Lyrics of Fire In The Ghetto - Kwesta

Fire In The Ghetto (original)

Thatha iCover, there’s a fire in the ghetto
Lokshin culture, mzabalazo, still the same song
Bulawayo, Katlehong, down to Soweto
Every ghetto, Dankie Yebo
Thatha iCover, there’s a fire in the ghetto
Sbonga uMdali for lamandla asiphe wona
Silwa indlala sidla uthando and remain strong
That’s the ghetto, dankie yebo
Power to the people
Emakasi, yeah fire up the diesel
Abasazi we gon' triumph over evil
S’hamba phansi, stabalaza impilo
Ya namanje, Sizele nje le Tito
Ngamasaka, sistabilize isimo
Ne account ibenje ngalabo zero
Nesalukwazi siveze naso izinyo… nakanjani
No way, angeke ulunge feleba
Ngisekhoneni, ngishera iLoose namagenge
Coconut, musa ukung’namathela
Khohlwa dali, lobhuti akathengwa… nangempela
Yini awuboni la kuyasha?
Uzobhadala what you owe namhlanje
Road block, ubhaya ikholi namhlanje
And angifuni kuzwa story namhlanje, Ekse!
Empower my people, my father, my leader
My mother, my teacher, my brother, my keeper
My sister, my healer, my sarafina
Baba wami, my leader, empower my dreamers
Thatha iCover, there’s a fire in the ghetto
Lokshin culture, mzabalazo, still the same song
Bulawayo, Katlehong, down to Soweto
Every ghetto, Dankie Yebo
Thatha iCover, there’s a fire in the ghetto
Sbonga uMdali for lamandla asiphe wona
Silwa indlala sidla uthando and remain strong
That’s the ghetto, dankie yebo
Sizwile ama wave, k’nini niloku niswima kulemali yethu
Tax man, thola iscima kushe ugebhu
Eskom biza mina kubuye ugesi
Sifuna ukujabula Jabula sibe happy, yeah
But every other day we puffing that envy
Skhala nje umalume akas’bheki
And everybody cares til it stops trending
And that’s why kungalaleki, yilama nightmares and uFreddy akadeli
Vele siyahlanya and asibambeki, you selling us dreams kodwa awethu aniwathengi
All I really want is true freedom, ng’phushe ng’phande, ngidle nginone
K’dala ngiloku ngincenga iSchool fees dawg, ngifunde ng’zame, ng’phushe ng’pope
Empower my people, my father, my leader
My mother, my teacher, my brother, my keeper
My sister, my healer, my sarafina
Baba wami, my leader, empower my dreamers
Thatha iCover, there’s a fire in the ghetto
Lokshin culture, mzabalazo, still the same song
Bulawayo, Katlehong, down to Soweto
Every ghetto, Dankie Yebo
Thatha iCover, there’s a fire in the ghetto
Sbonga uMdali for lamandla asiphe wona
Silwa indlala sidla uthando and remain strong
That’s the ghetto, dankie yebo…

(translation)

Take cover, there’s a fire in the ghetto
Lokshin culture, struggle, still the same song
Bulawayo, Katlehong, down to Soweto
Every ghetto, Dankie Yes
Take cover, there’s a fire in the ghetto
Thank the Creator for the power He has given us
We fight hunger and eat love and remain strong
That’s the ghetto, thank you yes
Power to the people
Emakasi, yeah fire up the diesel
They don't know gon 'triumph over evil
Walk down the aisle, stare at life
Even now, we're just here for Titus
With the bags, we spread the word
And the account should be about zero
And the old man just showed up the tooth… for sure
No way, you can't justify it
In the corner, I loaded Loose with gangs
Coconut, do not stick to me
Forget it, this brother can't be bought… really
Why don't you see this burning?
You will pay for what you fell for today
Road block, you call today
And I do not want to hear the story today, Ekse!
Empower my people, my father, my leader
My mother, my teacher, my brother, my keeper
My sister, my healer, my sarafina
My father, my leader, empower my dreamers
Take cover, there’s a fire in the ghetto
Lokshin culture, struggle, still the same song
Bulawayo, Katlehong, down to Soweto
Every ghetto, Dankie Yes
Take cover, there’s a fire in the ghetto
Thank the Creator for the power He has given us
We fight hunger and eat love and remain strong
That’s the ghetto, thank you yes
We have heard the waves, how long have you been swindling our money
Tax man, find a fire extinguisher
Eskom calls me and the electricity
We want to be happy Rejoice be happy, yeah
But every other day we puffing that envy
Just cry uncle is not looking
And everybody cares til it stops trending
And that's why sleepless, these are the nightmares and Freddy doesn't give up
We are crazy and we are not caught, you are selling us dreams but you are not buying ours
All I really want is true freedom, push it out, eat it fat
I've been begging for School fees dawg, reading and trying, pushing like a pope
Empower my people, my father, my leader
My mother, my teacher, my brother, my keeper
My sister, my healer, my sarafina
My father, my leader, empower my dreamers
Take cover, there’s a fire in the ghetto
Lokshin culture, struggle, still the same song
Bulawayo, Katlehong, down to Soweto
Every ghetto, Dankie Yes
Take cover, there’s a fire in the ghetto
Thank the Creator for the power He has given us
We fight hunger and eat love and remain strong
That’s the ghetto, dankie yes…