Africa
Jared Halley Lyrics

I hear the drums
The singer can hear drums being played in the distance

Echoing tonight
The sound of the drums reverberates through the air

But she hears only whispers of some quiet conversation
While the singer can hear the drums clearly, someone else can only hear faint murmurs of a conversation

She's coming in 12: 30 flight
The person the artist is waiting for is arriving on a flight at 12:30

The moonlit wings reflect the stars that guide me towards salvation
The artist is using the stars as a guide to find their way to a safe haven

I stopped an old man along the way, Hoping to find some long forgotten words or ancinet melodies
The singer comes across an old man and hopes he can help them find some old songs or melodies

He turned to me as if to say, Hurry boy, it's waiting there for you
The old man advises the singer to hurry along, as what they are looking for is waiting for them

It's gonna take a lot to drag me away from you
The artist is devoted and committed to someone, and it will be difficult to separate them

There's nothing that a hundred men or more could ever do
Even with an incredibly large group of people, none of them could change the artist's devotion to this person

I bless the rains down in Africa
The artist expresses gratitude for rain falling in Africa

Gonna take some time to do the things we never had
It will take time for the singer and their loved one to experience things they have never done before

The wild dogs cry out in the night
Wild dogs make loud howling noises during the night

As they grow restless longing for some solitary company
The dogs are restless and want to be alone

I know that I must do what's right
The singer knows they must do the right thing

As sure as Kilimanjaro rises like Olympus above the Serangetti
Kilimanjaro is a prominent mountain in Africa and rises high above the Serengeti plains

I seek to cure what's deep inside, frightened of this thing that I've become
The artist is looking to heal something within themselves and is scared of the person they have become

Hurry boy, she's waiting there for you
The old man reminds the artist that their loved one is waiting for them and they need to hurry

I passed some rains down in Africa
The singer repeats their gratitude for rain in Africa

Gonna take some time to do the things we never had
It will still require time for the singer and their loved one to experience new things together