[male
vocals]
[INTRO — SLIM DON, spoken] Yeah…
Teacher
Muleya…
Slim
Don
Eeh!
Ndinapita
ku
ma
dark
days,
but
look
at
me
now…
Still
breathing.
Still
dreaming.
Still
standing.
So
today…
Tiyeni
tivine!
[FEMALE CHORUS — soulful, catchy] I
just
wanna
dance,
dance,
dance
tonight
Ndalira
kwambiri,
but
now
I'm
alright
Apa
nili
good,
everything's
alright
I'm
breathing,
I'm
grateful,
I'm
alive
I
just
wanna
dance,
dance,
dance
tonight
I
once
prayed
for
this
life,
now
it's
mine
Moyo
uyu
ni
dream,
let
me
testify
Lesa
wanga,
natotela —
I'm
alive!
[BACKING VOCALS] Apa
nili
good…
Good,
good,
good…
Natotela…
I'm
alive… ---
[VERSE 1 — SLIM DON rapping] Ndalira
kwambiri,
almost
my
whole
life
Some
days
no
food,
some
days
no
light
I
was
deprived,
but
I
never
lost
sight
Nati, “
One
day,
my
story
will
shine
bright.”
People
saw
the
struggle,
they
never
saw
the
prayer
I
was
talking
to
God
when
nobody
was
there
Now
I
wake
up
breathing,
that's
a
blessing
right
there
Money
in
my
pocket,
ndi
dream
in
the
air
I
don't
need
to
pretend,
I
survived
my
pain
Every
scar
on
my
body
got
a
story
to
explain
I
remember
those
nights
when
I
prayed
for
a
change
Now
I'm
living
that
prayer —
look
at
me
today!
[BACKING — FEMALE] Look
at
him
now…
Look
at
him
now…
[SLIM DON] So
don't
ask
me
why
I
dance
when
the
beat
comes
on
I
cried
in
the
darkness,
now
I'm
dancing
till
dawn
Life
never
promised
me
that
the
pain
would
be
gone
But
I'm
grateful
for
the
breath
that
keeps
me
moving
on. ---
[PRE-CHORUS — FEMALE + BACKING] If
you
still
breathing,
that's
a
reason
If
you
still
standing,
that's
a
reason
Moyo
wanga,
don't
stop
believing
Today
is
a
blessing,
receive
it!
[BACKING] Receive
it…
receive
it…
Natotela… ---
[CHORUS — FEMALE] I
just
wanna
dance,
dance,
dance
tonight
Ndalira
kwambiri,
but
now
I'm
alright
Apa
nili
good,
everything's
alright
I'm
breathing,
I'm
grateful,
I'm
alive
I
just
wanna
dance,
dance,
dance
tonight
I
once
prayed
for
this
life,
now
it's
mine
Moyo
uyu
ni
dream,
let
me
testify
Lesa
wanga,
natotela —
I'm
alive! ---
[VERSE 2 — SLIM DON rapping] Listen,
lesson
in
the
rhythm,
put
the
wisdom
in
the
beat
You
don't
need
to
have
everything
to
feel
complete
Sometimes
having
breath
is
enough
for
your
feet
So
get
up,
my
brother,
get
up
and
move
to
the
beat.
Nili
na
ndalama,
yes,
but
money
isn't
all
I
got
family,
I
got
purpose,
I
survived
every
fall
I
got
dreams
in
my
heart
and
I'm
answering
the
call
And
the
fact
that
I'm
alive
means
I
already
won
it
all.
Umutima
wandi
says, “
Keep
going,
don't
stop”
Even
when
the
road
gets
rough,
don't
drop
Twalumba
Lesa,
for
the
blessings
I
got
From
the
bottom
of
the
valley
to
the
mountain
top.
[BACKING VOCALS] Twalumba
Lesa…
Twalumba
Lesa…
[SLIM DON] I
remember
praying
for
the
things
I
have
today
Now
I
look
around
like, “
God,
You
made
a
way.”
Maybe
my
needs
never
finish —
that's
okay
But
I
got
too
much
to
thank
You
for
anyway. ---
[BRIDGE — FEMALE, emotional] Ndalira…
but
I'm
smiling
now
Ndayenda…
but
I'm
standing
now
I
was
broken…
but
I'm
breathing
now
So
tonight…
I'm
dancing
now!
[BACKING VOCALS] Dance
now…
dance
now…
Moyo
ulipo…
dance
now…
[SLIM DON — spoken/rapped softly] If
you're
listening
right
now,
don't
wait
until
everything
is
perfect.
Count
what
you
have.
Count
the
breath.
Count
the
people
who
love
you.
Count
the
second
chance.
Then
dance. ---
[FINAL CHORUS — FEMALE + FULL BACKING] I
just
wanna
dance,
dance,
dance
tonight
Ndalira
kwambiri,
but
now
I'm
alright
Apa
nili
good,
everything's
alright
I'm
breathing,
I'm
grateful,
I'm
alive
I
just
wanna
dance,
dance,
dance
tonight
I
once
prayed
for
this
life,
now
it's
mine
Moyo
uyu
ni
dream,
let
me
testify
Lesa
wanga,
natotela —
I'm
alive!
[BACKING — call & response] Apa
nili
good!
GOOD!
Apa
nili
good!
GOOD!
Apa
nili
good!
GOOD!
Apa
nili
good!
GOOD!
Natotela
Lesa!
NATOTELA!
Nili
na
moyo!
NILI
NA
MOYO!
[SLIM DON — OUTRO] I
cried…
I
survived…
I
prayed…
I
arrived…
And
if
tomorrow
brings
another
fight,
I'll
face
it
with
a
smile.
Because
today…
I'm
breathing.
I'm
grateful.
I'm
alive.
Teacher
Muleya…
Slim
Don…
APA
NILI
GOOD!
[FEMALE — fading] Apa
nili
good…
Apa
nili
good…
I'm
alive…
I'm
alive…