Ngisakhumbula, Blue Cup

[Intro] Ngisakhumbula That blue cup Top shelf, by the sink Yeah, I remember [Verse 1] Three chairs, four people, somebody used the crate Two-minute noodles while we argued about the date Twenty rand airtime, everybody had a plan One key for the passage, pass it to the next man Landlord at the gate, we kept the voices low Friday in the kitchen, nowhere else to go You wrote your new number on the back of my rent slip Blue cup on the counter, sugar sticking to the tea [Pre-Hook] No picture on the wall Still I see it all If the old crew calls Tell them I recall [Hook] Ngisakhumbula, blue cup On the counter by the sink Three of us, one loaf Still we found enough to eat Ngisakhumbula, blue cup Every Friday passed around Same small room, big plans Look who made it back to town [Post-Hook] Blue cup, blue cup Nobody threw it out Blue cup, blue cup Ask me what I miss about [Verse 2] You said, “When one gets paid, then everybody gets a plate” Nobody called it noble, that was simply how we ate Now the table has more space, every glass is looking new But the water tastes familiar when I pour it into blue [Pre-Hook] No picture on the wall Still I see it all If the old crew calls Tell them I recall [Hook] Ngisakhumbula, blue cup On the counter by the sink Three of us, one loaf Still we found enough to eat Ngisakhumbula, blue cup Every Friday passed around Same small room, big plans Look who made it back to town [Bridge] Who kept the key? — I did Who burnt the rice? — You did Who said we would be fine? All of us, at different times Ngisakhumbula, angikhohlwa Names in steam across the glass Not every good thing has to stay For every good thing to last [Verse 3] I came back after midnight, new lock upon the door Old neighbour leaned over, said the cup was in a box I rinsed it at the tap, saw the scratch beside the rim Sent one photo to the chat; six laughing voice notes answered in [Final Hook] Ngisakhumbula, blue cup On the counter by the sink Three of us, one loaf Still we found enough to eat Ngisakhumbula, blue cup Every Friday passed around Same small room, big plans Look who made it back to town [Outro] Ngisakhumbula Angikhohlwa Top shelf, by the sink Yeah, I remember