“Kantoi” is a Malay slang for “being caught red-handed.” The lyrics are in Manglish, hence the code-switching between Malay and English throughout the song.
The song tells the story of a cheating couple from the girlfriend’s perspective of her trying to track down her boyfriend. The song ends with...
[Intro]
One, two
One, two, three
[Verse 1]
Semalam I call you, you tak answer
You kata you keluar pergi dinner
You kata you keluar dengan kawan you
But when I called Tommy he said it wasn't true
[Verse 2]
So I drove my car pergi Damansara
Tommy kata maybe you tengok bola
Tapi bila I sampai, you, you tak ada
Lagilah I jadi gila
[Verse 3]
So I called and called sampai you answer
You kata, "Sorry, sayang, tadi tak dengar
My phone was on silent, I was at the gym"
Tapi latar belakang suara perempuan lain
[Bridge]
Sudahlah, sayang, I don't believe you
I've always known that your words were never true
Why am I with you?
I pun tak tahu
No wonder lah my friends pun tak suka you
[Outro]
So, I guess that's the end of our story
Akhir kata she accepted his apology
Tapi last-last kita dapat tahu she was cheating, too
With her ex-boyfriend's best friend
Tommy
Kantoi
Kantoi was written by Zee Avi.
Kantoi was produced by Robert Carranza & Merlo Podlewski.