Ikliphu Yevidiyo
Ingoma
I was six years old
– Ndandineminyaka emithandathu ubudala
Running from the sound in my nightgown, screamin’ through the walls
– Inkqubo ukusuka isandi wam nightgown, screamin’ ngokusebenzisa kweendonga
He was angry, she was tryin’, I could hear it all
– Wayenomsindo, wayezama, ndandisiva yonke into
TV up loud as it could go
– UMABONWAKUDE kakhulu njengoko unokuhamba
Just another night at home
– Nje omnye busuku ekhaya
You were raisin’ hell, can’t forget the smell soaked into your clothes
– Awungekhe uyilibale iphunga elimnandi lehagu yakho
Hundred proof that burnt through that cigarette smoke
– Ikhulu lobungqina obutshisa ngalo msi wecuba
Always knew before you spoke, how the night was gonna go
– Soloko wazi ngaphambi kokuba uthethe, ukuba ubusuku buza kuhamba njani
Now you dive in, sayin’ you’re a different man
– Ngoku ungena ngaphakathi, uthi ungumntu owahlukileyo
I still remember you
– Ndisakukhumbula
Blacked out, face down, asleep in your car
– Ulale phantsi, ulale emotweni yakho
And the violence, the sirens that rang in the dark
– Kwaye ubundlobongela, ii-sirens ezikhala ebumnyameni
And the last straw, the worst of all, the breakin’ of my mother’s heart
– Kwaye umququ wokugqibela, okona kubi kakhulu, ukuqhekeka kwentliziyo kamama
And now since December
– Kwaye ngoku ukusukela ngodisemba
You’ve shown up, say I’ve grown up, you just want to see us
– Ubonisile, uthi ndikhulile, ufuna nje ukusibona
You woke up sober, said you found Jesus
– Uvukile, wathi ufumene Uyesu
You don’t understand why I still hate the man that came back
– Andiyazi ke nina ukuba kutheni niwacaphukela kangaka la madoda
But you can talk to God about that
– Unako ukuthetha Nothixo ngayo
It was nine years ago
– Kwakuyiminyaka elithoba edlulileyo
It was broken glass, it was gettin’ bad, didn’t wanna go
– Kwakuyiglasi eyaphukileyo, yayiba mbi, yayingafuni ukuya
But she couldn’t stay just to see the day she’d find you on the floor
– Kodwa wayengenakuhlala nje ukuze abone usuku aza kukufumana ngalo phantsi
She couldn’t do it anymore
– Akasakwazanga ukuyenza
And you swear you’ll never be that man again
– Kwaye uyafunga ukuba awusoze uphinde ube yile ndoda
But who you were, it made me who I am
– Kodwa ungubani, undenze ukuba ndingubani
And I still remember you
– Kwaye ndisakukhumbula
Blacked out, face down, asleep in your car
– Ulale phantsi, ulale emotweni yakho
And the violence, the sirens that rang in the dark
– Kwaye ubundlobongela, ii-sirens ezikhala ebumnyameni
And the last straw, the worst of all, the breakin’ of my mother’s heart
– Kwaye umququ wokugqibela, okona kubi kakhulu, ukuqhekeka kwentliziyo kamama
And now since December
– Kwaye ngoku ukusukela ngodisemba
You’ve shown up, say I’ve grown up, you just wanna see us
– Ubonisile, uthi ndikhulile, ufuna nje ukusibona
You woke up sober, said you found Jesus
– Uvukile, wathi ufumene Uyesu
You don’t understand why I still hate the man that came back
– Andiyazi ke nina ukuba kutheni niwacaphukela kangaka la madoda
But you can talk to God about that
– Unako ukuthetha Nothixo ngayo
You can talk to God about that
– Unako ukuthetha Nothixo ngaloo nto
You can talk to God about that
– Unako ukuthetha Nothixo ngaloo nto
Yeah, you can talk, you can talk, you can talk to God about
– Unako ukuthetha, Ukuthetha, Ukuthetha Nothixo
The mother, the brother, the family you broke
– Umama, ubhuti, usapho olwaphulileyo
And the daughter who grew up trusting no one
– Kwaye intombi ekhule ingathembi mntu
And the bruises on her skin, the holes that you left in the walls
– Kwaye imivumbo eluswini lwakhe, imingxunya oyishiye ezindongeni
You can talk to God about it all
– Unako ukuthetha Nothixo ngayo yonke into
Oh, oh (You can talk to God about that)
– Unako ukuthetha Nothixo ngaloo nto )
Oh, oh (You can talk to God about that)
– Unako ukuthetha Nothixo ngaloo nto )
(You can talk to God about that)
– (Unako ukuthetha Nothixo ngaloo nto)
You can talk to God about it all
– Unako ukuthetha Nothixo ngayo yonke into
