The Show
Dr. Mad Lyrics

My name is Pallaso from Kampala Uganda
The song begins with the artist introducing himself and his origin, which is Kampala, the capital city of Uganda.

I want to tell you my story
The artist expresses his desire to narrate his story to the listeners.

I almost lost my life I'm South Africa
The artist reveals that he had a near-death experience in South Africa.

Thank you Dr Malinga
The artist expresses gratitude towards Dr. Malinga for the help he provided.

Let's go
The artist prompts the audience to join in the musical journey.

Africa (show me love)
The artist calls out to the continent of Africa to show love.

Africa wo (show me love)
The artist repeats his call for Africa to show love, using a variation of the same phrase.

In Johannesburg there is palace I will never forget
The artist talks about a memorable palace in Johannesburg.

Terrfontain is the place that I will never forget
The artist specifically mentions Terrfontain as a place he can never forget.

Memories will never fade it seems like yesterday
The artist reminisces how the memories of the past still feel fresh in his mind.

When my own people almost took my life away
The artist recalls an event where his own people almost killed him.

I remember the angry mob
The artist recalls the presence of an angry mob during the incident.

I remember the sticks and stones
The artist recalls the usage of sticks and stones as weapons during the attack.

Wondering what did I do wrong
The artist expresses confusion over why he was targeted for the attack.

I almost thought my life was gone
The artist reveals that the attack made him feel like he would die soon.

Bathi mbulaleni mbulaleni mbulaleni
This line is in Zulu language, and the artist repeats the phrase which roughly translates to 'they say kill, kill, kill'.

Wenzeni na wenzeni na
This line is also in Zulu language, and it roughly translates to 'what did I do? What did I do?'

In africa there were no borders
The artist acknowledges that there were no borders in Africa in the past.

These borders are bothering bothering us
The artist expresses his dissatisfaction with the existence of the borders in Africa.

Yilizwe lethu i Africa
This line is in Xhosa language, and it roughly translates to 'Africa is our land'.

Ubuntu (buphi ubuntu)
The artist uses the South African philosophy of Ubuntu to ask 'where is humanity/mankind?'

Ubuntu (humanity)
The artist repeats the word Ubuntu, meaning humanity/mankind.

Ubuntu (buphi ubuntu)
The artist repeats his question of where humanity/mankind is, using the philosophy of Ubuntu to emphasize importance.

Ubuntu ubuntu ubuntu ubuntu yhe
The artist repeats Ubuntu several times to highlight its significance and call for people to embrace it.

If we can teach how to hate
The artist points out that hatred can be learned.

We can teach how to love
The artist emphasizes that love can also be taught as easily as hate.

Darkness don't take out darkness only light
The artist emphasizes that darkness can't take away darkness; only light can remove darkness.

Hate can't take out hate only love
The artist repeats the idea that only love can conquer hate.

We are all Africans
The artist reminds us of the common link we share regardless of our differences.