[female
vocals] (
Soft
mbira
melody
fades
in)
Oh,
the
silence
in
the
house
is
heavy
now
Ten
hearts
beating,
and
now
the
fire
is
cold
Lord,
hear
my
cry
for
our
family
Five
days
apart,
you
took
them
home
My
aunt
and
uncle,
left
us
here
alone
The
shadows
growing
longer
in
the
yard
It’
s
getting
harder,
really
so
hard
We
were
a
circle,
ten
souls
strong
Now
the
melody
is
missing
its
song
Only
two
of
us
left
to
face
the
rain
How
do
we
carry
all
of
this
pain?
Oh,
Mhuri
yekwedu,
where
did
they
go?
The
river
is
dry
where
the
love
used
to
flow
Two
voices
left
in
a
house
of
the
dead
With
nothing
but
tears
and
the
words
unsaid
Meari,
please,
look
down
on
our
name
Before
we’
re
nothing
but
ghosts
in
the
frame
I
remember
the
laughter,
the
Sunday
heat
The
sound
of
the
children
playing
in
the
street
Now
every
corner
is
covered
in
dust
Faith
is
the
only
thing
left
that
we
trust
Ten
were
the
branches,
the
tree
stood
tall
Watching
the
winter
take
them
all
Only
two
roots
remain
in
the
ground
Is
there
a
peace
that
can
finally
be
found?
Oh,
Mhuri
yekwedu,
where
did
they
go?
The
river
is
dry
where
the
love
used
to
flow
Two
voices
left
in
a
house
of
the
dead
With
nothing
but
tears
and
the
words
unsaid
Meari,
please,
look
down
on
our
name
Before
we’
re
nothing
but
ghosts
in
the
frame
Can
you
stop
the
clock?
Can
you
hold
the
tide?
There’
s
no
more
room
for
the
grief
inside
We
are
reaching
out,
we
are
calling
your
light
Save
what
is
left
of
our
family
tonight
Oh,
Mhuri
yekwedu,
where
did
they
go?
The
river
is
dry
where
the
love
used
to
flow
Two
voices
left
in
a
house
of
the
dead
With
nothing
but
tears
and
the
words
unsaid
Meari,
please,
look
down
on
our
name
Before
we’
re
nothing
but
ghosts
in
the
frame
Just
two
of
us
now
In
the
quiet,
we
remain
Lord,
have
mercy
on
us (
Mbira
fades
into
silence)