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Lukas Impossible

Lukas van Johannesburg doen heelflips by Boogaloo's
Urban X en Revolution, nose blunt slides in Hillbrow
Tyd staan stil met ʼn backflip, alles stol met ʼn ollie impossible
'N spine transfer se big sky-oomblik hou jou bo die aarde vas

Wind, water, grond en vuur – alles lyk soms helder hier
As alles skielik stilstaan

Dae doen pop shuv-its, ure kan ook five-o grind
Die no-slides van sekondes laat almanakke stilstaan
Kan Shaka dan ʼn heelflip doen, Paul Kruger ʼn Smith grind?
Kan Cecil Rhodes ʼn tail-slide doen tot by die Suezkanaal?

Kyk vorentoe, kyk terug, of weg – alles lyk soms minder sleg
As alles skielik stilstaan

Lukas lees soms boeke oor die geskiedenis se geskiedenis
Oor mummies en oor piramides, wat waar was voor ons daar was
Kan Ramses dan ʼn kickflip doen, Toetankhamon ʼn feeble grind?
Kan Cleopatra ʼn drop-in maak van Kaïro tot die Kaap?

Wind, water, grond en vuur – alles lyk soms helder hier
As alles skielik stilstaan
Kyk vorentoe, kyk terug, of weg – alles lyk soms minder sleg
As alles skielik stilstaan

Impossible Lukas

Lukas from Johannesburg does heelflips at Boogaloo's
Urban X and Revolution, nose blunt slides in Hillbrow
Time stands still with a backflip, everything stops with an impossible ollie
A spine transfer's big sky moment holds you above the earth

Wind, water, earth and fire - everything sometimes seems clear here
When everything suddenly stands still

Days do pop shuv-its, hours can also five-o grind
The no-slides of seconds make calendars stand still
Could Shaka then do a heelflip, Paul Kruger a Smith grind?
Could Cecil Rhodes do a tail-slide all the way to the Suez Canal?

Look ahead, look back, or away - everything sometimes seems less bad
When everything suddenly stands still

Lukas sometimes reads books about the history of history
About mummies and pyramids, what was true before we were there
Could Ramses then do a kickflip, Tutankhamun a feeble grind?
Could Cleopatra drop-in from Cairo to the Cape?

Wind, water, earth and fire - everything sometimes seems clear here
When everything suddenly stands still
Look ahead, look back, or away - everything sometimes seems less bad
When everything suddenly stands still