1. Human
Album: Tapestry
Lyrics: Thapelo Lekoane
Music: Llewellyn George
Intro:
Vutomi bya hlamarisa
Vanhu va hlamarisa
Munhu I munhu hi van'wani
Verse:
Do ever look in the eyes of the ones that you love
And realise their human
Imperfection to the world
Was once perfection in your eyes
And they are living through it
Verse:
Expectations collide if the source of what you want
is always human
The presence of pain is a sign, we don’t always get what we want
But we’re living through it.
Chorus:
Close your eyes and count to ten
Find your peace, it’s deep within
Verse:
Touch the dust and the sand, this is where your mold began
That’s what makes you human
See the veins in your hand carry purpose and a plan
You are living through it
Chorus:
Close your eyes and feel the wind
Find your strength it’s deep within
Verse:
Everything we know is something we were taught
In some way or another
At some point or the other
Everyone we know goes through the rise and fall in some way or another
But we still need each other
Aaaah
Human...
Aaaah
Chorus:
Open your eyes and understand
You'll be fine in God's loving hands
Tag:
Human is what we are
Human is what you are
Human is what I am
Human…
4. Saber (To Know)
Album: Tapestry
Lyrics: Thapelo Lekoane
Music: Llewellyn George
Verse 1:
Sanctuary heart Pulsing,
Every moment that you’re here
Is a moment I hold dear
Looking to the stars, reflecting who you are
The light you bring
It shines just right for me
Verse 2:
Sanctuary Life
Nurturing in nature’s who you are
And you don’t even try
Brawn in every stride
Wise in every tide that life may bring
Your love was made for me
Chorus:
To know, Saber
You are one I love to know
Saber, You are one I’ve loved to know
Verse 3:
Sanctuary hands
Held me through the painful days I’ve seen
Till everyday was spring
Havened in your thoughts
Sculpted by the words you cast on me
A solid one I’d be
Verse 4:
Sanctuary eyes
Looked at me and saw just what I’d need
Even when no one perceived
Distances apart,
The memories, the gap closer they bring
(You're) Forever home to me
Chorus:
To know, Amar
You are one I love to know
Amar, You are one I’ve loved to know
Post Chorus
Treasure of my soul
I just want to show
Treasure of my soul
I want them to know (oh oh)
Bridge:
Saber. Amar.
El que amo conocer
Amar
Cada dia de mi vida (Saber)
Amar (Amar)
Siempre en mi corazón, en mi vida
Amar, saber
El que amo conocer (oooh)
Amar
Cada dia de mi vida (Saber)
Amar (Amar)
Siempre en mi corazón, en mi vida
Amar, (oooh)
Siempre en mi corazón, en mi vida
To know
(oooh)
7. Momentous Vow
Album: Tapestry
Poem written and performed by Lebo Mashile
Music by Llewellyn George
10. Human Reprise
Album: Tapestry
Lyrics: Thapelo Lekoane
Music: Llewellyn George
Umuntu 'ngumuntu ngabantu
Motho ke motho ka batho
Vutomi bya hlamarisa
Vanhu va hlamarisa
Munhu I munhu hi van'wani
2. Anyway
Album: Tapestry
Lyrics: Thapelo Lekoane
Music: Llewellyn George
Verse:
Pass the call
When you come to know
People who will smile and watch you to fall
Pass the call. Don’t lose heart
People can vile
No fault of your own
Pre Chorus:
When you choose to glide, high above it all
The wind embrace you as you soar
Not everyone sees, agrees why you were called
it’s yours, be present through it all
Chorus:
Things go wrong, they’ll need someone to blame
When they hurt you pardon anyway
Verse:
And Pass the call
When it’s not your cross
Don’t become reflections of the lost
And pass the call
And let it be gone
Living is a war
Count every cost
Pre Chorus:
When you choose to glide, high above it all
His peace will guide you through the storms
Not everyone sees, agrees.
You can’t explain it all
The moment’s yours, run for your cause
Chorus:
Skies aren’t always bright, sometimes they’re gray
Just a chance for dancing in the rain
Things go wrong, they’ll need someone to blame
Oh (aaah)
When they hurt you pardon anyway
They’ll be selfish, be kind anyway
Don’t be loyal to what needs to change
When they hate you love them anyway, from afar, it’s okay
Pray that you just don’t become like them.
5. More To Tell ft. The SN Project
Album: Tapestry
Music: Llewellyn George
Lyrics: Thapelo Lekoane
Verse:
Strangers are unfamiliar stories
Even friends, you’ll never fully know them
Every moment answers a question
never posed
Verse:
New beginnings have unfamiliar moments
Overwhelmed by what life unfolds
Even silence answers those questions people ignore.
Chorus:
Morning.
It's the sound of life that gives reasons to try again
Life is not done with me yet
There's more to tell
Morning. As the earth still turns it gives a chance to fight for this day
Life is not done with us yet
More to tell.
Verse:
Faith is my quiet admission
That what I hope for will one day be shown
Your presence answers those questions
Deep in my soul. I'm not alone.
Chorus:
Morning.
It's the sound of life that gives
reasons to try again
Life is not done with me yet
there's more to tell, oh
Morning. As the earth still turns it gives a chance to fight for this day
Life is not done with us yet...
Bridge:
Joy in the midst of pain
But storms will run out of rain
We'll find the thrill again
Of living in and out of grey
When flying means we’ve hit the ground
When progress is lost and found
Peace in chaotic space and
Living is when we’re out of breath
And things make us insecure
Of glories that hide in store
We turn and circumstances change
We’re living. We’re here.
Chorus:
Evening. It's the dark of night that gives moments of quiet
Reflect on lessons learned in retrospect
There's more to tell oh
Morning. As the earth still turns it gives a chance to see what we have
Life is not done with us yet
(There's) More to tell.
8. Why
Album: Tapestry
Lyrics: Thapelo Lekoane
Music: Llewellyn George
Verse:
Why do we shun Him
The man we haven’t taken to know
We’ve based our opinion
On things we have heard
Things we were told
Pre Chorus:
Is it because we are broken
We don’t know what it means to be loved
Does it feel wrong to be chosen
Cause we weren’t meant to live this life alone
Chorus:
We don’t wanna know where to go
Standing in the sight of an arrow
We don’t wanna know where to go
Verse:
We’ve judged the book by it’s cover
Therein lies the greatest love story ever known
There is wealth to discover
For every man with a poor and weary soul
Pre Chorus:
Are you okay with how we’re living?
Leaving everything in the hands of fate
Do we find hope in believing?
Or do we think that it’s much
Too late to change
Bridge:
What if we built
our homes on the stone forever firm
And no wind or heavy storm
Could erase the lives He owns
He owns
Chorus:
We don’t wanna know where to go
Standing in the sight of an arrow
We don’t wanna know where to go
Aaaah...
3. Heritage
Album: Tapestry
Lyrics: Thapelo Lekoane
Music: Llewellyn George
Verse:
Stories told of long before the stones of old decayed, we move on...
Whispers in the wind that carry words of life,
the thoughts we live on
Women carried calabashes,
barefooted maiden history calls you
Chorus:
by name, Today.
by name, today.
Verse:
Standing on the shoulders of your grit and grind, legacy lives on
Holding hands in circles where you prayed for change, memory still strong
Sound of every footstep, every march and cry, your voice still echoes
Chorus:
Today (Makube njalo)
Today (Kuze kube phakade)
Today (Makube njalo)
Today (Sibon’ izithembiso)
Bridge:
You inspire hope in those to come
You are known for trails that blazed through skies, and seas,
the streets, the fields,
in them, in me, in time, in deed.
Verse:
Warriors are grown in every trial and fault, the fight is still on
Dancing after every battle lost and won, that dream still lives on
Tender words of love and courage call the soldiers home,
the home they leave each day they go away
Chorus:
Makube njalo, kuze kube phakade
(let it be, till the end of time)
Makube njalo, lize lishon’ ilanga
(let it be, till the setting of the sun)
Makube njalo kuze kube phakade
(let it be, till the end of time)
Makube njalo, sibon'izithembiso
(let it be, so we'll see the promises)
6. North Star
Album: Tapestry
Lyrics: Thapelo Lekoane
Music: Llewellyn George
Verse:
Words so clear so present in my heart
Your voice is calling me to start
Directions for my quest
Yeah, take me there
Verse:
Folk I’ll leave behind,
I choose uncertainty for clarity
The destiny You see fit for me
Take me where You want
Ooh, to the life You saw
Verse:
Light is shining through that open door
I just imagine what’s in store
No need to question
You can take me there
Verse:
What will this dimension be
Transitions in authority
A new me You will have me see
So take me where You want
To the life You saw, before mine would start
(When I was) pages in Your thoughts
Thoughts you wrote with love
Words to carry Your heart
Chorus:
You shine bright my north star
I’ll take this load, I’ll take my cross
Verse:
What will expectations be
Resistance will You pave the streets
While walking through dark valleys
I will go wherever You want
To the life You saw
before mine would start
(When I was pages) in Your thoughts
Thoughts you wrote with love
Words to carry Your heart
Chorus:
You shine bright my north star
I’ll take this load, I’ll take my cross
Make change that leads where purpose calls
I’ll take the steps, I’ll take the scars
Bridge:
(So lead me on)
(I’ll take this on)
(I’ll be what You saw)
Graced me for this road
You’ve set me apart
Called me your own
Set me on the stone
9. Ikhaya
Album: Tapestry
Lyrics: Thapelo Lekoane
Music: Llewellyn George
Verse:
Everything around you
has a story, a lifetime, a journey
Some longer than others
but that's when you see how they all fit in
He put purpose, life and passion in you
Value, it's true
Sometimes what you need is just the know how
Together it's profound
Chorus:
Like these words
Their tone are where they belong
It's in this song
In time things find their home
Verse:
Everything around you has a meaning
A lifespan, a feeling
Some more grave than other but that's when you see how they all fit in
Working hard spend all this time you wonder
Will this make sense
But sometimes what you need to do is let go
And see how things flow
Chorus:
Like these words (Ikhaya)
Their tone are where they belong
It's in this song
In time things find their home
Bridge:
Seasons come and go
We grow older and we know
We remember where we started
and the place for to go
His words will be our compass
And the light to lead us on
At the table of the father that's the place where we belong
Tag:
Ikhaya, Ikhaya, Ikhaya, Ikhaya
Legaye, Legaye, Legaye, Legaye
Verse:
Everything around you
has a story, a lifetime, a journey
Some may take the detour but the home is the one place the heart lives.