Good memories survivors guilt
A sweet reminder that I just can't quit
Days of old priceless like gold
To relive has to be the greatest gift
Blessings in folklore the elders song
and aunties eyes said I did no wrong
Children in the yard laughing with open hearts
A painful past
childhood games until the lights come on
Sun embraces all your skin
You’re protected, by your melanin
Fields are green and mountains high
Fertile land, under clear blue skies
Freedom for all and its for free
Rights forever not temporarily
Silence says you're not alone
You’re just resting in a place called home
Nothing feels like home
Kudala sasigibel’is’hlahla samapentshisi
Zidlala sijulukiswa ilanga lasemini
Sikitazw’amaphupho ‘cause our hopes they knew no ceiling
Lalining’ithemba kithi from the very beginning
Abanye abangani basishiya endleleni
But for those of us still left behind a silver lining ‘cause
Stories never lie and feelings cease to die
No matter how far I go nothing is a clone to home
Here’s where opportunity has a responsibility
Ngifun’ukuth’ekhaya baziqhenye ngami
There’s a plan for all our lives please hear this from me
Umhlaba uyahlaba kodw’uNkulunkul’uyazi
Lalel’abadala mabethi umhlab’owethu
Mabethi sinakhile ngezandla zethu
Mabethi sinithande ngomthandazo wethu
Umdali, ngempela way’nenhloso ngathi
Like so many others, this came like a bolt out of the blue and, even though it's well before payday, I had to have this astonishing album on vinyl to prove it exists. The feel of the tunes makes me feel like the Impressions do, Curtis Mayfield, the big spaces and instinctive horns and stuff drifting in and out. Great grooves and I can see lots of ghosts nodding along to this with big smiles on their faces. At last! Anthony Cottrell
Just a beautiful jazzy rap album with buttery smooth flows versed with huge talent. It's not only lovely to the ears, but the lyrics are profound and empowering about the struggles that she faces. zhangtastic