[Intro]
Sunrise over Lekki market stalls,
Pepper scent and morning calls,
Djembe talking, horn replies,
Salt breeze from the coast on our skin.
[Verse 1]
Sunrise over Lekki market stalls (9)
Pepper sellers laugh, tambourines call (9)
Bus horns on Ojuelegba roll by (9)
Children chase the keke, bright and shy (9)
Old radio plays a brass refrain (9)
Mothers count coins, dreaming of rain (9)
Horns cut sunlight like a calling word (9)
This city breathes — she will be heard (8)
[Pre-Chorus]
Raise one hand, feel the city speak (9)
Call-and-answer on this restless street (10)
Heartbeat syncopates with every feet (9)
[Chorus]
Naija heartbeat loud — (Lead)
— Response: Baba! (Call)
Hands up, we move — (Lead)
— Response: Oya! (Call)
Oya, dance with me — (Lead)
— Response: Dance! (Call)
We rise — we rise! (Punchline)
— Response: We rise! (Call)
[Verse 2] (The Story)
Ada sells fish by the pier each dawn (10)
Her apron stained, her faith like morning song (10)
She counts the change, one dream in her hands (10)
Plays rhythm on crates, a soft brass band (9)
Night came hard but Morning taught her grace (9)
She hums a tune that tears will not erase (10)
A drummer calls her name from a doorway (10)
Now Ada steps up, turns night into day (9)
[Pre-Chorus 2]
From Lekki stalls to the bridge of dreams (9)
We stitch our stories into trumpet beams (10)
Every voice a drum, every hope redeems (10)
[Chorus]
Naija heartbeat loud —
— Response: Baba!
Hands up, we move —
— Response: Oya!
Oya, dance with me —
— Response: Dance!
We rise — we rise!
— Response: We rise!
[Bridge] (Percussion Break / Call & Response)
Horn stabs, congas roll — (Lead)
— Response: Ha! (Call)
Stomp your feet, feel the soul — (Lead)
— Response: Oya! (Call)
Ojuelegba to Lekki shore — (Lead)
— Response: Naija! (Call)
Chant the names we can't ignore — (Lead)
— Response: We rise! (Call)
[Tag / Chant]
Oya! Oya! Dance from dusk to dawn,
Baba hear — we sing, we carry on.
Lekki sunrise in our veins, we shine,
Horn-blow, djembe-thrum, this life is mine.
[Chorus — Final]
Naija heartbeat loud —
— Response: Baba!
Hands up, we move —
— Response: Oya!
Oya, dance with me —
— Response: Dance!
We rise — we rise! (final)
— Response: We rise!
[Outro]
Let the horn fade into the tide,
Ada lights the road we all can ride,
From market stalls to stadium lights,
Afrobeat carries our names tonight.
[Arrangement & Notes]
- Hook is short and chantable; horn stabs on every call-answer break.
- Layer percussion (congas, shakers, clave) under verses; push horns and bass on chorus.
- Add a late-track breakdown (percussion + chant) before final chorus for lift.
- If sampling or referencing Fela Kuti recordings, plan for legal clearance and proper crediting.
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