Ikliphu Yevidiyo
Ingoma
(Everything’s fine)
– (Everything’s okay)
Look
– Khangela
White fish on the coast of the Caribbean, my life is a film
– Intlanzi emhlophe kunxweme Lwecaribbean, ubomi bami bumnandi
Hero and villain, I’m playin’ both in the script
– Vusi nova-ndizakulinda (live)
Worthy of Spielberg or Christopher Nolan readin’
– Ifanelekile Ispielberg okanye Uchristopher Nolan readin’
The constant overachievin’, I know
– Oversized sweatshirt-i know
I ain’t as rich as them people with old money, but I didn’t know money
– Andisityebi njengabo abantu abanemali endala, kodwa andiyazi imali
They mock me online for speakin’ up on all of our issues
– Bayandihlekisa kwi-intanethi ngokuthetha ngayo yonke imiba yethu
And bein’ vocal, the shit that I see on socials
– , I I I I that that that that that that-I I that that that that that that that that that-yam天空部落 yam i薯藤
But how can I stay silent when, when?
– Kodwa ndinokuthi cwaka njani, nini?
I’m out in Barbados, white people mistreatin’ locals
– Ndiphuma Ebarbados, abantu abamhlophe baphatha kakubi abantu balapha
The villa in Jamaica, but it’s owned by the Chinese
– Jamaica-kuba Kuba Kuba Chinese
Head to the right beach and they’re chargin’ us five each
– Intloko elunxwemeni lwasekunene kwaye basitshaja ezintlanu nganye nganye
They say, “The Caribbean paradise, like, why leave?”
– Bathi, ” iparadesi Yasecaribbean, efana, kutheni uhambe?”
But how can I be silent when there’s blood on the pine trees?
– Ndingathi cwaka njani xa kukho igazi emithini yepayini?
Most of us would sacrifice our soul for the right fees
– Uninzi lwethu luya kuncama umphefumlo wethu ngenxa yemirhumo efanelekileyo
Before I find love, I’m just prayin’ I find peace
– Xa ndibona uthando, ndiyathandaza kuphela ndifumana uxolo
Before I find love, I’m just prayin’ I find peace
– Xa ndibona uthando, ndiyathandaza kuphela ndifumana uxolo
You know what I believe, I don’t know if I handled it well
– Uyazi into endiyikholelwayo, andazi ukuba ndiyiphathe kakuhle
It’s fuck Coca-Cola, did I stop drinkin’ Fanta as well?
– Ngaba i-Cocktail iyayeka ukusela?
I could see the blood on the lyrics I write for myself
– Ndiyakwazi ukubona igazi kumazwi endizibhalela wona
I cried about slavery, then went to Dubai with my girl
– Ndakhala ngobukhoboka, emva koko ndaya Edubai nentombi yam
Surely I ain’t part of the problem, I lied to myself
– Andiyena umcimbi, kodwa ndaxoka
Jewels that my people die for are a sign of my wealth
– Impahla efayo abantu bam ingumqondiso wobutyebi bam
My work is a physical weight of my life and my health
– Umsebenzi wam ubunzima bomzimba ubomi bam kunye nempilo yam
The last couple years, felt like I been inside on a shelf
– Kule minyaka imbalwa idlulileyo, ndaziva ngathi ndingaphakathi eshelufini
I just phoned Cench, and I said, “You inspired myself”
– Ndafowunela Ucench, ndathi, “wena waphefumlela mna”
I don’t feel a spot of jealousy inside of myself
– Andiziva ndinomona ngaphakathi kwam
But when I’m all alone, I won’t lie, I question myself
– If i’m not lying, i’m not lying
Am I self-destructive? Am I doin’ the best for myself?
– Ngaba ndiyazitshabalalisa? Ngaba ndizenzela okona kulungileyo?
I know I love music, but I question the rest of myself
– Ndiyazi ukuba ndiyawuthanda umculo, kodwa ndiyawuthanda wonke umntu
Like why don’t you post pictures or why don’t you drop music?
– Kutheni ungafaki iifoto, kwaye kutheni ungafaki umculo?
Or why not do somethin’ but sittin’ and stressin’ yourself
– Okanye kutheni ungenzi into kodwa uhlale phantsi kwaye uzicinezele
Ten years I been in the game and I won’t lie, it’s gettin’ difficult
– Iminyaka elishumi ndidlala umdlalo kwaye andizukuxoka, kunzima
This shit used to be spiritual
– Le nkcazelo yayidla ngokuba yeyokomoya
We don’t need no commentators, we could leave that to the sports
– We don’t need no comments, we dont need this
Just listen to the music, why do you need somebody’s thoughts?
– Mamela umculo, kutheni ufuna iingcinga zomntu?
And some of it’s constructive, but most of it is forced
– Ezinye zazo zakha, kodwa ezininzi zinyanzeliswa
And why we countin’ the numbers, how the music make you feel?
– Kwaye kutheni sibala amanani, indlela umculo okwenza uzive ngayo?
I’m just bein’ real
– I’m just sayin ‘nuthin’
(Alright)
– (Kulungile)
Yeah, white fish on the coast of the Caribbean, my life is a film
– Ewe, intlanzi emhlophe elunxwemeni Lwecaribbean, ubomi bami yifilimu
Hero and villain, I’m playin’ both in the script
– Vusi nova-ndizakulinda (live)
Worthy of Oscar and Hollywood nominations
– Ufanelwe ukutyunjwa Kuka-Oscar Kunye Nehollywood
I’m throwin’ money at women in different denominations and killin’ the conversation
– “Ndiphosa imali kubafazi kwiimvaba ezahlukeneyo kwaye ndibulala incoko
All them people told me, “Keep grindin’, be patient”
– Bonke abantu bathi kum, “Hlala usila, yiba nomonde”
It’s weird bein’ famous, tryna navigate the spaces
– It’s strange, tryinah zulazula izithuba
Feel like a celebrity, but you ain’t on the A-list
– Uziva ngathi usaziwayo, kodwa awukho kuluhlu Lwe-A
And you never drop so you ain’t really on the playlist
– Kwaye awusoze ulahle ukuze ungabikho kuluhlu lokudlala
But your fans love you, you can see it on their faces
– Kodwa abalandeli bakho bayakuthanda, ungayibona ebusweni babo
America feels so close that you can taste it
– Imelika iziva isondele kangangokuba ungayingcamla
2017, was tryna make it to the ranges
– Copyright © 2017 it try yenza kumanqanaba
2025, I’m tryna make it to the Granges
– 2025 i’m trying, i’m trying yenza Ukuba Granges
How do I explain me and my soulmate are strangers, that we’ve already met
– Ndingayichaza njani kwaye umphefumlo wam ungowasemzini, ukuba sele sidibene
And I’ve known her for ages?
– Ngaba ndimazi iminyaka emininzi?
How do I explain, because I’m runnin’ out of pages?
– Ndiyicacisa njani, kuba ndiphuma ngaphandle kwamaphepha?
How do I explain South London and its dangers?
– Ndingayichaza njani Ilondon kunye neengozi zayo?
Can’t recall the last time that we was all together, but
– Andikhumbuli ixesha lokugqibela ukuba sonke sasikunye, kodwa
All I can remember, the Olympics was in Beijing
– Into endiyikhumbulayo kukuba Iiolimpiki zisebeijing
Move to Dubai, that’s for the taxes that they takin’
– Yiya Edubai, yiyo yerhafu abayithathayo’
Or move to Qatar, feel the breeze on the beach
– Okanye uye Eqatar, yiva impepho elunxwemeni
But how can I explain to my kids that it’s fake wind?
– Kodwa ndingabachazela njani abantwana bam ukuba umoya wobuxoki?
Free, but I’m broke, have me feelin’ like I’m caged in
– I’m breaking, but i’m breaking, i’m breaking, i’m breaking, i’m breaking, i’m breaking …
How do I explain two pounds got you eight wings?
– Ndingachaza njani iiponti ezimbini zikufumene amaphiko asibhozo?
How do I explain my opps lost, but we ain’t win?
– Ndingabachazela njani abalandeli bam bepinterest, kodwa asiyi kuphumelela?
Girls I’m around had surgery on their hips
– Mantombazana ndikhe ndenziwa utyando esinqeni sawo
How do I explain that I love her the way she is?
– Ndingamcacisela njani ukuba ndiyamthanda?
How do I explain my feelings on having kids?
– Ndinokuzichaza njani iimvakalelo zam ngokuba nabantwana?
That it wasn’t what it was, but it is what it is
– Ukuba yayingeyiyo loo nto, kodwa yile nto iyiyo
How do I explain my niggas are in the hood?
– Ndingayichaza njani i-nigga yam kwi-hood?
And they don’t ask for nothin’ even though they know they could
– Kwaye abaceli nto nangona besazi ukuba banako
‘Cause they’d rather trap, rob, and get it on their own
– Ngenxa yokuba baya kubamba, baphange, kwaye bayithathe ngokwabo
How do I explain these messages on my phone?
– Ndiyicacisa njani le miyalezo kwifowuni yam?
I just got a call, my girl’s sittin’ in the car
– Ndifumene nje umnxeba, intombi yam ihleli emotweni
And it says “Serge” but Serge with us in the car
– Kwaye ithi “Serge ” Kodwa Serge kunye nathi emotweni
I know I might sound like a villain from afar
– Mhlawumbi ndivakala njenge-villain evela kude
How do I explain that my mechanic is a chick?
– Ndingayicacisa njani ukuba inkukhu yam yinkukhu?
Or why she callin’ me when I don’t even own a whip because my licence is revoked?
– Okanye kutheni ndingafumani mvume yokufaka isicelo se-evisa yam xa ndingafumani mvume yokufaka isicelo se-evisa?
I mean, how do I explain that I don’t want a hill ’cause my identity is pain?
– Ndingayicacisa njani ukuba andiyifuni i-hairdresser kuba i-hairdresser yam ibuhlungu?
How do I explain, I mean, how do I explain?
– Ndiyicacisa njani, ndiyicacisa njani?
I went and hit the streets because I didn’t want a boss
– Ndaya kubetha ezitratweni kuba ndandingafuni mphathi
I ended up a worker, I was barely gettin’ paid
– Ndafumana umsebenzi, andizange ndihlawule nantoni na
For someone that was two years above me in my age
– Umntu owayeneminyaka emibini ngaphezulu kwam kubudala bam
I didn’t even find it strange, I mean, how do I explain?
– Andikhange ndiyifumane ingaqhelekanga, ndiyicacisa njani?
Yeah
– Ewe
Fifty-two miles from Marseilles, I’m in Miraval
– 25 miles away From Marseilles, i’m In Miraval
Four years, seventeen days, I ain’t been around
– Iminyaka emine, iintsuku ezilishumi elinesixhenxe, andikho
I can’t lie, it even shocks me that I’m still around
– Andikwazi ukuxoka, kuyandothusa ukuba ndisajikeleze
I can’t lie, it even shocks me how I’m livin’ now
– I can’t lying, neener neener neener i’m livin ‘ now
Starin’ at this Rachel Jones painting, I’m sittin’ down
– At this this this this this this this this this this jonathan, sit this this this this this this this this this this
The last thing I drew was a weapon, I’m livin’ wild
– Into yokugqibela endayizoba sisixhobo, i’m livin ‘ wild
Turned twenty-seven, but I feel like I’m still a child
– Sabini – ngendelengo ndiseyinkwenkwe
In this house out in Central London I can barely afford
– Kule ndlu Ngaphandle Kumbindi Welondon andikwazi ukufikelela
Six months sober and I feel like I’m Dave again
– Iinyanga ezintandathu zipholile kwaye ndiziva ngathi ndingudave kwakhona
Drinkin’ all my pain and my sorrows away again
– Sela zonke iintlungu zam kunye nosizi lwam kwakhona
I got withdrawal symptoms, but they happen at ATMs
– Ndineempawu zokurhoxa, kodwa zenzeka Kwiatm
Next two years, I’ll be lookin’ at ATMs
– Kwiminyaka emibini ezayo, ndiza kujonga Kwi-Atm
Who’s the best artist in the world? I’m sayin’ Tems
– Ngubani oyena mdlali ubalaseleyo emhlabeni? I’m Sayin ‘ Items
Maybe James Blake or Jim, on the day, depends
– Mhlawumbi Ujames Blake okanye Ujim, ngomhla, kuxhomekeke
Let’s see who quits now we ain’t gettin’ paid again, yeah
– Masibone ukuba ngubani ophumayo ngoku i’m not buying, yeah
I’m just here drinkin’ liquor by myself
– I’m just here sweatshirt
Is my music just becomin’ a depiction of my wealth?
– Ngaba umculo wam ubonisa ubutyebi bam?
Never trust a girl whose lock screen’s a picture of herself, I had to learn that shit myself
– Ungaze uthembe intombazana enesikrini sokutshixa umfanekiso wayo, kwafuneka ndifunde ukuba ndizihlukumeza
Now I’m sittin’ by myself with no girl, like, shit, I really did this to myself
– Ngoku ndihleli ndedwa kungekho ntombazana, njengaye, shit, ndenza oku kum
Twenty-seven and I’m terrified of livin’ by myself ’cause there’s a kid inside myself I haven’t healed
– Twenty-sixhenxe kwaye ndiyoyika livin ‘ngokwam’ kuba kukho umntwana ngaphakathi kum andiphilanga
And me and him debate each other
– Kwaye mna naye sixoxisana
I can’t love myself, I’m made from two people that hate each other
– Andikwazi ukuzithanda, ndenziwe ngabantu ababini abathandanayo
My parents couldn’t even save each other, made each other unhappy
– Abazali bam babengenakukwazi ukusindiswa, benza izinto ezingonwabisiyo
Used to be excited by the block, but size doesn’t matter
– Kwakuyinto enomdla kakhulu, kodwa ubukhulu abubalulekanga
You supplying it or not? Sling a shot, I could have really killed a giant with a rock
– Uyinika okanye hayi? Ngendakumana ngendakumana ngendakumana ngendakumana ngendakumana ngendakumana ngendakumana ngendakumana
But that’s a life that I forgot, and my young boys are slidin’ over what?
– Kodwa ubomi endibukhumbulayo, kwaye abafana bam batyibilika phezu kwantoni?
I don’t know ’cause I ain’t spoke to him in time
– Andazi, kuba andithethanga naye ngexesha
Been afraid of gettin’ older, scared of bein’ left behind
– Woyika ukuba mdala, woyika ukushiya ngasemva
And then I—, tsk, and then I question, will I live my life in resent?
– Kwaye ke mna -, tsk, kwaye ke ndiyazibuza, ngaba ndiya kuphila ubomi bam ngenzondo?
Is anybody ever gonna take my kindness for strength?
– Ngaba ukhona umntu owakhe wandenzela ububele?
I gave Tisha the world, it weren’t enough and then she went
– Ndamnika uthisha umhlaba, akwanele kwaye wahamba
Everybody’s makin’ content, but nobody’s content
– Wonke umntu uyavuya, kodwa akukho mntu uphazamisayo
Safe space, can I vent? It crept up
– Indawo ekhuselekileyo, ndingaphuma? It up
My girl cheated on me when I was next up
– Intombi yam yandiqhatha xa ndandilandela
It made me want her even more, man, it’s messed up
– Wandenza ndamfuna ngakumbi, ndoda, iphazamisekile
I still walk around the Vale with my chest out
– Ndisajikeleza Isifuba sam ngaphandle
I don’t wanna leave my house because I’m stressed out
– Andifuni ukushiya indlu kuba ndixinezelekile
You done me dirty and you didn’t even tell a lie
– Undikhohlisile, andixoki
It ain’t about what you said, it’s what you left out
– Akukho malunga nento oyithethileyo, yile nto uyishiyileyo
My whole life, I been feelin’ like I’m left out
– Ubomi bam bonke, ndandiziva ngathi ndilahlekile
If you fuck another girl, she say you cheated on her
– Ukuba ufuna fuck enye kubekho inkqubela, yena uthi ukuba cheated kuye
And if she fuck another man, she say she stepped out
– Kwaye ukuba yena fuck enye indoda, uthi waphuma
And if you askin’ ’bout Dave, they say, “The best out”
– Kwaye ukuba ubuza udave, bathi, “eyona ilungileyo ngaphandle”
Yeah, and I survived all these eras cah I barely made any, I’m just speakin’ how I feel
– Ewe, kwaye ndasinda kuzo zonke ezi eras cah andizange ndenze nantoni na, ndithetha nje indlela endivakalelwa ngayo
Yeah, fucked up, speakin’ how I feel
– Yes, fuck up, i’m feelin ‘ ya
Recordin’ the morning, I ain’t even had a meal
– Ngentsasa, andizange ndibe nesidlo sakusihlwa
I dropped Joni home and fell asleep behind the wheel
– Ndalishiya ikhaya Likajoni ndaza ndalala emva kwevili
Drivin’ at a hundred an hour, I switched gears
– I-Drivin’ ngeyure ezilikhulu, ndatshintsha iigiya
I ain’t spoke to 169 in six years
– Andithethi 169 kwiminyaka emithandathu
Don’t even get me started on—, this shit’s weird
– Musa nkqu get kum waqala -, le shit ngu strange
Call me what you want, but with music, I’m sincere
– Nditsalele umnxeba into oyifunayo, kodwa ngomculo, ndinyanisekile
You wanna know the reason it’s taken me four years?
– Ngaba uyafuna ukwazi ukuba kutheni ithathe iminyaka emine?
It’s not ’cause I’m surrounded by yes-men and sycophants
– It’s not because i’m cruising yes-men & sycophants
It’s ’cause I’m with producers and people that give a damn
– Kungenxa yokuba ndinabavelisi kunye nabantu abanikezela ngendawo
It’s me who’s gotta carry the pressure, I live with that
– Ndim lo ndimelwe kukuthwala uxinzelelo, ndihlala naloo nto
All I thought about was the song we could give the fans when I was out there gettin’ stood up by artists I’m bigger than
– Ekuphela kwento endandicinga ngayo yayiyingoma esasinokuyinika abalandeli xa ndandiphuma apho, ndavuka ngabaculi ndimkhulu kunam
I don’t want no girls around when my nieces, they visit man
– Andifuni amantombazana ajikeleze xa abatshana bam, batyelela umntu
They might see the way that I’m livin’, I figured that
– Bangayibona indlela endiphila ngayo, ndicinge ukuba
I wanna be a good man, but I wanna be myself too
– Ndifuna ukuba abe okulungileyo umntu, kodwa mna kanjalo ufuna ukuba abe ngokwam
And I don’t think that I can do both, so I can’t let her too close
– Kwaye andicingi ukuba ndingenza zombini, ngoko andinakumvumela ukuba asondele kakhulu
It hurts, but I’m still movin’, feel like it’s me versus me and I’m still losin’
– Ndibuhlungu, kodwa ndihlala ndihamba, ndiziva ngathi ndichasene nam kwaye ndisalahleka’
Yo, my boy, it’s Josiah, what you sayin’
– Yo, bam boy, ke Uyosiya, yintoni wena sayin’
You know I’ma have to check you on your fuckin’ birthday, my boy
– Uyazi ukuba kufuneka ndijonge kuwe ngomhla wokuzalwa kwakho, nyana wam
More life, my guy
– Ubomi obungakumbi, mfo wam
Man soon out, don’t even watch that
– Umntu ngokukhawuleza, musa ukubukela loo nto
What you sayin’, though, bro?
– Whatya say, bro?
I know you got space on one of them eight-minute, nine-minute tracks to give man a shoutout
– Ndiyazi ukuba unendawo kwenye yazo imizuzu esibhozo, imizuzu esithoba ukunika umntu ukukhwaza
Tell the people’dem my story
– Xelela abantu ibali lam
Dem man already know what I was on, the mandem know, man
– Umntu dem sele uyazi ukuba yintoni na, mandem uyazi, umntu
C’mon, bro, I know you got me
– Um, okay, bro, i’ve got me
Aight, lastly, my sis’, Tamah
– Ooh, yes, sir, tamah
I beg you check in with her, please, make sure she’s blessed
– Ndicel ‘undicel’ undicel ‘undicel’ undicel ‘undicel’ undicel ‘undicel’ undisikelele
While I’m gone, make sure she’s safe
– While i’m away, safe
Ayy, soon home, my boy, love
– Yes, yes, yes, yes, soon home, baby, love
