[Intro - Production cues]
(8 bars - sparse: kick, soft hi-hat, conga shuffle. Light synth pad. Whispered ad-lib: "ahn...")
[Verse 1]
olord..moh fe'. make this owo..
everyday grinding for my paper lo
no delay obinrin ask ni me what can
u offer ni ure just a jobles orphan trying to gbera.
[Bridge]
Many many my eyes done see
Ojota to mainland me I nor forget
my niggas is not easy all day trying
to survive.oti' omoiyami'but mafo"
the end of the days we sip garri..ask
ni mi just a humble asaba child ni mi
oluwa shanumi'ahn..
[Pre-Chorus - build (added)]
(Short lift - 4 bars)
I carry fire in my chest, can't hold it down
Every scar's a story, every loss turned crown
Feel the tempo rise, hear the heartbeat drum (ahn)
We step to the light — now watch me overcome
[Chorus]
many many things
my eyes done see
many many gist
About me..
why would u hate ni me
family hate ni mi
a lonely road but
I can walk through it
I would love myself
before anything..
[Chorus - Tag / Hook - earworm & call/response]
(Lead) many, many things — (Call) many! many!
(Lead) my eyes done see — (Call) ooh, I see
(Double) many many things, many many things (ahn!)
(Ad-libs) ooh-ooh, ahn, oshey, Ozumba
[Drop - Full band enters]
(Full drums, bassline pumping, horns stab on the 2 & 4, synth stab loop. Vocal doubles on the hook.)
[Verse 2]
people whey call me family
despise mi but oluwa kunlesunmi
Puting me under preasure just kpai
mi ni'but street ni mi' brother hate brother saying is not a sin asking me
to worship with u bobo',mo refused
calling bad child ni..ahn olorn
nah my story be this Kwene
son of Japheth akaba hope u
u feeling me ur hate will never
piece me off so mafo I focus
on my laptop stacking my funds
never come close ure not my blood
who love me nah I go love olorn.
[Chorus]
many many things
my eyes done see
many many gist
About me..
why would u hate ni me
family hate ni mi
a lonely road but
I can walk through it
I would love myself
before anything..
[Bridge 2 - Breakdown / Percussion solo]
(8 bars percussion solo - congas, shakers, bata. Call & response: backing vocals echo short phrases)
Backing: "many many" — "my eyes" — "I can walk" (call/response)
[Final Chorus - Big Finish]
(Full energy, horns, stacked harmonies, ad-libs)
many many things
my eyes done see
many many gist
About me..
why would u hate ni me
family hate ni mi
a lonely road but
I can walk through it
I would love myself
before anything..
(Outro Tag - repeated ad-libbed earworm)
many, many things... many many things (x4)
(Ad-libs: "ahn", "oshey", "Ozumba", vocal stabs echoing the hook)
[Outro]
ahhn
ahhn.I learn one thing about life
bro'dont waste ur time for someone
to love u as u bro'
u good on ur own
ahhn...
oshey formula
Ozumba
[Production Notes - arrangement map]
- Target runtime: ~3:10
- Intro (8 bars) -> Verse 1 (16 bars) -> Bridge (8 bars) -> Pre-Chorus (4 bars) -> Chorus (8 bars)
- Verse 2 (16 bars) -> Chorus -> Breakdown (8 bars) -> Final Chorus (16 bars with extended tag)
