Darkness and Trees (Reprise) lyrics
Darkness and Trees (Reprise)
GARTH (spoken)
Finally, out of the darkness, my bus arrives at
The Salvation Army camp
ALL EXCEPT GARTH AND MUHUMUZA
Kati ya giza
MUHUMUZA (spoken)
We pass through a large gate and the bus pulls
To a stop. And through the windows — out
There in the darkness — we see all these people
Coming out of the buildings
ALL
Ghafla mwangaza
GARTH (spoken)
We rarely use them, but everyone’s dusted off their
Salvation Army uniforms to welcome these people
MUHUMUZA (spoken)
There are soldiers everywhere
ALL
Pande zote sisi
MUHUMUZA (spoken)
The man at the front opens the door
GARTH (spoken)
I say, “Here you are. Out you go.” But he
Doesn’t understand. And he’s not getting off
None of them are
ALL
Giza na miti
GARTH (spoken)
But then I notice his wife — well, she’s
Clutching a bible. Now, obviously I can’t read
It, but their bible — it’ll have the same number
System ours does — so I ask to see it
And I’m searching for something and then in
Philippians 4:6. I give ‘em their bible and I’m
Pointing, saying, look! Philippians 4:6 — Be
Anxious for nothing. Be anxious for nothing
GARTH & MUHUMUZA (spoken)
And that’s how we started speaking the same
Language
ALL
Kati ya giza
(Out of the darkness)
Ghafla mwangaza
(Suddenly brightness)
Ma-badiliko
(Everything changes)
Giza na miti
(Darkness and trees)
Kati ya giza
(Out of the darkness)
Ma-badiliko
(Suddenly light)
All Out of the darkness
Kati ya giza Suddenly brightness
Ghafla mwangaza Everything changes
Ma-badiliko Darkness and trees
Giza na miti Out of the darkness
Kati ya giza Suddenly light
Ma-badiliko
Last Update: June, 24th 2017