Prompt / Lyrics
[Intro] Ho Ho Ho Aya ya Aya ya (hey!) [Verse 1] Morning breaks on the red dust road Two tracks cutting through my chest One voice calling me to mercy One voice promising the rest Old men sit in the shade and listen Children chasing after smoke Every choice a little battle Every word a flame A hope [Chorus] Under the sun we stand in the middle Good and evil pulling at our hands We are the shade We are the fire We are the rivers in this land Under the sun We carry the story Turn the war into a song of release If we keep walking Side by side The sun will see us providing the peace (oh-woah) The sun will see us providing the peace [Verse 2] Night comes quick with the hungry eyes Whispers creeping through the grass Anger rising like a storm wind Love just holding Letting it pass Mama prays over hidden wounds Baba laughs to break the spell In our hearts a drum is talking “Choose the road that you can tell” [Chorus] Under the sun we stand in the middle Good and evil pulling at our hands We are the shade We are the fire We are the rivers in this land Under the sun We carry the story Turn the war into a song of release If we keep walking Side by side The sun will see us providing the peace The sun will see us providing the peace (hey!) [Bridge] Who will you be when the drumbeat stops? When it’s only you and the sky above? Will you hide your hands in the dust My friend Or lift them high for a life of love? (aya ya) [Chorus] Under the sun we stand in the middle Good and evil pulling at our hands We are the shade We are the fire We are the rivers in this land Under the sun We carry the story Turn the war into a song of release If we keep walking Side by side The sun will see us providing the peace The sun will see us providing the peace (ho, ho) The sun will see us providing the peace
Tags
Earthy African fusion with hand-played percussion (djembe, udu, bendir) in a rolling polyrhythm, wooden flutes weaving
Duration
3:14
Instrumental
No
Created
1/18/2026