The African Curse

[Verse]
Under the sun so fierce it burns
Shadows stretch where the earth still turns
A drumbeat echoes through the dirt
The ancient song
The African curse
[Chorus]
Run
Run
But it finds you first
Cry
Cry
The African curse
The wind it whispers
The ground it shakes
The past won't sleep
It only wakes
[Verse 2]
A lion's roar
A vulture's flight
The jungle watches through the night
The river flows
Red as a wound
It sings the curse
A fatal tune
[Prechorus]
No chain to break
No key to turn
The lessons taught
We never learn
[Chorus]
Run
Run
But it finds you first
Cry
Cry
The African curse
The spirits call
The silence breaks
The curse is yours
The earth it takes
[Bridge]
Footsteps vanish in the sand
A heavy weight
An unseen hand
The moonlight cuts
The stars converse
No escape from the African curse

with deep percussion and chanting vocals to create a primal and evocative atmosphere, tribal, haunting, rhythmic