[Intro]
(Oya — eh!)
Percussive count-in: 1...2...3... (shaker loop)
Lead (spoken): Lagos night, feel am — come!
[Verse 1]
Street lamp glow,
Market hum,
Keke roll slow,
Drum talk drum.
Neon and stall light,
Palm breeze, warm night,
Sellers shout life,
Bassline hold tight.
[Pre-Chorus]
Step quick, step light,
Body catch the sync,
Heart jump — bass sink,
We move in the blink. (Response: Yah!)
[Chorus — Hook] <-- Short, chanty, repeatable
Oya, make we dance
Oya, feel the beat
(Backing call: Oya! — eh-eh) x2
[Verse 2]
You smile, I sway,
Market drums say,
“Na tonight, no delay.”
Guitar skank, staccato play.
Eyes lock, moon nod,
Accra drums, Lagos god,
Stories in the skin of the road,
Tambourine whisper, conga code.
[Pre-Chorus — Call & Response]
Lead: Move slow, then go (Response: Go!)
Lead: Keep fire, feel flow (Response: Feel it!)
Lead: Heart beat — tempo (Response: Tempo!)
Lead: Raise hands, let go (Response: Let go!)
[Chorus — Hook]
Oya, make we dance
Oya, feel the beat
(Choir: Oya! — eh-eh) x2
[Bridge — Percussion Breakdown]
(Beat drops to congas + shakers + low bass)
Call: Drum — speak! (Response: Speak!)
Call: Horn — stab! (Response: Stab!)
Call: Oya! (Response: Oya!)
Bridge Vocals (Lead, sparse)
Oya, oya — na life we dey chase,
From Makoko lanes to Victoria Island pace,
Body and soul in the drum embrace,
Tonight we find our saving grace.
[Bridge — Build / Emotional Lift]
Lead: I hear your heartbeat under the snare,
Backing: (Heartbeat — heartbeat)
Lead: Lagos moon keep watch, we swear,
Backing: (We swear — we swear)
Lead: From dusk to dawn we bind the light,
Backing: (Bind the light — bind the light)
[Chorus — Hook (Punchy, Horns + Full Band)]
Oya, make we dance
Oya, feel the beat
(Choir: Oya! — eh-eh) x3
[Final Verse — Call & Response + Ad-libs]
Lead: Come closer, feel the drum, (Response: Feel it!)
Lead: Body talk, we become one, (Response: One!)
Lead: No shame, no fear, only vibe, (Response: Only vibe!)
Lead: Na love we ride, na tribe, (Ad-lib: Yah! Oya!)
[Final Chorus — Hook Variation & Payoff]
Oya, make we dance — louder
Oya, feel the beat — higher
(Choir: Oya! — eh-eh — oya!) x2
Lead ad-libs over tag: (Oya oya — make we dance — eh!)
[Outro]
Slow fade: shaker + guitar skank + horns echo
Lead (soft): Feel the heartbeat, Lagos to Accra,
We rise, we dance, we keep the fire.
(Whisper) Oya... Oya... (End on horn stab)
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Production Notes (for producers):
- Tempo: 100–108 BPM; syncopated Afrobeat pocket.
- Groove: Heavy, warm electric bassline with slight slap on downbeats.
- Guitars: Interlocking clean guitar skanks (offbeat upstrokes) + occasional wah/flanged fills.
- Percussion: Layered congas, djembe accents, shakers, tambourine; add a talking drum fill in the bridge.
- Drums: Tight kick on 1 and syncopated snare/clap on 2 & 4; ghost snares for groove.
- Horns: Bright trumpet/trombone stabs on chorus and final payoff; harmonized horn lines in bridge.
- Keys: Rhodes pad for warmth; high piano/organ stabs for color.
- FX: D
