[Percussion Intro - Deep Traditional African Hand Drums and Iron Bell] [Instrumental Build - Wooden Xylophone Joins] [Verse 1] They took our king Across the sea And left Kumasi In foreign hands Now you have come To Kumasi To claim the gold You cannot understand Not even he Who leads Asante Would ever dare To sit upon it [Pre-Chorus] You call it gold You call it throne But you don't know What you would claim [Chorus] Take my land Take my home Bind my hands And hold me down But not this Not this You may conquer You may command But you will never Hold Asante In your hands [Verse 2] The council waits No voices rise We know too well The cost of war We've buried sons We've lost before And no one here Wants one war more I know their fear I bear it too But if we yield— What do we save? [Pre-Chorus] If this is peace Then name the price What will remain When this is gone? [Chorus] Take my land Take my home Bind my hands And hold me down But not this Not this You may conquer You may command But you will never Hold Asante In your hands [Instrumental Interlude - Xylophone and Electric Guitar Call and Response] [Verse 3] Close the roads Through forest shade Let Kumasi Bar the way Drums are calling Through the trees Every pathway Turns away You came here To claim our gold Now you're trapped Behind your walls [Pre-Chorus] Hold the roads Stand your ground Let the drums Carry the call [Chorus] Take my land Take my home Bind my hands And hold me down But not this Not this You may conquer You may command But you will never Hold Asante In your hands [Guitar Solo - Melodic] [Bridge - Heavy Half-Time] Now the roads Are open wide Your soldiers come From every side Kumasi falls My hands are bound No victory Is ours now You have won This war at last You take my freedom Take my land But tell me— Where is it now? [Final Chorus - Heavy] You took my land You took my home You bound my hands And held me down But not this Not this You conquered You command Now you will rule Asante Without it In your hands [Outro] Take me then Far from my land You will rule Without it [Instrumental Outro - Deep Traditional African Hand Drums and Iron Bell with Wooden Xylophone]
