Ividyo Kliphu
Lyrics
Daddy went to law school and could’ve been an architect
– Ubaba waya esikoleni sezomthetho futhi wayengase abe umakhi
Now he’s turnin’ sixty and wonders where the big dream went
– Manje useneminyaka engamashumi ayisithupha futhi uyazibuza ukuthi iphupho elikhulu liye kuphi
Tucker never said a lot, two eyes down, a little luck
– Utucker akazange asho okuningi, amehlo amabili phansi, inhlanhla encane
Took it to the Ivies and never really knew for what
– Wayithatha wayisa e Ivies futhi akazange azi ngempela ngalokho
And I, I bite my tongue ten times a day
– Futhi mina, ngiluma ulimi lwami izikhathi eziyishumi ngosuku
Half swear to God, I might just pray
– Ngingafunga Kunkulunkulu, ngingase ngithandaze nje
And I got a lot to lose
– Futhi nginokuningi engingakulahlekelwa
So I might as well lose it anyway
– Ngakho ngingase ngilahlekelwe yiyo noma kunjalo
And I, I manifested you would leave
– Futhi mina, ngabonisa ukuthi uzohamba
So the day you did, I had you beat
– Ngakho ngosuku owenza ngalo, ngakushaya
Three steps ahead of everythin’
– Izinyathelo ezintathu ngaphambi kwakho konke
Lately, I wake up feelin’ like
– Muva nje, ngivuka ngizizwa sengathi
“Oh, where does the time go?”
– “O, isikhathi siyaphi?”
You never really know
– Awusoze wazi ngempela
‘Til you’re standing in the bathroom mirror like
– ‘Kuze kube yilapho umi esibukweni sasendlini yokugezela
“No, shit, we got so close”
– “Cha, shit, sisondele kangaka”
Hit me fast and slow
– Ngishaye ngokushesha futhi kancane
Funny thing about nostalgia
– Into Funny mayelana nostalgia
Didn’t show up ’til I lost ya (Ooh)
– Angizange ngivele ‘ kuze kube yilapho ngilahlekelwe yebo (Ooh)
Didn’t show up ’til I lost ya (Ooh)
– Angizange ngivele ‘ kuze kube yilapho ngilahlekelwe yebo (Ooh)
My ma wasn’t raised right, oh no, all she ever knew was guilt
– Umama wami wayengakhuliswanga kahle, oh cha, konke ayekwazi kwakuyicala
Little did she know that’s all her kids would ever grow to feel
– Wayengazi ukuthi yilokho kuphela izingane zakhe ezaziyoke zikhule zizizwe
And every choice leads back to the trait
– Futhi konke ukukhetha kuholela emuva esicini
Every time that I drink and heart that I break
– Njalo lapho ngiphuza nenhliziyo engiyiphulayo
It’s a truckload of regret and stupid mistakes
– Iloli eligcwele ukuzisola namaphutha ayiziphukuphuku
And, man, lately I wake up feelin’ like
– Futhi, man, muva nje ngivuka ngizizwa sengathi
“Oh, where does the time go?”
– “O, isikhathi siyaphi?”
You never really know
– Awusoze wazi ngempela
‘Til you’re standing in the bathroom mirror, like
– ‘Uze ume esibukweni sasendlini yokugezela, njengokuthi
“No, shit, we got so close”
– “Cha, shit, sisondele kangaka”
Hit me fast and slow
– Ngishaye ngokushesha futhi kancane
Funny thing about nostalgia
– Into Funny mayelana nostalgia
Didn’t show up ’til I lost ya (When I lost ya, ooh)
– Angizange ngivele ‘ ngize ngilahlekelwe nguya (Lapho ngilahlekelwe nguya, ooh)
Didn’t show up ’til I lost ya (When I lost ya, no, ooh)
– Angizange ngivele ‘ ngize ngilahlekelwe yebo (Lapho ngilahlekelwe yebo, cha, ooh)
Didn’t show up ’til I lost ya (Ooh)
– Angizange ngivele ‘ kuze kube yilapho ngilahlekelwe yebo (Ooh)
Didn’t show up ’til I lost ya (Ooh)
– Angizange ngivele ‘ kuze kube yilapho ngilahlekelwe yebo (Ooh)
And now, I bite my tongue ten times a day
– Futhi manje, ngiluma ulimi lwami izikhathi eziyishumi ngosuku
Half swear to God, I might just pray
– Ngingafunga Kunkulunkulu, ngingase ngithandaze nje
And I got a lot to lose
– Futhi nginokuningi engingakulahlekelwa
So I might as well lose it anyway
– Ngakho ngingase ngilahlekelwe yiyo noma kunjalo
And I, I manifested you would leave
– Futhi mina, ngabonisa ukuthi uzohamba
So the day you did, I had you beat
– Ngakho ngosuku owenza ngalo, ngakushaya
Three steps ahead of everythin’
– Izinyathelo ezintathu ngaphambi kwakho konke
