New song dropping tomorrow
and I got a few requests for lyrics...that put a huge smile on this face, no
lie...
I am known for writing love
songs...pretty words...but this time around, the words are coming so deeply
from my heart that its almost dangerous to put them out there. But I have.
So I'm not gonna talk too
much about where the song came from. I'll just say that it was raining the day
I wrote this song about four days after my first date with the most amazing man
I have ever met in my entire life and I've met a bunch hey...don't judge me, he
made a HUGE impression! Lol! :)
I just want to say thankyou
to him, for inspiring so many beautiful feelings in me.
I also want to say thankyou
to Israel, Lazarus, Nzovwa, Kasonde, Eston, Mapalo, Mwila and Suzanna for
making this music with me and to Ben for making sure this song sounded so good.
Also many thanks to Carl Hovind for
giving me permission to make my own version of the song he originally produced
for the ZedWay project. Thankyou to James for never missing a big moment. I
love you guys...
And now, the lyrics...
Nikakuona (When I See You)
"They don't understand
The way you make my heart race
And my knees shake
When you touch my hand
There's no place I'd rather be
We live in a world
Where love is so polluted
Where a boy and a girl
Is the sum total of confusion
But I know nobody like you
Your magic makes me move
Your heart becomes my truth
Nikakuona
Mutima wanga uma tunta monga ngoma
Nikakuona
Your light shines so bright
Like love in the moonlight
I got nothing to lose
You've got nothing to prove
We've got something that no one else can deny
I'll tell the story of us
To your son as he grows inside me
A seed that grew out of love
So strong like the mukwa tree
How you came out of nowhere
And swept me off my feet
Kuliye chinga wele pa kati pa weo na neo
Mutima wangu ni wako
I know nobody like you
Your magic makes me move
Your heart becomes my truth
Nikakuona
Mutima wanga uma tunta monga ngoma
Nikakuona
Your light shines so bright
Like love in the moonlight
I got nothing to lose
You've got nothing to prove
We've got something that no one else can deny..."
For
those wondering what the vernacular means...
"Nikakuona..." -
When I see you
"Mutima wanga uma
tunta monga ngoma..." - My heart beats like a drum
"Kuliye chinga wele pa
kati pa weo na neo, mutima wangu ni wako..." - There's nothing that can
come between you and I, my heart is yours
I am really really really
proud of this song...and for the emotions that it represents. The power to love
after pain. The truth in the assumption that rain brings new life and growth
and washes away the old, dead and decayed. Belief in possibility because that's
all this is...I believe...and so should all of you...
And to you, L.G.N...this
journey is already so beautiful with you...thankyou Mudiwa...
Hope you all love the song
as much as we do...
#TitaniumSolid
#Kilimanjaro
Miss Mahogany...
