Ki FORTUNATUS | THE BAOBAB SHADE

[Verse 1] Beneath the baobab shade I heard my name in the drum Old hands in the red earth Say the covenant has come Salt on my forehead Ash in my palm I walked through the fire And I kept my calm [Pre-Chorus] Ancient words on my tongue Lift me higher, lift me true Jah in the river And the river pulling through Shield my feet from the dust Shield my heart from fear When the night comes close I know the light is here [Chorus] Jah, cover me now Jah, cover me now Ancient fire, sacred sound Jah, cover me now (cover me now) Jah, cover me now (cover me now) [Verse 2] Mothers sang through the smoke Fathers carved it in stone Every scar on my back Told me I was not alone Horns in the distance Skin on the beat I carried my burden And I stayed on my feet [Pre-Chorus] Ancient words on my tongue Lift me higher, lift me true Jah in the river And the river pulling through Shield my feet from the dust Shield my heart from fear When the night comes close I know the light is here [Chorus] Jah, cover me now Jah, cover me now Ancient fire, sacred sound Jah, cover me now (cover me now) Jah, cover me now (cover me now) [Bridge] From the clay to the thunder From the bush to the sea Every broken chain Turns to mercy over me I rise with the elders I rise with the flame One vibration moving And it calls His name [Final Chorus] Jah, cover me now Jah, cover me now Ancient fire, sacred sound Jah, cover me now (cover me now) Jah, cover me now (cover me now)