A kiss for The Chibok Girls br Taken without consent br Nor permitted to say goodbye br To loved one and neighborhood folks br In the dead of the night br By the hand of wicked men br Who were defiant to their cries br Cries for mercy and compassion br But shouting and shooting br To keep their cries muffled br Silently they were taken out br And carried away to the unknown. br br A kiss for The Chibok Girls br For daring to flee to safety br Not knowing if the staccato of bullets br Will cut them down br Only to run yet into the unknown br Through the bushes of darkness br Fearing and silently weeping br Hoping the darkness would pass br That light may shine on them br To see the dawn of another day br br A kiss for The Chibok Girls br Who have become a symbol of hope br For a nation hanging on to the hope of oneness br Though forcefully taken into oblivion br Yet, speaking so loudly br For everyone to hear br Through the voices of many br Both within and outside of our shores br Bringing the conglomerate of peoples and nations br Demanding 'Bring Back Our Girls' br br A kiss for The Chibok Girls br Holding on while the world races br A race of destiny to their rescue br Holding on in the face of abuses and molestations br Holding on in the face of fearful conversions br Holding on in the face of threat and starvation br You gave us courage to silently cry out and PUSH on br br A kiss for The Chibok Girls br Taunted to be sold into slavery br By the deranged and the scum br Yet silently refusing to backdown br Willing to pay the supreme price br The world is waiting for you br Waiting for the return of our girls br How can we dare to sleep br How can we dare to rest br Until you are returned to us br A kiss for The Chibok Girls.