Bathi, Count the Streetlights

[Intro] Bathi, count the streetlights One, two, three Ngiyahamba nokwami The night already knows [Verse 1] One green bulb above the laundromat door One blue window on the fifth floor I used to read the city like a warning sign Now I leave the small talk at the red line My cousin said, "You never tell us where you go" I said, "The road is not a person I owe" Ngibambe isikhathi, angibambi amanga I keep my own name when the block gets loud [Pre-Hook] No map in my pocket, no borrowed plan Just my good shoes and the weather in my hands [Hook] Bathi, count the streetlights One, two, three, I let it go Angisabuyeli emuva The night already knows Bathi, count the streetlights Mamela, don't call it luck Ngihamba nokwami I made enough from enough [Verse 2] There is a note on the fridge in my old flat "Take your keys, don't come back for the small facts" I smiled at that, then I left the dishcloth dry Some doors close clean; some windows keep the sky You can keep your version in a plastic sleeve Mine has rain on it, mine can breathe Angisafuni indawo yokuchaza I step past the talk and the talk falls behind [Rap-sung lift] Four blocks, five lights, no need to rush No grand farewell, no headline fuss Eish, I learned what silence costs Now I spend it where the air stays soft [Bridge] Uma ubheka phezulu, uyabona? No ceiling over this town If they ask, let them wonder I won't turn around [Final Hook] Bathi, count the streetlights One, two, three, I let it go Angisabuyeli emuva The night already knows Bathi, count the streetlights Ngihamba nokwami I made enough from enough