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