All red dust and memories now, things I didn’t want to believe
But still had to, had to see
Six thousand miles away from safe, but even further from home
I found grace in Luwero
There’s an angel in Luwero, you can confess you sins to
But she won’t absolve you, she’ll just listen
Then she’ll say, “the closest to God, you can ever hope to be
It’s not through me, it’s through an orphaned heart.”
I recall waterfalls. Kneeling in the dirt with bare feet
With millions of people on their knees with me
And I will admit so many things that I know
But I may never disclose, what I learned in Luwero
There’s an angel in Luwero, you can confess you sins to
But she won’t absolve you, she’ll just listen
Then she’ll say, “the closest to God, you can ever hope to be
It’s not through me, it’s through an orphaned heart.”
(Bridge) an orphaned heart, and orphaned heart
All red dust and memories now, things I didn’t want to believe
But still had, had to see
And she’s still Six thousand miles away from safe, but even further from home
The angel in Luwero
(ooos and aahs)
an orphaned heart, an orphaned heart, an orphaned, orphaned heart.
credits
from [something clever],
released May 24, 2016
Words and music written by Hannah Zaic
Music performed and produced by Ross Bellenoit
Vocals by Hannah Zaic and the children of Luwero
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