Roots of Gratitude

[male

vocals] (

Guitar

picking

gentle

melodies,

soft

percussion

entering

slowly)

Yeah,

yeah

Reflecting

on

the

road

I

walked

The

seeds

you

planted

in

the

soil

of

my

heart

Listen

now

I

remember

the

rains

of

the

farm

you

went

through

pakwimba

imbalala

sha

makoko

The

weight

of

the

struggle

that

you

both

once

bore

You

woke

up

early

while

the

stars

were

bright

To

make

sure

our

future

was

burning

with

light

Ngabatutanfya

kusukulu,

you

people

fought

for

us

You

played

every

part

to

make

us

feel

whole

Through

the

heavy

rains

and

the

scorching

heat

You

kept

the

rhythm

steady

in

the

middle

of

the

street

Eeeeeeeh

eeh

eeh

eeh

Aaaaaaah

ash

aah

aah

Eeeeeeeh

eeh

eeh

eeh

Aaaaaaah

aah

aah

aah

Thank

you

mum

and

Dad

For

everything

you

gave

Aaaaaaah

aah

aah

aah

Thank

you

mum

and

Dad

For

the

life

that

I

have

I

count

the

blessings

in

the

silence

of

the

night

When

I

look

in

the

mirror,

I

see

you

in

the

light

The

way

that

I

speak,

the

way

that

I

stand

Is

the

work

of

your

love,

the

touch

of

your

hand

You

taught

us

resilience

when

walls

were

too

high

To

never

surrender,

to

look

at

the

sky

Even

when

poverty

knocked

at

the

door

You

gave

us

the

wisdom

to

reach

for

some

more

Thank

you

mum

and

Dad

For

everything

you

gave

Thank

you

mum

and

Dad

For

the

life

that

I

have (

Seben

guitar

solo

intensity

building

up

with

rolling

rhythm)

Oh,

the

path

was

narrow

But

you

walked

it

with

grace

I

see

your

legacy

Written

on

my

face

Every

scar

is

a

story,

every

joy

is

a

sign

That

your

love

is

the

anchor,

truly

divine

Now

I’

m

moving

forward

with

the

fire

you

lit

With

the

pride

of

my

blood

and

the

iron

in

my

grit

I

won't

let

you

down,

I

will

carry

the

flame

I’

ll

keep

on

rising

and

honor

your

name

From

the

humble

beginnings

to

where

I

am

now

To

the

heavens

above,

I

make

this

solemn

vow

That

I

will

keep

going,

keep

reaching

for

gold

Just

like

the

stories

that

you

once

told

Aaaaaaah

aah

aah

aah

Thank

you

mum

and

Dad

For

the

life

that

I

have

Thank

you

mum

and

dad

Yeah,

the

roots

run

deep

I

won't

forget,

no

I

won't

forget

The

lessons

you

taught

Stay

strong,

keep

moving