You smile with me, but you don't mean it
Pamaso pa anthu, you act like you feel it
You call me your brother, you call me your friend
Koma kumbuyo, you talk different again.
Oh-oh, samala, don't be deceived
Not everybody wants you to achieve
You laugh with me, but you don't want me to shine
Smile ya chabe, but I see the signs!
I used to be surrounded, ma friend ambiri,
Pa ma party, ma street, ma numbers mu phone ambiri.
Tinkaseka, tinkamwa, everything looked alright,
Koma trouble ikafika, that's when you see the real type.
Ndinagwa pansi, things became tight,
Rock bottom, brother, nothing felt right.
Anthu amene ndinati, “Aya ni ma friend anga,”
Most disappeared ngati sanandione konse m'moyo wanga.
Friendship ya ma beer depends on who can buy,
Ukakhala ndi ndalama, everybody's by your side.
When I lost my job, they scattered like they'd seen a lion,
Those who called me brother disappeared overnight.
That's when I learned the difference between love and hype,
The ones who stayed with nothing were the ones who were right.
You smile with me, but you don't mean it
Pamaso pa anthu, you act like you feel it
You call me your brother, you call me your friend
Koma kumbuyo, you talk different again.
Oh-oh, samala, don't be deceived
Not everybody wants you to achieve
You laugh with me, but you don't want me to shine
Smile ya chabe, but I see the signs!
So I learnt my lesson, now I protect my peace,
Ndimaganiza za family, future and my dreams.
Real friends stayed when everything went wrong,
They didn't need my money just to sing my song.
More clients than friends, that's the motto now,
More business, more purpose, let me show you how.
Banja langa first, then business on my mind,
If you don't add value, respectfully, leave me behind.
Mungayende ndi mbava, anthu nkukutchani mbava,
Even if you didn't steal, association can damage.
So I watch my circle and choose who I trust,
Because a bad connection can turn your name to dust.
Don't make friends at work — make colleagues,
Respect everybody, but keep your boundaries.
A real one corrects you without jealousy,
Not someone smiling while they're praying against me.
I don't hate my past, my past taught me well,
Fake friends became stories I can now tell.
I don't need twenty friends just to feel important,
I need real ones when life becomes difficult.
Real love tells you when you're wrong,
Real friends don't leave when the road gets long.
If I fall, don't laugh and walk away,
Hold my hand and help me find my way.
You smile with me, but you don't mean it
Pamaso pa anthu, you act like you feel it
You call me your brother, you call me your friend
Koma kumbuyo, you talk different again.
Oh-oh, samala, don't be deceived
Not everybody wants you to achieve
You laugh with me, but you don't want me to shine
Smile ya chabe, but I see the signs!