Ividyo Kliphu
Lyrics
My lover’s got humour
– Isithandwa sami sinamahlaya
She’s the giggle at a funeral
– Uyahleka emngcwabeni
Knows everybody’s disapproval
– Uyazi ukuthi wonke umuntu akavumelani
They should’ve worshipped her sooner
– Kwakufanele bamkhulekele ngokushesha
If the heavens ever did speak
– Uma amazulu ake akhuluma
She’s the last true mouthpiece
– Uyisikhulumi sokugcina sangempela
Every Sunday’s getting more bleak
– Njalo ngesonto kuba nzima nakakhulu
A fresh poison each week
– Ubuthi obusha masonto week
We were born sick
– Sazalwa sigula
You heard them say it
– Wezwa bethi
My church offers no absolutes
– Isonto lami alinikezi lutho oluphelele
She tells me, “Worship in the bedroom”
– Uyangitshela, “Ukukhulekela ekamelweni lokulala”
The only heaven I’ll be sent to
– Izulu kuphela engizothunyelwa kulo
Is when I’m alone with you
– Lapho ngingedwa nawe
I was born sick
– Ngazalwa ngigula
But I love it
– Kodwa ngiyayithanda
Command me to be well
– Ngiyale ukuba ngibe ngcono
A-a-a-a-a-a-a, amen, amen, amen
– I-a-a-a-a-a-a, i-amen, i-amen, i-amen
Take me to church
– Ngiyise esontweni
I’ll worship like a dog at the shrine of your lies
– Ngizokhulekela njengenja ethempelini lamanga akho
I’ll tell you my sins, and you can sharpen your knife
– Ngizokutshela izono zami, futhi ungalolonga ummese wakho
Offer me that deathless death
– Nginikeze lokho kufa okungenakufa
Oh good God, let me give you my life
– O Nkulunkulu omuhle, ake ngikunike ukuphila kwami
Take me to church
– Ngiyise esontweni
I’ll worship like a dog at the shrine of your lies
– Ngizokhulekela njengenja ethempelini lamanga akho
I’ll tell you my sins, and you can sharpen your knife
– Ngizokutshela izono zami, futhi ungalolonga ummese wakho
Offer me that deathless death
– Nginikeze lokho kufa okungenakufa
Oh good God, let me give you my life
– O Nkulunkulu omuhle, ake ngikunike ukuphila kwami
If I’m a pagan of the good times
– Uma ngingumhedeni wezikhathi ezinhle
My lover’s the sunlight
– Isithandwa sami ukukhanya kwelanga
To keep the goddess on my side
– Ukugcina unkulunkulukazi eceleni kwami
She demands a sacrifice
– Ufuna umhlatshelo
Drain the whole sea
– Khipha lonke ulwandle
Get something shiny
– Thola okuthile okukhazimulayo
Something meaty for the main course
– Okuthile okunenyama enkambeni eyinhloko
That’s a fine looking high horse
– Ihhashi eliphakeme elibukeka kahle
What you got in the stable?
– Yini ongayithola esitebeleni?
We’ve a lot of starving faithful
– Sinabathembekile abaningi abalambile
That looks tasty
– Lokho kubukeka kumnandi
That looks plenty
– Lokho kubukeka kuningi
This is hungry work
– Lona umsebenzi olambile
Take me to church
– Ngiyise esontweni
I’ll worship like a dog at the shrine of your lies
– Ngizokhulekela njengenja ethempelini lamanga akho
I’ll tell you my sins so you can sharpen your knife
– Ngizokutshela izono zami ukuze ukwazi ukucija ummese wakho
Offer me my deathless death
– Nginikeze ukufa kwami okungenakufa
Oh good God, let me give you my life
– O Nkulunkulu omuhle, ake ngikunike ukuphila kwami
Take me to church
– Ngiyise esontweni
I’ll worship like a dog at the shrine of your lies
– Ngizokhulekela njengenja ethempelini lamanga akho
I’ll tell you my sins so you can sharpen your knife
– Ngizokutshela izono zami ukuze ukwazi ukucija ummese wakho
Offer me my deathless death
– Nginikeze ukufa kwami okungenakufa
Oh good God, let me give you my life
– O Nkulunkulu omuhle, ake ngikunike ukuphila kwami
No masters or kings when the ritual begins
– Awekho amakhosi noma amakhosi lapho umkhosi uqala
There is no sweeter innocence than our gentle sin
– Akukho bumsulwa obumnandi kunesono sethu esithambile
In the madness and soil of that sad earthly scene
– Ekuhlanyeni nasemhlabathini waleso senzakalo esidabukisayo sasemhlabeni
Only then, I am human
– Kungaleso sikhathi kuphela lapho ngingumuntu
Only then, I am clean
– Kungaleso sikhathi kuphela lapho ngihlanzekile khona
Oh, oh, amen, amen, amen
– Oh, oh, amen, amen, amen
Take me to church
– Ngiyise esontweni
I’ll worship like a dog at the shrine of your lies
– Ngizokhulekela njengenja ethempelini lamanga akho
I’ll tell you my sins, and you can sharpen your knife
– Ngizokutshela izono zami, futhi ungalolonga ummese wakho
Offer me that deathless death
– Nginikeze lokho kufa okungenakufa
Oh good God, let me give you my life
– O Nkulunkulu omuhle, ake ngikunike ukuphila kwami
Take me to church
– Ngiyise esontweni
I’ll worship like a dog at the shrine of your lies
– Ngizokhulekela njengenja ethempelini lamanga akho
I’ll tell you my sins, and you can sharpen your knife
– Ngizokutshela izono zami, futhi ungalolonga ummese wakho
Offer me that deathless death
– Nginikeze lokho kufa okungenakufa
Oh good God, let me give you my life
– O Nkulunkulu omuhle, ake ngikunike ukuphila kwami
