Title: "Lost Wisdom, Stolen Ways" (Chorus – can be repeated after each verse) Oh, the drums once spoke, the elders taught, Wisdom flowed where we were brought, But the chains of change came down so fast, Our roots were buried in the past. (Verse 1 – Colonial Disruption) They came with books, they came with laws, Told our fathers to forget their cause, The tales of land, the songs of sky, Faded as their flags flew high. (Verse 2 – Loss of Indigenous Knowledge) No more riddles by the fire’s glow, No more wisdom in the seeds we sow, They said our past was dark and wrong, Rewrote our stories in their tongue. (Chorus – repeated for emphasis) Oh, the drums once spoke, the elders taught, Wisdom flowed where we were brought, But the chains of change came down so fast, Our roots were buried in the past. (Verse 3 – Colonial Schools Replace Indigenous Learning) The blackboard wiped the village lore, Taught us numbers, but not what came before, Names were changed, traditions died, The pride of our fathers cast aside. (Verse 4 – Post-Colonial Struggles & Broken Systems) Independence came, but the chains remained, A system broken, a culture drained, Still, we chase the foreign way, While our own truths fade away. (Bridge – Call for Restoration) Bring back the wisdom, bring back the past, Let our stories forever last, A future built on roots so strong, Where our voices still belong. (Final Chorus – A Call for Change) Oh, the drums must speak, the elders rise, Teach the youth, open their eyes, Reclaim the knowledge, heal the land, Together we will make a stand.