[Intro — 8 bars]
(Spoken/chant) Oya, come make we ride
Log drum heartbeat, night dey alive
(Adlibs) Eh-eh! Oya! Oya!
[Verse 1 — 16 bars]
Street lamp shine, sneakers on wet tar
Mama calls my name but the city is a star
Piano stabs like postcards from afar
Soft guitar hum, memory of who we are
Khaki jacket, paper notes in my pocket
Ladies sway slow, tombo yansh dey rock it
Shuffle on the curb, shakers keep the socket
Every grin is a promise we no go forfeit
(Adlibs) Aiye, aiye, make we joro now
[Pre-Chorus — 8 bars]
Feel the log drum — off-beat pulse, don’t fight it
Pads lift like prayer, let your chest invite it
I call your name, you answer back in light
(Reply) Omo, na you, shine me through the night
[Chorus — 16 bars]
(Oya sing) Jozi night, Lagos light, we dey float
Amapiano love, piano chords like notes
(Chant response) Shallipop! Asake! Make the story do the most
(Lead) Oya come closer, press your head on my coat
(Hook) Eh-eh eh, oya eh, omo mi, eh-eh
Hands in the air, rhythm say we free, eh-eh
(Adlibs) Waka, oya, sha, make we ride
(Short vocal chops) Ah! Ah! Hm! Hm!
[Verse 2 — 16 bars — sparse start then build]
First verse teach humility, second verse bring the gold
Your laugh like kola, bitter then warm to hold
Small talk turn to future plans, stories we fold
Moon write our signatures in the market cold
Shallipopi-styled chant, tags on every line
Call-and-response, street sermon through the rhyme
Asake melody bends, Yoruba runs align
Heartbeats sync to log drum — our names combine
(Adlibs) Oya, oya, gbese mi daro
[Pre-Chorus — 8 bars]
Bass grow low, sub-bounce like ocean sway
Piano stabs switch voicing, pad turns day to May
We climb, we land — in every crowded alleyway
(Reply) Na you, na you, I no go let you stray
[Chorus — 16 bars]
(Oya sing) Jozi night, Lagos light, we dey float
Amapiano love, piano chords like notes
(Chant response) Shallipop! Asake! Make the story do the most
(Lead) Oya come closer, press your head on my coat
(Hook) Eh-eh eh, oya eh, omo mi, eh-eh
Hands in the air, rhythm say we free, eh-eh
(Adlibs) Waka, oya, sha, make we ride
(Short vocal chops) Ah! Ah! Hm! Hm!
[Bridge — breakdown — 8 bars]
(Spoken singsong) Log drum low, cut the pads — breathe
Guitar lick, plate on the voice, just leave
Vocal chops like suku-suku, stutter then weave
Call me omo, call me king, in this rhythm we believe
(Adlibs, chant) Oya! Oya! Omo! Omo!
[Final Chorus — 16 bars — full band]
(Full) Jozi night, Lagos light, we dey float
Amapiano love, piano chords like notes
(Chorus tag) Make the story do the most, make the city toast
(Lead) Oya close your eyes, feel the warmth, don’t boast
(Hook) Eh-eh eh, oya eh, omo mi, eh-eh
Hands in the air, rhythm say we free, eh-eh
(Adlibs) Waka, oya, sha, make we ride
(Chanty outro adlibs) Shallipopi! Asake! Eh-oh! Eh-oh!
[Outro — 8 bars — descending]
Pad fades, log drum walks into the rain
Short guitar echo, piano stab — one last refrain
(Spoken) Na tonight we write the name
(A cappella tag) Oya, omo, I
