96 Origin

Intro (spoken, low): Yeah… yeah… 96 on the tempo From the motherland (let’s go) ⸻ Hook (8 bars – chant, crowd-friendly): From Ethiopia, blood in my soul (hey) Ancient fire, yeah, I move controlled (whoa) Red, gold, green when the flags unfold (raise it) 96 BPM — never break, never fold (never) ኢትዮጵያ ነኝ ፣ ኩራት በደሜ (facts) Stand too solid, yeah, they all know me (yeah) ⸻ Verse 1 (16 bars – steady, hard): I step on the beat like history talking (uh) Lucy in the soil, hear the past when I’m walking (listen) Axumite power, stone still standing (solid) While empires fell, we stayed commanding (boss) Never colonized, that’s facts, no cap (never) Try erase our name, we bounce right back (bounce) Faith carved deep in the mountain face (amen) Lalibela walls still holding grace (holy) Coffee in the pot, truth in the cup (sip) Generations down, we never gave up (nah) From war scars deep to a mic in my hand (mic check) Turn pain into power for the motherland (rise) ⸻ Hook (repeat – let crowd echo last line): From Ethiopia, blood in my soul Ancient fire, yeah, I move controlled Red, gold, green when the flags unfold 96 BPM — never break, never fold ⸻ Verse 2 (16 bars – more aggressive): Different tongues but the heartbeat one (one) From the rising sun till the day is done (all day) Rift Valley breath in my chest when I speak (breathe) Whole world trace back to the land of the free (origins) Seen hunger, war, yeah we know that smoke (real) But we still stand tall, never stay broke (strong) From Addis nights to the village road (everywhere) Same deep roots wherever I go (roots) Lion of Judah, pressure on me (roar) But diamonds form when it’s meant to be (shine) This ain’t a trend, this identity (facts) Ethiopia strong — that’s destiny (destined) ⸻ Bridge (Amharic – chant, slow build): አንድ ልብ ነን ፣ አንድ ድምፅ ነን (One heart, one voice) በጭንቀት ውስጥ እንኳ እንነሳለን (Even in struggle, we rise) ⸻ Outro (spoken, confident): 96 on the beat… From the land of origins Ethiopia forever 🇪🇹🔥