Sing Till the Rafters Know

Mm... who told you to stop?
(Mm... who told you?)

There's a hall that holds a thousand prayers
And the ceiling keeps them all
Every Sunday something rises up
And the old boards take it in
(Take it in)
(Mm-hm)
My grandmother sang when the lights went out
My mother sang through the rent
(Through the rent)
They knew a roof is only wood
Till somebody sings it holy
(Sings it holy)
I stood up in the third row shaking
And I let my mouth come open

So lift it up, lift it up
Don't you save it for the funeral
Lift it up, lift it up
Give the living what you've got

Sing till the rafters know
Sing till the rafters know your name
Sing till the old wood answers
Sing till the rafters know
(Sing, sing)
(Sing it)

Sing till the rafters shake the dust
Sing till the whole house answers
(Sing, sing)
Sing till the rafters know

Somebody said you sing too loud
Somebody said you're off the key
(Off the key)
Somebody put a hand across your mouth
And you folded it up small
And you folded it up small
You kept it in your pocket like a letter
You took it out on Mondays when you were alone
But the Spirit never asked for pretty
The Spirit only asked for true
A cracked voice, lifted honest
Beats a perfect one held back

So lift it up, lift it up
Don't you save it for the funeral
Lift it up, lift it up
Give the living what you've got

Sing till the rafters know
Sing till the rafters know your name
Sing till the old wood answers
Sing till the rafters know
(Sing, sing)

Sing till the rafters know
Sing till the rafters know
(Sing, sing)

Sing till the rafters know
Sing till the rafters know your name
Sing till the old wood answers
Sing till the rafters know
(Sing, sing)

Cula, cula, mama
(Cula, cula)
Cula, cula, baba

Cula, cula, mama
(Cula, cula)
Cula, cula, baba
(Cula, cula)
Who told you to stop?
(Nobody, nobody)
Who told you to stop?
(Cula, cula)
Who told you to stop?
(Nobody, nobody)
Who told you to stop?
(Nobody told me)
Who told you to stop?
(Nobody, nobody)
Ngeke ngiyeke, I won't stop
(Ngeke, ngeke)

Chantez, chantez, chantez
(Sing, sing, sing)
Sing till the rafters know
(Rafters know)
Let the ceiling hear it
(Sing, sing, sing)
Sing till the rafters know
(Rafters know)
Let the ceiling hear it
(Rafters know)
Let the ceiling hear it
(Let it hear)
Hallelujah, hallelujah
(Let it hear)
Hallelujah, hallelujah
(Hallelujah, hallelujah)
(Sing it for her)
Sing it for the ones who can't
(Sing it for her)
Sing it for the ones who can't
(Sing it for the ones who can't)
Let the ceiling hear it
(Let it hear)

This is for my grandmother
(Sing)
This is for my mother
(Sing)
This is for the child not born
(Sing)
This is for the child not born
(Sing)
Who will hear it through the wall
(Sing)
Who will say I sang it first
(Sing)
Who will say I sang it first
(Sing)

Nobody told me to stop
(Nobody told me)
(Nobody, nobody)
Who told you to stop?
(Nobody told me)
Sing till the rafters know
(Mm... know)

Mm... who told you?

Mm... who told you?
(Nobody told me)
Mm... know