Singing On The Big Stage

Semifinals night and it was soon my time to go out

I wasn’t scared of the brass band or the lights about

Neither did I tremble from the large crowd

Got no trepidation when they screamed out loud

I was prepared from the months in the tent

Now I was ready from that time I’d spent

Going to give these virgin ears a taste of my skill

Once they hear me they will

Never want the traditional Kaiso

The satirical double entendre they think they know

Have a newness to please so the crowd didn’t bother me

Everyone would be craving more of my new artistry

But the noise stopped when they called me on

I didn’t hear a whisper from the crowd, they seemed gone

Gone with the band too, cause behind my back

So little was visible, everything was black

Then a drum roll to introduce my first bar

And all my confidence seeped, and I missed the guitar 

Got no lyrics to come out and my feet were heavy

Entertaining on a big stage is not what I thought it would be