It Took so Long

Woah, it took so long
Yeah, it took so long
How come it took so long to loosen your tongue?
Slavery, it took so long
Suppression, it took so long
Brutality, it took so long
No justification

I've been waiting here for you
Waiting for apology to come true, yeah

Unforgivable, it took so long
Disgraceful, it took so long
Exploitation, it took so long
No justification
Well, you took your time
Woah, you took your time
Well, you took your time, did you speak your mind?

We've been waiting here for you
For your love and compassion to come true, yeah

Suffering, it took so long
Injustice, it took so long
Deportation, it took so long
No justification

We share a common past
We have not always shared the same story about that past
When I was a child almost half a century ago
The popular Danish story about the US is, was a romantic one
Such as islands, peaceful co-existence
I even remember the tales of the Danish king
Who was the first in the world to ban slave trade

We need humanity, it took so long
Compassion, it took so long
Understanding, it took so long
No justification
Woah, it took so long
Yeah, it took so long
How come it took so long?