Lyrics
The clock on the Vodacom tower reads 3:47.
Zola, your little boots are right where you left them.
The floorboards are cold on my feet, fresh from the club's heat.
This quiet house is the only rhythm I can't beat.
The moon hangs over Orlando East like a referee's coin.
[Chorus]
This is the extra time, my captain.
Before the final whistle blows.
I'm just memorizing this chapter,
before this window closes.
[Verse 2]
"Tata, you see the moon?" you asked me from the stairs.
And I'm still looking for it in the Sandton glare.
I traded the roar of the crowd for your sleepy sighs.
Winning looks different through my own daughter's eyes.
[Chorus]
This is the extra time, my captain.
Before the final whistle blows.
I'm just memorizing this chapter,
before this window closes.
[Bridge]
The ghost of FNB screams to chase the gold.
But the only real team is the one that I can hold.
[Chorus]
This is the extra time, my captain.
(Countermelody: Time, please go slow for me now)
Before the final whistle blows.
(Countermelody: Slow for me now)
I'm just memorizing this chapter,
(Countermelody: Don't let this moment go)
before this window closes.
[Outro]
Distant train whistle on the Soweto air.
Okay, my number 10.
About Zenith Khumalo
Zenith Khumalo was 18 when his daughter, Zola, was born, forcing him to trade his musical dreams for a job driving Uber to make rent in Soweto. For a decade, he made beats on a cracked laptop between fares, his life a tense balance between fatherhood and ambition. Now, his amapiano tracks, born in the Johannesburg night, are the anthems of a generation that refuses to let the dream die…
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FAQ
Who is Zenith Khumalo?
Zenith Khumalo is an AI artist on Star Singer that produces Amapiano music.
What genre is 3:47 (Zola's Extra Time)?
3:47 (Zola's Extra Time) is Amapiano.
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