Red Soil Empire

Verse 1

Red dust

Sticking to my worn leather boots

I walk the King Square road alone

Old palace walls

They stand tall

They watch us

Ancient bronze

Hidden in the dirt and the stone

Chorus

Heart of the Empire

Benin City

Built on the iron

Benin City

Home is the red soil

Home is the red soil

Home is the red soil

Post-Chorus

Benin City

Ogba road

Benin City

Uselu market

Verse 2

Rain falls

Turning every gutter to a stream

Small boys run

Splashing through the orange clay

I saw the Moat

Deep and wide

Deep and wide

History breathes

Breathes through the heat of the day

Chorus

Heart of the Empire

Benin City

Built on the iron

Benin City

Home is the red soil

Home is the red soil

Home is the red soil

Post-Chorus

Benin City

Ogba road

Benin City

Uselu market

Bridge

I hear the talking drums

I hear the elders speak

I hear the spirit move

Strength for the weary

Strength for the lonely

Strength for the brave

Chorus

Heart of the Empire

Benin City

Built on the iron

Benin City

Home is the red soil

Home is the red soil

Home is the red soil

Outro

Walking the Ring Road

Sun going down

Dust on my skin

Home again

Home again

Home again