Cornerstone

Intro

Mm

Mm-hmm

Oh-oh

Verse 1

You found me when the walls were thin

Ungilondoloza ngaphakathi (you keep me safe inside)

Bare feet on a cold kitchen tile

I was folding up my whole name

Every morning you pour the slow water

And I drink like a stranger home

Pre-Chorus

Nobody told me peace could look this plain

Nobody told me love could be so quiet

Chorus

You are my cornerstone

Where I lay everything down

You are my cornerstone

And I breathe

And I breathe

Post-Chorus

Oh-oh

Oh-oh-oh

Verse 2

Zonke izinto zami zikuwe (everything I own belongs to you)

I gave you my ugly and my ache

You didn't flinch

You didn't run

Just pulled the blanket to my chin

Said the night was made to pass

Pre-Chorus

Nobody warned me kindness could be sharp

Nobody warned me holding could be heavy

Chorus

You are my cornerstone

Where I lay everything down

You are my cornerstone

And I breathe

And I breathe

Post-Chorus

Oh-oh

Oh-oh-oh

Drop

Eh-eh we building slow (eh-eh)

Eh-eh we building slow (eh-eh)

Bridge

Ngihamba nawe ngihamba (I walk with you I walk)

Ngiyavuma ngisayekelela (I accept I let go)

Stack me up against the weather

Stack me up against the years

Every crack you fill with patience

Every stone you set is clear

Chorus

You are my cornerstone

Where I lay everything down

You are my cornerstone

And I breathe

And I breathe

Post-Chorus

Oh-oh

Oh-oh-oh