(Ohhh—ahhh—waya—eeeya…) [Spoken:] Look there… where night ends. She climbs. [Verse 1] Before the first red line splits the sky, She steps on the wind and begins to rise. Marjorie walks where the dawn is thin, With light in her hands and strength in her skin. (Heee—ahhh—Marjorie rises…) Each step she takes pulls day from night, She stitches the world back into light. [Swahili Call & Response] [Lead:] “Mchana umekuja!” (The day has arrived!) [Chorus:] “Tunaamka pamoja!” (We awaken together!) [Lead:] “Pazia la usiku—ondoka!” (Night curtain—lift!) [Chorus:] “Mwanga rudi ndani!” (Light return within!) [Chorus] [Full Ensemble] She is the sky-walker, the bringer of dawn, Her steps are the pathway the sunlight walks on. Rise, rise, people—let your hearts begin, For morning returns when she walks in! (When she walks in!) Oh Marjorie climbs where the bright winds spin, The sky learns hope when she walks in. [Verse 2] Some say she was born from a shooting star, Others say light itself shaped who we are. When darkness lingers or storms grow wild, She climbs the sky like a fearless child. (We feel her rising…) She gathers the colors of day so thin, And braids the sunrise as she walks in. [Rap Break] [Rap Lead:] Yeah— When the moon fades quiet and the world stands still, She climbs the blue ladder with unbroken will. Hear her footsteps knock on the ribs of the sky, Hear the thunder answer when her heels fly by. Night tries to hold her, but light breaks through— Every dawn that rises comes born from her view. So lift your eyes—let the day begin, Feel the world ignite when she walks in! (When she walks in!) [Bridge] Ah!—ah!—ah! (Send her the wind!) Ah!—ah!—ah! (Let the day begin!) Lift your hands—feel the sky connect, Every dawn is her architect. [Chorus] She is the sky-walker, the spark of the morn, The path of the sun since the first day was born! Cry to the heavens—let the bright winds spin, Hope takes form when she walks in! (HEY!—HEY!—HEY!—HEY!) Voices rising, we shine again— Asubuhi inarudi! (The morning returns!) When the sky-walker walks in. (Ohhh—eeeya—waya—mmm…) [Spoken:] Climb, Marjorie… climb. The day follows your feet. [end]
