Verse
Dust on the floorboards, embers still low
Feet on the concrete, nowhere to go
Smoke in the rafters, drums in my chest
Ash-grey horizon breathing out west
Pre-Chorus
Hold on, hold on, the night's letting go
Hands up, hands up, feel the heat in the glow
Hold on, hold on, watch the dark turn to gold
Chorus
Umlilo wamadlozi, burning into the light
Umlilo wamadlozi, we danced through the night
Umlilo wamadlozi, rising, rising, so bright
Umlilo wamadlozi, sunrise taking flight
Verse
Sweat on my shoulders, salt on my skin
Bassline still moving the blood in my veins
Gate keeper's shadow gone soft in the sun
Ember hearts glowing, the fire's not done
Pre-Chorus
Hold on, hold on, the night's letting go
Hands up, hands up, feel the heat in the glow
Hold on, hold on, watch the dark turn to gold
Chorus
Umlilo wamadlozi, burning into the light
Umlilo wamadlozi, we danced through the night
Umlilo wamadlozi, rising, rising, so bright
Umlilo wamadlozi, sunrise taking flight
Bridge
Ancestors calling from the edge of the sky
Feet on the earth now, arms open wide
No more shadows, no more disguise
Just the fire and the light in our eyes
Chorus
Umlilo wamadlozi, burning into the light
Umlilo wamadlozi, we danced through the night
Umlilo wamadlozi, rising, rising, so bright
Umlilo wamadlozi, sunrise taking flight
