(Talking drum rhythm fades in)
Yeah, yeah
From the north to the south, we stand tall
Listen to the heartbeat of the nation
Oya, let's go!
Deep in the soil where the sunrise dey glow
We carry the fire that the enemy no know
Though the shadows try to creep on the lane
We remain standing through the wind and the rain
No be today we don see the wahala
But we get the spirit, we no dey follow failure
From the busy street corners to the green field land
We hold our heads high, we stay with the band
Oh, Naija we rise, we no go break at all
Stronger than the fear, we standing very tall
Against the darkness, against the greedy hand
We are the diamond of this beautiful land
Omo, we shine, yeah we glow in the night
Naija we rise, everything go be alright
Bandits and shadows, them try to scatter
But the strength of our people, that one no matter
We build with our hands, we move with the ginger
No weapon fashion against us, we never surrender
From Abuja to Lagos, the energy flow
We dey move forward, we don’t look low
See the children smiling under the sun
Our victory is written, the battle is won
Oh, Naija we rise, we no go break at all
Stronger than the fear, we standing very tall
Against the darkness, against the greedy hand
We are the diamond of this beautiful land
Omo, we shine, yeah we glow in the night
Naija we rise, everything go be alright
(Instrumentation swells)
No dulling, we rise like the eagle in the sky
Keep your head up, let the hope never die
Unity we carry, power in the soul
Naija, we taking total control!
Oh, Naija we rise, we no go break at all
Stronger than the fear, we standing very tall
Against the darkness, against the greedy hand
We are the diamond of this beautiful land
Omo, we shine, yeah we glow in the night
Naija we rise, everything go be alright
We rise, we rise
Stronger than the storm, yeah
Naija, keep on glowing
E don do, we standing tall
On God, we rise!