Mushanga Lyrics
| Band | |
|---|---|
| Album | The Seventh One(1988) |
| Type | Album (Studio full-length) |
| Genres | Pop rock, soft rock |
| Labels | Columbia |
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5. Mushanga (5:35)
[Verse 1]
I can't forget you my little Mushanga
I keep a place in my heart for you
The days of waiting they keep getting longer
And not a thing I can do
I was a poet, a magazine writer
Sent to report on political views
It was by chance through a lens that I met you
A Cape Town girl with no shoes
[Pre-Chorus]
You were runnin' down the road
I was going your way
I stopped and turned around to lent you my hand
You smiled though you were suffering
I didn't understand, then
[Chorus]
You broke into my heart
I saw your eyes and then I knew
You broke into my heart
Like the wind and rain that followed you
You broke into my heart
Had the Lord above forgotten you?
You broke in from the start
And all my tears belong to you
Mushanga oh, Mushanga oh
[Verse 2]
I sat and watched as she danced by the fires
Through ancient songs did the tale unfold
They sang of diamonds that came from their mountains
The loss of lives mining white man's gold
I had to leave and go back to Manhattan
Where all my stories are bought and sold
I know the city would surely be saddened
If what I knew could be told
[Pre-Chorus]
You were runnin' down the road
I was going your way
I stopped and turned around to lend you my hand
You smiled though you were suffering
I didn't understand, then
[Chorus]
You broke into my heart
I saw your eyes and then I knew
You broke into my heart
Like the wind and rain that followed you
You broke into my heart
Had the Lord above forgotten you?
You broke in from the start
And all my tears belong to you
Mushanga oh, Mushanga oh
[Instrumental Break]
[Verse 3]
It's been so long since I last heard your laughter
So many letters and still no news
I hope you find all the things that you're after
You know my heart is with you
[Pre-Chorus]
You were runnin' down the road
I was going your way
I stopped and turned around to lend you my hand
You smiled though you were suffering
I didn't understand, then
[Chorus]
You broke into my heart
I saw your eyes and then I knew
You broke into my heart
Like the wind and rain that followed you
You broke into my heart
Had the Lord above forgotten you?
You broke into my heart
I saw your eyes and then I knew
Woa oh oh oh oh woa
Woa oh oh woa
Woa oh oh oh oh woa
You broke in from the start
And all my tears belong to you
Mushanga oh, Mushanga oh
Mushanga oh, Mushanga oh
Mushanga oh, Mushanga oh
Mushanga oh, Mushanga oh
I can't forget you my little Mushanga
I keep a place in my heart for you
The days of waiting they keep getting longer
And not a thing I can do
I was a poet, a magazine writer
Sent to report on political views
It was by chance through a lens that I met you
A Cape Town girl with no shoes
[Pre-Chorus]
You were runnin' down the road
I was going your way
I stopped and turned around to lent you my hand
You smiled though you were suffering
I didn't understand, then
[Chorus]
You broke into my heart
I saw your eyes and then I knew
You broke into my heart
Like the wind and rain that followed you
You broke into my heart
Had the Lord above forgotten you?
You broke in from the start
And all my tears belong to you
Mushanga oh, Mushanga oh
[Verse 2]
I sat and watched as she danced by the fires
Through ancient songs did the tale unfold
They sang of diamonds that came from their mountains
The loss of lives mining white man's gold
I had to leave and go back to Manhattan
Where all my stories are bought and sold
I know the city would surely be saddened
If what I knew could be told
[Pre-Chorus]
You were runnin' down the road
I was going your way
I stopped and turned around to lend you my hand
You smiled though you were suffering
I didn't understand, then
[Chorus]
You broke into my heart
I saw your eyes and then I knew
You broke into my heart
Like the wind and rain that followed you
You broke into my heart
Had the Lord above forgotten you?
You broke in from the start
And all my tears belong to you
Mushanga oh, Mushanga oh
[Instrumental Break]
[Verse 3]
It's been so long since I last heard your laughter
So many letters and still no news
I hope you find all the things that you're after
You know my heart is with you
[Pre-Chorus]
You were runnin' down the road
I was going your way
I stopped and turned around to lend you my hand
You smiled though you were suffering
I didn't understand, then
[Chorus]
You broke into my heart
I saw your eyes and then I knew
You broke into my heart
Like the wind and rain that followed you
You broke into my heart
Had the Lord above forgotten you?
You broke into my heart
I saw your eyes and then I knew
Woa oh oh oh oh woa
Woa oh oh woa
Woa oh oh oh oh woa
You broke in from the start
And all my tears belong to you
Mushanga oh, Mushanga oh
Mushanga oh, Mushanga oh
Mushanga oh, Mushanga oh
Mushanga oh, Mushanga oh
The Seventh One - Lyrics
| 1. Pamela Lyrics | 2. You Got Me Lyrics |
| 3. Anna Lyrics | 4. Stop Loving You Lyrics |
| ▶ 5. Mushanga Lyrics | 6. Stay Away Lyrics |
| 7. Straight for the Heart Lyrics | 8. Only the Children Lyrics |
| 9. A Thousand Years Lyrics | 10. These Chains Lyrics |
| 11. Home of the Brave Lyrics |
The Seventh One - Album Credits
Members
- Joseph Williams : Lead Vocals
- Steve Lukather : Guitars, Backing Vocals, Lead Vocals
- David Paich : Keyboards, Backing Vocals, Lead Vocals
- Mike Porcaro : Bass Guitar
- Jeff Porcaro : Drums, Percussion
- StevePorcaro : Synthesizers, Programming, Electronics
Additional musicians
- Tom Kelly : Additional Background Vocals (tracks 1, 8)
- Patti Austin : additional background vocals (tracks 2, 5, 7)
- Jon Anderson : additional background vocals (track 4)
- Linda Ronstadt : Additional Background Vocals (track 6)
- Joe Porcaro : Vibes (tracks 1, 10), Additional Percussion (tracks 3, 5)
- Lenny Castro : Additional Percussion (track 2)
- Jim Keltner : Additional Percussion (track 2)
- Michael Fisher : Additional Percussion (tracks 3, 4)
- Bill Payne : Additional Keyboards (track 4)
- Andy Narell : Steel Drums (track 5)
- David Lindley : Lap Steel (track 6)
- Jim Horn : Horns (tracks 1, 2, 4, 10), Recorders (track 5), Flute (track 5), Saxophone (track 7)
- Tom Scott : Horns (tracks 1, 2, 4, 10), Horn Arrangements (tracks 1, 4, 10)
- Jerry Hey : Horns (tracks 1, 2, 4, 10), Horn Arrangements (track 2)
- Chuck Findley : Horns (tracks 1, 2, 4, 10)
- James Pankow : Horns (tracks 1, 2, 4, 10)
- Gary Grant : Horns (tracks 1, 2, 4, 10) Gary Herbig : Horns (tracks 1, 2, 4, 10)
- Marty Paich : String Arrangements (track 3), Conductor (tracks 3, 11)
Other staff
- "Stay Away" mixed by Niko Bolas
- Mastered by Doug Sax and Mike Reese at the Mastering Lab (Los Angeles, CA).
- Technicians for Toto : Bob Bradshaw, Ross Garfield, Paul Jamieson and John Jessel.
- Technicians at Complex Studios : Paul Dwyer, Nathaniel Kunkel and Robert Spano.
- Production Management: Ivy Skoff
- Art Direction : Tony Lane and Nancy Donald
- Design : Jeff Porcaro (front cover), Margo Nahas (illustration) And Philip Garris (original art).
- Photography : Dennis Keeley (back cover/inside) And Glen LaFerman (inside).
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