A rap melodic rap
от Linet Ogo ye
[Intro – : The Straight Raw]
(Sound of a lighter flicking, a deep exhale)
Yeah... nimejaribu kuwrite bars za furaha leo... haikam.
I guess hii ni story ya jana. Ya juzi. Ya leo.
Niliota Ndoto...
(Beat crashes in on "Ndoto")
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[Verse 1]
Tulianza kwa ground, vumbi kwa viatu, no chains (no chains)
Mama alisema “future iko bright, use your brain” (brain)
Baba alisema “mtoto wangu, usifeel below”
Tulicheza mpaka stars zionekane, no alcohol, no smoke
Tulikula ugali na maziwa, no complaints (no complaints)
Ndoto zetu zilikuwa big like a plane (like a plane)
Hatukuwa na doh but tulikuwa na love real (real love)
Kila siku tushinde, hakuna time ya kufeel (no bad feels)
Uniform ya second hand but tuliivaa with pride (pride)
Tuliamini one day tutafika mbali, no lie (no lie)
Siku za jua, mvua, tulikuwa wamoja (together)
Sai nikiangalia nyuma, roho inanikuna (it scratches my soul)
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[Verse 2]
High school iliisha, mbogi ikapotea kama smoke (like smoke)
Nlikua na crush mmoja, alinichukua kama joke (like a joke)
First heartbreak, first scar, first time nikafeel numb (numb)
Tukaanza kuwa distant, hata simu haikuchime (no calls)
Nilijaribu kuwa strong, but the loneliness was loud (too loud)
Tukaanza kuwa independent, no parents in the crowd (no crowd)
That's when the dark thoughts started visiting at night (night)
Nlianza kuwa anxious, siwezi sleep without a fight
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[Verse 3]
Pombe kwa tumbler, celebrating with my best friends (my best friends)
Nlikua na dream, sai niko lost, sioni home (no home)
Mama anapigia, siwezi pick up — niko ashamed (ashamed)
Juu niliwaambia niko fine, but I'm not, I'm in chains
Najaribu ku settle, find a wife, build a life (tried)
But every time I get close, I self-sabotage with the knife (the knife)
Anxiety in my chest, heartbeat like a drum (drum)
Sina nguvu ya ku continue — here comes the numb
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[Hook]
Nilidhani nitafika, sai niko stuck kwa ditch (stuck)
Nilidhani nitapata peace, sai niko kwa club (club)
Nafsi yangu inalia, na pombe ndio rub (rub)
Sai niko empty, roho iko kwa tub (tub)
Kila round tunapiga, naskia niko alive for a bit (alive for a bit)
Kila mtu ana smile, but me I just wanna cry (cry)
Hii ni life ya hustle, sio time ya kuonyesha regret (no regret)
Sai niko singularity — hakuna who can save my life
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[Bridge]
And if I go before I see the morning light (morning light)
Tell my mama I was fighting, lost the light (lost the light)
Kutoa lock every morning, then the cycle starts again, same fight (same fight)
Now I'm seeing angels every time I close my sight
Sina nguvu ya kuomba, sina nguvu ya ku cry (can't cry)
Nimezoea pain, so I just get high (get high)
Tulitoka mbali, but the road made me lie (made me lie)
Sai niko singularity — nobody by my side
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[Outro – Option B]
Sina nguvu… (yeah)
Sai niko pekee… (all alone)
Nawaza brother one, brother two, hadi brother number four…
Vile tulikuwa wengi, sai ni mimi na floor.
Just me and the ghosts…
Yeah…
Sina nguvu…