[Intro]
Pulse in the streets, miya wuka (we rise), rhythm in the feet
Djembe whispers, conga speaks, bassline hums beneath our heat
[Verse 1]
We walk the drumroad, where the township lights gleam
Feet keep the timing, hearts keep the dream
Cymbals kiss the morning air, two-step in the rain
Afrika in our lungs, fire in the chain gang chain
[Pre-Chorus]
Hands clap in rhythm, souls in harmony
South African drums tell our names to the breeze
[Chorus]
Chant through the night, Afro pulse alive
Bodies move as one, we thrive and rise
From Durban to Joburg, the beat never sleeps
South African drums, in every heart we keep
[Verse 2]
Bongos, shekeres, dladla on the skin
Percussion talking stories of where we’ve been
Rhythm like heartbeat, city, river, sand
We carry the culture with every grain of land
[Pre-Chorus]
Hands clap in rhythm, souls in harmony
South African drums tell our names to the breeze
[Chorus]
Chant through the night, Afro pulse alive
Bodies move as one, we thrive and rise
From Durban to Joburg, the beat never sleeps
South African drums, in every heart we keep
[Bridge]
Call and response under starlit skies
Polyrhythms weaving truth in our eyes
[Chorus]
Chant through the night, Afro pulse alive
Bodies move as one, we thrive and rise
From Durban to Joburg, the beat never sleeps
South African drums, in every heart we keep
[Outro]
We carry the drum, we carry the sound
Rhythms of home, forever bound