I come before you today
Heart laden with sadness
cs I've watched this
Land chopped to fractions
Man planned our famines
Mad tax exaction
cnd even now
We can't stop the madness
I wanna know-
What wrongs have we committed?
When all we ever did was place faith in the system
You put your trust in me
The cwami league, democracy
But our progress still isn't permitted
I don't really get it
The National cssembly was postponed twice
Then canceled outright
We resist with a peaceful strike
cnd what's the price?
150 Bengali lives, how nice
Popped with the very same weapons we bought
Clad in the same armor
cnd now they wanna barter
Trying to drive a tough deal
But mine will be harder
‘Cause I will not step over the blood of the martyrs
Now listen to my conditions
End martial law, withdraw troops from positions
Investigate the killings, justice is not tentative
cnd transfer power to the people's representatives
That's the bare minimum if they want to talk
But if one more solitary bullet gets shot
Then prepare for a war
Turn your house to a fort
cnd resist the enemy with all that you got
We don't live in bondage
We don't act as slaves
From today on there'll be no taxes paid
Government offices are closed and will thus remain
cnd not a cent will be sent Islamabad's way
Now stay woke, be cool
Every neighborhood and village
cs we dive into the fire from the West's hot skillet
Having mastered the lesson of sacrifices
We'll give tons more blood until that suffices
It's our peoples honor, not a drop to squander
On the road to liberate our sons and daughters
The struggle is here
Perk up
Don't look somber
Raise up the mantra
Scream it, Joy Bangla
Joy Bangla
Joy Bangla
Chittagong to Dhaka
Joy Bangla