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Moment
03:07
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Yo, listen!
Me and my girl were chilling talking smack at this bar
We sharing stories, cracking jokes, and laughing so hard
I didn’t notice you behind me, baby you weren’t even far
(Till you caught my eye)
You asked if anyone had taken the seat next to me
I said it’s yours, I still don’t know if it was free
You smiled and settled down
Then like a dream catcher you caught my mind
In a short time, with your open heart
A short time, I was mesmerized
A short time, I was soaring high
(Soaring high)
In that moment, don’t wanna leave this
Moment, make it longer this
Moment, stay with me in this
Moment
Moment, don’t wanna leave this
Moment, make it longer this
Moment, I want more of these
Moments, with you
Found myself reminiscing on that night
I don’t know what you are but I know what I like
I hope you felt the same and you weren’t just polite
But you had to have fun ‘cause you didn’t run
From the drinks and the wink that you gave ‘cross the room
Way that you swept me up, I could float on your broom
And these moments all end, yeah the clock got us doomed
I just wish that you didn’t have to leave so soon
‘Cause the breath of your words felt like summer’s wind
When you opened your mind I was quick to get in
Now I’m back at the bar, wishin’ upon a star
To get a second chance when you step out the car
In that moment, don’t wanna leave this
Moment, make it longer this
Moment, stay with me in this
Moment
Moment, don’t wanna leave this
Moment, make it longer this
Moment, I want more of these
Moments, with you
With you, with you, with you, with you
With you, with you, with you, with you
With you, with you, with you, with you
With you, with you, with you, with you
In that moment, don’t wanna leave this
Moment, make it longer this
Moment, stay with me in this
Moment
Moment, don’t wanna leave this
Moment, make it longer this
Moment, I want more of these
Moments, with you
With you, with you, with you, with you
With you, with you, with you, with you
With you, with you, with you, with you
With you, with you, with you, with you
With you, with you, with you, with you
With you, with you, with you, with you
Oh, you with
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2. |
Who I Am
04:00
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Love me for who I am, baby
Never have I believed in soulmates, but babe you changed my fate
I see now how you’re so good for me and I hope it’s not too late
All that I thought was lost, you helped me find inside
I was numb no more because I had I had you by my side
You gave me time to work through the pain
I was crying out to feel again
You helped me learn from my mistakes
Without shame, you reminded me
How to love, how to trust
Live my life with everything I am
How to dare, how to share
With a smile and everything I am
All my flaws are a part of everything I am
All of this, I learned again from you, who loves me for who I am
Love me for who I am, baby
I see your smile shining so bright, it brings me so much joy
My best friend and lover to confide, you take away my sorrow
Like sunrise, you gave me hope
Having you feels so right, I can’t see why I can’t cope
You gave me time to work through the pain
I was crying out to feel again
You helped me learn from my mistakes
Without shame, you reminded me
How to love, how to trust
Live my life with everything I am
How to dare, how to share
With a smile and everything I am
All my flaws are a part of everything I am
All of this, I learned again from you, who loves me for who I am
How to love, how to trust
Live my life with everything I am
How to dare, how to share
With a smile and everything I am
All my flaws are a part of everything I am
All of this, I learned again from you, who loves me for who I am
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3. |
Rosy Days
03:03
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Rosy days
My days of play
Rosy, you
Sat on that stoep
Rosy dust
To which you returned
Rosy times
Shattered like glass
Oh! Sometimes I wish that I could glimpse that place where you’ve gone
Is it cosy and warm?
My time will come when that glimpse is reality and I’m no more
I pray it’s rosy
Rosy and warm
Rosy days
My days of old
Rosy, you
Had me consoled
Rosy days
Left us alone
Rosy days
My days of play
Oh! Sometimes I wish that I could glimpse that place where you’ve gone
Is it rosy and warm?
My time will come when that glimpse is reality and I’m no more
I pray it’s rosy
Rosy and warm
Sunny days
On Sandy bays
Sunny, you
Left us too soon
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4. |
A Story: Intsomi
04:30
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Let me tell you a story
About a young girl
Her daddy loved her so
She didn't need or want for more
She was his little princess
The apple of his eye
Nothing could ever break
The whole father-daughter bond
She didn’t know how she could keep
Her shameful secret down in the deep
Kwathi, kwathi ngantsomi
There was a young boy who wasn’t loved from the start
Hated before he was even alive
Once upon along time ago
There was a young boy who faced the odds fought for his life
Before he could walk or run
Before he was even a child
Daddy’s princes left; eqal’ubomi obutsha eGoli
It was a brand new chapter; away from father’s scrutiny
And as the secret surfaced, she found that she could face it
Something that could break the whole father-daughter bond
He had found a community
Where he could live true and free
Kwathi, kwathi ngantsomi
There was a young boy who wasn’t loved from the start
Hated before he was even alive
Once upon along time ago
There was a young boy who faced the odds fought for his life
Before he could walk or run
Before he was even a child
Kwathi, kwathi ngantsomi
There was a young boy who wasn’t loved from the start
Hated before he was even alive
Once upon along time ago
There was a young boy who faced the odds fought for his life
Before he could walk or run
Before he was even a child
Mfana, zithande kweli lizwe lenzondo
Qiniseka, hlala usazi uzakuphumelela
Blood’s thicker than water, but know that you need water too
Right, right, look
The body is the same but the difference is the brain
Some might think that it’s strange even think that she’s insane
I mean “he;” what’s your name, little boy? Don’t be ashamed, they don’t understand
But we’re here to make a stand; make a change in world; draw a line in the sand
Don’t just be a man, be the man!
And part of being that is not knowing what you get
Even if the little girl doesn’t know where he is yet
Don’t sweat it
Kwathi, kwathi ngantsomi (nants’intsomi)
There was a young man (oh nali’bali) who loved himself from the start
Brought sunshine into his life
Once upon a not long ago (oh hear these stories)
There was a young man (hear their stories)
who braved the odds and lived his life
Before he could walk or run
Before you took his life
Kwathi, kwathi ngantsomi (nants’intsomi)
There was a young man (nali’bali) who loved himself from the start
Brought sunshine into his life
Once upon a not long ago (nants’intsomi)
There was a young man (nali’bali) who braved the odds and lived his life
Before he could walk or run
Before you took his life (you took his life)
Kwathi, kwathi ngantsomi
Once upon a not long ago
(You took his life)
Kwathi, kwathi ngantsomi
Once upon a not long ago
Kwathi, kwathi ngantsomi
Once upon a not long ago
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5. |
Rewrite
03:57
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Eleven years old when he rewrote her story
Skipping many chapters as he went about his way
Her mother told her she wouldn’t hear any more of her stories
They were just lies about a man she loved; no way
Now 13 years old
She sings lullaby songs
To her eight month old
Promising to love her through this story
Word by word
Page by page
In crooked letters
She fills her chapters
Word by word
Page by page
She writes her thoughts
And molds her story
Tell me, how do you rewrite a story?
Tell me, how do you rewrite a story?
Tell me, how do you rewrite a story?
Nine years old when he rewrote his story (he was only nine years old)
Never ending nightmare, reality; it’s all the same (it’s all the same)
Anger overtook him; didn’t know how to tell these stories (how does he tell it? How will he tell it?)
Screaming bloody murder all throughout his day (from his pain, oh!)
Etched in too deep
Are the painful memories
Pours another drink and
Wonders how he’s gonna rewrite his story
Word by word
Page by page
In crooked letters
He fills his chapters
Word by word
Page by page
Writes his thoughts
And molds his story
Tell me, how do you rewrite a story?
Tell me, how do you rewrite a story?
Tell me, how do you rewrite a story?
Tell me, how do you rewrite a story?
Tell me, how do you rewrite a story?
Tell me, how do you rewrite a story?
You won’t take our strength
You won’t take our light
You may try to win
But true, we can rewrite!
Rewrite!
Rewrite!
Word by word
Page by page
In big bold letters
You’ll fill your chapters
Word by word
Page by page
Write your thoughts
And mold your story
Tell me, how do you rewrite a story?
Tell me, how do you rewrite a story?
Tell me, how do you rewrite a story?
Tell me, how do you rewrite a story?
Tell me, how do you rewrite a story?
Tell me, how do you rewrite a story?
Rewrite
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Peter Ngqibs New Jersey
Peter Ngqibs is a South African born, USA-based Xhosa singer, songwriter, composer and organist. His music is always rooted
in personal stories and playfulness with elements of social justice; particularly empowering the LGBTQ community.
His first single “Broken,” from his debut album Let Me Go, as remixed by Mikey Gallagher, climbed to the Top 30 in the U.K. Commercial Pop Club
Charts.
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