Fast Company
Two Versions of K'naan's "Wavin' Flag"
K'naan rewrote the lyrics of his anthemic single for Coca-Cola to reflect the brand's happy image.
| COKE LYRICS | ORIGINAL LYRICS |
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Give me freedom, Give me fire, Give me reason Take me higher. See the champions Take the field now. Unify us. Make us feel proud In the streets our Hands are lifting. As we lose our Inhibition Celebration It surrounds us. Every nation All around us. (Prechorus) Staying forever young singing Songs underneath the sun Let's rejoice in the beautiful game. Then together celebrate the day. We all say... (Chorus) When I get older I will be stronger They'll call me freedom Just like a wavin' flag So wave your flag And wave your flag And wave your flag |
Born to a throne, stronger than Rome But violent prone, poor people zone, But it's my home, all I have known, Where I got grown, streets we would roam, Out of the darkness, I came the farthest Among the hardest survival, Learn from these streets, it can be bleak, Accept no defeat, surrender retreat, So we struggling, fighting to eat and, We wondering, when we'll be free, So we patiently wait, for that fateful day, It's not far away, but for now we say: When I get older, I will be stronger, They'll call me freedom, just like a wavin' flag, And then it goes back, and then it goes back, And then it goes back. So many wars, settling scores, Bringing us promises, leaving us poor, I heard them say, love is the way, Love is the answer, that's what they say, (continues) |