Lyrics
Verse 1
Preparing for Your healing.
My God! Oh my God
I’m waiting for that touch.
That sends pain away.
Believing I’ll just wake up
And know it’s all a dream
I'm falling down the tunnel
My hopes are blown away
Going off my mind
I’m begging you my God
Waiting for my children
To keep my dreams alive.
Refrain
Inozikwa omee ......
Chorus
Anya mmiri ejuwo nu m Anya ,
Chukwu inózikwa omee
Inózikwa omee
Obi agbawa nwa gi
Chim o inózikwa omee
Inozikwa omee
Eri mjiri bia nu uwam o
So Akikó ka ana ako
Ihe mbu n'obi Olileanya m Nile ,ha Nile gwuru agwu eh
Inózikwa omee?
Bridge
My Life is torn apart
My hopes are gone with the wind
Inózikwa omee?
My whole world is crumbled,
That's not how to live
Inózikwa omee?
Ariri erigbuonum ooo chim o imukwa anya .. Inozikwa Omee
Okwa ino n’eluigwe nke gi n'ele k'o n’eme m oo.
Inozikwa omee ?
Anam aju nu gi ajuju Chukwu inózikwa omee ewoo
Inozikwa omee?
Ewo zam Ihe m juru Chim o inózikwa omee?
Inozikwa omee?
Verse 2
Giving all I've lived for
To Satisfy my flesh
Thrown away my visions
That I might live again
Believing I’ll just wake up
And see It’s all a dream
I’m falling down the tunnel
My hopes are blown away
Am going off my mind
Begging oh my God
Waiting for my children
To keep my dreams alive.
Refrain
Inozikwa omee?
Chorus
Anya mmiri ejuwo nu m Anya ,
Chukwu inózikwa omee
Inózikwa omee
Obi agbawa nwa gi
Chim o inózikwa omee
Inozikwa omee
Eri mjiri bia nu uwam o
So Akikó ka Ana akó
Ihe m bu n'obi
Olileanya m Nile ,ha Nile gwuru agwu eh
Inózikwa omee?
My Life is turn apart
My hopes are gone with the wind
Inózikwa omee?
My whole world is crumbled,
That's not how to live
Inózikwa omee?
Ariri erigbuenum oh Chim o imukwa anya.. Inozikwa Omee..
Okwa ino n’eluigwe nke gi n'ele k’o n’eme m oo
Inozikwa omee ?
Anam aju nu gi ajuju Chukwu inózikwa omee ewoo
Inozikwa omee?
Ewo zam Ihe m juru Chim o inózikwa omee?
Inozikwa omee?
Outro
Uwa mbiara odi iche? Chukwu lezienum Anya ebere
Achorom imu nwa nkem o, Chineke chetanum o
Inozikwa omee?
Obi agbawanum o Chukwu
inozikwa omee?
Inozikwa omee?
Nna metu m aka gi
Chim oh Kam kuru nwa eh
Inozikwa omee(×12)
Inozikwa omeeeeeeeeeee
Video
Meaning & Inspiration
Inozikwa Omee is a lament that mixes English with Igbo and presents the cry of someone in deep distress who calls on God. The English lines speak of waiting for a healing touch to send pain away, hopes blown away, a world that has crumbled and a life torn apart, while the Igbo sections address Chukwu and Chineke, names used for God, with the repeated question that gives the song its title.
The pleading tone recalls the psalms of lament, such as Psalm 13:1-2 and Psalm 22:1-2, where the speaker asks God how long and why. A verse admits to giving everything to satisfy the flesh before wanting to live again, which adds a note of repentance, and the closing lines ask for mercy and mention the singer's children. Because the repeated Igbo question is not translated in the lyrics, its exact sense is left to Igbo speakers, and this description sticks to the English portions and the names of God. The song is slow, repetitive and raw, suited to quiet prayer.
Related Scripture
- Psalm 13:1-2 The psalmist asks how long God will seem absent.
- Psalm 34:18 The Lord is described as near to the brokenhearted.