Steam ship, sail down the river   Fight the mosquitoes that fly in a swarm   White smoke covers the jungle   See Dr. Livingston land with a thunk    Down where the sad willows gather   Young women weep for their dying babies   I am a white man in Africa   If I were to stay here   There'd be no one to save me      I hear the drums   I know it's urgent   I hear survival in his hands   Switch to record   I get the picture   But I will never understand      Mad world, invisible army   Blow up the bridges and come like a storm   Young girl, eyes full of promise   Carry the baby and keeping it warm      Down where the sad willows gather   Young men go down on their knees   I am a white man in Africa   With more than just my god to appease      I hear the drums   I know it's urgent   I hear survival in his hands   Switch to record   I get the picture   But I will never understand      How there is love in his face   'Midst of all this waste   In the Mozambique sun   Under the gun      I hear the drums   I hear survival in his hands   I hear the drums   There is a curse upon this land      I hear the drums   I know it's urgent   I hear survival in his hands   Hit record   Get the picture   I will never understand      Carry the sound and the fury   Left all alone in a war zone   Carry the sound and the fury   Hours later   Thoughts of my bed   Leave me tired and ready for sleep   So tell me about all the places you go   All the lives that you swallow, the people you keep   Deep in a monastery   That's where I want to be   Wrestle my soul