My Sudania

[Verse 1]
There's a name I only whisper in the rain
Tastes of hibiscus and a forgotten pain
I trace the two Niles on a dusty window pane
Hear my grandmother calling out my name

[Chorus]
Sudania, my Sudania
The river's song, the desert's heat
You are my bitter and my sweet

[Verse 2]
I bought a new coat for the cold northern gray
But feel the sun from a thousand miles away
They only read the headlines of ruin and decay
I remember laughter at the closing of the day

[Bridge]
The sand may shift, the borders can be redrawn
But your story lives inside me at the dawn

[Outro]
My beautiful, my broken land
I understand