Group Areas Act
Lucky Dube · House Of Exile [1992]
If I'm dreaming don't wake me up
If it's a lie don't tell me the truth
'Cause what the truth will do
It's gonna hurt my heart
Being in the darkness for so long now
Mr. President, did I hear you well?
Last night on TV you said
The group areas act is going
Apartheid is going
The group areas act is going
Apartheid is going
Ina me eye me sight the future so bright
I mean I my eyes
I see the future so bright
When the blackie manna coming together
With the whitey manna, with the whitey manna
With the whitey manna
Whitey manna coming together with the Blackman
If I'm dreaming
Gazing at my crystal ball I see the future so bright
The fighting's gonna stop now
We'll forgive and forget I know Mr. President
You can't please everyone but everybody liked it
When you said
Group areas act is going
Apartheid is going
Group areas act is going
Apartheid is going
If I'm dreaming
If I'm dreaming
If I'm dreaming
...
If it's a lie don't tell me the truth
'Cause what the truth will do
It's gonna hurt my heart
Being in the darkness for so long now
Mr. President, did I hear you well?
Last night on TV you said
The group areas act is going
Apartheid is going
The group areas act is going
Apartheid is going
Ina me eye me sight the future so bright
I mean I my eyes
I see the future so bright
When the blackie manna coming together
With the whitey manna, with the whitey manna
With the whitey manna
Whitey manna coming together with the Blackman
If I'm dreaming
Gazing at my crystal ball I see the future so bright
The fighting's gonna stop now
We'll forgive and forget I know Mr. President
You can't please everyone but everybody liked it
When you said
Group areas act is going
Apartheid is going
Group areas act is going
Apartheid is going
If I'm dreaming
If I'm dreaming
If I'm dreaming
...
Group Areas Act
Lucky Dube's 1992 track 'Group Areas Act' stands as a powerful anthem within the South African township jazz and amapiano genres. Released on the seminal album House Of Exile, the recording captures the socio-political tensions of the era through Dube's distinctive vocal delivery and melodic instrumentation. The song addresses the apartheid-era legislation that segregated communities, using music to challenge systemic injustice and foster unity. As a cornerstone of Dube's early discography, it helped define the sound of the 1990s resistance movement and remains a significant cultural touchstone in the region's musical history.