DETAILS Title Released Format Record Company Catalogue Number Respect 2005 CD Gallo Record Company (South Africa) CDLUCKY 15 TRACKLISTING Respect (lyrics) Shut Up (lyrics) Political Games (lyrics) Changing World (lyrics) Shembe Is The Way (lyrics) Monster (lyrics) Celebrate Life (lyrics) The One (lyrics) Choose Your Friends (lyrics) Never Leave You (lyrics) Mask (lyrics) Touch Your Dreams (lyrics) RADIO SINGLES Respect Celebrate Life
Respect When you flash that badge You want everyone to shiver When you flash that badge You want everyone to worship you I got no time to worship human kind I only worship the All Mighty Through his prophets I have learned To give respect to everything he created I give love to those who gimme love Love those who gimme war. I love those who hate me I bless even those who curse me yeah x 2 Chorus Gimme gimme respect Show me show me show me respect. You could be the president You could be his deputy You don’t even have to know My political affiliation You don’t even have to know My religious affiliation Respect me, for who I am And not what I am Nobody even cares about your dollars Nobody even cares about your bling bling Five love to those who give you love Love to those who give you war. Love those who hate you Bless even those who curse you, yeah x 2 Chorus Gimme Gimme respect Show me show me respect Chorus till fade.
Shut Up Don’t close the door behind you You might wanna go through it someday Don’t burn that bridge You might wanna cross it someday Your best friends today Could be you worst enemies tomorrow You worst enemies today Could be your best friends tomorrow Don’t burn that bridge Don’t close the door Chorus And if you say something good about somebody Oh shut up And if you cant say something good about somebody Just shut up. Ungafakaz’ amanga ngomakhelwane wakho Ungakhulumi I’ndaba ezingafuni wena Vul’umlomo wakho ufak’ipapa lakho Vul’umlomo wakho ufak’inyama yakho Ungakhulumi’ndaba uxabanis’abantu Uma uthanda futhi ufak’amachips Amagwinya wona uwashiya nobani.? Don’t say those words that will hurt people Don’t do those things that will hurt people The things you say today Will come and haunt you tomorrow The things you do today Will come and haunt you tomorrow Do unto others as, you would like them to do unto you And if you cant say something good about somebody Oh shut up If you cant say something good about somebody Just shut up Repeat Ungafakaz’amanga....... Till fade.
Political Games How do you feel when you lie? Straight faced while people cry How do feel when you promise something That you know you’ll never do Giving false hope to the people Giving false hope to the underprivileged Do you really sleep at night? When you know you’re living a lie To you it is just a job To the people it hurts to the bone Chorus Ooh political games that they play X 4 What do you say to the orphans? If the woman and men you sent to war. What do you say to the widows? Of the men you sent to war Telling them it is good for the country When you know it’s good for your ego What a shame. Do you really sleep at night? When you know you’re living a lie You talking tough, you talking sincerely Giving false hope to the infected Giving false hope to the affected. To you it is just a job To the people it hurts to the bone. Chorus Ooh political games that they play Repeat till fade.
Changing World Old man sitting by the side of the road He’s not watching the birds today He’s not watching the sunset like he always does He’s looking at the future He has seen the past School boy passes by interrupts his thoughts He said sir, can you spare me a dollar I got to make it in time for my grade 8 class I am fresh out of cigarettes And I can’t be late The old man said. Chorus The world is changing Take you time, look around Make the right decision He has no crystal ball But he sees the future Doesn’t like what he sees, but what can he do Little girl passes by with a baby in her arms He thinks it’s her mother’s But no, it is her own She’s only twelve years old for crying out loud With his trembling finger He wipes away the tears If this is the future, he doesn’t wanna be part of it. Chorus The world is changing Take your time, look around Make the right decision. Old man sitting by the side of his bed. When he goes to sleep tonight He won’t have no sweet dreams He’ll be haunted by ghosts from the future Welcome to the future.
Shembe Is The Way It wasn’t the valley of death, I was walking in It was the valley of confusion for many years Different religions different beliefs Undermining my culture Looking down upon my tradition Making fun of my language Telling my children, they have no God. Finally I can tell them about, Shembe is the way Chorus Oh SHEMBE thank you for showing us the way. Shembe nobunazaretha. Oh SHEMBE thank you for healing my people. Shembe nobunazaretha. Shembe is the way. I hear them shouting Amen, At the top of that mountain I hear them shouting Uyingcwele At the top of that mountain.’ No one will undermine my religion No one will undermine my culture anymore, “Cause God sent him from above, to be with the people. Bring them back to what is their own Take them back to the ways Of our forefathers. Finally I can tell generations and generations That Shembe is the way Chorus Oh Shembe THANK YOU FOR WHOWING US THE WAY. Shembe Nobunazaretha.
Monster I had a dream last night One that will stay with me for a long time One that will stay with me, For as long as I live. We were living in a world, there was no pain We were living in the world there were no hungry people Everyone was at peace with one another There was a man in my dream He told me he’s from the future, Coming to gimme something better x 3 Even though I know that Chorus One monster dies another once comes alive. I had a dream last night It was my dream but I know it is a dream Of a lot of people in the world To be living in a world, with no homeless people To be living in a world where little children Don’t have to die, because their parents are poor When we came to this world We were prepared to fight a battle. But we found a war’ When we came to this world, We were prepared to fight demons But we found the devil himself There was a man in my dream He told me he’s here To gimme something better Even though I know that, Chorus ONE MONSTER DIES, ANOTHER ONE COME ALIVE. Till fade.
Celebrate Life We’re living in the world With a lot of crazy people We’re living in the world With psychopaths Every one of them wants to rule The world Some people have the front tow seat At the top of the world Some people have nothing but just a life Problems are there left and right Liars’ cheaters, politicians and black stabbers Making life a little bit more unbearable It is a give or take world So you got to take what you can when you can Make the best of it. Wo!! Chorus Say yeah! Yeah!! Celebrate lie Say yeah!! Yeah!! Life is good. We’re living in the world With demented people There’s a man standing on the edge of the bridge Ready to end it all Some people don’t know what life is worth Some people have the front row seat at the gates of hell You could be having problems right now But there’s no problem worth you life People fight to stay alive every day Cause they know, life is worth more than worries. So you got take what you can when you can Make the best of it, Wo!! Ho!! Wo!! Ho!! Chorus Say Yeah, yeah celebrate life Say Yeah, yeah life is good Till fade.
The One It started as a joke I never thought it would come to this Today I’m walking in the bushes, like a criminal Today I’, walking so slow, like a predator Just to get a glimpse of you As you play in the play ground. Your mother spoke to the lawyers Told them I was not good around you The lawyers spoke to the judges Told them I was not good around you The judges gave you mother a letter That is keeping me away from you’ Don’t worry; you are never far from me Inside my heart, I keep a little box It is a box of memories I created about you Chorus You are the one, you are the one. Whenever I miss you bad, I walk around the park Looking at little boys and girls They remind me of you There’s a lot of stories I’d like to share with you There’s a lot of games, I’d like to play with you Tears come down my face When I think about what happened The lawyer spoke to the judges Told them I was not good around you The judges gave your mother a letter. That is keeping me away from you. Don’t worry; your are never far from me. Inside my heart I keep a little box, It is a box of memories I created about you. Chorus YOU ARE THE ONE, YOU ARE THE ONE Till fade.
Choose Your Friend Danny got of the yellow school bus Looking so sad today, you see it on his face Mommy and Daddy have been fighting again Every time they fight, he’s caught in the middle of it all He has dreams, like every little boy in the world. But right know his main dream, Is to get out of here. Is to make Mommy and Daddy disappear forever. He doesn’t wanna hear those angry voices anymore Danny, be careful what you wish for You might just get it. Be careful o!! Oh!! Oh!! Chorus YOU CAN CHOOSE YOUR FRIEND, BUT YOU CAN NOT CHOOSE, WHO YOU RELATED TO He goes up to his room; he’s not feeling good today But it’s no use, telling, nobody listens here No use complaining, nobody cares around here Little boys go to sleep and pray For toys and candy, he prays for one thing God I need a miracle down here Will you make, Mommy and Daddy? Disappear forever Danny, be careful what you wish for You might just, get it. Be careful oh!! Oh!! Oh!! Chorus YOU CAN CHOOSE YOUR FRIEND, BUT YOU CAN NOT CHOOSE, WHO YOU RELATED TO.
Never Leave You We were only eighteen years old Didn’t know much about anything The only thing we knew was this love That we have for each other You ere the millionaire’s daughter I was the grave digger’s son They told me to keep away from you They told you to stay away from me Loot at us now, we are living our dreams Which goes to say, love is thicker than blood. Love is thicker than blood. Love is thicker than blood. Take your time, take you time Take you time don’t hurry We have all eternity ahead of us. Chorus I WILL NEVER, I WILL NEVER LEAVE YOU. NO MATTER WHAT HAPPENS, NO MATTER WHERE LIFE TAKES US, I WILL NEVER LEAVE YOU. Take you take you time love me Take you time, we have all eternity ahead of us. You had the chance to be, with anyone you want You chose to be with me. Even though you knew, I had nothing to my name You still love me You were the millionaire’s daughter I was the grave digger’s son, They told me to keep away from you They told you to stay away from me Look at us now, we are living our dreams Which goes to say, love is thicker than blood Love is thicker than blood. Take you time take your time Take your time love me We have all eternity ahead of us Chorus I WILL NEVER I WILL NEVER LEAVE YOU, I WILL NEVER I WILL NEVER LEAVE YOU NO MATTER WHAT HAPPENS, NO MATTER WHERE LIFE TAKES US, I WILL NEVER LEAVE YOU.
The Mask He puts on a brave face every morning and every night He goes on stage, with a big smile on his face You split you sides with laughter You are sitting at the of your seat ‘cause you want some more Show is over; he goes home, he takes off his mask Tears running down his face, it’s unbelievable We all have our masks on, the world is a stage Go on tell me what is your story Go on don’t be shy, what is your story Chorus Behind the Mask of a clown lies a trail of tears Celebrities among us, all the time Big smiles for the cameras around They have lives that we only dream of. But on the inside they hurt just like us, They have things, we only see in the movies The tears we cry, on the outside They cry, on the inside Just like the clown, they go home Take off the masks The world is a stage, go on what is your story. Chorus BEHIND THE MASK OF A CLOWN LIES A TRAIL OF TEARS.
Touch Your Dream Have you ever seen a dream walking? Have you ever heard a dream talking? You are the master of your dreams If you pull the right strings It could be talking to you If you pull the right strings It could be walking to you. You are the one to make it happen You’re the only one that knows what is. You are holding the key to your dreams Don’t hesitate, grab the chance Before it’s too late Chorus Reach out and touch you dreams. Don’t let them tell you it is impossible That is what they told all heroes before In a hero’s mind the word does not exist When you’re 80 years old Thinking about your past Regretting every minute of your life That you’ve lost. You will wonder where the time went If you do the right thing It could be talking to you Don’t hesitate, grab the chance Before it’s too late. Chorus Reach out and touch you dream. Till fade.