Ikliphu Yevidiyo
Ingoma
It’s four in the morning and I’m layin’ with my head against the toilet seat
– Ngentsasa ngentsimbi yesine ngentsasa, ndilele ngentloko yam ngakwisihlalo sangasese
For several days now I’ve been livin’ here, too tired to sleep, too sick to eat
– Sekuphele intsuku ezisibhozo ndingasalali, ndingatyanga
I feel like a monster and it doesn’t help that you will treat me like I’ve got the venom in my teeth
– Ndiziva ngathi lirhamncwa kwaye akuncedi ukuba uya kundiphatha ngokungathi ndinetyhefu emazinyweni am
‘Cause I’m the spider in your bathroom
– Ngenxa yokuba ndiyi-spider kwindawo yakho yokuhlambela
I’m the shadow on the tile
– I’m the dark ukulele
I came for shelter from the cold
– Ndaya kwindawo yokuhlala ebandayo
And I’d thought I’d stay a while
– Bendicinga ukuba ndizohlala umzuzwana
I’m only small, I’m only weak
– I’m weak, i’m weak
And you jump at the sight of me
– Kwaye uyatsiba emehlweni am
You’ll kill me when I least expect it
– Uya kundibulala xa ndilindele ubuncinane
God, how could I even think of daring to exist?
– Uthixo, ndingacinga njani ukuba nesibindi sokubakho?
Looking just like this, I’m hideous
– Look like this, i’m dumb sweatshirt
I’m nothing but legs, they used to say
– I’m nothing but knees, saying
I’m nothing but skin and bones these days
– Andikho nto ngaphandle kolusu namathambo kule mihla
You dangle me high over the drain and tell me I’m lucky you don’t drop me there and
– Undiphakamisele phezulu phezu komjelo kwaye undixelele ukuba unethamsanqa awundilahli apho kwaye
Let me wash away
– Mandihlambe
Or put me on display
– Okanye undibonise
By trapping me forever between a glass and a dinner plate
– Ukundibamba ngonaphakade phakathi kweglasi kunye nepleyiti yesidlo sangokuhlwa
‘Cause I’m the spider in your kitchen weaving webs through every year
– Ngenxa yokuba ndiyi-spider ekhitshini lakho ukuluka iiwebhusayithi unyaka nonyaka
And I worked real hard on the last one but the last one got me here
– Ndisebenze nzima kakhulu kule yokugqibela kodwa eyokugqibela indifumene apha
I’m minding my own business but my presence makes you curse
– Ndikhumbula ishishini lam kodwa ubukho bam buyakuqalekisa
I should be getting better but I’m only getting worse
– Ndiza kuba ngcono kodwa ndiza kuba mbi ngakumbi
And, God, how dare I even think of choosing here to die?
– Kwaye, Uthixo, ndingacinga njani ukuba ndikhethe apha ukuba ndife?
‘Cause then I’m just a problem that you have to take outside
– Ngenxa yokuba ndiyingxaki nje ekufuneka uyithathe ngaphandle
And I know you hate the sight of me, I haunt you when you’re fast asleep
– Kwaye ndiyazi ukuba uyandithiya, ndiyakucaphukela xa ulele ngokukhawuleza
I’ve got eight legs, a million eyes, if only I had eight more lives
– Ndinemilenze esibhozo, amehlo asisigidi, ukuba bendinabanye abantu abasibhozo
‘Cause I’m a spider on the ceiling and you’re nothing but a guy
– Ngenxa yokuba ndiyisigcawu eluphahleni kwaye awuyonto ngaphandle kwendoda
You don’t like it when I cry, you would break me if you tried
– Awuyithandi xa ndikhala, uya kundiphula ukuba uyazama
And you will because I dared to be alive
– Kwaye uya kuba nesibindi sokuphila
