Immigrant
Nitin Sawhney feat. Nicki Wells Lyrics

Also heavily advertised in local newspapers and daily's
The government is promoting and encouraging people to come and work in their country through widespread advertising.

That they are encouraging for people to come down and work
The government is promoting employment opportunities for immigrants.

And then we went to the embassy and they showed us
The singer went to the embassy and was shown promotional materials to entice immigrants.

Kew garden pictures and pictures of the various parts of england
Promotional materials included pictures of beautiful places like Kew Garden and other parts of England.

That it is all that beautiful and everything is just right
The promotional materials conveyed that England is beautiful and everything is just right for immigrants.

And that's why we just applied for the voucher.
The singer applied for a voucher to immigrate to England because of the promises in the promotional materials.

You burn my flame within your hands
The singer is deeply in love and their passion is in the hands of their beloved.

You know when my destiny falls
The singer's beloved is aware of when their fate takes a turn for the worse.

This time has insecurity
The present moment is filled with uncertainty and risk.

I feel, makes me restless inside
This uncertainty creates a sense of restlessness in the singer.

Will you take me there
The singer asks their beloved to take them to a new, unknown place.

To a distant place I've never been before
The singer desires to go somewhere completely new and unfamiliar.

I could leave this world
The singer is willing to leave behind their current life to follow their beloved to this new place.

I could follow you like oceans to the shore
The singer is willing to follow their beloved anywhere, just like the oceans follow the shore.

You could take me there
The singer pleads with their beloved to offer them passage to this distant place.

Make the rivers of my mind flow to my dreams
The singer wants their beloved to help them make their imagination a reality and fulfill their dreams.

You hold your secrets from my eyes
The beloved is keeping secrets from the singer.

You see where the furthest rain falls
The beloved has an understanding of the furthest reaches of the world.

The day breaks over in the streams
A new day begins and freshwater streams start to flow.

You know where my rivers will flow
The beloved knows where the singer's imagination will take them.

And I dream of places far from here
The singer longs to be in a completely different place, far from their current location.

And I call your name to the wind
The singer is calling out to their beloved, even if they can't hear them.

And I wish the night would take me to another world
The singer desires to be whisked away to another place or reality during the nighttime.

Where no one knows a face or has a name
The singer wants to be in a place where identity is irrelevant and everyone is anonymous.

Take me there, yeah yeah
The singer repeatedly begs their beloved to take them to this distant, unknown place.

Make the rivers flow
The singer repeats this line as a plea for their beloved to help them make their dreams a reality.