When I was a young boy I tried to listen
And I wanna feel like that,
Little white shadows blink and miss them
Part of a system, I am
If wewe ever feel like something's missing
Things you'll never understand,
Little white shadows sparkle and glisten,
Part of a system, a plan
All this noise I'm waking up
All this space I'm taking up
All this sound is breaking up
Ooh oh ooh
Maybe you'll get what wewe wanted
Maybe you'll stumble upon it
Everything wewe ever wanted
In a permanent state
Maybe you'll know when wewe see it
Maybe if wewe say it you'll mean it
And when wewe find it you'll keep it
In a permanent state, a permanent state
When I was a young boy I tried to listen,
Don't wewe wanna feel like that?
You're part of the human race
All of the stars in the outer space,
Part of a system, a plan
All this noise I'm waking up
All this space I'm taking up
I cannot hear you're breaking up
Woaaooh
Maybe you'll get what wewe wanted
Maybe you'll stumble upon it
Everything wewe ever wanted
In a permanent state
Maybe you'll know when wewe see it
Maybe if wewe say it you'll mean it
And when wewe find it you'll keep it
In a permanent state, a permanent state
Swimmin' on a sea of faces
The tide of the human races, oh
An answer now is what I need
I see it in the new sun rising and
See it break on your horizon, oh
Come on love, stay with me
And I wanna feel like that,
Little white shadows blink and miss them
Part of a system, I am
If wewe ever feel like something's missing
Things you'll never understand,
Little white shadows sparkle and glisten,
Part of a system, a plan
All this noise I'm waking up
All this space I'm taking up
All this sound is breaking up
Ooh oh ooh
Maybe you'll get what wewe wanted
Maybe you'll stumble upon it
Everything wewe ever wanted
In a permanent state
Maybe you'll know when wewe see it
Maybe if wewe say it you'll mean it
And when wewe find it you'll keep it
In a permanent state, a permanent state
When I was a young boy I tried to listen,
Don't wewe wanna feel like that?
You're part of the human race
All of the stars in the outer space,
Part of a system, a plan
All this noise I'm waking up
All this space I'm taking up
I cannot hear you're breaking up
Woaaooh
Maybe you'll get what wewe wanted
Maybe you'll stumble upon it
Everything wewe ever wanted
In a permanent state
Maybe you'll know when wewe see it
Maybe if wewe say it you'll mean it
And when wewe find it you'll keep it
In a permanent state, a permanent state
Swimmin' on a sea of faces
The tide of the human races, oh
An answer now is what I need
I see it in the new sun rising and
See it break on your horizon, oh
Come on love, stay with me
So I waited for you
What wouldn't I do
And I'm covered it's true
I'm covered in you
And if I ever want proof
I find it in you
Yeah I honestly do
In wewe I find proof
Light and dark
Bright spark
Light and dark
And then light
So I waited all day
What wouldn't I say
And are there things in your way
Things happen that way
Oh and if I ever want proof
Then I find it in you
Oh, yeah I honestly do
In wewe I find proof
Light and dark
Bright spark
Light and dark
And then light
Light, light, light, light
What wouldn't I do
And I'm covered it's true
I'm covered in you
And if I ever want proof
I find it in you
Yeah I honestly do
In wewe I find proof
Light and dark
Bright spark
Light and dark
And then light
So I waited all day
What wouldn't I say
And are there things in your way
Things happen that way
Oh and if I ever want proof
Then I find it in you
Oh, yeah I honestly do
In wewe I find proof
Light and dark
Bright spark
Light and dark
And then light
Light, light, light, light
pour me.
floatin' out to see
an opportunity that went by.
pour you.
now what wewe gonna do?
now what wewe gonna do?
wewe just cry.
pour me, so blind i couldn't see
the flowers au the trees, i don't know why.
pour you.
wewe mgawanyiko, baidisha yourself in two.
now what wewe gonna do?
wewe just cry.
i hear you.
come nearer.
i hear wewe but i don't understand.
i hear wewe .
come nearer.
i hear wewe but i don't understand.
pour me.
floating out to see.
an opportunity that went by.
pour you.
now what wewe gonna do?
now what wewe gonna do?
wewe just cry.
i hear you.
come nearer.
i hear you, but i don't understand.
i hear you.
come nearer.
i hear wewe but i don't understand.
i don't understand.
i don't understand.
floatin' out to see
an opportunity that went by.
pour you.
now what wewe gonna do?
now what wewe gonna do?
wewe just cry.
pour me, so blind i couldn't see
the flowers au the trees, i don't know why.
pour you.
wewe mgawanyiko, baidisha yourself in two.
now what wewe gonna do?
wewe just cry.
i hear you.
come nearer.
i hear wewe but i don't understand.
i hear wewe .
come nearer.
i hear wewe but i don't understand.
pour me.
floating out to see.
an opportunity that went by.
pour you.
now what wewe gonna do?
now what wewe gonna do?
wewe just cry.
i hear you.
come nearer.
i hear you, but i don't understand.
i hear you.
come nearer.
i hear wewe but i don't understand.
i don't understand.
i don't understand.
There's a wild wind blowing
Down the corner of my street
Every night there the headlights are glowing
There's a cold war coming
On the radio I heard
Baby it's a violent world
Oh upendo don't let me go
Won't wewe take me where the streetlights glow
I could hear it coming
I could hear the sirens sound
Now my feet won't touch the ground
Time came a-creepin'
Oh and time's a loaded gun
Every road is a ray of light
It goes o-o-on
Time only can lead wewe on
Still it's such a beautiful night
Oh upendo don't let me go
Won't wewe take me where the streetlights glow
I could hear it coming
Like a serenade of sound
Now my feet won't touch the ground
Gravity release me
And dont ever hold me down
Now my feet won't touch the ground.
Down the corner of my street
Every night there the headlights are glowing
There's a cold war coming
On the radio I heard
Baby it's a violent world
Oh upendo don't let me go
Won't wewe take me where the streetlights glow
I could hear it coming
I could hear the sirens sound
Now my feet won't touch the ground
Time came a-creepin'
Oh and time's a loaded gun
Every road is a ray of light
It goes o-o-on
Time only can lead wewe on
Still it's such a beautiful night
Oh upendo don't let me go
Won't wewe take me where the streetlights glow
I could hear it coming
Like a serenade of sound
Now my feet won't touch the ground
Gravity release me
And dont ever hold me down
Now my feet won't touch the ground.
In my place, in my place
Were lines that I couldn't change
I was lost, oh yeah
I was lost, I was Lost
Crossed lines I shouldn't have crossed
I was lost, oh yeah
Yeah, how long must wewe wait for him?
Yeah, how long must wewe pay for him?
Yeah, how long must wewe wait for him?
I was scared, I was scared
Tired and underprepared
But I wait for wewe
If wewe go, if wewe go
Leaving me here on my own
Well I wait for wewe
Yeah, how long must wewe wait for him?
Yeah, how long must wewe pay for him?
Yeah, how long must wewe wait for him?
Please, please, please
Come on and sing to me
To me, me
Come on and sing it out, out, out
Come on and sing it now, now, now
Come on and sing it
In my place, in my place
Were lines that I couldn't change
I was lost, oh yeah
Oh yeah
Were lines that I couldn't change
I was lost, oh yeah
I was lost, I was Lost
Crossed lines I shouldn't have crossed
I was lost, oh yeah
Yeah, how long must wewe wait for him?
Yeah, how long must wewe pay for him?
Yeah, how long must wewe wait for him?
I was scared, I was scared
Tired and underprepared
But I wait for wewe
If wewe go, if wewe go
Leaving me here on my own
Well I wait for wewe
Yeah, how long must wewe wait for him?
Yeah, how long must wewe pay for him?
Yeah, how long must wewe wait for him?
Please, please, please
Come on and sing to me
To me, me
Come on and sing it out, out, out
Come on and sing it now, now, now
Come on and sing it
In my place, in my place
Were lines that I couldn't change
I was lost, oh yeah
Oh yeah
When wewe try your best, but wewe don't succeed
When wewe get what wewe want, but not what wewe need
When wewe feel so tired, but wewe can't sleep
Stuck in reverse
And the tears come streaming down your face
When wewe lose something wewe can't replace
When wewe upendo someone, but it goes to waste
Could it be worse?
Lights will guide wewe home
And ignite your bones
And I will try to fix you
And high up above au down below
When you're too in upendo to let it go
But if wewe never try you'll never know
Just what you're worth
Lights will guide wewe home
And ignite your bones
And I will try to fix you
Tears stream down your face
When wewe lose something wewe cannot replace
Tears stream down your face
And I...
Tears stream down on your face
I promise wewe I will learn from my mistakes
Tears stream down your face
And I...
Lights will guide wewe home
And ignite your bones
And I will try to fix you
When wewe get what wewe want, but not what wewe need
When wewe feel so tired, but wewe can't sleep
Stuck in reverse
And the tears come streaming down your face
When wewe lose something wewe can't replace
When wewe upendo someone, but it goes to waste
Could it be worse?
Lights will guide wewe home
And ignite your bones
And I will try to fix you
And high up above au down below
When you're too in upendo to let it go
But if wewe never try you'll never know
Just what you're worth
Lights will guide wewe home
And ignite your bones
And I will try to fix you
Tears stream down your face
When wewe lose something wewe cannot replace
Tears stream down your face
And I...
Tears stream down on your face
I promise wewe I will learn from my mistakes
Tears stream down your face
And I...
Lights will guide wewe home
And ignite your bones
And I will try to fix you
Bones, sinking like stones,
All that we fought for,
And homes, places we've grown,
All of us are done for.
And we live in a beautiful world,
Yeah we do, yeah we do,
We live in a beautiful world,
Bones, sinking like stones,
All that we fought for,
And homes, places we've grown,
All of us are done for.
And we live in a beautiful world,
Yeah we do, yeah we do,
We live in a beautiful world.
And we live in a beautiful world,
Yeah we do, yeah we do,
We live in a beautiful world.
Oh, all that I know,
There's nothing here to run from,
Cause, yeah, everybody here's got somebody to lean on.
All that we fought for,
And homes, places we've grown,
All of us are done for.
And we live in a beautiful world,
Yeah we do, yeah we do,
We live in a beautiful world,
Bones, sinking like stones,
All that we fought for,
And homes, places we've grown,
All of us are done for.
And we live in a beautiful world,
Yeah we do, yeah we do,
We live in a beautiful world.
And we live in a beautiful world,
Yeah we do, yeah we do,
We live in a beautiful world.
Oh, all that I know,
There's nothing here to run from,
Cause, yeah, everybody here's got somebody to lean on.
All winter, we got carried
Oh way over on the rooftops let's get married.
All summer we just hurried
so come over, just be patient, and don't worry.
So come over, just be patient, and don't worry.
So come over, just be patient, and don't worry.
And don't worry.
No I don't wanna battle from beginning to end;
I don't want a cycle of recycled revenge;
I don't wanna follow death and all his friends.
No I don't wanna battle from beginning to end;
I don't wanna cycle, recycle revenge;
I don't wanna follow death and all of his friends.
Oh way over on the rooftops let's get married.
All summer we just hurried
so come over, just be patient, and don't worry.
So come over, just be patient, and don't worry.
So come over, just be patient, and don't worry.
And don't worry.
No I don't wanna battle from beginning to end;
I don't want a cycle of recycled revenge;
I don't wanna follow death and all his friends.
No I don't wanna battle from beginning to end;
I don't wanna cycle, recycle revenge;
I don't wanna follow death and all of his friends.
The lights go out and I can't be saved
Tides that I tried to swim against
Have brought me down upon my knees
Oh I beg, I beg and plead singing
Come out of things unsaid
Shoot an apple off my head and a
Trouble that cant be named
A tiger's waiting to be tamed singing
wewe are
wewe are
Confusion never stops
Closing walls and ticking clocks
Gonna come back and take wewe home
I could not stop that wewe now know singing
Come out upon my seas,
Cursed missed opportunities
Am I a part of the cure
au am I part of the disease, singing
wewe are, wewe are, wewe are
wewe are, wewe are, wewe are
And nothing else compares
And nothing else compares
And nothing else compares
wewe are
wewe are
Home, nyumbani where I wanted to go
Home, nyumbani where I wanted to go
Home, nyumbani where I wanted to go
Home, nyumbani where I wanted to go
Tides that I tried to swim against
Have brought me down upon my knees
Oh I beg, I beg and plead singing
Come out of things unsaid
Shoot an apple off my head and a
Trouble that cant be named
A tiger's waiting to be tamed singing
wewe are
wewe are
Confusion never stops
Closing walls and ticking clocks
Gonna come back and take wewe home
I could not stop that wewe now know singing
Come out upon my seas,
Cursed missed opportunities
Am I a part of the cure
au am I part of the disease, singing
wewe are, wewe are, wewe are
wewe are, wewe are, wewe are
And nothing else compares
And nothing else compares
And nothing else compares
wewe are
wewe are
Home, nyumbani where I wanted to go
Home, nyumbani where I wanted to go
Home, nyumbani where I wanted to go
Home, nyumbani where I wanted to go
At night they would go walking ‘till the breaking of the day,
The morning is for sleeping…
Through the dark streets they go searching to see God in their own way,
Save the nighttime for your weeping…
Your weeping…
imba la lalalalala la lé…
And the night over London, hey…
So we rode down to the river where the toiling ghosts spring,
For their curses to be broken…
We’d go underneath the arches where the witches are in the saying,
There are ghost towns in the ocean…
The ocean…
imba la lalalalala la lé…
And the night over London, ey…
God is in the houses and God is in my head… and all the cemeteries in London…
I see God come in my garden, but I don’t know what he said,
For my moyo it wasn’t open….
Not open…
imba la lalalalala la lé…
And the night over London, ey…
imba la lalalalala la lé…
There’s no light over London today…
The morning is for sleeping…
Through the dark streets they go searching to see God in their own way,
Save the nighttime for your weeping…
Your weeping…
imba la lalalalala la lé…
And the night over London, hey…
So we rode down to the river where the toiling ghosts spring,
For their curses to be broken…
We’d go underneath the arches where the witches are in the saying,
There are ghost towns in the ocean…
The ocean…
imba la lalalalala la lé…
And the night over London, ey…
God is in the houses and God is in my head… and all the cemeteries in London…
I see God come in my garden, but I don’t know what he said,
For my moyo it wasn’t open….
Not open…
imba la lalalalala la lé…
And the night over London, ey…
imba la lalalalala la lé…
There’s no light over London today…