Darkness And Trees (Reprise)

Finally, out of the darkness, my bus arrives at
The salvation army camp
Kati ya giza.

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.

Ghafla mwangaza
We rarely use them, but everyone's dusted off their
Salvation army uniforms to welcome these people
There are soldiers everywhere.

Pande zote sisi
The man at the front opens the door
I say, “here you are. Out you go.” But he
Doesn't understand. And he's not getting off
None of them are
Giza na miti.

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.

And that's how we started speaking the same
Language.

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)

Kati ya giza
Ghafla mwangaza
Ma-badiliko
Giza na miti
Kati ya giza
Ma-badiliko out of the darkness
Suddenly brightness
Everything changes
Darkness and trees
Out of the darkness
Suddenly light.