[male vocals] Searching
for
the
pieces
of
the
man
that
I
once
knew (
Can
you
hear
the
silence?) 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
Staring
at
the
ceiling,
wondering
where
the
time
went
Just
a
ghost
in
the
hallway,
paying
for
a
quiet
rent
I’
m
driftin’
in
the
shadow
of
these
hospital
walls
Waiting
for
the
echo
when
the
emergency
calls
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’
m
the
one
who
watches
while
you
dream
away
Carrying
the
weight
until
the
break
of
day
I’
m
the
man
behind
the
painless
surgery
Just
another
soul,
lost
in
this
misery
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
Cold
coffee
on
the
desk,
feeling
the
hollow
ache
How
much
more
can
one
man
take
for
heaven’
s
sake?
The
separation’
s
killing
me,
I’
m
fading
out
of
view
Searching
for
the
pieces
of
the
man
that
I
once
knew
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’
m
the
one
who
watches
while
you
dream
away
Carrying
the
weight
until
the
break
of
day
I’
m
the
man
behind
the
painless
surgery
Just
another
soul,
lost
in
this
misery
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
They
look
right
through
me,
see
a
ghost
in
a
gown
While
my
world
is
crumbling,
falling
to
the
ground
I’
m
the
backbone,
but
I’
m
breaking
in
the
dark
Trying
to
ignite
a
dying,
flickering
spark
My
heart
is
tired,
feelin’
like
I’
m
hollowed
out
Lost
in
the
silence,
drowning
in
the
doubt
I
sacrifice
the
love
for
the
duty
in
my
hands
Building
up
a
life
on
sinking,
shiftin’
sands
I’
m
giving
everything,
but
taking
nothing
home
Just
a
king
in
the
theatre,
sitting
on
a
lonely
throne (
Oh,
so
lonely) (
Yeah,
just
me
and
the
monitor
beeping)
Still
I
serve,
but
who’
s
serving
me?
Just
a
man
in
the
night,
in
this
bittersweet
tragedy
No
one
sees
the
tears
behind
the
mask
Just
another
shift,
just
another
task
Alone
in
the
night
Yeah,
all
alone
in
the
night
Alone
in
the
night
Yeah,
all
alone
in
the
night (
Fade
out
with 808
pulse) (
Just
the
beep...
just
the
silence...)