[Intro — whispered] Dear
Sipiwe
Zulu…
If
you
could
see
what
heaven
sees…
You
would
never
call
yourself
ordinary.
Ndi
Chipondo
Sanaa…
Ndi
Chipondo
Sanaa… ---
[Verse 1 — low, intimate] There
were
nights
I
cried
where
nobody
knew,
Smiled
in
the
daylight,
but
inside
I
was
bruised.
I
asked
the
heavens, “
When
will
this
end?”
But
something
in
me
whispered, “
Child,
begin
again.”
I
walked
through
valleys
I
thought
would
bury
me,
Carried
my
scars
like
they
were
all
I'd
ever
be.
But
every
tear
was
watering
a
seed,
And
every
broken
piece
was
becoming
what
I'd
need. ---
[Pre-Chorus — building] I
am
braver
than
I
ever
believed,
Stronger
than
the
woman
they
could
see.
Smarter
than
the
voice
that
told
me
no…
There's
something
calling
me
where
I've
never
been
before. ---
[CHORUS — haunting, powerful] Ndi
Chipondo
Sanaa… (
Ndi
Chipondo
Sanaa…)
Ndi
Chipondo
Sanaa…
I
was
made
for
more.
The
mountain
knows
my
name,
The
valley
knows
my
tears,
But
I
will
not
die
in
the
place
where
I
first
learned
to
fear.
Ndi
Chipondo
Sanaa… (
Ohhh…
Sanaa…)
The
Lord
is
my
strength.
He
gives
my
feet
the
strength
to
climb.
Ndi
Chipondo
Sanaa…
I
was
born
to
rise. ---
[Verse 2 — R&B groove enters] Dear
Sipiwe,
don't
you
dare
forget,
How
many
times
you
survived
what
you
thought
you'd
never
get
through
yet.
You
thought
those
years
were
wasted
time,
But
God
was
writing
something
deeper
between
every
line.
One
day
you'll
stand
where
you
prayed
to
be,
And
you'll
finally
understand
the
woman
you
had
to
become.
And
Mwatitha
will
look
at
you
with
pride,
And
say, “
My
girl
made
it…
she
never
gave
up
her
fight.” ---
[Pre-Chorus — layered vocals] You
are
braver… (
Braver
than
you
know)
You
are
stronger… (
Stronger
than
you
seem)
You
are
wiser… (
Wiser
than
you
think)
Don't
you
bury
that
dream.
[Pre-Chorus — layered vocals] You
are
braver… (
Braver
than
you
know)
You
are
stronger… (
Stronger
than
you
seem)
You
are
wiser… (
Wiser
than
you
think)
Don't
you
bury
that
dream. ---
[CHORUS — bigger] Ndi
Chipondo
Sanaa…
[Outro — fading, whispered choir] Ndi
Chipondo
Sanaa…
Ndi
Chipondo
Sanaa…
The
mountain
knows
my
name,
The
valley
knows
my
tears,
But
I
will
not
die
in
the
place
where
I
first
learned
to
fear.
Ndi
Chipondo
Sanaa… (
Sanaa…
Sanaa…)
The
Lord
is
my
strength.
He
gives
my
feet
the
strength
to
climb.
Ndi
Chipondo
Sanaa…
I
was
born
to
rise. ---
[Bridge — almost a prayer] Habakkuk
three
nineteen…
The
Sovereign
Lord
is
my
strength…
He
makes
my
feet
like
the
feet
of
a
deer…
So
I
will
climb.
Even
when
I
cannot
see
the
top,
I
will
climb.
Even
when
my
hands
are
shaking,
I
will
climb.
Even
when
the
old
pain
calls
my
name…
I
will
not
go
back. ---
[African Call & Response — haunting choir] Lead:
Who
told
you
that
you
wouldn't
make
it?
Choir:
Not
God…
Lead:
Who
told
you
your
story
was
over?
Choir:
Not
God…
Lead:
Who
told
you
the
tears
were
your
destiny?
Choir:
Not
God…
Lead:
Then
who
are
you?
Choir:
Ndi
Chipondo
Sanaa…
Lead:
Who
are
you?
Choir:
Ndi
Chipondo
Sanaa…
Lead:
What
are
you
becoming?
Choir:
Everything
God
designed
you
to
be… ---
[Final Chorus — full gospel climax] Ndi
Chipondo
Sanaa!
[Final Chorus — full gospel climax] Ndi
Chipondo
Sanaa! (
Ndi
Chipondo
Sanaa!)
I
have
survived
the
night!
Ndi
Chipondo
Sanaa!
Now
I'm
walking
into
light!
[female vocals] NDI
CHIPONDO
SANAA
The
years
I
spent
crying
will
become
years
of
joy.
The
pain
that
once
defined
me
will
no
longer
have
a
voice.
I
will
go
far…
I
will
go
far…
I
will
go
far
in
this
life.
And
when
I
reach
the
place
I
once
dreamed
about
at
night,
I'll
look
back
at
that
girl
and
tell
her…
[Outro — fading, whispered choir] Ndi
Chipondo
Sanaa…
Ndi
Chipondo
Sanaa…
Sipiwe
Zulu…
You
were
never
forgotten.
You
were
being
prepared.
The
tears
were
not
the
ending.
The
silence
was
not
the
ending.
The
valley
was
not
the
ending.
You
are
still
becoming.
Ndi
Chipondo
Sanaa…
You
are
going
far.