Ividyo Kliphu
Lyrics
Ah
– Ah
I was a singer
– Ngangingumculi
You were my fan
– Wena wawungumlandeli wami
When no one gave a damn
– Lapho kungekho muntu owanikeza isijeziso
It was you in the dark
– Kwakunguwe ebumnyameni
Scared of your anger
– Ukwesaba intukuthelo yakho
In love with your whim
– Ngithandana nesifiso sakho
Some notes I don’t hit
– Amanye amanothi angishayi
But I don’t give up
– Kodwa angiyeki
Now every day, the plane takes off
– Manje nsuku zonke, indiza isuka
And every night, the room fills up with
– Futhi njalo ebusuku, igumbi ligcwala
People who are convinced I’m not
– Abantu abaqiniseka ukuthi angiyena
Just some kid fakin’ it for your love
– Nje ezinye kid fakin ‘ it for uthando lwakho
‘Cause I’m an actress, all of the medals I won for ya
– Ngoba ngingumlingisi, zonke izindondo engizitholele zona
Breaking my back just to be your favourite daughter
– Breaking umhlane wami nje ukuba indodakazi yakho ozithandayo
Everywhere I run, I’m always runnin’ to ya
– Nomaphi lapho ngigijima khona, ngihlale ngigijima ngiya kuwe
Breaking my back just hoping you’ll say I’m a star
– Ngiphule umhlane ngithemba nje ukuthi uzothi ngiyinkanyezi
You had a brother, I look like him
– Wayenomfowabo, ngibukeka njengaye
You told us as kids
– Usitshele njengezingane
“He died of a broken heart”
– “Wafa ngenxa yenhliziyo ephukile”
And for every door you open
– Futhi kuwo wonke umnyango uvula
There’s a room I can’t go in
– Kukhona igumbi engingakwazi ukungena kulo
I break in, I still can’t find you
– Ngingena, angikwazi ukukuthola
Now that every day, the plane takes off
– Manje njengoba nsuku zonke indiza isuka
And every night the room fills up
– Futhi njalo ebusuku igumbi ligcwala
I tell myself that soon we’ll talk
– Ngizitshela ukuthi maduze sizokhuluma
Then I sing every word just to ya
– Khona ke ngihlabelela wonke amazwi kuwe
‘Cause I’m an actress, all of the medals I won for ya
– Ngoba ngingumlingisi, zonke izindondo engizitholele zona
Panic attack just to be your favourite daughter
– Panic attack nje ukuba indodakazi yakho ozithandayo
Everywhere I run, I’m always runnin’ to ya
– Nomaphi lapho ngigijima khona, ngihlale ngigijima ngiya kuwe
Breaking my back to carry the weight of your heart
– Breaking umhlane wami ukuthwala isisindo senhliziyo yakho
But I keep dancing till I get sick
– Kodwa ngiyaqhubeka ngidansa ngize ngigule
Why’d you have to dream so big?
– Kungani kufanele uphuphe kangaka?
Why did no one listen when you hit the notes from your heart?
– Kungani kungekho muntu owalalela lapho ushaya amanothi enhliziyweni yakho?
Ah-ah, ah-ah, ah-ah, ah-ah, ah
– Ah-ah, ah-ah, ah-ah, ah-ah, ah
I’m a good actress, look at the medals I won for ya
– Ngingumlingisi omuhle, bheka izindondo engizitholele zona
So you could imagine being a favourite daughter
– Ngakho ungase ucabange ukuba indodakazi ozithandayo
Everywhere I run, I’m always runnin’ to ya
– Nomaphi lapho ngigijima khona, ngihlale ngigijima ngiya kuwe
Breaking my back just to be as brave as my mother
– Ukuphula umhlane wami ukuze nje ngibe nesibindi njengomama
