Sand & Cement

I see the fire in your eyes, it's burning sweet

But I dey check the thermometer, is it too much heat?

You want to fly jet, I want to walk street

I dey try to calculate, you just want to meet.

See, the past put some scars on my skin (scars on my skin)

So when you open the door, I fear to enter in.

C'est compliqué, the way my mind spins

Is this love intended? Or a punishment for sins?

You say "Go," I say "Wait"

(Two different speeds on the same interstate)

You want the lock, I fear the gate

(I'm guarding my soul before it's too late)

Tu me pousses, you push me to the edge

But I am standing on a very thin ledge.

If we build this house on a weak foundation

Tell me, where we go run when the clouds turn black?

I want your body, but I fear the vibration

If the pillar no strong, the cement go crack.

Oh, ma chérie, listen to the warning

When the storm comes crashing in the morning

The roof go fly, and the water go rise

Don't build a mansion on top of lies.

(On top of lies, on top of lies)

I check my phone three times while you are sleeping. Paranoia.

I tell you that I love the way you are keeping me close. Claustrophobia.

You ask for the key to my apartment today. Pressure.

I smile and I tell you that everything is okay. Mask.

Je te regarde, I look at you and I freeze. Ice.

But inside my chest, I am begging you please. Fire.

You say "Jump," I say "Fall"

(You see the sky, I see the concrete wall)

You want the text, I dread the call

(You want the summer, I wait for the squall)

Tu vas trop vite, you are racing the time

But to rush this feeling is a heavy crime.

If we build this house on a shaky foundation

The wind no go care if the painting is fine.

I need your love, but I fear the sensation

Of building a future that cannot be mine.

Oh, mon bébé, look at the weather

Before we try to glue this tin together.

When the rain comes down and the thunder sounds

The whole damn castle gon' hit the ground.

(Hit the ground, hit the ground)

I take a step forward (Advance)

You take a step forward (Attack)

I say I am healing (Repairing)

You say I am healing (Relapsing)

I tell you a lie, c'est faux.

But the safety it gives me? That part is true.

I tell you "I'm done," meaning I'm finished with trying.

You hear "I'm done," meaning I am dying.

Too many signals, wires are crossed

In the translation, the meaning is lost.

Abeg, make we pause.

We are building a house on a sand foundation!

(No cement, no stone, just bone and flesh!)

And when the hurricane comes for the salvation

(It go wash away everything fresh!)

I want you bad, but the fear is the master

We are moving fast to a big disaster.

La tempête arrive, the storm is here

And the walls are shaking because of the fear!

(Because of the fear!)

Fix the ground first.

Before you paint the wall.

La fondation... la fondation...

If it's weak... We go fall.

We go wash away.