Love Your Neighbour - Aking, Ghetto Vibes, Lwazi

There’s an infant crying

But I can see the mountain on a clear day

There’s a riot nextdoor

It never ends until she’s sleeping in the hallway

A flaccid faced veteran walking his blind dog

The summer youth parading in the courtyard

Windowpanes like washinglines fly cheap cotton flags

A loud reminder of their once prosperous prime

The ceilings here are floors

I’m levelheaded yet confused

I’m all for tolerance

Now tolerate this

I’m a stranger among strangers

Love your neighbour

Don’t forget to lock your door

You reap what you sow

Lock your door

Hand to mouth

Hand me downs

Awaken alarmed by pipes

Like rattling bells

We’re chasing deadlines

Our walls are empty

Our stay is temporary

The ceilings here are floors

I’m levelheaded yet confused

I’m all for tolerance

And I tolerate this

A stranger among strangers

Love your neighbour

Don’t forget to lock your door

You reap what you sow

Lock your door

No one really thought

No one really thought this through

Under the television-sky

Our predestiny plays out in front of our eyes

And out of our hands

Love your neighbour

Don’t forget to lock your door

You reap what you sow

Lock your door

There’s an infant crying

But I can see the mountain on a clear day

There’s a riot nextdoor

It never ends until she’s sleeping in the hallway