From the recording Emperor in Exile
Exile Song' reflects the quiet desolation of Haile Selassie’s years in exile, a period marked by loss, uncertainty and distance from his homeland. Though he rarely revealed his inner thoughts, the track imagines the weight of that silence — a restrained, dignified endurance shaped by isolation, responsibility and the hope of return
Dehvan Othieno vocals recorded at J&J Studio, Bristol.
Backing track recorded at Crossleaze Studio Bath.
Mixed & mastered at Yam & Banana studio, Bristol.
Lyrics
I’m singing my exile song..exile
i’m singing my exile song..exile
How long can this go on?..exile
singing my exile song .
V1
E x i l e
is the only song that I can hear
E x i l e
It whines through the weeping willow
E x i l e
Chanting the depths of my fear
E x i l e
So hard to hear
How long can this go on?
My lonely song
How long can this go on?
i’m singing my singing my
Chorus
I’m singing my exile song..exile
i’m singing my exile song..exile
How long can this go on?..exile
singing my exile song .exile
V2
E x i l e
Even in this regal haven
E x i l e
I feel it’s looming sound
E x i l e
These healing springs can’t turn its malodie down
E x i l e
How long can this go on?
My lonely song
How long can this go on?
i’m singing my singing my
Chorus
I’m singing my exile song..exile
i’m singing my exile song..exile
How long can this go on?..exile
singing my exile song
V3
E x i l e
Every step along the river
E x i l e
Under bridges babbling voices echo
E x i l e
the only song the deafening cacophony
E x i l e
M8
end my end my exile
Yet the scene from my window
end my end my exile
Looks so much like home
end my end my exile
You cam’t go home
end my end my exile
A distant drum beating..
end my end my exile
yearning from my heart
So I will not falter
The song of victory
Will surely return
A choir of angels
Coda
no longer singing my exile song.
Sounding my way back
no longer singing my exile song.
way back home
no longer singing my exile song.
Sounding my way back
going back to where I belong
way back home
no longer singing my exile song.
Sounding my way back
no longer singing my exile song.
way way way back home
no longer singing my exile song.
Sounding my way back
going back to where I belong
way way way way back home
no longer singing my exile song.
Sounding my way back
way back home