[male vocals] YOUR
VOTE
IS
YOUR
LIFE
EASTERN
REGION —
THINK
BEFORE
YOU
VOTE
ROOTS
REGGAE
[INTRO — DEEP BASS / NYABINGHI DRUMS / HORNS] Ahhh-ahhh-ahhh...
Eastern
Region...
Thirty-three
constituencies...
The
power
is
in
your
hands.
LEAD:
Eastern
Region!
CROWD:
YƐWƆ
HA!
LEAD:
N.
D.
C.
FOƆ,
MO
WƆ
HE?
CROWD:
YƐWƆ
HA!
LEAD:
ƐYƐ
ZU!
CROWD:
ƐYƐ
ZA!
LEAD:
Your
vote
is
not
just
your
right!
CROWD:
YOUR
VOTE
IS
YOUR
LIFE!
LEAD:
Eastern
Region,
think
before
you
vote!
CROWD:
WE
WILL
THINK!
[VERSE 1] Election
time...
Suddenly
everybody
remembers
you.
Fried
rice
and
chicken...
Banku
and
tilapia...
A
little
money
in
your
pocket...
And
plenty
smiles.
But
when
the
food
is
finished,
what
remains?
LEAD:
Thirty
minutes
of
enjoyment—
CROWD:
FOUR
YEARS
OF
CONSEQUENCES!
LEAD:
One
plate
of
food—
CROWD:
CANNOT
SECURE
OUR
FUTURE!
[MAIN CHORUS] LEAD:
Your
vote
is
not
just
your
right!
CROWD:
YOUR
VOTE
IS
YOUR
LIFE!
LEAD:
Eastern
Region,
don't
sell
four
years—
CROWD:
FOR
ONE
MEAL!
LEAD:
Don't
sell
your
conscience—
CROWD:
FOR
FRIED
RICE
AND
CHICKEN!
LEAD:
Our
activists
need
opportunities!
CROWD:
NOT
JUST
ELECTION
PROMISES!
ALL:
EASTERN
REGION—
YOUR
VOTE
IS
YOUR
LIFE!
[VERSE 2 — THE ACTIVIST] When
N.
D.
C.
was
in
opposition,
the
activist
was
there.
Morning—
CROWD:
HE
WAS
THERE!
LEAD:
Night—
CROWD:
HE
WAS
THERE!
LEAD:
When
things
were
difficult—
CROWD:
HE
WAS
THERE!
LEAD:
House
to
house...
Branch
to
branch...
He
defended
the
Party.
He
mobilized
the
people.
He
gave
his
time.
He
used
his
own
money.
He
helped
move
N.
D.
C.
from
opposition
into
power.
But
today,
some
are
still
sitting
at
home.
CROWD:
REMEMBER
THE
ACTIVISTS!
LEAD:
Eastern
Region—
CROWD:
NO
ACTIVIST
SHOULD
BE
LEFT
BEHIND!
[VERSE 3 — OUR CHILDREN] Your
son
dreams
of
Immigration...
Your
daughter
wants
to
join
the
Ghana
Police
Service...
Your
nephew
needs
a
job...
Your
niece
needs
an
opportunity...
Who
will
make
the
follow-up?
Who
will
knock
on
the
doors?
Who
will
remember
your
family
after
the
election?
One
good
job
can
change
a
family
for
years.
LEAD:
But
one
plate
of
food—
CROWD:
FINISHES
TODAY!
LEAD:
Election
money—
CROWD:
FINISHES
TOMORROW!
LEAD:
But
opportunity—
CROWD:
CAN
CHANGE
A
LIFE!
[BRIDGE — BASS AND DRUMS ONLY] Election
is
coming...
Suddenly
your
phone
starts
ringing.
Ring-ring! "
Hello,
Comrade!"
Ring-ring! "
My
brother,
how
are
you?"
Ring-ring! "
My
sister,
we
are
together!"
Then
election
finishes...
You
call...
Ring-ring...
No
answer.
Again...
Ring-ring...
No
answer.
CROWD:
HONOURABLE
IS
BUSY!
LEAD:
You
call
tomorrow—
CROWD:
CHAIRMAN
WILL
CALL
YOU
BACK!
LEAD:
You
call
next
week—
CROWD:
SECRETARY
IS
IN
A
MEETING!
[PAUSE] Then
another
election
comes...
Ring-ring!
Ring-ring!
Ring-ring!
CROWD:
THEY
REMEMBER
OUR
NUMBER
AGAIN!
[HORNS EXPLODE] LEAD:
Eastern
Region!
Is
that
what
we
want?
CROWD:
NOOOOO!
[DELEGATE CALL — MUSIC DROPS] Eastern
Regional
delegate...
[DELEGATE CALL — MUSIC DROPS] Eastern
Regional
delegate...
Before
your
thumb
touches
that
ballot...
Ask
yourself:
Who
will
answer
my
call
tomorrow?
CROWD:
ASK
THE
QUESTION!
LEAD:
Who
will
respect
the
grassroots?
CROWD:
ASK
THE
QUESTION!
LEAD:
Who
will
fight
for
opportunities
for
Party
people?
CROWD:
ASK
THE
QUESTION!
LEAD:
Who
will
remember
us
when
there
is
no
election?
CROWD:
ASK
THE
QUESTION!
LEAD:
Who
believes
we
must
live—
CROWD:
NOT
JUST
EXIST!
LEAD:
Thirty-three
constituencies—
CROWD:
ONE
EASTERN
REGION!
[FINAL CHORUS — FULL BAND / HEAVY HORNS] LEAD:
Eastern
Region!
CROWD:
THINK
BEFORE
YOU
VOTE!
LEAD:
Don't
sell
four
years—
CROWD:
FOR
ONE
MEAL!
LEAD:
Vote
for
service!
CROWD:
SERVICE!
LEAD:
Vote
for
accessibility!
CROWD:
ACCESSIBILITY!
LEAD:
Vote
for
people
who
remember
you!
CROWD:
AFTER
VICTORY!
LEAD:
Your
vote
is
your
welfare!
CROWD:
YOUR
VOTE
IS
YOUR
LIFE!
LEAD:
Your
vote
is
your
children's
future!
CROWD:
YOUR
VOTE
IS
YOUR
LIFE!
[OUTRO — SLOW FADE] The
food
will
finish...
The
money
will
finish...
The
election
will
finish...
But
the
consequences
will
remain.
Think
about
your
children.
Think
about
the
activists.
Think
about
tomorrow.
LEAD:
Eastern
Region—
CROWD:
THINK
BEFORE
YOU
VOTE!
LEAD:
No
activist—
CROWD:
SHOULD
BE
LEFT
BEHIND!
LEAD:
You
must
live—
CROWD:
NOT
JUST
EXIST!
LEAD:
Your
vote
is
not
just
your
right—
CROWD:
YOUR
VOTE
IS
YOUR
LIFE!
ALL:
EASTERN
REGION...
YOUR
VOTE...
IS...
YOUR
LIFE! [
DEEP
BASS /
HORNS /
FADE]