Names We Carry

[male vocals] This

is

a

voice

from

the

people.

For

some,

this

is

celebration.

For

others,

this

is

remembrance.

Both

are

true.

Both

can

exist.

Mutotwe

Kafwaya,

we

continue

to

mourn

your

passing

Edgar

Chagwa

Lungu,

we

continue

to

mourn

your

passing

Edith

Nawakwi,

we

continue

to

mourn

your

passing

And

to

all

the

names

we

cannot

say

here,

we

remember

The

music

plays,

but

tears

still

fall

For

empty

chairs

continue

to

tell

their

story

We

carry

your

names

through

both

joy

and

pain

Your

memories

remain,

your

love

still

shines

Oh,

the

weight

of

the

silence

is

heavy

tonight

But

we

reach

for

the

stars

in

the

dark

of

the

light

Rising

above

the

sorrow

we

feel

This

love

that

we

carry

is

real,

so

real

We

sing

for

the

ones

who

have

gone

away

In

our

hearts,

you

are

here

to

stay

Zambia

remembers,

we

lift

up

your

name

Even

in

heartbreak,

you’

re

never

the

same

From

the

Copperbelt

to

the

streets

of

Lusaka

We

hold

onto

grace,

oh

our

God,

our

Maker

Though

the

road

is

long

and

the

shadows

are

deep

You

are

the

promises

that

we

will

keep

No

more

wahala,

you’

re

resting

in

peace

May

the

comfort

of

heaven

grant

us

release

We

remember,

ayy

We

carry

your

light,

yoh

Rest

now,

our

brothers

and

sisters

Natotela

for

the

time

you

gave

Until

we

meet

again,

peace.