[Intro]
(Sticky percussion, hi-hat snap)
Sweetness on the beat — R.M.D on the line
Platform dey burn — everybody feel am
Call-and-response: R.M.D! — (R.M.D!)
[Verse 1]
Midnight argument, door slap, rain on the roof
Fork fall in the sink — silence say the truth
Kettle whistle low, coffee go cold like pride
Wedding picture on the wall — your smile beside mine
I dey count small things — sugar, salt, the time
Wey dey split like the light when morning try to shine
Big wahala, small wahala — na life wey we dey
You dey look away, I dey chase yesterday
[Pre-Chorus]
Heartbeat buildin' — slow drum, then clap
Words get weight, then they scatter like ash
I say sorry, you say later, I hold the night
On this tightrope love, we learn to fight right
[Hook / Chorus]
Wahala on repeat, sweetness on the street
R.M.D! — (R.M.D!)
Wahala on repeat, sweetness on the street
R.M.D! — (Say!)
[Verse 2]
Quiet kitchen — knife and plate, the light's low
Your hand on the photograph — lipstick on the show
Mama call say come home, baby talk dey slow
Promise once loud now whisper, like breeze after show
We hustle for joy, we bargain with time
Sometimes we lose the rhythm, miss the rhyme
But laughter spill like palm wine when we dance late
On this small wooden floor, we still celebrate
[Pre-Chorus — Build]
Tambourine lift — breath in, take flight
Pidgin ad-lib: No be small thing, we dey try
From midnight fights to sunrise repair
We stitch up the hole with morning air
[Chorus — Short, punchy]
Wahala on repeat — sweetness on the street
R.M.D! — (R.M.D!)
Wahala on repeat — sweetness on the street
R.M.D! — (Say!)
[Bridge]
Concrete image: your laugh by the roadside stall
Neon sign flicker, we steady, we stand tall
I remember vows under mango shade — soft, raw
Loneliness come sometimes, e hit me jaw by jaw
But happiness like jollof — spice, heat, and gold
We share one plate of hope when the story get cold
Big wahala, small wahala — na lesson we hold
We dey mend, we dey bend, we dey fold into bold
[Breakdown — Call & Response]
Percussion hits on each key word — wahala (hit), love (hit), night (hit)
R.M.D: Wahala dey
Crowd/Backing: Wahala dey
R.M.D: Sweetness on the beat
Crowd/Backing: Sweetness on the street
[Outro]
So raise the cup — to the lonely nights and sweetest days
To the argument at midnight, to the kitchen lights that blaze
R.M.D go sing, R.M.D go speak
Every wahala, every heartbeat
Signature Tag (melodic): R.M.D — (R.M.D — oooh)
Ad-libs fade with shaker and thumb piano: na so e be... na so e be... (eh)
[Production Notes]
- Hook: "Wahala on repeat, sweetness on the street" — short, punchy, radio-ready.
- Use call-and-response on chorus and breakdown; crowd answers R.M.D as a tag.
- Percussion hits on key words (wahala, sweetness, night) for groove punctuation.
- Add Nigerian Pidgin ad-libs: "No be small thing", "I dey", "na so e be" for local color.
- Signature melodic tag: a 3-note motif after "R.M.D" to repeat as outro/ad-lib.
- Keep verses percussive, short phrases;
