[male
vocals] [
Intro] (
Slow,
steady
bass
line)
Yeah
culture
man
kemba
wanjimbo
the
dumpi
conquorer
Sometimes
the
silence
is
the
loudest
sound
When
you're
far
from
the
place
you
call
home
I’
ve
been
walking
this
road
for
a
long
time
Listen
[Verse 1] I
remember
the
day
I
left
my
mother’
s
gate
Thinking
the
world
was
waiting
for
my
fate
But
the
wind
shifted
and
the
sky
turned
grey
I’
ve
been
wandering
in
the
shadows
since
that
day
I’
ve
been
sleeping
on
the
floors
of
strangers'
halls
Listening
to
the
echo
of
the
empty
walls
My
stomach
hollow
and
my
spirit
thin
Wondering
where
the
light
is
supposed
to
begin
[Chorus] I
have
been
alone
for
a
long
time,
so
long
Without
my
family,
where
do
I
belong?
While
they
are
back
there
in
the
sun
and
rain
I
am
here
struggling
with
this
silent
pain
Strangers
give
me
crumbs
just
to
help
me
stand
A
broken
heart
in
a
foreign
land
Yeah,
I
have
been
alone
for
a
long
time
[Verse 2] I
see
people
passing
with
their
heads
held
high
They
don't
see
the
teardrop
in
my
tired
eye
I
ask
for
a
little,
I
ask
for
a
grace
Just
to
survive
in
this
cold,
hard
place
Back
in
my
country,
they
move
on
with
life
Unaware
of
my
struggle,
unaware
of
my
strife
But
the
hardship
I
faced,
it
forged
my
bone
It
taught
me
to
survive
when
I’
m
all
alone
[Chorus] I
have
been
alone
for
a
long
time,
so
long
I
have
been
alone
for
a
long
time,
so
long
Without
my
family,
where
do
I
belong?
While
they
are
back
there
in
the
sun
and
rain
I
am
here
struggling
with
this
silent
pain
Strangers
give
me
crumbs
just
to
help
me
stand
A
broken
heart
in
a
foreign
land
Yeah,
I
have
been
alone
for
a
long
time
[Bridge] It’
s
the
fire
that
burns,
it’
s
the
rain
that
falls
It’
s
the
wisdom
I
gain
behind
these
walls
I
am
not
the
man
I
was
before
I
went
My
soul
is
tired
and
my
strength
is
spent
But
I
rise,
oh
yes,
I
rise
[Verse 3] If
you
see
me
walking,
don’
t
look
away
I’
m
just
a
man
with
a
debt
to
pay
To
the
life
that
broke
me
and
built
me
tall
I’
m
standing
upright
after
the
fall
My
family
is
distant,
but
my
heart
is
wide
I’
ve
got
nothing
left
to
lose
and
nothing
to
hide
This
is
my
story,
written
in
the
dust
In
the
hands
of
the
stranger,
I
put
my
trust
[Chorus] I
have
been
alone
for
a
long
time,
so
long
Without
my
family,
where
do
I
belong?
While
they
are
back
there
in
the
sun
and
rain
I
am
here
struggling
with
this
silent
pain
Strangers
give
me
crumbs
just
to
help
me
stand
A
broken
heart
in
a
foreign
land
Yeah,
I
have
been
alone
for
a
long
time
[Outro] For
a
long
time
Hardship
made
me
who
I
am
today
Keep
walking,
keep
pushing
Even
when
the
road
is
long
I’
m
still
here
Still
standing
Yeah