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"City Beat" by Kathy Ashwell
2013-08-23 Preferred Band/Artist: BlackByrd People rushing to and fro Busy people got to go, go, go Just can't stand still, got no time to waste Missing life in their haste Chorus (x2): Rushing, they're all in a jumble High heels in a concrete jungle Moving to the never-ending beat Smart cars in a neon land Flashing […]
"Contradictions" by Moliehi Chalale
2013-08-23 Preferred Band/Artist: AKA The say talk is cheap But life and death lie in the power of the tongue Practice makes perfect But nobody’s perfect An eye for an eye But oh my Two wrongs don’t make a right And if the sky is the limit Why are there footprints on the moon? All these […]
"Dear Heart" by Sibusile Xaba
2013-08-23 So, my dear heart, forgive me for giving you away I didn't mean to, but simply got carried away Even the culprit that has brought you sorrow never meant too Space and time spent apart led us astray My dear heart, here is a tissue, wipe your eyes For you don't know what the future […]
"Different Story" by Christina Duvenhage
2013-08-23 Everyone's life is like a book that tells a story Each story different from another No matter how big or small, old or young It's a story of life Some stories makes you smile A story of love, a child being born A married couple or a life that's walked a thousand miles Some stories […]
"Love You Blues" by Kathy Ashwell
2013-08-23 Preferred Band/Artist: BlackByrd I know what you’re going through, I understand your fears I’ve been through it all myself, I know how much it tears I want to be here for you, to love you through the pain But I also know that you need time to be alone again And I love you, mmm […]
"Me and you forever" by Lindokuhle Lindor
2013-08-23 Preferred Band/Artist: The Soil Kwaphela iminyaka ngakubonanga Ngazitshela ukuthi kuphelile Lwafika lolusuku ngakubona, baby Ngayizwa imizwa igijima emzimbeni Lwashukuma igazi ngakuthanda futhi, oh, oh, oh Ungowami baby Angisakwazi nokulala ebusuku, ngihlala ngicabanga ngawe Ungowami, baby Chorus: Ungowami, baby, ey Ungowami sthandwa, ey Ungowami, baby, ey Me and you forever (x2) Ngiyazi ukuthi akuzange kuhambe kahle […]
"My Butterfly" by Kathy Ashwell
2013-08-23 Preferred Band/Artist: BlackByrd They tell me love is like a butterfly And so, my love, I set you free They say that if our love was meant to be My butterfly, you'll return to me Chorus: And so I pray that your feelings are as strong as mine And one day soon you'll turn to […]
"My Friend " by Lynette Ward
2013-08-23 Have you ever been lonely, nowhere to run? Have you ever been crying, no one to see what you’ve become? Have you ever been walking, nowhere to be? Have you ever been talking, no one to hear No one to see, no one to see I said yes, you have my friend I said yeah, […]
"Skillionaire" by Sam Sibiya
2013-08-23 Preferred Band/Artist: AKA First things first Let the story begin Once upon a time I was born to win At 17 years I was already a king So the pressure for me started building up as a kid Now I’ve blown up, all grown up But the pressure’s still on, overloaded like tow-trucks But I […]
"Something Like a Florist" by Neken Mboweni
2013-08-23 Preferred Band/Artist: AKA Hell yeah, I smoke weed 'cause I like to go green High as heaven with Da Les and M.A.Double Don't know why this herb's illegal, it don't 'cause no trouble Hell, does that make me a criminal? Well screw it then, put all the users in prison then Bring the world to […]
"Soul Rap" by Sibonelo Philliph Ngcamu
2013-08-23 Preferred Band/Artist: AKA Eyo I'm spitting so spectacular I come on beats escalator Legend killer, dracular I'm a veteran that's an amateur Now ladies I be mackin' ya Handies I be clappin' ya Tapping her when the mackin' through I open up the flow like taps lettin' fluid through With my fat flow metabolism Which […]
"Soulmate" by Kathy Ashwell
2013-08-23 Preferred Band/Artist: BlackByrd Look at me now I’m calling out to you To come and find me, baby Look at me now, I’m tired of being alone You know I need you here beside me Chorus: Too many years of sorrow I’ve settled for second best I don’t want to be alone So now I’m […]
"Talking smack" by Robert Gwanyanya
2013-08-23 Preferred Band/Artist: AKA Chorus: We're all consumed by material things Most people these days want imperial bling Imperial beings, living in imperial dreams Ignorant to the problems that reality brings The bling watch Needed to impress the girl the clique wants So he gets up in the morning And he doesn't even wash Goes out […]
"Thanks (Gotta Go)" by Ntobeko Ximba
2013-08-23 Preferred Band/Artist: AKA It only rains when the air is steamy The pocket only pains when the hustler’s dreamy I never have the time to explain that theory So when I come around don’t ask, believe me I major in a course they call rebellion That’s for any idea that corrupts the system I don’t […]
"There Must Be More" by Kathy Ashwell
2013-08-23 Preferred Band/Artist: BlackByrd Chorus: I’m tired of saying I’m sorry So tired of saying don’t worry I’m tired of feeling there must be more I need to throw off this sadness Don’t want to be bound by this madness My soul is longing to break free Been hanging in here for too many years But […]
"Toast To The Future" by Ntombizodwa Nhlapo
2013-08-23 Preferred Band/Artist: AKA Everybody knows AKA is a beast He's a problem, fools wanna feast But I done did solve 'em Always got my head up, keeping myself together Stacking my paper high Looking upon the sky I pray that the Lord guides me till I finish They say the sky is the limit, but […]
"Understand His Needs" by Kathy Ashwell
2013-08-23 Preferred Band/Artist: BlackByrd Isn’t it strange, the things I’ve learned through pain When love seemed like a game and I was always the loser Looking back now, I can clearly see it all was meant to be And I’ve learned through it, to help me on my way Chorus: I’ve learned that there is so […]