GORILLAS Lyrics

I was born in this jungle

And my first breath was like inhaling a warm soup

Made from aromatic blossoms

My dad lifted me up on that balcony for the gazelles

Leopards and giraffes to see

A prince was born

The elephants blew the trumpets

And the rhinos joined in songs

So, you see

I was born a real warrior long before Turbulence sang about it

So, this growth in my brain is just a pinch

This clot in my blood

It's a scratch

This insulin dependency is just an art

I may come out of a chemo session with a clean cut but trust me

I'm still an heir to my Father's throne

I've got gorillas in my backyard

Soldiers

Warriors

Sharpening swords and spears

The swords of willingness and faith as the shield

So, if you see glaucoma

Lupus, cancer, diabetes

MS and the rest

Please tell them we're never going to stop waging war

Against these demons within us

We might be hard pressed on every side but not crashed

Persecuted but not abandoned

Struck down but not destroyed

Throw stones at us and our tiger eyes won't flinch

We pick up the stones and build ourselves foundations

Turn houses into homes and build nations

Kings of the jungle and this is our den

We turn chronic illnesses into chronicles of our lives

The pain doesn't define us

It refines us

It cannot shatter our hope

Corrode our faith

Silence our courage or invade our souls

No

We are not those who break down

Shut down or cower easily

We rise

Just like dust underneath the feet of a dancing Masai

We rise

Even when the sky grows dark and winds howl

We rise

Even when these cruel monsters slither through our vessels

Multiply and divide

We rise

Even when our body cells remain unkind

And death knocks at our door

We rise

We rise above this plague of the flesh

We fight for those who can't

And if we should lose our lives fighting

We have no regrets

So don't cry at our funerals

It's an honor fighting

Because, listen

They can kill our bodies

But no casket in the whole world

Could ever hold our Shaka Zulu spirit