Siri Yetu

In this city of whispers, tunatembea kama strangers

But your eyes say "stay" when the world says "no"

Wanasema mapenzi yetu ni laana, ni aibu kwa jamii

But how can something so real feel so wrong?

Nimejaribu kukukataa, nimeomba Mungu akutoe moyoni

But every time you smile, nashindwa na hii feeling

They say _“be a man”_ like love has a gender

But moyo wangu ulikuchagua before I knew the rules

We hide our love kama we’re thieves in the night

Cause loving you publicly ni kama kujitakia kifo

_Siri yetu, hidden in plain sight_

_Holding hands under the table, in dim Nanas Lounge lights_ 🥂

_They call it haramu, they call it sin_

_But baby, since when did love need their permission?_

_If loving you is wrong, basi wacha niwe wrong_

_Cause right or wrong, my heart iko na wewe... tu_

_Siri yetu, but Mungu anajua ni true_

Mama aliniambia "leta mke nyumbani Christmas"

But how do I explain that my home is in your arms?

Pastor anahubiri kila Sunday about Sodoma na Gomorrah

While I’m sitting there, praying you’re safe from this hate

We meet in secret, kama we’re spies in our own country

Love letters deleted, calls at 2AM uki whisper "uko safe?"

Maybe one day Africa will understand

That love is love, hata kama haifanani na zao

But until that day comes, babe, itakua sisi na giza

Nakupenda kimya kimya, but my soul inakupigia kelele

_Siri yetu, hidden in plain sight_

_Kisses taste like freedom and fear combined_

_They call it haramu, they call it sin_

_But baby, since when did love need their permission?_

_If loving you is wrong, basi wacha niwe wrong_

_Cause right or wrong, my heart iko na wewe... tu_

_Siri yetu, but Mungu anajua ni true_So hold me tonight, kama kesho hatupo

In this world that won’t have us...

At least for now, we have _us_.

Nakupenda, hata kama ni siri.

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