Jua
linachomoza,
naamka
salama
Lakini
moyoni,
kimejaa
kiama
Kila
hatua
ninayopiga
mbele
Inarudi
nyuma,
naambulia
kelele
Nimejaribu
kupambana
usiku
na
mchana
Mbona
milango
yote
I’m
breaking
down
inside,
can
anyone
see?
This
heavy
shadow
is
swallowing
I’m
running
out
of
breath,
I’m
running
Trying
to
climb
this
mountain,
but
I
lose
my
mind.
that
I
push,
the
further
that
I
I’m
screaming
in
the
dark,
but
no
one
hears
my
call.
(Brief 0.5-second silence on the instruments)
Sir Nixy (Whispered): Yeah, my back is against the wall...
Chorus
Maisha
haya
magumu,
Every
time
I
work
hard,
thinking
I’m
finally
free,
Nadondoka
chini,
nazama
baharini,
The
more
I
fight
the
waves,
the
more
I
sink
into
the
Kwani
nina
kosa
gani,
niliwahi
kufanya?
Mbona
wengine
wanacheka,
mimi
nalia?
What
did
I
do
to
deserve
Why
am
I
the
only
one
drowning
in
this
Ee
Mola
wa
rehema,
Oh
Lord
of
mercy,
hear
my
cry
tonight.
Verse 2
Machozi
yamekausha
mashavu
yangu
yote
jibu
kwenye
giza
la
usiku
kucha
Wenzangu
wanapata,
mimi
nakosa
hata
chembe
Mkono
wa
shida
umenishika
koo,
unanikaba
I
cry
out
to
the
sky,
but
the
echo
in
this
maze
of
endless
hii
ndio
hatima
bado
niko
hai,
Sir
Nixy?
nateseka
hivi,
bila
I’m
running
out
of
breath,
I’m
running
out
Trying
to
climb
this
mountain,
but
I
lose
The
harder
that
I
push,
the
further
that
I
I’m
screaming
in
the
dark,
but
no
one
hears
my
call.
my
back
is
against
the
Maisha
haya
magumu,
Every
time
I
work
hard,
thinking
I’m
finally
free,
Nadondoka
chini,
nazama
baharini,
The
more
I
fight
the
waves,
the
more
I
sink
Kwani
nina
kosa
gani,
niliwahi
kufanya?
Mbona
wengine
wanacheka,
mimi
nalia?
What
did
I
do
to
deserve
Why
am
I
the
only
one
drowning
in
this
Ee
Mola
wa
rehema,
sikia
Oh
Lord
of
mercy,
hear
my
cry
tonight.
Bridge
(Instrumentation: Percussion stops completely. Violin holds a single, low, mourning note. The acoustic guitar is stripped back to a simple, raw strum.)
Vocal Cue:
(Background Ad-libs: Sir Nixy... Lord hear me now...)
Binadamu
wananicheka,
wanasema
nimefeli
Wanajua
nimekwisha,
sina
thamani
tena
But
they
don’t
know
the
battles
I
fight
inside
see
the
tears
that
I
try
to
hide.
feel
my
pain.
Outro: The Turning Point (Hope)
(Instrumentation: The tempo remains slow, but the acoustic guitar chord changes from the sad minor keys into a bright, warm, hopeful Major key. Violin transitions from "weeping" to a smooth, uplifting melody.)
Vocal Cue:
Lakini
najisemea
moyoni,
sitakata
tamaa
Machozi
haya
ya
leo,
siku
moja,
chini
ya
hili
jua
Giza
litatoweka,
mawingu
yatafunguka
One
day
under
the
sky,
I
will
The
storm
will
pass,
and
I’ll
find
my
tu...
ipo
siku.
Vocal Cue:
Sir
Nixy
will
rise
again.