Ividyo Kliphu
Lyrics
Que reflejan tu mirada
– Ukucabanga ngezimangaliso
La noche, tú y yo
– Ila noche, etú y yo
I got this fire burnin’ in me from within
– Ngithole lo mlilo ungishisa ngaphakathi
Concentrated thoughts on who I used to be, I’m sheddin’ skin
– Imicabango egxile kulokho engangiyikho, ngiyachitha isikhumba
Every day, a new version of me, a third of me demented, cemented in pain
– Nsuku zonke, inguqulo entsha yami, ingxenye yesithathu yami ihlanya, iqiniswe ubuhlungu
Juggling opposing kinds of fame
– Ukuhlanganisa izinhlobo eziphikisanayo zodumo
I don’t know how to make friends, I’m a lonely soul
– Angazi ukuthi ngingaba kanjani abangane, ngingumphefumulo onesizungu
I recollect this isolation, I was four years old
– Ngikhumbula lokhu kuhlukaniswa, ngangineminyaka emine ubudala
Truth be told, I’ve been battling my soul
– Iqiniso lishiwo, bengilokhu ngilwa nomphefumulo wami
Tryna navigate the real and fake
– Tryna zula zangempela futhi fake
Cynical about the judgement day
– Ukungabaza ngosuku lokwahlulela
I did bad, slight progression last year and it fucked me up
– Ngenze okubi, ukuthuthuka okuncane ngonyaka odlule futhi kwangiphatha kabi
Reincarnated on this earth for a hundred plus
– Ukuphindukuzalwa kulomhlaba isikhathi esingaphezu kwekhulu
Body after body, lesson after lesson, let’s take it back to Michigan in 1947
– Umzimba nomzimba, isifundo nesifundo, ake sikubuyisele Emichigan ngo-1947
My father kicked me out the house ’cause I wouldn’t listen to him
– Ubaba wangikhipha endlini ngoba ngangingamlaleli
I didn’t care about his influence, only loved what I was doing
– Ngangingenandaba nethonya lakhe, ngangikuthanda lokho engangikwenza
Gifted as a musician, I played guitar on the grand level
– Njengoba nganginekhono njengomculi, ngangidlala isiginci ezingeni eliphakeme
The most talented where I’m from, but I had to rebel
– Nginethalente kakhulu lapho ngivela khona, kodwa kwadingeka ngivukele
And so I’m off in the sunset, searchin’ for my place in the world
– Futhi ngakho ngisekushoneni kwelanga, ngifuna indawo yami emhlabeni
With my guitar up on my hip, that’s the story unfurled
– Njengoba isiginci sami sasisesithendeni sami, leyo yindaba eyadalulwa
I found myself with a pocket full of money and a whole lot of respect
– Ngazithola nginesikhwama esigcwele imali nenhlonipho enkulu
While the record business loved me
– Ngesikhathi ibhizinisi lokurekhoda lingithanda
I was head of rhythm and blues
– Ngangiyinhloko ye rhythm and blues
The women that fell to they feet, so many to choose
– Abesifazane abawela ezinyaweni zabo, abaningi kangaka ukuba bakhethe
But I manipulated power as I lied to the masses
– Kodwa ngangisebenzisa amandla njengoba ngangiqamba amanga kubantu abaningi
Died with my money, gluttony was too attractive, reincarnated
– Wafa ngemali yami, ukuminza kwakukhanga kakhulu, ephindukuzalwa
Another life had placed me as a Black woman in the Chitlin’ Circuit
– Okunye ukuphila kwangibeka njengowesifazane Omnyama Esifundeni Sasechitlin
Seductive vocalist as the promoter hit the curtains
– Umculi odonsa amehlo njengoba umgqugquzeli eshaya amakhethini
My voice was angelic, straight from heaven, the crowd sobbed
– Izwi lami laliyingelosi, lisuka ezulwini, isixuku sakhala
A musical genius what the articles emphasized
– Ubuhlakani bomculo lokho izihloko ezazikugcizelela
Had everything I wanted, but I couldn’t escape addiction
– Nganginakho konke engangikufuna, kodwa ngangingakwazi ukubalekela ukulutheka
Heroin needles had me in fetal position, restricted
– Izinaliti ze-heroin zazingenza ngibe sesimweni sokukhulelwa, ngivinjelwe
Turned on my family, I went wherever cameras be
– Ngavula umkhaya wami, ngangiya nomaphi lapho kwakukhona khona amakhamera
Cocaine, no private planes for my insanity
– I-cocaine, ayikho indiza yangasese ngenxa yobuhlanya bami
Self-indulged, discipline never been my sentiments
– Ukuzitika, ukuzithiba akukaze kube imizwa yami
I needed drugs, to me, an 8-ball was like penicillin
– Ngangidinga izidakamizwa, kimi, i-8-ball yayifana ne-penicillin
Fuck love, my happiness was in that brown sugar
– Fuck uthando, injabulo yami kwaba ukuthi ushukela brown
Sex and melodies gave me hope when nobody’s lookin’
– Ubulili nezingoma zanginika ithemba lapho kungekho muntu obukayo
My first assistant was a small town scholar
– Umsizi wami wokuqala wayeyisazi sasedolobheni elincane
Never did a Quaalude ’til I got myself around her
– Akakaze Enze I-Quaalude ‘kwaze kwaba yilapho sengizungezile
My daddy looked the other way, he saw sin in me
– Ubaba wabheka ngenye indlela, wabona isono kimi
I died with syringes pinched in me, reincarnated
– Ngafa ngicindezelwe imijovo, ngiphindukuzalwa
My present life is Kendrick Lamar
– Ukuphila kwami kwamanje Ngukendrick Lamar
A rapper looking at the lyrics to keep you in awe
– Umrepha obheka amazwi ukuze akugcine umangele
The only factor I respected was raisin’ the bar
– Okuwukuphela kwento engangiyihlonipha kwakuwukuphakamisa ibha
My instincts sent material straight to the charts, huh
– I-my instincts yathumela izinto ngqo emashadi, huh
My father kicked me out the house, I finally forgive him
– Ubaba wangikhipha endlini, ekugcineni ngamthethelela
I’m old enough to understand the way I was livin’
– Ngimdala ngokwanele ukuba ngiqonde indlela engangiphila ngayo
Ego and pride had me looking at him with resentment
– U Ego nokuziqhenya kwangenza ngambuka ngentukuthelo
I close my eyes, hoping that I don’t come off contentious
– Ngivala amehlo ami, ngithemba ukuthi ngeke ngiphume ngiphikisana
I’m yelling, “Father, did I finally get it right?” Everything I did was selfless
– Ngiyamemeza, ” Baba, ingabe ekugcineni ngakwenza kahle? “Konke engakwenza kwakuwukungabi nabugovu
I spoke freely, when the people needed me, I helped them
– Ngakhuluma ngokukhululekile, lapho abantu bengidinga, ngabasiza
I didn’t gloat, even told ’em, “No,” when the vultures came
– Angizange ngijabule, ngaze ngabatshela, “Cha,” lapho kufika izimpungushe
Took control of my fleshly body when the money changed
– Ngathatha umzimba wami wenyama lapho imali ishintsha
Son, you do well, but your heart is closed
– Indodana, wenza kahle, kodwa inhliziyo yakho ivaliwe
I can tell residue that linger from your past creates a cell
– Ngingatshela izinsalela ezihlala isikhathi esidlule sakho zakha iseli
Father, I’m not perfect, I got urges, but I hold them down
– Baba, angiphelele, ngathola izifiso, kodwa ngiyazibamba
But your pride has to die,” okay, Father, show me how
– Kodwa ukuziqhenya kwakho kumelwe kufe, ” Kulungile, Baba, ngibonise ukuthi
Tell me every deed that you done and what you do it for
– Ngitshele zonke izenzo ozenzile nalokho okwenzayo
I kept one hundred institutions paid
– Ngagcina izikhungo eziyikhulu zikhokhelwa
Okay, tell me more
– Kulungile, ngitshele okwengeziwe
I put one hundred hoods on one stage
– Ngafaka izigqoko eziyikhulu esiteji esisodwa
Okay, tell me more
– Kulungile, ngitshele okwengeziwe
I’m tryna push peace in L.A.
– Ngingutryna push ukuthula E-L. a.
But you love war
– Kodwa uyayithanda impi
No, I don’t
– Cha, anginayo
Oh, yes, you do
– Oh, yebo, uyakwenza
Okay, then tell me the truth
– Kulungile, bese ungitshela iqiniso
Every individual is only a version of you
– Wonke umuntu kuphela version of you
How can they forgive when there’s no forgiveness in your heart?
– Bangathethelela kanjani lapho kungekho ukuthethelela enhliziyweni yakho?
I could tell you where I’m going
– Ngingakutshela ukuthi ngiyaphi
I could tell you who you are
– Ngingakutshela ukuthi ungubani
You fell out of Heaven ’cause you was anxious
– Wawa Ezulwini ngoba wawukhathazekile
Didn’t like authority, only searched to be heinous
– Wayengakuthandi ukuba negunya, wayefuna ukuba owesabekayo kuphela
Isaiah fourteen was the only thing that was prevalent
– U isaya weshumi nane wayewukuphela kwento eyayikhona
My greatest music director was you
– Umqondisi wami omkhulu womculo kwakunguwe
It was colors, it was pinks, it was reds, it was blues
– Kwakunemibala, kwakunombala obomvana, kwakunombala obomvu, kwakunombala oluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka
It was harmony and motion
– Kwakuwukuzwana nokunyakaza
I sent you down to earth ’cause you was broken
– Ngikuthumele emhlabeni ngoba uphukile
Rehabilitation, not psychosis
– Ukuvuselelwa, hhayi ukuphazamiseka kwengqondo
But now we here now
– Kodwa manje silapha manje
Centuries you manipulated man with music
– Amakhulu eminyaka wawusebenzisa umuntu ngomculo
Embodied you as superstars to see how you moving
– Wakufaka njengezinkanyezi ezinkulu ukuze ubone ukuthi uhamba kanjani
You came a long way from garnishing evilish views
– Wafika kude kakhulu ekuhlobiseni imibono emibi
And all I ever wanted from you was love and approval
– Futhi konke engangikufuna kuwe kwakuwuthando nokwamukelwa
I learned a lot, no more putting these people in fear
– Ngafunda okuningi, angisabeki laba bantu ekwesabeni
The more that word is diminished, the more it’s not real
– Lapho lelo gama lincipha, kulapho lingelona iqiniso khona
The more light that I can capture, the more I can feel
– Lapho ngikwazi ukubamba ukukhanya okwengeziwe, ngiba nomuzwa owengeziwe
I’m using words for inspiration as an idea
– Ngisebenzisa amagama ukuze ngithole ugqozi njengomqondo
So can you promise that you won’t take your gifts for granted?
– Ngakho ungathembisa ukuthi ngeke uzithathe kalula izipho zakho?
I promise that I’ll use my gifts to bring understanding
– Ngiyathembisa ukuthi ngizosebenzisa izipho zami ukuletha ukuqonda
For every man, woman and child, how much can you vow?
– Kuwo wonke umuntu wesilisa, owesifazane nengane, ungafunga malini?
I vow my life just to live one in harmony now
– Ngifunga ukuphila kwami ukuthi ngizophila ngokuvumelana manje
You crushed a lot of people keeping their thoughts in captivity
– Wachoboza abantu abaningi wagcina imicabango yabo ekuthunjweni
And I’m ashamed that I ever created that enemy
– Futhi nginamahloni ngokuthi ngake ngadala leso sitha
Then let’s rejoice where we at
– Ake sijabule lapho sihlala khona
I rewrote the devil’s story just to take our power back, ‘carnated
– Ngabhala kabusha indaba kadeveli ukuze nje sibuyisele amandla ethu, ‘ carnated
