Here we stand on the edge of the day
Faces melting in the african rain
So many seasons of
silent war
So many drowned before they reached the shore
Nothing is clear to me any more
in this sad and strange landscape
I've got no defense, I've got no attack
I can't leave, I
can't stay and I've got no way back
Hard to deal with the way things have been
I can't lie
but the truth is so extreme
Chorus:
Woman be my country, 'till my country can be
mine
Hide me deep inside your borders in these dark and troubled times
Remember me my
innocence before I drowned in the sea of lies
Woman be my country, 'till my country can be
mine
Too many seasons of quiet rage
Too many young people just wasted away
Too
many futures hanging in the balance
Too much owing nothing left to pay
A lonely flag
flutters in the breeze
for the hardened hearts who still want to believe
Am I the witness
or am I the crime
A victim of history or just a sign of the times
Across my heart
questions and shadows still fly
But in the dead of the night I know where the answer
lies
Chorus:
Woman be my country, 'till my country can be mine
I have no flag,
I sing no anthem, I no longer carry an armalite
Bathe me in you sweet rivers, anoint me with
your touch and your smile
To your colours I give my allegiance, I lay it on the
line
Ngikhathele ngifile wena weqat' izwe
(I am dead tired of you who causes
friction in the land)
Ngikhathele ngifile zindaba zakho
(I am dead tired of you, and your
matters)
Yash' imizi yobada
(The homes of my fathers are burning)
