Lyrics
Ulipanda mti mzuri ukategemea kuvuna matunda
ila mti wenyewe umezaa miiba na michongoma
Uliwekeza muda na mali,ukamwagilia ukitarajia
matarajio yamekuwa sio sasa umebaki na maumivu
japokuwa uliiona miiba,ulijipa muda ukapogolea
ukitarajia mabadiliko,labda kesho mti utazaa
sasa imekuwa kinyume,mti wako mwenyewe unakuchoma
Unalia
Aaah ah
ukikumbuka Mbegu
Aaah ah
Unalia
Aaah ah
ukikumbuka maji
Unalia
Aaah ah
ukikumbuka kazi
Aaah ah
Sio kila kinachokuja kwako ni chako
na si kiondokacho kwako ni chako
hata kama unavipenda sio vyako
vingine mungu huviondoa, ili wewe ubaki salama
iwe kazi,nafsi,mahusiano au cheo
japo vyaondoka kwa maumivu ili jifunze kuacha viende
nafasi ya moyo wako mpe mungu
Chochote kile kikuumizacho kufikia hatua ya kukuua
jua ulikikalisha mahali pa mungu
jifunze kukiacha kiende,jifunze kusema Bye Bye
maana sio vyote vya kwako
Walitoka kwetu hawakuwa wa kwetu
maana wangelikuwa wetu wangelikaa nasi
walitoka ili wafunuliwe sio wote wa kwetu
Walitoka kwetu hawakuwa wa kwetu
maana wangelikuwa wetu wangelikaa nasi
wafunuliwa ili tujue sio wote wa kwetu
Eeh
Nimeachilia
jifunze kuambia moyo wako
Nimeachilia
hatakama inauma sana jifunze kusema
Nimeachilia
Nimesamehe Mungu anaona mimi
Nimeachilia
Tafuta mahali kaa pekee Yako Mahali Hakuna akuonaye
Mahali pa siri pa utulivu,mahali hakuna akusikiaye
ukakumbuke machungu yako,maumivu yako na machozi yako
kayakumbuke maneno yote yakuumizayo moyo wako
kayakumbuke vitu ulivyopoteza,kayakumbuke muda na watu wa karibu
kakumbuke hasara uliyopata,usiyasahau machungu yote
Lia usibakishe machozi
lia usiyameze yeyote
toa yanayousibu moyo
toa yasibakiye yeyote
Aaaah ah ah ah aaah ah
toa usibaki na machungu
hakikisha umetuliza moyo,umesahau yote yaliyopita
achilia yote uloshikilia waache waende sio Riziki yako
hakikisha umekuwa mwepesi ji-edit,moyo ubaki salama
Inuka sema kwa ujasiri
Nimeachilia ninaanza upya
Inuka jikung'ute mavumbi ya kale
yamepita sasa ni mapya
Nimeachilia sema
Nimeachilia
Nimesamehe yote
Nimeachilia
Nimejinyonyoa manyoya ya kale sasa ni mwepesi
Nimeachilia
Sasa niko Huru
Aah ah aah aaah aah
Nimeachilia
Nimesamehea sasa ninayo amani Ooh oh o
maumivu ya kale nimeacha nyuma
Nimeachilia
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Meaning & Inspiration
"Nimeachilia" walks through the slow, painful work of releasing what has become harmful. The opening image of a tree planted, watered, and invested in—only to produce thorns instead of fruit—captures the grief of pouring oneself into something that turns against the person. The song does not rush past that pain. It gives language to the tears, the memory of the seed, the water, the labor.
The center of the song turns toward discernment: not everything that comes into a life belongs there, and not everything that leaves is a loss. Some removals serve as protection, even when they hurt. A line recalling the words about those who went out from among the believing community but were not truly part of it gives scriptural weight to the idea that some departures reveal what was never meant to remain.
The closing movement is spoken release. "Nimeachilia" means "I have let go," repeated until the heart adopts it. Forgiveness, tears, and a private place of honesty prepare the way for freedom. The song presents letting go as a decision made again and again, until the soul rises lighter and at peace.
Related Scripture
- 1 John 2:19 The song directly echoes the passage about some leaving because they did not truly belong.
- Ephesians 4:31-32 The passage connects putting away bitterness with forgiveness.
- Isaiah 43:18-19 The prophet contrasts former things with the new work God is doing.