Lost on the Trail of the Setting Sun

A blinding flash that shatters the stillness of dawn
 As night subsides a day of slaughter and death rages on
 When flint meets steel, when blade meets flesh
 'Til the end of time, this place shall be cursed
 Farther away from the place of our birth
 Lost on the trail of the setting sun
 No rest in steep wooded valleys below
 No peace in lands stained with blood
 Breathe in the smoke: as your bones smolder
 War is our burden and we must survive
 With loss so great, our tears are all flowing
 As battle fog clears and we bury our dead
 The glow of flames that greets the arrival of night
 Returning home to tell the stories of victory and loss
 As mothers and wives wail in grief
 And enemy sons are roasted alive
 Will the morning bring no solace
 Wash away the strife down from our eyes
 Poisoned by an empty promise
 Bitter tongues of secrecy and lies
 Let us not forget our bloodshed
 May we rise and find the strength inside
 May the wounds of our fathers
 Be the flame that guides us in the night
 Ni 'teleni wikiila niila
 Wiki katwelo kweki lawepa
 [I am a powerful man