If we never found this love
If we never took that road
If we hadn't had the heart
We wouldn't have this home
Love, upendo will take you
Love, upendo will take wewe there
Love, upendo will take you
Love, upendo will take wewe there
In this world the moyo beats slow
In my arms let's share the cold
In my eyes you’re all I've known
Darling let's go home
Love, upendo will take you
Love, upendo will take wewe there
Love, upendo will take you
Love, upendo will take wewe there
Love, upendo will take you
Love, upendo will take wewe there
Love, upendo will take you
Love, upendo will take wewe there
If we never took that road
If we hadn't had the heart
We wouldn't have this home
Love, upendo will take you
Love, upendo will take wewe there
Love, upendo will take you
Love, upendo will take wewe there
In this world the moyo beats slow
In my arms let's share the cold
In my eyes you’re all I've known
Darling let's go home
Love, upendo will take you
Love, upendo will take wewe there
Love, upendo will take you
Love, upendo will take wewe there
Love, upendo will take you
Love, upendo will take wewe there
Love, upendo will take you
Love, upendo will take wewe there
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Life on earth is changing
Life on earth is ending
And time on earth is ending
And time on earth is changing
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Life on earth is ending
Life on earth is changing
And time on earth is changing
And time on earth is ending
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Life on earth is changing
Life on earth is ending
And time on earth is ending
And time on earth is changing
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Life on earth is ending
Life on earth is changing
And time on earth is changing
And time on earth is ending
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Last born of the clan
First one to be free
Lived inside a house
Beneath the hanging tree
Loved them deadly nights
That chilled him to the bone
Words were cried at night
In unforgiving tones
Blood of his men was gone beneath snow
He picked up his kisu and his bow
Killer of Jonathan Low
Violence from without
And anger from within
Crawling through the fields
Informing inayofuata of kin
They all turned their backs
But they all knew his name
And if he could return
They'd probably do the same
Blood of his Marafiki was gone beneath snow
For all that I know, he died
Killer of Jonathan Low
The blood of his Marafiki was gone beneath snow
For all that I know, he died
Killer of Jonathan Low
First one to be free
Lived inside a house
Beneath the hanging tree
Loved them deadly nights
That chilled him to the bone
Words were cried at night
In unforgiving tones
Blood of his men was gone beneath snow
He picked up his kisu and his bow
Killer of Jonathan Low
Violence from without
And anger from within
Crawling through the fields
Informing inayofuata of kin
They all turned their backs
But they all knew his name
And if he could return
They'd probably do the same
Blood of his Marafiki was gone beneath snow
For all that I know, he died
Killer of Jonathan Low
The blood of his Marafiki was gone beneath snow
For all that I know, he died
Killer of Jonathan Low
An innocent child in New Orleans
A simple girl from simple means
Walked the rails
Rode her thumb
She hitched a ride with everyone
The regular, she’d rearrange
The girl knew how to chop and change
Chop and change (Ooo)
Chop and change (Yeah)
Chop and change (Oh, oh, oh)
Chop and change (Yeah) alright
Took a job working late
Jacking cars from out of state
She found no upendo in this town
So she’d never mess around
Had no luck, but ain’t it strange
The girl knew how to chop and change
Chop and change (Oh, oh)
Chop and change (Come on, come on, come on, come on yeah)
Chop and change (Chop and change)
Chop and change (Oh)
Alright
A simple girl from simple means
Walked the rails
Rode her thumb
She hitched a ride with everyone
The regular, she’d rearrange
The girl knew how to chop and change
Chop and change (Ooo)
Chop and change (Yeah)
Chop and change (Oh, oh, oh)
Chop and change (Yeah) alright
Took a job working late
Jacking cars from out of state
She found no upendo in this town
So she’d never mess around
Had no luck, but ain’t it strange
The girl knew how to chop and change
Chop and change (Oh, oh)
Chop and change (Come on, come on, come on, come on yeah)
Chop and change (Chop and change)
Chop and change (Oh)
Alright
Your lips are nettles
Your tongue is wine
Your laughter’s liquid
But your body’s pine
wewe upendo all sailors
But hate the beach
wewe say come touch me
But you’re always out of reach
In the dark wewe tell me of a flower
That only blooms in the violet hour
Your arms are lovely
Yellow and rose
Your back’s a meadow
Covered in snow
Your thighs are thistles
And hot-house grapes
wewe breathe your sweet breath
And have me wait
In the dark wewe tell me of a flower
That only blooms in the violet hour
I turn the lights out
I clean the sheets
wewe change the station
Turned up the heat
And now you’re sitting
Upon your chair
You’ve got me Tangled up
Inside your beautiful black hair
In the dark wewe tell me of a flower
That only blooms in the violet hour
In the dark wewe tell me of a flower
That only blooms in the violet hour
Your tongue is wine
Your laughter’s liquid
But your body’s pine
wewe upendo all sailors
But hate the beach
wewe say come touch me
But you’re always out of reach
In the dark wewe tell me of a flower
That only blooms in the violet hour
Your arms are lovely
Yellow and rose
Your back’s a meadow
Covered in snow
Your thighs are thistles
And hot-house grapes
wewe breathe your sweet breath
And have me wait
In the dark wewe tell me of a flower
That only blooms in the violet hour
I turn the lights out
I clean the sheets
wewe change the station
Turned up the heat
And now you’re sitting
Upon your chair
You’ve got me Tangled up
Inside your beautiful black hair
In the dark wewe tell me of a flower
That only blooms in the violet hour
In the dark wewe tell me of a flower
That only blooms in the violet hour
Situations are critical
wewe got to look first before wewe go
If wewe wasn’t too sure then now wewe know
The situations are critical
Wait, ok, you’ve got to look before wewe go
Wait, ok, you’ve got to look before wewe go
Deep into the darkness where I hide
The monsters are buried down deep inside
wewe never know when they’re satisfied
Buried down deep where the sun don’t shine
The monsters are buried down deep inside but
Wait, ok, you’ve got to look before wewe go
You’re wasting away, ok, you’ve got to look before wewe go
Deep into the darkness where I hide
Deep into the darkness where I hide
Wait, ok, you’ve got to look before wewe go
Oh wait, ok, you’ve got to look before wewe go
You’re wasting away, ok, you’ve got to look before wewe go
Deep into the darkness where I hide
Deep into the darkness where I hide
Deep into the darkness
wewe got to look first before wewe go
If wewe wasn’t too sure then now wewe know
The situations are critical
Wait, ok, you’ve got to look before wewe go
Wait, ok, you’ve got to look before wewe go
Deep into the darkness where I hide
The monsters are buried down deep inside
wewe never know when they’re satisfied
Buried down deep where the sun don’t shine
The monsters are buried down deep inside but
Wait, ok, you’ve got to look before wewe go
You’re wasting away, ok, you’ve got to look before wewe go
Deep into the darkness where I hide
Deep into the darkness where I hide
Wait, ok, you’ve got to look before wewe go
Oh wait, ok, you’ve got to look before wewe go
You’re wasting away, ok, you’ve got to look before wewe go
Deep into the darkness where I hide
Deep into the darkness where I hide
Deep into the darkness
A tear in my brain
Allows the voices in
They wanna push wewe off the path
With their frequency wires
And wewe can do no wrong
In my eyes
In my eyes
wewe can do no wrong
In my eyes
In my eyes
A drunken salesman
Your hearing damage
Your mind is restless
They say you’re getting better
But wewe don’t feel any better
(In my eyes
In my eyes)
Your speakers are blowing
Your ears are wrecking
Your hearing damage
wewe wish wewe felt better
wewe wish wewe felt better
(In my eyes
A better place)
wewe can do no wrong
In my eyes
In my eyes
wewe can do no wrong
In my eyes
In my eyes
In my eyes
In my eyes
In my eyes
In my eyes
Allows the voices in
They wanna push wewe off the path
With their frequency wires
And wewe can do no wrong
In my eyes
In my eyes
wewe can do no wrong
In my eyes
In my eyes
A drunken salesman
Your hearing damage
Your mind is restless
They say you’re getting better
But wewe don’t feel any better
(In my eyes
In my eyes)
Your speakers are blowing
Your ears are wrecking
Your hearing damage
wewe wish wewe felt better
wewe wish wewe felt better
(In my eyes
A better place)
wewe can do no wrong
In my eyes
In my eyes
wewe can do no wrong
In my eyes
In my eyes
In my eyes
In my eyes
In my eyes
In my eyes
The saa has begun
Your eyes have now opened
To a world where madness craves
To a world where hope’s enslaved
Oh I tremble for my upendo always
Your window’s opened wide
Your innocence takes flight
To a world where madness craves
To a world where hope’s enslaved
Oh I tremble for my upendo always
It’s a world where madness craves
It’s a world where hope’s enslaved
Oh I tremble for my upendo always
It’s a world where madness craves
It’s a world where hope’s enslaved
Yeah I tremble for wewe upendo always
Your eyes have now opened
To a world where madness craves
To a world where hope’s enslaved
Oh I tremble for my upendo always
Your window’s opened wide
Your innocence takes flight
To a world where madness craves
To a world where hope’s enslaved
Oh I tremble for my upendo always
It’s a world where madness craves
It’s a world where hope’s enslaved
Oh I tremble for my upendo always
It’s a world where madness craves
It’s a world where hope’s enslaved
Yeah I tremble for wewe upendo always