(Aweh) Eish, my brothers, my sisters.
It’s heavy on my heart today. Let’s listen.
I’m looking at the sun setting over the land I love
But the clouds are gray, I’m calling out to the stars above
The streets are quiet, but my mind is loud with pain
We’re walking through the desert, hoping for the rain
My Zambia, why does the heart have to bleed like this?
Searching for a future, searching for the love we miss
(Yebo) The rhythm is slow, like the tears falling down
Searching for the peace in this broken, quiet town.
Zambia, I’m crying out for your soul today
Break the chains, wash the heavy weight away
We need freedom, we need peace in our hearts
Before the vision of our future falls apart
Oh, my country, won't you heal your weary face?
(Sho) We are searching for a better, brighter place.
I see the hunger in the eyes of the young and old
Living in a story that’s getting tired and cold
Where is the liberty we promised to the dawn?
(Asambe) Waiting for the light, but the light is almost gone
It feels like a breakup, losing what we used to know
Stuck in the middle, nowhere left for us to go
But I still believe in the beauty of the soil and sky
Even if we have to ask the hard questions and wonder why.
Zambia, I’m crying out for your soul today
Break the chains, wash the heavy weight away
We need freedom, we need peace in our hearts
Before the vision of our future falls apart
Oh, my country, won't you heal your weary face?
(Sharp sharp) We are searching for a better, brighter place.
Can you hear the log drum beating for the pain?
(Eish) Washing out the sorrow like a heavy summer rain
I want to see us smiling, I want to see us free
Walking hand in hand, just you and me
(Let's go) We need a change, we need a brand new day
Don't let the darkness take our hope away.
So keep the faith, even when the road is long
We’ll find the melody inside our broken song
Zambia, you are more than the silence in the night
We will keep on striving until we get it right
(Aweh) One love, one people, one dream to hold
Turning all our sadness into stories to be told.
Zambia, I’m crying out for your soul today
Break the chains, wash the heavy weight away
We need freedom, we need peace in our hearts
Before the vision of our future falls apart
Oh, my country, won't you heal your weary face?
We are searching for a better, brighter place.
We are searching... (peace in our hearts)
Zambia, heal your face (freedom is coming)
Just a little more strength, my people.
(Sho) Peace is coming home.
(Yebo) Peace.