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Lyrics Ready Now

A song made by obreysakala

Title: Never Knew

Mood: Afro-pop / R&B slow burner with a sad, driving beat.

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(Intro – spoken/sung softly)

I never knew…

One day, u zakayeenda…

One nizakasala… neka lelo broken…

And feel like am dying…

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(Verse 1)

I gave you my trust, I gave you my time

Thought you were different, thought you were mine

You smiled in my face, but you planned the escape

Now I'm left here drowning in a mess that you made

I called you my future, my go-getter, my ride

But you flipped the script and you ran with the lie

You cheated, you left, started new with some guy

Didn't care 'bout my tears or the years I put aside

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(Chorus)

Kaleza, you make me feel like

How never love again

I trusted, I loved you

But una nipanga chipuba kamba ka love

U cheated and started a life with new guy

No respect, no feelings, no goodbye

I thought you were a go-getter

Never knew you such player, a liar, a destroyer

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(Verse 2)

Remember the nights you said "stay"?

Now you're a ghost I can't pray away

You broke every promise, you burned every page

Now I'm stuck in the memory, locked in a cage

You took my heart just to throw it in dirt

Made me feel crazy for seeing your worth

Now I'm waking up cold in a bed that still hurts

And the worst part is – you probably think you did nothing wrong

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(Chorus)

Kaleza, you make me feel like

How never love again

I trusted, I loved you

But una nipanga chipuba kamba ka love

U cheated and started a life with new guy

No respect, no feelings, no goodbye

I thought you were a go-getter

Never knew you such player, a liar, a destroyer

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(Bridge – softer, building emotion)

I never knew that one day u zakayeenda

One nizakasala – neka lelo broken

Neka lelo dying, neka lelo crying

You took everything from me and you didn't even try to hide it

But one day you'll feel this

One day you'll remember

When your new guy leaves you just like you left me – cold

And you'll know…

You'll know what you stole

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(Outro – whispered over fading beat)

I never knew…

One day u zakayeenda…

One nizakasala…

Neka lelo broken…

And feel like…

Feel like am dying…

But I'll survive…

Even if you don't see me cry.

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