Born in the New SA

BORN IN THE NEW SA [Verse 1] I’ve walked these roads through the highs and lows Seen how the story bends but the spirit grows Different lives under the same bright sun Still reaching out for what’s to come From the city lights to the rural plains Every voice got a song, every heart got a name Not just where we stand, not just where we’ve been There’s a quiet sense of what begins again [Pre-Chorus] Feel it rise in the air tonight Something shifting in the light Not the past, but not the same We’re learning how to carry the flame [Chorus] Born in the New SA Colours in motion, we’re finding our way From the echoes of yesterday Into the sound that’s rising all around Born in the New SA Every tomorrow starts here today From the roots of the past To the dreams we claim We’re all part of the same new flame [Post-Chorus] Siyaphila! (hey!) Siyaphila! (hey!) Siyaphila! (hey!) We alive, we rise, we don’t fade away Siyaphila! (hey!) Siyaphila! (hey!) Feel the rhythm now This is where we stay [Verse 2] We don’t all wear the same old scars Don’t all come from the same backyards But the rhythm runs deep in the soul of this place You can hear it in every tongue, every face There’s a truth in the way we move In the steps we take, in the lives we choose Not rewriting what came before Just opening up another door [Rap Insert] Yeah From Jozi nights to the Durban tides We carry the past but we don’t let it decide Different roads but we all arrive Same sun rising, same fire inside We don’t rewrite the past, we refine the vision New day rising — new life in the rhythm From the struggle to the skyline view This is ours now — what we choose to do [Bridge] We’ve seen the dust rise, felt the weight of the years Heard every story, every song, every tear Not every road was ours to walk or to claim But we carry the fire, we remember the names And somewhere a new light is starting to grow In the rhythm of streets we’ve come to know Not bound by the past, but born from its flame Stepping into a future we’re learning to name [Final Chorus] Born in the New SA Colours in motion, we’re finding our way From the echoes of yesterday Into the sound that’s rising all around Born in the New SA Every tomorrow starts here today From the roots of the past To the dreams we claim We’re all part of the same new flame [Outro] Siyaphila! (hey!) Siyaphila! (hey!) Siyaphila! (hey!)