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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Anoushka Shankar
Anoushka Shankar
Sitar
Vanessa Redgrave
Vanessa Redgrave
Vocals
Corzano e Paterno Choir
Corzano e Paterno Choir
Vocals
Pirashanna Thevarajah
Pirashanna Thevarajah
Drums
Manu Delago
Manu Delago
Drums
Matt Robertson
Matt Robertson
Programming
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Anoushka Shankar
Anoushka Shankar
Composer
Matt Robertson
Matt Robertson
Composer
Pavana Reddy
Pavana Reddy
Songwriter
[traditional]
[traditional]
Lyrics
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Anoushka Shankar
Anoushka Shankar
Producer
Manu Delago
Manu Delago
Engineer
Matt Robertson
Matt Robertson
Co-Producer
Joe Wright
Joe Wright
Producer
Julian Hepple
Julian Hepple
Mixing Engineer
James "Slim" Campbell
James "Slim" Campbell
Mixing Engineer
Ray Staff
Ray Staff
Mastering Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
A mother swallows golden sand
Whispers, she's taking back what's hers
Her feet are two split continents
Her heart is the map of the world
[Verse 2]
Lay with me through my storm, she says
Be the moon to my sea
I ask her
But where does the heart go
When it's taken from the Motherland?
[Verse 3]
I'm like the sky, pregnant with life
I'm searching for a safe place
To empty
[Verse 4]
Mother crashes her body against the shore
Says, pain is what we carry upon our backs
Love is being silent about the wait
[Verse 5]
The death of the Motherland
Is not in what we leave behind, she says
But in everything we forget
[Verse 6]
And you're not so privileged
You are a child of fire and water
The strength to be the storm
And to carry it is within you
[Verse 7]
So storm, she says
And I will carry your every drop
[Verse 8]
The body is a continent
But may your heart
Always remain the sea
[Verse 9]
Para deem, para dum, para ring dum hum
Para deem, para dum, para ring dum hum
Para deem, para dum, para ring dum hum
Para deem, para dum, para ring dum hum...
Written by: Anoushka Shankar, Matt Robertson, Pavana Reddy, [traditional]

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