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"Pakaipa" is Shona and literally means "It's bad". The theme of the song is about being underestimated and misunderstood by society.

lyrics

Pakaipa
Mother fucker
Pakaipa
Mother fucker

Vanhu vano funga kuti ndiri extraneous
Kwete hanzi ndiri indigenous
Vanhu vano funga handina direction
Kwete hanzi handina maconnections
Vanhu ano trya asi vano kanganisa
Saka ndino funga why the fuck am I to suffer
Vanhu vano funga kuti ndiri fabulous
Correction, hanzi ndiri dangerous

Vanhu havasi kundinzwisisa asi ndinoziva kuti
Vanhu havasi kundinzwisisa

Mweya wangu waka chena
Moyo wangu
Moyo wangu waka chena
Mweya wangu

Pakaipa
Mother fucker
Pakaipa
Mother fucker

Vanhu ano size-a vachifunga ndakapata
Chifinhu ndochigona saka easa faster faster
Vanhu vano wanzo ndiita underestimate
Zvino yakatanga kundino irritate
Vanhu ano trya asi vano kanganisa
But ndinoziva handisi stupid mother fucker
Vanhu vano funga kuti ndiri fabulous
Correction, hanzi ndiri dangerous

Vanhu havasi kundinzwisisa asi ndinoziva kuti
Vanhu havasi kundinzwisisa
Vanhu havasi kundinzwisisa asi ndinoziva kuti
Vanhu havasi kundinzwisisa

Mweya wangu waka chena
Moyo wangu
Moyo wangu waka chena
Mweya wangu
Mweya wangu waka chena
Moyo wangu
Moyo wangu waka chena
Mweya wangu

Pakaipa
Mother fucker
Pakaipa
Mother fucker
Pakaipa
Mweya wangu waka chena
Mother fucker
Moyo wangu
Pakaipa
Moyo wangu waka chena
Mother fucker
Mweya wangu
Pakaipa
Mother fucker
Pakaipa
Mother fucker

Translation:

It's bad
Mother fucker
It's bad
Mother fucker

People think I'm extraneous
No, I'm indigenous
People think I have no direction
No, it's not that, I don't have connections
People try make judgements about me but they get it wrong
So why the fuck do I have to suffer
People think that I'm fabulous
Correction, I'm dangerous

People don't understand me but I know that
People don't understand me but I know

My soul is clean
My heart
My heart is clean
My soul

It's bad
Mother fucker
It's bad
Mother fucker

People size me up and think that I'm slow
But I can be a nuisance/force to be reckoned with so take it easy
People keep on underestimating me
And now it's irritating me
People try but they get it wrong
But I know I'm not stupid mother fucker
People think that I'm fabulous
Correction, I'm dangerous

People don't understand me but I know that
People don't understand me but I know
People don't understand me but I know that
People don't understand me but I know

My soul is clean
My heart
My heart is clean
My soul
My soul is clean
My heart
My heart is clean
My soul

It's bad
Mother fucker
It's bad
Mother fucker
It's bad
My soul is clean
Mother fucker
My heart
It's bad
My heart is clean
Mother fucker
My soul
It's bad
Mother fucker
It's bad
Mother fucker

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released May 15, 2020
Written by Chris Van,
Dividing The Element
Produced, mixed, & mastered by Chris Van

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Dividing The Element is a Zimbabwean metal band from the city capital, Harare. Chris Van and Sherlic White founded the band in 2012. After a few line-up changes over the years, the band settled on 4 members: Chris Van (guitar and vocals), Archie Chikoti (guitar), Nick Newbery (drums) and Mat Sanderson (bass) ... more

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