Prompt:

[Intro] [sound of coffee beans roasting Soft crackle] Yeah Addis in the building Fifty-five days We made it Let’s go [Chorus] Fasika’s here Light up the night Netela shining Everything white Fifty-five days The fast is complete Now we gather ’round for the feast and the beat Yeah Break the bread Share the plate Fasika time Man We celebrate Voices rise Hearts on fire Fasika time Lifting us higher [Verse 1] Sun coming up over Addis today Church bells ringing We paving the way Smell of the incense riding the air Grandma’s at the doorway Blessing our steps with a prayer Kids in the courtyard Laughing in lines Candles in the window Soft golden signs Taxi horns echo on the waking street But inside this house It’s where joy and faith meet [Chorus] Fasika’s here Light up the night Netela shining Everything white Fifty-five days The fast is complete Now we gather ’round for the feast and the beat Yeah Break the bread Share the plate Fasika time Man We celebrate Voices rise Hearts on fire Fasika time Lifting us higher [Verse 2] Injera stacked high like a small brown hill Doro wat simmer Let it cook Let it fill Uncle crack a story Everybody lean in Talking ’bout the struggle and the place that we’ve been Cousins in the corner Dancing in socks Silver cross shining on a chain as it rocks Mama in the kitchen with a tired smile Saying “Eat My child Rest a while” [Bridge] Remember those days when our stomachs would ache Counting each morning How long will it take? Now we’re here together Every promise we keep From the long Long fast to this long-awaited feast [Chorus] Fasika’s here Light up the night Netela shining Everything white Fifty-five days The fast is complete Now we gather ’round for the feast and the beat Yeah Break the bread Share the plate Fasika time Man We celebrate Voices rise Hearts on fire Fasika time Lifting us higher