Ikliphu Yevidiyo
Ingoma
My tea’s gone cold, I’m wondering why I
– Ndiyabanda, ndiyazibuza ukuba kutheni
Got out of bed at all
– Anyway lala
The morning rain clouds up my window (Window)
– Ngentsasa imvula amafu phezulu wam window (Window)
And I can’t see at all
– Kwaye andiboni kwaphela
And even if I could, it’d all be grey
– Kwaye nkqu ukuba ndinako, yonke into izakuba grey
But your picture on my wall
– Kodwa umfanekiso wakho eludongeni lwam
It reminds me that it’s not so bad, it’s not so bad (Bad)
– It’s not bad, it’s bad (remixes)
My tea’s gone cold, I’m wondering why I
– Ndiyabanda, ndiyazibuza ukuba kutheni
Got out of bed at all
– Anyway lala
The morning rain clouds up my window (Window)
– Ngentsasa imvula amafu phezulu wam window (Window)
And I can’t see at all
– Kwaye andiboni kwaphela
And even if I could, it’d all be grey
– Kwaye nkqu ukuba ndinako, yonke into izakuba grey
But your picture on my wall
– Kodwa umfanekiso wakho eludongeni lwam
It reminds me that it’s not so bad, it’s not so bad (Bad)
– It’s not bad, it’s bad (remixes)
Dear Slim, I wrote you, but you still ain’t callin’
– Sithandwa Sam, ndikubhalele, kodwa awukabizi
I left my cell, my pager and my home phone at the bottom
– Ndashiya iseli yam, i-pager yam kunye nefowuni yam yasekhaya ezantsi
I sent two letters back in autumn, you must not’ve got ’em
– Ndathumela iileta ezimbini emva ekwindla, akumele ubenazo
There prob’ly was a problem at the post office or somethin’
– Mhlawumbi bekukho ingxaki eposini okanye kwinto ethile’
Sometimes I scribble addresses too sloppy when I jot ’em
– Maxa wambi ndikhe ndibhale iidilesi ezibhetyebhetye kakhulu xa ndizibetha
But anyways, fuck it, what’s been up, man? How’s your daughter?
– Anyway, fuck it, what’s up, babe? Injani intombi yakho?
My girlfriend’s pregnant too, I’m ’bout to be a father
– Nontombi yam ukhulelwe, nam ‘ ndifuna ukuba ngutata
If I have a daughter, guess what I’ma call her? I’ma name her Bonnie
– Ukuba ndinentombi, ndiqashele ukuba ndiyibiza njani? Igama Bonnie
I read about your Uncle Ronnie too, I’m sorry
– Ndifunda Ngomalume Wakho Uronnie, ndicela uxolo
I had a friend kill himself over some bitch who didn’t want him
– Ndandinomhlobo ozibulalayo phezu kwebitch ethile engayifuniyo
I know you prob’ly hear this every day, but I’m your biggest fan
– Ndiyazi ukuba uvile oku yonke imihla, kodwa mna fan yakho inkulu
I even got the underground shit that you did with Skam
– Ndade ndayifumana i-shit engaphantsi komhlaba ukuba wenze Nge-Skam
I got a room full of your posters and your pictures, man
– Ndinegumbi elizele ziipowusta zakho kunye nemifanekiso yakho, ndoda
I like the shit you did with Rawkus too, that shit was phat
– I like the shit you made with Rawkus too, loo shit yaba phat
Anyways, I hope you get this, man, hit me back
– Anyway, i want this, babe, babe
Just to chat, truly yours, your biggest fan, this is Stan
– Nje ukuba uxoxe, ngokwenene eyakho, fan yakho enkulu, lo Stan
My tea’s gone cold, I’m wondering why I
– Ndiyabanda, ndiyazibuza ukuba kutheni
Got out of bed at all
– Anyway lala
The morning rain clouds up my window (Window)
– Ngentsasa imvula amafu phezulu wam window (Window)
And I can’t see at all
– Kwaye andiboni kwaphela
And even if I could, it’d all be grey
– Kwaye nkqu ukuba ndinako, yonke into izakuba grey
But your picture on my wall
– Kodwa umfanekiso wakho eludongeni lwam
It reminds me that it’s not so bad, it’s not so bad (Bad)
– It’s not bad, it’s bad (remixes)
Dear Slim, you still ain’t called or wrote, I hope you have a chance
– Sithandwa Sam, awusabizwanga okanye ubhale, ndiyathemba ukuba unethuba
I ain’t mad, I just think it’s fucked up you don’t answer fans
– I’m not batshit insane, i think it’s batshit insane awuphenduli abalandeli
If you didn’t want to talk to me outside your concert, you didn’t have to
– Ukuba ubungafuni ukuthetha nam ngaphandle kwekonsathi yakho, bekungafuneki ukuba uthethe nam
But you coulda signed an autograph for Matthew
– Kodwa unako ukusayina i autograph Kamateyu
That’s my little brother, man, he’s only six years old
– Mntakwethu, mntakwethu, uneminyaka emithandathu kuphela ubudala
We waited in the blisterin’ cold for you, for four hours, and you just said, “no”
– Silinde kwi-blisterin’ ebandayo kuwe, iiyure ezine, kwaye uthe nje, “hayi”
That’s pretty shitty, man, you’re like his fuckin’ idol
– Awesome, babe, you’re like her doodles doodles doodles doodles doodles doodles doodles
He wants to be just like you, man, he likes you more than I do
– Ufuna ukuba njengawe, ndoda, uyakuthanda ngaphezu kwam
I ain’t that mad, though I just don’t like bein’ lied to
– I’m not batshit crazy, but i’m not batshit crazy
Remember when we met in Denver? You said if I’d write you, you would write back
– Ngaba Uyakhumbula ukudibana kwethu Edenver? Uthe ukuba bendiya kukubhalela, ubuya kubhala emva
See, I’m just like you in a way: I never knew my father neither
– Uyabona, ndifana nawe ngendlela: andizange ndimazi uyise
He used to always cheat on my mom and beat her
– Wayedla ngokuqhatha umama aze ambethe
I can relate to what you’re sayin’ in your songs
– Ndinako kukuxelela ukuba yintoni nisolko uthetha malunga
So when I have a shitty day, I drift away and put ’em on
– Ngoko xa ndinomhla ombi, ndiyakhukuliseka ndize ndibabeke
‘Cause I don’t really got shit else, so that shit helps when I’m depressed
– Ngenxa yokuba andinayo enye into, ngoko ke ukukhwabanisa kunceda xa ndidandathekile
I even got a tattoo with your name across the chest
– Ndide ndafumana itattoo enegama lakho esifubeni
Sometimes I even cut myself to see how much it bleeds
– Ngamanye amaxesha ndide ndizisike ukuze ndibone ukuba ligazi elingakanani na
It’s like adrenaline, the pain is such a sudden rush for me
– Njenge-adrenaline, intlungu iyakhawuleza ngokukhawuleza kum
See, everything you say is real, and I respect you ’cause you tell it
– Uyabona, yonke into oyithethayo iyinyani, kwaye ndiyakuhlonipha ngenxa yokuba uyixelele
My girlfriend’s jealous ’cause I talk about you 24/7
– Intombi yam inomona kuba ndithetha ngawe 24/7
But she don’t know you like I know you, Slim, no one does
– Kodwa yena akazi ukuba wena njengoko ndiyazi Wena, Slim, akukho mntu wenza
She don’t know what it was like for people like us growin’ up
– Asazi ukuba kunjani kubantu abanjengathi ukulele
You gotta call me, man, I’ll be the biggest fan you’ll ever lose
– Nditsalele umnxeba, ndoda, ndiza kuba ngoyena mntu ubalaseleyo oza kuphulukana naye
Sincerely yours, Stan, PS: We should be together too
– Sincerely yours, Iino, ps: nathi mankayi
My tea’s gone cold, I’m wondering why I
– Ndiyabanda, ndiyazibuza ukuba kutheni
Got out of bed at all
– Anyway lala
The morning rain clouds up my window (Window)
– Ngentsasa imvula amafu phezulu wam window (Window)
And I can’t see at all
– Kwaye andiboni kwaphela
And even if I could, it’d all be grey
– Kwaye nkqu ukuba ndinako, yonke into izakuba grey
But your picture on my wall
– Kodwa umfanekiso wakho eludongeni lwam
It reminds me that it’s not so bad, it’s not so bad (Bad)
– It’s not bad, it’s bad (remixes)
Dear Mr. I’m-Too-Good-to-Call-or-Write-My-Fans
– Mhlekazi Umnu ndiza-Kakhulu-Okulungileyo-ku-Umnxeba-okanye-Ukubhala-Bam-Ifeni
This’ll be the last package I ever send your ass
– Le iya kuba yiphakheji yokugqibela endakha ndayithumela iesile lakho
It’s been six months, and still no word, I don’t deserve it?
– Sekuyiminyaka emithandathu, kwaye akukho lizwi, andifanelanga?
I know you got my last two letters, I wrote the addresses on ’em perfect
– Ndiyazi ukuba ufumene iileta zam zokugqibela, ndabhala iidilesi ‘ezigqibeleleyo
So this is my cassette I’m sendin’ you, I hope you hear it
– Ke le yikhasethi yam ndiyathumela kuwe, ndiyathemba ukuba uyayiva
I’m in the car right now, I’m doin’ ninety on the freeway
– I’m in a car now, i’m okay, i’m okay, i’m okay, i’m ninety on freeway
Hey, Slim, I drank a fifth of vodka, you dare me to drive?
– Sawubona, sawubona, ndiphuze i-vodka yesihlanu, ngaba kufuneka ndiqhube?
You know the song by Phil Collins, “In the Air of the Night”
– Niyazi philip Collins, “Into The Night”
About that guy who coulda saved that other guy from drownin’
– Malunga naloo mfo owayenokusindisa loo mfo kwidrownin’
But didn’t, then Phil saw it all, then at a show he found him?
– Kodwa Ngaba Ufilipu wakubona konke, waza wamfumana kumboniso?
That’s kinda how this is: You coulda rescued me from drownin’
– It’s kinda thing: Ungandihlangula kwi-drownin’
Now it’s too late, I’m on a thousand downers now, I’m drowsy
– It’s too late, i’m in a thousand-ukulele
And all I wanted was a lousy letter or a call
– Yonke into endiyifunayo yayiyileta engathandekiyo okanye umnxeba
I hope you know I ripped all of your pictures off the wall
– Ndiyathemba ukuba uyazi ukuba ndiyikhuphile yonke imifanekiso yakho eludongeni
I loved you, Slim, we coulda been together, think about it
– Ndikuthandile, Slim, singakwazi ukuba kunye, cinga ngayo
You ruined it now, I hope you can’t sleep and you dream about it
– Uyichithile ngoku, ndiyathemba ukuba awukwazi ukulala kwaye uphupha ngayo
And when you dream, I hope you can’t sleep and you scream about it
– Kwaye xa uphupha, ndiyathemba ukuba awukwazi ukulala kwaye ukhale ngayo
I hope your conscience eats at you, and you can’t breathe without me
– Ndiyathemba ukuba isazela sakho siyakutya, kwaye awunakuphefumla ngaphandle kwam
See, Slim, shut up, bitch! I’m tryna talk
– Nee, nee, nee, nee, nee, nee! I’m tryin ‘ thethethethe
Hey, Slim, that’s my girlfriend screamin’ in the trunk
– Oooh, Yes, yes, yes, yes, that’s my girl screaming ‘in the trunk’
But I didn’t slit her throat, I just tied her up, see? I ain’t like you
– Kodwa andizange ndimbethe umqala wakhe, ndambopha nje, khangela? Andifani nawe
‘Cause if she suffocates she’ll suffer more and then she’ll die too
– Kuba ukuba uyafuthaniseleka uya kubandezeleka ngakumbi kwaye uya kufa naye
Well, gotta go, I’m almost at the bridge now
– Okay, okay, okay, i’m on the bridge now
Oh, shit, I forgot, how am I supposed to send this shit out?!
– Ndiyilibele, ndiyifake njani le faucet?!
My tea’s gone cold, I’m wondering why I
– Ndiyabanda, ndiyazibuza ukuba kutheni
Got out of bed at all
– Anyway lala
The morning rain clouds up my window (Window)
– Ngentsasa imvula amafu phezulu wam window (Window)
And I can’t see at all
– Kwaye andiboni kwaphela
And even if I could, it’d all be grey
– Kwaye nkqu ukuba ndinako, yonke into izakuba grey
But your picture on my wall
– Kodwa umfanekiso wakho eludongeni lwam
It reminds me that it’s not so bad, it’s not so bad (Bad)
– It’s not bad, it’s bad (remixes)
Dear Stan, I meant to write you sooner, but I just been busy
– Sthandwa Sam, bendifuna ukukubhalela kungekudala, kodwa bendixakekile
You said your girlfriend’s pregnant now, how far along is she?
– Uthi intombi yakho ikhulelwe ngoku, ikude kangakanani?
Look, I’m really flattered you would call your daughter that
– Look, i’m biased uya kubiza intombi yakho ukuba
And here’s an autograph for your brother, I wrote it on a Starter cap
– Kwaye nantsi i-autograph yomntakwenu, ndiyibhalile kwikepusi Yokuqala
I’m sorry I didn’t see you at the show, I must’ve missed you
– Ndiyaxolisa ukuba andizange ndikubone kwi-show, kufuneka ndikukhumbule
Don’t think I did that shit intentionally just to diss you
– Andicingi ukuba ndiyenze loo nto ngenjongo nje yokukugxotha
But what’s this shit you said about you like to cut your wrists too?
– Kodwa yintoni le shit wathi ngawe uthanda ukusika izihlahla zakho kakhulu?
I say that shit just clownin’, dawg, come on, how fucked up is you?
– I say that shit nje clownin’, dawg, yiza, unjani fucked up?
You got some issues, Stan, I think you need some counselin’
– “You’re okay now, Stephen, i think you need some ummagumma”
To help your ass from bouncin’ off the walls when you get down some
– Ukunceda iesile lakho ukuba likhuphe iindonga xa usihla
And what’s this shit about us meant to be together?
– Kwaye yintoni le shit malunga nathi yayithetha ukuba kunye?
That type of shit’ll make me not want us to meet each other
– Olu hlobo lwenkohliso alufuni ukuba sidibane
I really think you and your girlfriend need each other
– Ndicinga ukuba wena kunye nentombi yakho nifuna omnye nomnye
Or maybe you just need to treat her better
– Okanye mhlawumbi ufuna ukumphatha ngcono
I hope you get to read this letter, I just hope it reaches you in time
– Ndiyathemba ukuba uyifunde le leta, ndiyathemba ukuba ifikelela kuwe ngexesha
Before you hurt yourself, I think that you’ll be doin’ just fine
– Phambi kokuba uzenzakalise, ndicinga ukuba uza kwenza kakuhle
If you relax a little, I’m glad I inspire you, but, Stan
– Ukuba uyaphumla kancinci, ndonwabile ukuba ndikukhuthazile, Kodwa, Stan
Why are you so mad? Try to understand that I do want you as a fan
– Kutheni uphambene kangaka? Zama ukuqonda ukuba ndifuna wena njengomlandeli
I just don’t want you to do some crazy shit
– I don’t need batshit insane
I seen this one shit on the news a couple weeks ago that made me sick
– Kwiiveki ezimbalwa ezidlulileyo ndibone le faucet incinci indenze ndagula kakhulu
Some dude was drunk and drove his car over a bridge
– Omnye udade wayenxilile kwaye waqhuba imoto yakhe phezu kwebhulorho
And had his girlfriend in the trunk, and she was pregnant with his kid
– Kwaye wayenentombi yakhe esiqwini, kwaye wayekhulelwe nomntwana wakhe
And in the car, they found a tape, but they didn’t say who it was to
– Kwaye emotweni, bafumana iteyiphu, kodwa abazange baxelele ukuba ngubani
Come to think about it, his name was, it was you
– Cinga ngalo, igama lakhe, nguwe
Damn
– Damn
