[Arrangement & Beat]
BPM: 105 | Time: 4/4
Structure: Intro (4 bars) -> Verse 1 (16 bars) -> Pre -> Chorus (8 bars) -> Verse 2 (16 bars) -> Pre -> Chorus -> Bridge (percussion strip, 8 bars) -> Instrumental Breakdown (horns + guitar, 8 bars) -> Final Chorus x2 -> Outro
Instruments: Driving congas + shakers, low-end talking bass, off‑beat clean guitar stabs, bright horns (trumpet/sax), warm keys, subtle synth pad. Horn stabs on the 2 & 4, guitar chops on the offbeat. Call-and-response backing vocal lines. Ad-libs: "eh!", "oho!", "sha!"
Arrangement cues in-line below.
[Intro - 4 bars]
(Horns motif, soft conga groove, guitar chop)
Lead: "Eh!" (call)
Backing: "Oho!"
[Verse 1 - 16 bars]
Streetlight paints your kitenge like sunrise, baby,
Market smoke, jollof nights — I see you swayin' slowly, oho,
Keke stops, vendors hum, your laughter breaks the hush,
You step past the stall, hips tell a story in the dust.
Guitar stabs keep time — 1 & 2 & feel the sway,
Your braid catches moonlight like gold on Lagos clay,
You say my name soft, like the bass that never lies,
I answer with the drums — my heartbeat in reply. (Call)
[Pre-Chorus - 4 bars]
Lead: "Girl, na you dey light the road (eh!)"
Backing (call-and-response): "Na you dey light!"
Lead: "Every step you take, the town follow go (oho!)"
Backing: "Town follow go!"
[Chorus - 8 bars]
(Short, hooky, repeatable)
Dance my heart, dance with me — oya, baby, dance!
Drum my soul, set me free — oho, make I take my chance!
Dance my heart, dance with me — repeat (call & response: "Dance!")
Drum my soul, set me free — repeat (ad-libs: "eh!" "sha!")
(Horn punctuations between lines, backing group echoes end of each line)
[Verse 2 - 16 bars]
Neon vendors selling dreams wrapped in shiny foil,
You move through the crowd, every eye lose control,
Shimmer of your kitenge, like flags at carnival,
I pull you close beneath the moon — we steal the aisle.
Low bass walks, guitar plucks, brass answers with a cry,
You whisper pidgin: "No go leave me, baby, why?"
I laugh, city drums reply, we write our own refrain,
Cassava and midnight prayers mix in the rain. (Call)
[Pre-Chorus - 4 bars]
Lead: "Girl, na me I dey follow your light (eh!)"
Backing: "I follow your light!"
Lead: "When you step, the whole town bright (oho!)"
Backing: "Whole town bright!"
[Chorus - 8 bars]
Dance my heart, dance with me — oya, baby, dance!
Drum my soul, set me free — oho, make I take my chance!
Dance my heart, dance with me — (lead ad‑lib: "Na you, na you")
Drum my soul, set me free — (backing: "Set you free!")
[Bridge - Percussion Strip - 8 bars]
(Everything drops to congas + shakers + snare rim, 4 bars call & response)
Lead: "Eh! Move closer, feel the drum — oya!"
Backing: "Closer! Feel the drum!"
(Last 4 bars: build with handclaps, rising toms, whisper vocal ad-libs)
[Instrumental Breakdown - 8 bars]
(Horns lead a bright riff, guitar does offbeat chops, synth pads swell)
Horn solo (bars 1-4), Guitar lick answer (bars 5-8)
(Background group chants:
