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Winnie Chris - Wachilia

from The NEST Presents: Legacy by The Nest Collective

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Originally performed by VQee (2010).

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VERSE ONE

There are times when it feels,
niko chini ya bahari
ninazama, ninanyongwa
sipumui, sina air.
There are times when I feel,
nimefungwa na kamba
I am struggling, I am fighting
niwe huru.

Moyo wangu wanidunga,
sina mbele wala nyuma,
macho yangu, tiririka, wasi wasi.
Sononeka, jibu sina
(nim)mepotea, sioni njia
umia, naumia
I'm on the edge, on the edge, oh!

CHORUS

Wachilia dada
Wachilia ndugu
Wachilia...

Just let it go, it eats you up.
Just let it go, ooh.

VERSE TWO

When it feels, had enough
na maisha ni magumu
matatizo mekubamba
dunia kesha kwangukia
When it feels, strength is gone
on the verge of giving up
your body's frail, your muscles weak
and you can't seem to find a way.

Natishika makotini, unaomba kwa sauti
Mungu Baba nisaidie, nishike mkono
siniache
Hujijui, unahisia kulialia kwa uchunga
umia, naumia
you're on the edge, on the edge, oh!

REPEAT CHORUS

BRIDGE

(Kikuyu)
Guku ni gwa cucu (heiyo),
guku ni gwa cucu
gukama na ndume iria ria Mama.

REPEAT CHORUS TO END

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from The NEST Presents: Legacy, released September 18, 2013
Lead vocals: Winnie Chris.
Instrumentation and backing vocals: Jim Chuchu.

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