Ividyo Kliphu
Lyrics
Make your mind up
– Yenza umqondo wakho up
Are you gonna stay with me, lay with me tonight?
– Ingabe uzohlala nami, ulale nami kulobubusuku?
Tonight
– Namuhla ebusuku
When life gets rough, how can I complain? I got bros in jail, so it could be worse
– Lapho ukuphila kuba nzima, ngingakhononda kanjani? Ngafaka abafowethu ejele, ngakho kungaba kubi nakakhulu
I put up the bread for my broski’s funeral, that was my first time bookin’ a hearse
– Ngafaka isinkwa emngcwabeni wami kabroski, okwakuqala ngqa ukuba ngibhukhe inqola yokuthutha izidumbu
I sold coke to the white people in the ends, I’m glad that my hood’s diverse
– Ngathengisa i-coke kubantu abamhlophe ekugcineni, ngiyajabula ngokuthi i-hood yami ihlukahlukene
I’m writin’ a verse, and my sis told me that my niece is listenin’, please don’t—
– Ngibhala ivesi, futhi udadewethu wangitshela ukuthi umshana wami ulalele, ngicela ungalaleli—
How do I put this pain into words? Like a bullet from a gun, it burns
– Ngikubeka kanjani lokhu kubuhlungu ngamazwi? Njengenhlamvu yesibhamu, iyasha
Slept on the bando sofa, and I woke up with spots on my face from germs
– Walala kusofa webando, futhi ngavuka nginamabala ebusweni bami ngenxa yamagciwane
I feel betrayed by my girl, you were ungrateful when I gave you the Merc’
– Ngizizwa ngikhohliswe intombi yami, wawungabongi lapho ngikunika I-Merc’
Even though I’m a man, I should hide it, I swallow my pride and say that it hurts
– Nakuba ngingumuntu, kufanele ngiwufihle, ngigwinya ukuziqhenya kwami futhi ngithi kubuhlungu
I’m lit right now, I got motion, but I still need a plan B cah tables turn
– Ngikhanyisiwe njengamanje, ngithole ukunyakaza, kodwa ngisadinga uhlelo b cah amatafula vula
Negotiation landed at twenty-five M, I’m makin’ the label work
– Ukuxoxisana kwafika Emamitheni angamashumi amabili nanhlanu, ngenza ilebula lisebenze
I won’t even lie, I put family second, I’m sorry, the money’s my main concern
– Ngeke ngisho ngiqambe amanga, ngibeka umkhaya wesibili, ngiyaxolisa, imali iyinkinga yami eyinhloko
If my funds are low, I get suicidal, so I gotta put paper first
– Uma imali yami iphansi, ngiyazibulala, ngakho kumelwe ngibeke iphepha kuqala
If I don’t pay the bills, then who will?
– Uma ngingakhokhi izikweletu, ngubani ozokhokha?
Remember I felt like the man, got train OT, two days, got two bills
– Khumbula ngazizwa njengendoda, ngathola isitimela ot, izinsuku ezimbili, ngathola izikweletu ezimbili
Open my mind, I’m feelin’ limitless, just like the film, popped two pills
– Vula ingqondo yami, ngizizwa ngingenamkhawulo, njengoba nje ifilimu, yaveza amaphilisi amabili
It’s a full-circle moment, I come out the Nike HQ with a shoe deal
– Kuyisikhathi esiphelele, ngiphuma ENDLUNKULU Ye-nike nginesivumelwano sezicathulo
I still didn’t lose ambition
– Namanje angizange ngilahlekelwe isifiso sokuvelela
When the shower never got warm and the ceiling leakin’, the roof was drippin’
– Lapho ishawa ingashisi futhi uphahla luvuza, uphahla lwaluconsa
We can go to the same optician, I’m afraid you won’t view man’s vision
– Singaya kudokotela wamehlo ofanayo, ngesaba ukuthi ngeke ubone umbono womuntu
Me and Ybeeez linked up with Columbia, still just us on a two-man mission
– Mina No-Ybeeez sahlangana Necolumbia, namanje sisemkhankasweni wamadoda amabili
If I made a short film and put it on YouTube, it would need viewer’s discretion
– Uma ngenza ifilimu emfushane bese ngiyifaka Ku-YouTube, bekuyodingeka ukuba ababukeli babe nokuqonda
Livin’ a movie, I can’t press pause or fast-forward when a scene gets graphic
– Ngiphila ngefilimu, angikwazi ukucindezela ikhefu noma ukuqhubekela phambili ngokushesha lapho isehlakalo sibonakala
Five-percent tints on all of the whips, I cannot get seen in traffic
– Ama-tints angamaphesenti amahlanu kuzo zonke izibhakela, angikwazi ukubonwa emgwaqweni
Made some P’s and left the street, relieved, but none of my grief did vanish
– Wenza Ama-P athile futhi washiya umgwaqo, ekhululeke, kodwa akukho lutho losizi lwami olwanyamalala
Me and my girl keep bumpin’ heads, I feel like I’m speakin’—
– Mina nentombazane yami siqhubeka sishayisana, ngizizwa sengathi ngikhuluma—
¿Cómo estás? Muy bien, what’s good? How you been?
– Ingabe ucómo estás? Muy bien, yini enhle? Wake waba kanjani?
I say I’m alright, but I’m stressed within, deep breaths won’t help with the mess I’m in
– Ngithi ngilungile, kodwa ngicindezelekile ngaphakathi, ukuphefumula okujulile ngeke kusize ekudidekeni engikukho
I hope my good deeds outweigh all the fuckery, I’m tryna repent my sins
– Ngithemba ukuthi izenzo zami ezinhle zidlula zonke izinto ezixakile, ngingutryna ngiphenduke ezonweni zami
Already rich, still grindin’, how greedy, I’m still not content with M’s
– Ngisacebile kakade, ngisacebile, ngisahaha kangakanani, angikaneliseki Ngama-M
If I don’t pay the bills, then who will?
– Uma ngingakhokhi izikweletu, ngubani ozokhokha?
Remember I felt like the man, got train OT, two days, got two bills
– Khumbula ngazizwa njengendoda, ngathola isitimela ot, izinsuku ezimbili, ngathola izikweletu ezimbili
Open my mind, I’m feelin’ limitless, just like the film, popped two pills
– Vula ingqondo yami, ngizizwa ngingenamkhawulo, njengoba nje ifilimu, yaveza amaphilisi amabili
It’s a full-circle moment, I come out the Nike HQ with a shoe deal
– Kuyisikhathi esiphelele, ngiphuma ENDLUNKULU Ye-nike nginesivumelwano sezicathulo
Alright
– Kulungile
Single-parent household, livin’ on benefits, council housin’ tenant
– Umkhaya onomzali oyedwa, ophila ngezinzuzo, umqashi wezindlu zomkhandlu
Restraining order, cemetery visits, hard drug habits, our life weren’t pleasant
– Ukuvimbela ukuhleleka, ukuvakashela amathuna, imikhuba yezidakamizwa ezinzima, ukuphila kwethu kwakungemnandi
Took away our innocence, we don’t wanna die, we rely on weapons
– Sathatha ubumsulwa bethu, asifuni ukufa, sithembele ezikhalini
Hood ambience, I’m used to fallin’ asleep to the sound of sirens
– Hood ambience, ngijwayele ukulala umsindo sirens
So I don’t know if I like this change, it’s too quiet
– Ngakho angazi ukuthi ngiyayithanda yini le nguquko, ithule kakhulu
You’ll always think that the grass is greener till you step foot over there and try it
– Uzohlale ucabanga ukuthi utshani buluhlaza kuze kube yilapho unyathela unyawo lapho bese uzama
You can have financial freedom, but the P don’t stop people dyin’
– Ungaba nenkululeko engokwezimali, kodwa I – p ayibavimbeli abantu ukuba bafe
Invest in guns for the ends, won’t help them, war won’t stop, the beef’s still fryin’
– Ukutshala imali ngezibhamu ukuze kufezwe izinjongo, ngeke kubasize, impi ngeke iphele, inyama yenkomo isathosiwe
I’m not ridin’, I’m the one decidin’
– Angigibeli, nginguye onqumayo
Got my brothers for life, through right or wrong, I’m standin’ strong beside him
– Nginabafowethu ukuphila kwami konke, ngokulungile noma ngokungalungile, ngimi ngiqinile eceleni kwakhe
When you’re the one providin’ in a yes-man environment, everyone biased
– Uma nguwe onikeza endaweni yebo, wonke umuntu unobandlululo
More money, less violence, time is free but somehow priceless
– Imali eningi, ubudlova obuncane, isikhathi sikhululekile kodwa ngandlela-thile asibalulekile
So watch how you spend it wisely
– Ngakho qaphela indlela oyichitha ngayo ngokuhlakanipha
If I don’t pay the bills, then who will?
– Uma ngingakhokhi izikweletu, ngubani ozokhokha?
Remember I felt like the man, got train OT, two days, got two bills
– Khumbula ngazizwa njengendoda, ngathola isitimela ot, izinsuku ezimbili, ngathola izikweletu ezimbili
Open my mind, I’m feelin’ limitless, just like the film, popped two pills
– Vula ingqondo yami, ngizizwa ngingenamkhawulo, njengoba nje ifilimu, yaveza amaphilisi amabili
It’s a full-circle moment, I come out the Nike HQ with a shoe deal
– Kuyisikhathi esiphelele, ngiphuma ENDLUNKULU Ye-nike nginesivumelwano sezicathulo
Make your mind up
– Yenza umqondo wakho up
Are you gonna stay with me, lay with me tonight?
– Ingabe uzohlala nami, ulale nami kulobubusuku?
Tonight
– Namuhla ebusuku
Girl, make your mind up
– Intombazane, yenza umqondo wakho
Are you gonna stay with me, stay with me tonight?
– Ingabe uzohlala nami, uhlale nami kulobubusuku?
Oh-yeah, oh-yeah-yeah
– Oh-yeah, oh-yeah-yeah
