one’s living here forever.
Cry my beloved country, oh why can’t we do better?

Verse 2 (energetic rap with faster rhythm)
Tanzania na Senegal wako mbele na tech,
Electric trains wanabeba future kwa trek.
SGR yetu, ya karne iliyopita,
Kila mtu anauliza pesa zilitoka wapi hata.

Criminals kwa suits, stealing bila bunduki,
Boardroom ya mabilioni, ni wao tu hufuruki.
Wale wa mkate wanajaza cells za prison,
Wakiwa na njaa, huku wakihukumiwa bila reason.

Femicide daily, wanawake wanakufa,
Polisi wanakaa pembeni, wakipiga kiofa.
Uongozi mbaya umeshika taifa mateka,
Kila mmoja sasa anaomba haki yake pekee.

(Instrumental break with sax and electric guitar solo)

Bridge (spoken over stripped-down beat)
"Why don’t you love this land?
Why don’t you fight for legacy instead of power?
Dust to dust, it all ends the same.
Cry my beloved country—don’t let it fall."

Verse 3 (uplifting yet gritty rap to inspire hope)
Leaders, kumbukeni, hii dunia si milele,
Legacy ya mwema hubaki kwa vizazi vile.
Tafuta mazuri, usiachie nchi taabu,
Fanya mema, acha mabaya, kuweni watu wa tabu.

Cry my beloved country, bado tuna chance,
Kukataa ufisadi, tuimarishe balance.
Kwa streets na kwa shamba, watu wana kazi,
Lakini kwa uongozi, bado kuna kelele za wazi.

(Beat intensifies, leading into an anthemic crescendo)
Poverty si laana, ni dhambi mliweka,
Mtu wa kawaida ni yule mnanyanyasa kwa kete.
Cry my beloved country, this is a wake-up call,
Kenyans rise up—this is for us all!

Chorus (finale with full instrumental explosion)
Cry my beloved country, oh why don’t we love you?
They take and take, forgetting the people, who will save us too?
Dust to du