(Ayy, yoh)
It’s cold in the theatre tonight
Just me, the machine, and the silence
Yeah
2019, they moved me from Mufulira town
Left my home, left my wife, Ronald Ross behind
They brought me here to Kakoso, Chililabombwe
Two long years, alone, day and night, just me
Thinking 'bout the life that I left in the dust
Is this sacrifice really worth the trust?
I am the man behind the painless surgery
You never see my face, but I hold your life in me
I have given all I have, with no thanks to show
But still I rise, still I serve, still I don't let go
Yeah, I don't let go
They promised my wife a job, a place in health
But seven years have passed, 2026, still nothing left
I wake at midnight, leave my children sleeping
To save a life, while my own family is waiting
It's a bitter pill, swallowing the pain inside
Watching all my dreams just slowly subside
I am the man behind the painless surgery
You never see my face, but I hold your life in me
I have given all I have, with no thanks to show
But still I rise, still I serve, still I don't let go
I have taught my juniors, shared all my skills
I have run to help others when they could not do it still
I have served the wards, the theatre, every cadre
But all my work falls on ears that do not hear
I’m just a ghost in the scrubs, fading to grey
Waiting for a light at the end of the day
My heart is tired, heavy like the stone
Working for a system that leaves me alone
But the souls that I save, they keep me alive
Even when the silence says I shouldn't survive
I am the man behind the painless surgery
You never see my face, but I hold your life in me
I have given all I have, with no thanks to show
But still I rise, still I serve, still I don't let go
Still I don't let go
(Ayy)
Just me in the night, Chililabombwe
(Yoh)
Still serving, still lonely
Natotela