Homeless

The lyrics move between repeated Zulu-language singing and English lines about being homeless. Their emotional tone shifts from a communal, almost chant-like refrain to a stark warning: a powerful wind has destroyed homes, and many people have died. The repeated “we are homeless” makes displacement feel shared, while the questions and calls to sing suggest both grief and a search for connection.

“Moonlight sleeping on a midnight lake” is a calm, beautiful image set beside the danger and loss of the verses. That contrast may make the scene feel peaceful on the surface but unsettling underneath. The “strong wind” appears to describe a force that destroys homes; it could be literal, while also suggesting how suddenly people can lose safety. Repeated calls to say hello or cry “why” place welcome and anguish side by side.

The lyrics do not offer a single, clearly explained story, and the repeated lines may matter as much for their musical, communal effect as for their literal meaning. “Homeless” might refer to people made physically homeless, but the song also leaves room for a broader sense of insecurity or loss. The ending’s direct address to a community sounds like a call to respond together, though its precise meaning is not fully clear from the English lines alone.