After high school Chad Stokes traveled with his next door neighbors, who were a pastor's family, to Zimbabwe in West Africa. He met a man named Elias, whom he befriended. Elias's dream was for his sons to leave section 17 and attend school. The song is also just about how horrible of a state Zimbabwe is in right now (Aids, malnourishment, poverty). He tries to reach out to his fans to help Zimbabwe in their upside down state right now. You can donate to the Elias Fund, started by Chad, to help out Zimbabweans. The beginning of the song is in the language Shona and is saying "Are you strong" answered with "I am strong if you are strong", a common greeting in Zimbabwe.
After high school Chad Stokes traveled with his next door neighbors, who were a pastor's family, to Zimbabwe in West Africa. He met a man named Elias, whom he befriended. Elias's dream was for his sons to leave section 17 and attend school. The song is also just about how horrible of a state Zimbabwe is in right now (Aids, malnourishment, poverty). He tries to reach out to his fans to help Zimbabwe in their upside down state right now. You can donate to the Elias Fund, started by Chad, to help out Zimbabweans. The beginning of the song is in the language Shona and is saying "Are you strong" answered with "I am strong if you are strong", a common greeting in Zimbabwe.