Cairo Still Dancing

Hey,

hey, hey Hey,

hey, hey Hey,

hey, hey Mmm

We still dance when the night

gets heavy Still sing when the

sky turns grey Hands up if

your heart stays ready Love don't

break, we find a way

Hey ya, hey ya Yalla,

yalla Saw,

saw We rise,

we stay Hey ya,

hey ya Yalla,

yalla Saw,

saw We rise,

we stay They only see

the sand in the story They

only see the stone in the

frame But we got city lights,

street drums,

late nights Millions of hearts with

fire in the name From Cairo

rooftops to the river From Alexandria

out to the sea We don't

need the world to understand us

We just need the world to

breathe Mama said,

"Keep your soul protected" Baba said,

"Keep your head up high Even

when the news gets reckless Don't

let the fear move into your

eyes" And if the whole world

shakes We put rhythm in the

ground If the dark gets loud

We make a brighter sound

We still dance when the night

gets heavy Still sing when the

sky turns grey Hands up if

your heart stays ready Love don't

break, we find a way We

still move when the drums start

calling Still shine when the lights

go low If one heart feels

like falling We lift it up

and let it know Hey ya,

hey ya Yalla,

yalla Saw,

saw We rise,

we stay Hey ya,

hey ya Yalla,

yalla Saw,

saw Love leads the way

This ain't a postcard,

this is people This ain't a

camel in a scene This is

bass in the alley Kids in

the traffic Dreams in the dust

tryna stay clean This is gold

in the voice of the aunties

This is tea when the night

runs deep This is jokes when

the pressure gets ugly This is

faith when it's hard to sleep

I see mothers holding families together

I see fathers praying under streetlight

glow I see young ones building

something better With a beat in

the blood and a long way

to go When the world says

break

When the fear says bow

When the pain gets loud

We sing out We sing out,

we sing out,

we sing out We still dance

when the night gets heavy Still

sing when the sky turns grey

Hands up if your heart stays

ready Love don't break,

we find a way We still

move when the drums start calling

Still shine when the lights go

low If one heart feels like

falling Lift it up and let

it know Ya mas,

ya mas Heartbeat in the drum

Ya mas,

ya mas Love for everyone Hey

ya, hey ya Yalla,

yalla Saw,

saw We rise,

we stay Hey ya,

hey ya Yalla,

yalla Saw,

saw We rise,

we stay No flag should

be a reason for sorrow

No child should be afraid of

tomorrow

From every border,

every prayer Every voice in the

air We are more than what

they show you More than war

on a screen More than pain

in the headlines More than ancient

history

This is for the strong ones,

the tired ones

The ones still smiling when life

gets wild

This is not just pride This

is peace with a pulse

This is culture with arms open

wide

So let the oud cry,

let the drum talk Let the

whole room move like the Nile

walk If your heart hurts,

bring it close We don't dance

alone We still dance when the

night gets heavy Still sing when

the sky turns grey Hands up

if your heart stays ready Love

don't break,

we find a way We still

move when the drums start calling

Still shine when the lights go

low If one heart feels like

falling We lift it up and

let it know Hey ya,

hey ya Yalla,

yalla Saw,

saw We rise,

we stay Hey ya,

hey ya Yalla,

yalla Saw,

saw Love leads the way

Ya mas, ya mas Still dancing

Still strong