[Verse 1]
Market light, rain dey kiss Lagos road
You push past, wrapper swayin' like a code
Pepper smoke, suya smoke, your perfume mix
Last touch catch me — heartbeat do quick
You laugh, small stall man call you baby
Neon and kola nuts, street hymn so wavy
Na your hand rest gentle on my sleeve
That one touch teach me how to believe
[Pre-Chorus 1]
On the last touch, e paint my night
Warm like drums weh play under moonlight
Pidgin hum, Yardie low, heartbeat drum
One small feeling, now every corner hum
[Chorus]
Last touch — Lagos lights in your eyes
Rainwater, sweet perfume, market cries
Na you dey hold my corner, gyal, mi sigh
From Naija to Kingston, our souls fly high
Last touch — salt on your skin, reggae hum
My heart a waka, to your softness it come
[Verse 2]
Midnight drive, stereo full of horns and skank
We stop for seaside, chop plantain, give thanks
You tell small story 'bout your mama and the street
How you learn to dance on broken concrete
Yardie beat meet Afro groove inna your sway
Mi whisper low, you seh “stay”, mi seh “I’ll stay”
Traffic lights like fireflies in your hair
Your last touch linger, like a vow we share
[Pre-Chorus 2]
On the last touch, I remember the rain
How you steady my hands, ease my pain
Pidgin lull, patois soft, mixture sweet
Every repeat make me fall complete
[Chorus]
Last touch — Lagos lights in your eyes
Rainwater, sweet perfume, market cries
Na you dey hold my corner, gyal, mi sigh
From Naija to Kingston, our souls fly high
Last touch — salt on your skin, reggae hum
My heart a waka, to your softness it come
[Bridge]
If di tide try carry we far, I go call you back
Cross ocean, cross market, float pon one track
Inna mi heart you deh, na true mi vow
When storm dey blow, I go shelter you now
Tell me seh you feel it too — the ember and the fire
We build with small touch, turn it to empire
[Breakdown]
(Horns) Warm and low, guitar skank on the offbeat
(Backing vocals) Ooh — na you, ooh — na you
Percussion rise, clap and conga meet
Call-and-answer: “Who dey hold my place?” — “You”
[Final Chorus]
Last touch — Lagos lights in your eyes
Rainwater, sweet perfume, market cries
Na you dey hold my corner, gyal, mi sigh
From Naija to Kingston, our souls fly high
Last touch — salt on your skin, reggae hum
My heart a waka, to your softness it come
[Outro]
Last touch, last promise, we ride this tide
Irie and blessed — together we abide
Pidgin spirit, Yardie heartbeat, one love wide
Forever inna this rhythm, you and I glide
[Production Notes]
Tempo: Mid-tempo Afrobeat (95–100 BPM). Warm horn section, syncopated guitar skank on offbeats, layered congas and shakers, low 808 pocket for warmth. Backing vocals for call-and-response on choruses and an uplifted horn swell into the final chorus. Keep space for a gentle bridge breakdown with sparse keys and a plaintive trumpet lead before the final lift.
