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Mito
Yeah
– Ndiyo
She was twenty-four
– Alikuwa na umri wa miaka ishirini na minne
Last week, told me somethin’ you can’t be ready for
– Wiki iliyopita, aliniambia kitu ‘ huwezi kuwa tayari kwa
I ain’t mournin’ death of her innocence
– Mimi si mournin’ kifo cha hatia yake
I ain’t mournin’ death of her innocence, let the Henny pour
– Mimi si mournin’ kifo cha hatia yake, basi Henny pour
Some weeks ago, she was in a cab
– Wiki kadhaa zilizopita, alikuwa kwenye teksi
I felt sick to my stomach ’cause when I listen back
– Nilihisi mgonjwa kwa sababu ya tumbo langu wakati mimi kusikiliza nyuma
Driver was actin’ all forward, I should have drawn the line
– Dereva alikuwa akifanya yote mbele, ningepaswa kuchora mstari
She wasn’t worried about it, it happens all the time
– Hakuwa na wasiwasi juu yake, hufanyika kila wakati
All the time, said it happens all the time
– Wakati wote, alisema hutokea wakati wote
A little conversation, that’s just all it is
– Mazungumzo kidogo, hiyo ndiyo tu
Ask couple questions, then he’ll call it quits
– Uliza maswali ya wanandoa, kisha ataiita kuacha
He ain’t even have to ask her where she lives
– Sio lazima hata amuulize anaishi wapi
She was headed to this venue with a couple friends
– Alikwenda kwenye ukumbi huu na marafiki kadhaa
And I was workin’ late, said I’d collect her when the party ends
– Na nilikuwa workin ‘ marehemu, alisema ningependa kukusanya yake wakati chama mwisho
She goin’ to this no-phone party
– Anaenda kwenye sherehe hii isiyo na simu
You know the ones where guys have their phones and all the women there don’t
– Unajua wale ambao wavulana wana simu zao na wanawake wote huko hawana
I threw one of them last week, so I don’t wanna speak
– Nilitupa mmoja wao wiki iliyopita, kwa hivyo sitaki kuzungumza
And when I think about this shit, it cuts deep
– Na ninapofikiria juu ya shit hii, inakata kirefu
You see, Tamah, she like my little sis’
– Unaona, Tamah, yeye kama dada yangu mdogo’
So when I asked her to explain to me the story, she said this
– Kwa hivyo nilipomwuliza anieleze hadithi hiyo, alisema hivi
I caught a vibe with a guy and then from the off
– Nilipata vibe na mvulana na kisha kutoka mbali
But somethin’ was off, offer me pills and offer me shots
– Lakini kitu kilikuwa kimezimwa, nipe vidonge na unipe risasi
And off of my head, couldn’t even say if I was sober or off of my head
– Na mbali ya kichwa changu, hakuweza hata kusema kama nilikuwa na kiasi au mbali ya kichwa changu
I could’ve danced for days, wouldn’t have been a surprise
– Ningeweza kucheza kwa siku nyingi, isingekuwa mshangao
But let’s have a good night, these times are havin’ good nights when all the men start drinkin’
– Lakini tuwe na usiku mwema, nyakati hizi ni kuwa na ‘usiku mwema wakati wanaume wote wanaanza kunywa’
And then they feel entitled to more than opinions
– Na kisha wanahisi wana haki ya zaidi ya maoni
You know how that goes and man come to the girls like, “Fuckin’ let me get your Snap’, innit
– Unajua jinsi hiyo inakwenda na mtu kuja kwa wasichana kama, “Fuckin’ hebu kupata Snap yako’, innit
Add me back, innit, fuckin’ what?
– Kuongeza me back, innit, fuckin ‘ nini?
What you doin’ after this? What you on? What’s wrong?
– Unafanya nini baada ya hii? Nini juu ya? Ni nini kibaya?
Why you movin’ so stiff? Come back to the AP, what, friend, what?
– Kwa nini unahama sana? Rudi KWA AP, nini, rafiki, nini?
Don’t worry ’bout her, you ain’t her dad, that’s long
– Usijali ‘ bout yake, wewe si baba yake, hiyo ni muda mrefu
Why follow her home? Call her a cab or what
– Kwa nini umfuate nyumbani? Mwite teksi au nini
I feel like I seen you before, you from Bex? You know Thames? Fuckin’
– Ninahisi kama nilikuona hapo awali, wewe kutoka Bex? Unajua Thames? Fucking’
Are you gettin’ back to ends?”
– Are wewe gettin ‘ back to ends?”
And I ain’t sayin’ that’s weird, but it kinda is
– Na mimi si kusema ‘ hiyo ni weird, lakini ni kinda ni
She busy throwin’ up, he’s tryna take her to the crib
– Yeye busy kutupa up, yeye ni tryna kuchukua yake kwa kitanda
But that’s the culture of the club, right?
– Lakini hiyo ni utamaduni wa klabu, sawa?
All game’s fair
– Haki ya mchezo wote
And if she don’t like it, why she there?
– Na ikiwa hapendi, kwanini yuko hapo?
These times, she just wanna go home
– Wakati huu, anataka tu kwenda nyumbani
She don’t wanna go alone with no battery on her phone
– Hataki kwenda peke yake bila betri kwenye simu yake
And all her friends are tryna stay
– Na marafiki zake wote ni tryna kaa
Cah they goin’ to somebody’s afterparty in a house that’s out the way
– Cah wao kwenda kwa mtu afterparty katika nyumba hiyo ni nje ya njia
And then she blacked out
– Na kisha akafifia
She was gonna leave with them, but somethin’ felt off
– Alikuwa gonna kuondoka pamoja nao, lakini kitu ‘ waliona mbali
And then she backed out
– Kisha akaondoka
When I heard about the time she tried to make it home alone
– Niliposikia kuhusu wakati alijaribu kuifanya nyumbani peke yake
She said
– Alisema
At Archway, I got out the car
– Katika Archway, nilitoka nje ya gari
It’s quiet and I’m walking up this long hill
– Ni kimya na ninatembea juu ya kilima hiki kirefu
Faint sound, cold chills
– Sauti dhaifu, baridi baridi
I swear I just heard a familiar voice
– Naapa nimesikia tu sauti inayojulikana
Inside of the club, outside of the club
– Ndani ya klabu, nje ya klabu
Was it that first cab? I swear I know the voice
– Ilikuwa teksi hiyo ya kwanza? Naapa najua sauti
Think fast, that’s my only choice
– Fikiria haraka, hiyo ndiyo chaguo langu pekee
He’s coming up, I hear him running up
– Anakuja, namsikia akikimbia
I ran and I trip, I fell and I buckle
– Nilikimbia na mimi safari, nilianguka na mimi buckle
My belt in a buckle, my keys in my knuckles
– Ukanda wangu katika buckle, funguo zangu katika knuckles yangu
He’s grabbing my hair, I’m screaming to stop
– Ananyakua nywele zangu, ninapiga kelele kuacha
I’m hitting him hard, it’s turning him on
– Ninampiga kwa nguvu, inamgeuza
The burning is gone, my body is so cold and frozen in fear
– Kuungua kumekwenda, mwili wangu ni baridi sana na umehifadhiwa kwa hofu
Accepting my fate, his hands on my waist
– Kukubali hatima yangu, mikono yake juu ya kiuno changu
I think that I threw my keys in his face
– Nadhani nilitupa funguo zangu usoni mwake
I ran and he chased
– Nilikimbia na akafukuza
I stumbled on a group of three that were leaving
– Nilijikwaa kwenye kundi la watu watatu waliokuwa wakiondoka
I ran towards them, didn’t notice that my feet, they were bleeding
– Nilikimbia kuelekea kwao, sikuona kwamba miguu yangu, walikuwa wanavuja damu
And that’s when I called, praying that you’d be there recording
– Na hiyo ni wakati mimi kuitwa, kuomba kwamba wewe d kuwa huko kurekodi
The only person that I know who’s up at 3 in the morning
– Mtu pekee ninayemjua ambaye ameamka saa 3 asubuhi
I sound mad
– Ninasikika wazimu
But if you ain’t a girl, I guess you don’t know the feeling
– Lakini kama wewe si msichana, nadhani hujui hisia
Of watching what you wear because you’re worried ’bout making it home
– Kuangalia nini kuvaa kwa sababu wewe ni wasiwasi ‘ bout kuifanya nyumbani
Walking with your phone to your ear and you ain’t on the phone
– Kutembea na simu yako kwenye sikio lako na hauko kwenye simu
Can’t walk on the same side of the pavement alone
– Haiwezi kutembea upande mmoja wa lami peke yake
Everyone’s a fucking good guy and they’re making it known
– Kila mtu ni fucking guy nzuri na wao ni kufanya hivyo inayojulikana
But I’m just making it known that if you ain’t a girl, I guess you don’t know the feeling
– Lakini mimi tu kufanya hivyo inajulikana kwamba kama wewe si msichana, nadhani hujui hisia
Of checking the child lock, or seeing the AirTag
– Kuangalia kufuli kwa mtoto, au kuona AirTag
A five-minute walk home feeling like five miles
– Kutembea kwa dakika tano nyumbani kuhisi kama maili tano
Maybe if these people would police our cities way they police our bodies
– Labda kama watu hawa ingekuwa polisi miji yetu njia wao polisi miili yetu
Then maybe, fucking hell
– Kisha labda, fucking kuzimu
Maybe every woman that I know wouldn’t be stuck as well
– Labda kila mwanamke ambaye najua hangekwama pia
Danger doesn’t look like no killer in a mask
– Hatari haionekani kama hakuna muuaji kwenye kinyago
It looks like that flirty cab driver and guys that feel entitled ’cause you’re standing in their section
– Inaonekana kama kwamba flirty dereva wa teksi na guys kwamba kujisikia haki ‘ kwa sababu wewe ni amesimama katika sehemu yao
Short-tempered men, the ones who struggle with rejection
– Wanaume wenye hasira kali, wale wanaopambana na kukataliwa
I knew a girl called
– Nilijua msichana aitwaye
That was in so deep, she thought violence was affection
– Hiyo ilikuwa ndani sana, alidhani vurugu ilikuwa mapenzi
I ain’t know some women wouldn’t want a man’s help
– Sijui wanawake wengine hawataki msaada wa mwanaume
Because so many of ’em want the same reward for their protection
– Kwa sababu wengi wao wanataka thawabu ileile kwa ajili ya ulinzi wao
Danger doesn’t look like no killer in a mask
– Hatari haionekani kama hakuna muuaji kwenye kinyago
It looks like that kid in the group chat that jokes about—
– Inaonekana kama mtoto huyo kwenye gumzo la kikundi ambalo linatania—
And he won’t ever stop because there’s no one to correct him
– Na hataacha kamwe kwa sababu hakuna mtu wa kumsahihisha
And he might even do it ’cause the system would protect him
– Na anaweza hata kufanya hivyo ‘ kwa sababu mfumo ungemlinda
Algorithm gonna find some people just like him
– Algorithm watapata watu kama yeye
They hate women too, okay, yeah, fuck it, let’s connect him
– Wanachukia wanawake pia, sawa, ndiyo, kutomba, hebu tuunganishe
Homicidal femicidal shit on their suggested
– Shit ya mauaji ya kike juu ya mapendekezo yao
Somebody just asked you on a date, it was your dentist
– Mtu fulani alikuuliza tu kwa tarehe, alikuwa daktari wako wa meno
He just went upstairs and got your number from reception
– Alikwenda tu ghorofani na akapata nambari yako kutoka kwa mapokezi
Used to be nice, said I remind him of his little girl
– Kutumika kuwa nzuri, alisema mimi kumkumbusha ya msichana wake mdogo
Two weeks later, he wants a sexual connection
– Wiki mbili baadaye, anataka uhusiano wa kimapenzi
Danger doesn’t look like no killer in a mask
– Hatari haionekani kama hakuna muuaji kwenye kinyago
Who you even talking to?
– Nani hata kuzungumza na?
Women hunted down by the people they say report it to
– Wanawake wanaowindwa na watu wanaosema wanaripoti kwa
Honestly, I woudn’t have the solitude or fortitude
– Kwa kweli, singekuwa na upweke au ujasiri
Try and humanise, she could be somebody’s daughter, you
– Jaribu na ubinadamu, anaweza kuwa binti ya mtu, wewe
As if that’s the reason them fellas shouldn’t slaughter you
– Kana kwamba hiyo ndiyo sababu fellas hawapaswi kukuchinja
God forbid that they offend the people you’re belongin’ to
– Mungu asiwaudhi watu ambao wewe ni wa
Objectify you just the way I do in every song
– Pingamizi wewe tu njia mimi kufanya katika kila wimbo
Tamah was never wrong
– Tamah hakukosea kamwe
Can’t trust guys, she never lied
– Hawezi kuamini wavulana, hakuwahi kusema uwongo
No menicide, it femicide
– Hakuna menicide, ni femicide
The catcalls, the long stares
– Mashabiki wanachagua: long stares
The kind words, the lines blurred
– Maneno ya fadhili, mistari imefifia
Call her out, impersonate her
– Mpigie simu, mwige
All know a victim, don’t know a perpetrator
– Wote wanajua mwathirika, hawajui mhalifu
Am I one of them? The men of the past
– Mimi ni mmoja wao? Wanaume wa zamani
Who catcalled or spoke in the bars?
– Nani alipiga simu au alizungumza kwenye baa?
I’m complicit, no better than you
– Mimi ni complicit, si bora kuliko wewe
I told stories of—, yeah
– Nilisimulia hadithi za -, ndio
Can’t sit on the fence, that’s hardly an option
– Haiwezi kukaa kwenye uzio, hiyo sio chaguo
You either part of the solution or part of the problem
– Wewe ama sehemu ya suluhisho au sehemu ya shida
