[Chorus X2] Asimbonanga Asimbonang' u Mandela thina Laph'ekhona Laph'ehleli khona [Verse 1] Oh the sea is cold and the sky is grey Look across the Island into the Bay We are all islands till comes the day We cross the burning water [Chorus X2] [Verse 2] A seagull wings across the sea Broken silence is what I dream Who has the words to close the distance Between you and me [Chorus X2] [Verse 3] Steven Biko Asimbonanga Asimbonang 'umfowethu thina Laph'ekhona Laph'wafela khona Victoria Mxenge Asimbonanga Asimbonang 'umfowethu thina Laph'ekhona Laph'wafela khona Neil Aggett Asimbonanga Asimbonang 'umfowethu thina Laph'ekhona Laph'wafela khona Hey wena Hey wena nawe Siyofika nini la' siyakhona, la'siyakhona [Chorus X4]