Nomathemba is a love record that finds the protagonist asserting her power in a rocky relationship where she is not loved as much as she believes she should be. The song serves as a stern warning to the boy to not ‘play with [her] fire’ – a statement that seems to refer to the English Idiom: “If you...
[Intro]
Oh oh whoa
Oh oh whoa oooh
[Chorus]
Ngoba mina angisiye u-Nomathemba, Nomathemba aye
Nomathemba, Nomathemba
Mina angisiye u-Nomathemba, Nomathemba aye
Don't play with my fire
Mina angisiye u-Nomathemba, Nomathemba aye
Nomathemba, Nomathemba
Mina angisiye u-Nomathemba, Nomathemba aye
Don’t play with my fire
[Verse 1]
I've been around, I've been around, boy you know
I travelled the seven seas yeah, aye aye
You came into my life aye
You tried to change me (Oh oh whoa)
[Pre-Chorus]
Ngoba mina ngifuna (Mina ngifuna) thando lwakho (thando lwakho) lonke baby (Ngifuna lonke uthando lwakho baby)
Ngoba mina ngifuna (Mina ngifuna) thando lwakho (thando lwakho) lonke baby (I want your lovin’ baby)
[Chorus]
Ngoba mina angisiye u-Nomathemba, Nomathemba aye (Nomathemba)
Nomathemba, Nomathemba (Ohhh)
Mina angisiye u-Nomathemba, Nomathemba aye (Noo)
Don't play with my fire (Don't play with my fire)
Mina angisiye u-Nomathemba, Nomathemba aye (Ayi)
Nomathemba, Nomathemba
Mina angisiye u-Nomathemba, Nomathemba aye (No, no)
Don't play with my fire (Don't play with my fire)
[Refrain]
Don't play with my fire (Yeaaah)
Don't play with my fire (No, no ooh ooh)
Don't play with my fire
Don’t play with my fire (Don’t play with my fire)
Don't play with my fire (Baby)
Don’t play with my fire (No)
Don't play with my fire
Don't play with my fire (Don't play with my fire)
Ow ow ooh ooh ooh
Aye yeah yeah eeeeh
Don’t play with my fire aye (play with my fire)
Don't play with my fire (Don't play with my fire)
[Verse 2]
I'm tired, I'm tired of doing the same thing
Yeah you know it, yeah you see it baby
I don't ever wanna do it
I don't ever wanna see you anymore (Anymore)
[Bridge]
I've been thinking about everything you done, done, done
Every time when you were tryna push me over (I've been thinking)
I've been thinking about everything you done, done, done
Every time when you were tryna push me over (I've been thinking)
I've been thinking about everything you done, done, done
Every time when you tryna push me over
(You tryna push me over, you tryna push me over, you tryna push me over)
I've been thinking about everything you done, done, done
Every time when you tryna push me over (u-Nomathemba)
[Chorus]
Ngoba mina angisiye u-Nomathemba, Nomathemba aye
Nomathemba, Nomathemba
Mina angisiye u-Nomathemba, Nomathemba aye
(Ayi angisiye u-Nomathemba)
Don't play with my fire (Don't play with my fire)
Mina angisiye u-Nomathemba, Nomathemba aye (Hayi)
Nomathemba, Nomathemba (Hayi u-Nomathemba)
Mina angisiye u-Nomathemba, Nomathemba aye
Don't play with my fire (Don't play with my fire)
[Refrain]
Don't play with my fire (Fire)
Don't play with my fire (My fire)
Don't play with my fire (Ayi)
Don't play with my fire (Don't play with my fire)
Don't play with my fire (My fire)
Don't play with my fire (My fire)
Don't play with my fire (Eeh uh eeh uh eeh uh)
Don't play with my fire (Eeh uh eeh uh eeh uh)
(Eeh uh eeh uh eeh uh aye)
[Outro]
Don't play with my fire
Don't play with my fire
Don't play with my fire (Oooh oh, ooh)
Don't play with my fire
Ayi u-Nomathemba, Nomathemba
Nomathemba was written by Rethabile & Prince Bulo.
Nomathemba was produced by Prince Bulo.
Rethabile released Nomathemba on Fri Sep 14 2018.