Echoes of the Past

Oh why do we need a repetition,
Do we ever learn from the situation?
We lived through the pain, lived through the struggle,
Now we face it again, like we're trapped in a bubble.
The echoes of the past, they’re calling us fast,
Ruto, Moi, tell me, how long will this last?
Oh why do we need a repetition,
Do we ever learn from the situation?
(Verse 1)
Them say the power’s with the people, but we feeling the squeeze,
Every leader that we trust, seem to bring us to our knees.
We lived through Moi’s time, where the freedom was fake,
Now we looking at Ruto, and it’s the same mistake.
Arresting those who speak, locking down the voice,
How can we rise up, if we ain’t got a choice?
Oh, authoritarianism, creeping in the light,
History repeating, like we losing the fight.
(Chorus)
Oh why do we need a repetition,
Do we ever learn from the situation?
We lived through the pain, lived through the struggle,
Now we face it again, like we're trapped in a bubble.
The echoes of the past, they’re calling us fast,
Ruto, Moi, tell me, how long will this last?
Oh why do we need a repetition,
Do we ever learn from the situation?
(Verse 2)
Economic woes, we’ve seen them before,
Debt rising high while the people stay poor.
Taxes going up, but we don’t see the gain,
Living in the shadows of Moi’s old reign.
Corruption still thrives, oh the scandal it grows,
Promises made, but nothing really shows.
Where’s the future, where’s the hope?
We just trying to survive, but it’s hard to cope.
(Bridge)
And the streets are burning with protests, we rise,
#RejectFinanceBill, we opening our eyes.
But the more we speak, the more they suppress,
Sending the police to create more mess.
Why the brutality? Why the force?
Seems like we headed on the same dark course.
(Chorus)
Oh why do we need a repetition,
Do we ever learn from the situation?
We lived through the pain, lived through the struggle,
Now we face it again, like we're trapped in a bubble.
The echoes of the past, they’re calling us fast,
Ruto, Moi, tell me, how long will this last?
Oh why do we need a repetition,
Do we ever learn from the situation?
(Outro)
Media locked down, the truth stays untold,
But the people still fight, cause our spirit is bold.
We won’t stay silent, we demand the right,
To live in a Kenya where the future is bright.
Oh, why do we need a repetition?
Do we ever learn from the situation?
(Repeat till fade)