Genesis
Dramaboi Lyrics
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Dumela rraetsho
Kopa le nthuse go boloka sechaba sa etsho
Dithapelo ga di thuse ga go sena action’e
Modimo o etla otl go dira selection’e
When I hold the mic o bone reaction’e
Ke ba bontsha true colors like im michell Jackson’e
Chilling mo le’back’tenne (With a bad chick)
Opposite attraction’e
I got money to pay for attention’e
I need your attention’e
Did I even mention’e
Ke ja motswako ke tswetse di curtain’e
Ke ba ruta lesson’e
Ko ke tswang everybody scream unity
But they barely share the same table
Ela tlhoko what you say to the community
Would you change the world if you had the opportunity
Soon and very soon we’re going to see the King
So be afraid if you call yourself a King
Be very afraid if you call yourself a God
Elatlhoko what you say when you record
When I’m alone hake tlhatswa dikotlele
I think about my life hake reeditse gospel’e
Should I follow the groupies and the fame
Or should I remain the same tsela di pedi must ke itlhophele
Yeah ain’t nobody sponsoring but I’m conquering
I don’t wanna sign deals they be offering (They be offering)
Coz after you sign is you they gon be torturing
Man if you ain’t talking money I ain’t bothering (I ain’t bothering)
Coz olaydi o emetse that call homie (That call homie)
That im gonna make after I get it all homie (I get it all homie)
Nna ke a iperekela ain’t no uniform homie
I remember ha ba ntshega bare lol homie
Now I'm gone homie now they’re dancing to my song homie
Sometimes I wonder what they really want from me
Ga nkitla ke lebala ko ke tswang teng (Tswang teng)
Mme ga gogwe ke lebala ko ke yang teng
When a bad chick is in my room
When a bankie is in my room
Etla ntseela ko marung
I just wanna light it up with my goons
Life if a movie but I'm watching cartoons
And people wanna help to be seen (To be seen)
Send'a message ba go betse ka seen
Started as a teen
Now I got a team
Funny how it all started with a dream
Pene le pampiri ke sena nako ya dibiri
If you wanna see a loser o tla mo utlwa ka di khwiri
Back in the city in the jungle ya diphiri
When you start getting money macheri ba go bitswa sweety
Promotara kafa di tletse makhirikhiri
Di ipolaisa full chicken’e le full pidipidi
When I’m hungry out here
I said im hungry out here
Majita ga ba itse tanki out here
They just wanna pop bottles tsa di dumpy out here
They don’t care if the road ele bumpy out here
Bare se nkganang se nthola morwalo
Nna kare se nkganang se ntira dingalo
Dramaboi wa makeishane
The song "Genesis" by Dramaboi starts with a greeting to the parents in the form of "Dumela mmaetsho Dumela rraetsho" meaning "hello mother & father". The singer then requests help in improving the community by eradicating social issues with the power of prayer. He says that prayers don't help without taking real action against social evils. He also mentions that when he holds the mic, he can see reactions from the audience and reveal their true colors. The singer refers to himself as a leader who can show others the right path to success. In the second verse, he thinks about his career and fame while contemplating if he should follow groupies or not. He doesn't want to sign snatching deals with record labels, but he wants to earn money through his passion.
Line by Line Meaning
Dumela mmaetsho
Greetings mother
Dumela rraetsho
Greetings father
Kopa le nthuse go boloka sechaba sa etsho
Please help me protect the nation of Etsho
Dithapelo ga di thuse ga go sena action’e
Prayers alone don't help, action is needed
Modimo o etla otl go dira selection’e
God will make a selection
When I hold the mic o bone reaction’e
When I hold the microphone, I see reactions
Ke ba bontsha true colors like im michell Jackson’e
I reveal true colors like Michael Jackson
Chilling mo le’back’tenne (With a bad chick)
Chilling at the back with a woman
Lying to her like a politician e batla election’e
Lying to her like a politician running for an election
Opposite attraction’e
Opposites attract
I got money to pay for attention’e
I have money to pay for attention
I need your attention’e
I need your attention
Did I even mention’e
Did I even mention
Ke ja motswako ke tswetse di curtain’e
I eat motswako and the curtains are drawn
Ke ba ruta lesson’e
I'm giving them a lesson
Ko ke tswang everybody scream unity
Where I'm from, everyone screams unity
But they barely share the same table
But they hardly sit at the same table
Ela tlhoko what you say to the community
Pay attention to what you say to the community
Would you change the world if you had the opportunity
Would you change the world if you had the chance?
Soon and very soon we’re going to see the King
Soon we will see the King
So be afraid if you call yourself a King
Be afraid if you identify as a King
Be very afraid if you call yourself a God
Be very afraid if you identify as God
Elatlhoko what you say when you record
Pay attention to what you say when recording
When I’m alone hake tlhatswa dikotlele
When I'm alone, I think deeply about life
I think about my life hake reeditse gospel’e
I think about my life and I remember the gospel
Should I follow the groupies and the fame
Should I follow groupies and fame?
Or should I remain the same tsela di pedi must ke itlhophele
Or should I stay the same and persevere?
Yeah ain’t nobody sponsoring but I’m conquering
Yeah, no one is sponsoring me, but I'm succeeding
I don’t wanna sign deals they be offering (They be offering)
I don't want to sign deals that they offer
Coz after you sign is you they gon be torturing
Because after you sign, they will torture you
Man if you ain’t talking money I ain’t bothering (I ain’t bothering)
If you're not talking about money, I'm not interested
Coz olaydi o emetse that call homie (That call homie)
Because the challenges that come with money are intense
That im gonna make after I get it all homie (I get it all homie)
That I will face once I have accumulated everything
Nna ke a iperekela ain’t no uniform homie
I am standing out even without a uniform
I remember ha ba ntshega bare lol homie
I remember when they called me crazy
Now I'm gone homie now they’re dancing to my song homie
Now that I am gone, they are dancing to my song
Sometimes I wonder what they really want from me
Sometimes I wonder what people really want from me
Ga nkitla ke lebala ko ke tswang teng (Tswang teng)
I won't forget where I came from
Mme ga gogwe ke lebala ko ke yang teng
But I'm also not stuck in the past
When a bad chick is in my room
When a beautiful woman is in my room
When a bankie is in my room
When money is in my room
Etla ntseela ko marung
I just want to hang out with my friends
I just wanna light it up with my goons
I just want to have fun with my friends
Life if a movie but I'm watching cartoons
Life is like a movie, but I'm living in my own world
And people wanna help to be seen (To be seen)
And people want to help to be recognized
Send'a message ba go betse ka seen
I'm sending a message to get their attention
Started as a teen
Started as a teenager
Now I got a team
Now I have a team
Funny how it all started with a dream
It's funny how it all started with a dream
Pene le pampiri ke sena nako ya dibiri
With a pen and paper, I'm taking my time to write
If you wanna see a loser o tla mo utlwa ka di khwiri
If you want to see a loser, you will hear about him through rumors
Back in the city in the jungle ya diphiri
Back in the city, in the jungle of the streets
When you start getting money macheri ba go bitswa sweety
When you start making money, people will come calling you sweets
Promotara kafa di tletse makhirikhiri
Promoters where are you? The fans are asking
Di ipolaisa full chicken’e le full pidipidi
They buy us full chicken and fries
When I’m hungry out here
When I'm hungry here
I said im hungry out here
I said I'm hungry here
Majita ga ba itse tanki out here
The guys here don't know anything
They just wanna pop bottles tsa di dumpy out here
They just want to drink cheap alcohol here
They don’t care if the road ele bumpy out here
They don't care if the road is rough here
Bare se nkganang se nthola morwalo
They say what you plant is what you get
Nna kare se nkganang se ntira dingalo
But I'm not planting seeds, I'm making deals
Dramaboi wa makeishane
Dramaboi the hustler
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