Standing Tall (Extended 2)

Intro

Woza woza

Woza woza

Verse 1

Ngiyeza ngiyeza

I've been walking through the storm

Ngiyeza ngiyeza

They said I'd never make it this far

But here I stand on solid ground

With a fire burning deep inside

Ngiyeza ngiyeza

Nothing's gonna stop me now

Pre-Chorus

Oh the road was long and heavy

Oh the night was cold and lonely

But my heart knew where it's going

And my spirit kept on flowing

Chorus

Uphile noma konke

Against all odds I'm standing tall

Uphile noma konke

Against all odds I gave my all

Noma konke noma konke

I'm dancing through the fire now

Uphile noma konke

No one's gonna hold me down

Post-Chorus

Dumela dumela

(Dumela dumela)

Dumela dumela

(Dumela dumela)

Verse 2

I woke up to the morning sun

With a rhythm in my chest

They counted me out time and time again

But I never lost my breath

Siyavuma siyavuma

I'm singing to the sky

The ancestors they walk with me

And I'm never saying die

Pre-Chorus

Oh the doubters they were many

Oh their words were sharp like thorns

But my roots they run so deep now

And my branches touch the dawn

Chorus

Uphile noma konke

Against all odds I'm standing tall

Uphile noma konke

Against all odds I gave my all

Noma konke noma konke

I'm dancing through the fire now

Uphile noma konke

No one's gonna hold me down

Post-Chorus

Dumela dumela

(Dumela dumela)

Dumela dumela

(Dumela dumela)

Bridge

Vuka vuka

Wake up wake up

Your time is here

Vuka vuka

The struggle's over

The victory's clear

Vuka vuka

Lift your hands up

And feel the beat

Vuka vuka

This moment's ours

We own the street

Breakdown

Woza woza woza

(Woza woza)

Woza woza woza

(Woza woza)

Chorus

Uphile noma konke

Against all odds I'm standing tall

Uphile noma konke

Against all odds I gave my all

Noma konke noma konke

I'm dancing through the fire now

Uphile noma konke

No one's gonna hold me down

Verse 3

Phakamisa izandla zakho

Lift your hands up to the sky

Say'kukhumbula izinkaba zami

Every step was worth the try

Bengimile noma izwe lidlikiza

I stood firm when the ground gave way

Manje ngihamba ngenkululeko

Now I'm walking free today

Pre-Chorus

Oh the rhythm keeps me moving

Oh the drums they call my name

And the pulse of Mzansi rising

Running through my every vein

Chorus

Uphile noma konke

Against all odds I'm standing tall

Uphile noma konke

Against all odds I gave my all

Noma konke noma konke

I'm dancing through the fire now

Uphile noma konke

No one's gonna hold me down

Post-Chorus

Dumela dumela

(Dumela dumela)

Dumela dumela

(Dumela dumela)

Drop

Wemaweni wemaweni

(Wemaweni)

Wemaweni wemaweni

(Wemaweni)

Khipha is'futho

(Sing it out loud)

Khipha is'futho

(Sing it out loud)

Verse 4

Bafowethu sogubha nonke

All my people come and dance

Sizwa umculo odonsa

Feel the music pull you in

Inhliziyo yami ikhala kamnandi

My heart it beats so sweet

Ngoba kusasa kungcono

'Cause tomorrow holds the win

Siyagiya siyagiya

We move as one tonight

Ibhutho lethu linamandla

Our strength is in the sound

Singabantu bokukhanya

We are people of the light

Futhi asisoze sawela

And we're never going down

Chorus

Uphile noma konke

Against all odds I'm standing tall

Uphile noma konke

Against all odds I gave my all

Noma konke noma konke

I'm dancing through the fire now

Uphile noma konke

No one's gonna hold me down

Post-Chorus

Dumela dumela

(Dumela dumela)

Dumela dumela

(Dumela dumela)

Breakdown

Vuka vuka

Wake up wake up

Songa songa

Move it move it

Vuka vuka

Wake up wake up

Songa songa

Move it move it

Bridge

From the valley to the mountain

From the river to the sea

Every sound that we are making

Is our destiny

Umsindo wethu uzwakala

All the way across the land

And we're building something greater

With the pounding of our hands

Chorus

Uphile noma konke

Against all odds I'm standing tall

Uphile noma konke

Against all odds I gave my all

Noma konke noma konke

I'm dancing through the fire now

Uphile noma konke

No one's gonna hold me down

Outro

Woza woza

(Woza woza)

Woza woza

(Woza woza)

Uphile noma konke

(Against all odds)

Uphile noma konke

(Against all odds)

Woza woza

(Woza woza)

Woza woza

(Woza woza)

Siphile noma konke

We lived against all odds