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A long time ago I sat down in Antigua together with Torsten, Angela, and Adrian to write songs for my second rock album “What Lies Beneath”. The writing session was successful and among other songs written, this beautiful one came out.
Still, I felt it needed its own special space and that my rock album was not the right place for it.
Many years after, when we were in the process of working with Outlanders, I remembered our song and wanted to use it. In fact, I ended up recording my vocals for the song more than once…
Our love for Africa and its people was the inspiration for this song. Adrian is a Kenyan national himself, so we started to speak about his life there and we wrote the lyrics having this in mind. The endless abuse of this continent throughout the history created the powerful lyrics and sends out a strong message.
Most of the population in Antigua is of an African ancestry as well, so you can cl