Worthy Enough

Yi djonguañe bisso a loba (Come to our help oh mighty God) A loba lassou ô nyola eh (For those who hate us without reason) Njé di si nsontanè no (Seek to destroy us) I have a question Is it because my hair grows towards the sun And yours falls down to your shoulders Is it because my skin is not as white as snow Or my nose is not as pointy as your own So what if I perm my hair And what if I bleach my skin Will I be worthy enough Will I be worthy of your love Will I be worthy of my life Will I be worthy of peace and safety Will I be worthy of all the things that you and yours enjoy Yi djonguañe bisso a loba (Come to our help oh mighty God) A loba lassou ô nyola eh (For those who hate us without reason) Njé di si nsontanè no (Seek to destroy us) Am I worthy enough Am I worthy enough Am I worthy enough Am I worthy enough You are worthy enough Worthy of life and love You are worthy of everything that you’ve ever dreamed of You are worthy of joy You are worthy of light Though the world tries to make you small Know your God is the light You are worthy enough Worthy of life and love You are worthy of everything that you’ve ever dreamed of You are worthy of joy You are worthy of light Though the world tries to make you small Know your God is the light For you are worthy enough You are worthy enough You are worthy enough You are worthy enough Do you know why we dance Why we move like our bodies are in a trance Do you know why we sing Why we sound like the starling bird in the spring Do you know why we draw Why our art tells a story so pure and raw Do you know why we fight Years of injustice that we try to bring to light Because, our bodies were never ours We were sold and left to rot covered in scars We were taught to never speak To remain silent, close our mouths and appear meek Our blood became our paint The only way through which we could convey our pain And our plight was never heard The humanity of the oppressor, was never stirred So we dance And we sing And we draw And we fight By all means That we might Bring justice to our plight We need justice For our plight We need justice More than a mite We need justice It’s the only thing that can help us win this fight For we are Worthy Enough We are worthy Enough We are worthy Enough We are worthy Enough Worthy Enough (Yi djonguañe bisso a loba) We are worthy Enough (A loba lassou ô nyola eh) We are worthy Enough (Njé di si nsontanè no) We are worthy Enough