I was frightened

By your suffering

Fear is poison

Faith the remedy

But it didn't heal you

So how could it help me



I felt useless

You stared but couldn't see me

Growing distant

You were slowly burning out

But your cry for mercy

Was stuck inside me, oh



No enlightenment

No anaesthetic

No last remission

No miracle reprieve

I'm still a child beside you

How did we come to be

Inside this helpless moment

Oluwa shanu mi

Wa shanu mi



I bring my thoughts back to you

They are framed in broken light

Your hands full of compassion

The war that took your life

So hard to remove the pain from

The pure love you gave me



Can you tell me you're not hurting anymore

A waking dream, a sign to reassure

Cause your last words I heard clearly

You were crying for mercy



No enlightenment

No anaesthetic

No last remission

No miracle reprieve

I'm still a child beside you

How did we come to be

Inside this helpless moment

Oluwa shanu mi

Wa shanu mi