1. |
Obianuju (Radio Mix)
03:10
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Obianuju is a name given to a child born in the midst of great abundance
Obianuju
Obianuju
Obianuju
Obianuju
Obianuju
Obianuju
Before before we get am plenty plenty
Before before we get am plenty plenty
Before, before, before, before we get am plenty plenty
Before, before, before, we get am plenty plenty
Natural gas and oil (We get am plenty, plenty)
Rich fertile soil (We get am plenty, plenty)
Silver, Gold & Palm oil (We get am plenty, plenty)
Hardwork and toil (We get am plenty, plenty)
But right now, right now, right now
But right now, right now, right now
Insecurity, embezzlement
Brutality, mismanagement
IDPs in settlements
Illegality discontent
Right now, right now, right now
O na bia nuju (Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)
Obianuju, Obiara nuju, Obianuju
Obianuju, Obiara nuju, Obianuju
Obianuju, Obiara nuju, Obianuju
Obianuju, Obiara nujuu
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2. |
Pray
03:13
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Traditional religion in Africa they called it juju
Traditions of the ancestors they call it Black magic Voodoo
The deities are demonic they say
Only theirs is true
So tell me as an African
What am I supposed to do?
So I pray
And I pray
Yes I pray
Yes I pray
So I pray
And I pray
Yes I pray
So I pray
And I pray
Yes I pray
Plate tectonics, pushing lava from the pressure, a phenomena
It's a lot of issues on the rock we on it's common now
To sin against our brothers and our sisters it's the time we on
Feeling love less it's a mess but it's time we all
Come together prostrate to Father God
Never late He waiting not ever mad He's patient make the devil plot
Everyday we fall to a sin we human and
Too many try to be the one without spots ingenuine
One thing about glory is you never should hide you win and win
When you look around and we the why Jesus died it's imminent
He's just gotta be center of your every move
Give a tenth of first fruits to save you
Don't let your flesh enslave you
Just give thanks and flip the treasures that he gave you
You got a base to push it further gotta pray too.
For what shall it profit a man to gain the whole world and lose his soul
We all die one day we walk in faith and pray
That the most High will take control
So I pray
(Chukwu Okike Abiama)
And I pray
(Jah Rastafari)
Yes I pray
(Allah u Akbar)
Yes I pray
(Yeshua)
So I pray
(Mulungu)
And I pray (Chineke b'nwigwe)
Yes I pray
Our Lord God and saviour Jesus Christ
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3. |
Be Who U Wanna Be
03:34
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Just be who you wanna be
Don't let them see vulnerability
Or let them take your identity
A fake friend is an enemy
Just be who you wanna be
Don't let them see vulnerability
Or let them take your identity
A fake friend is an enemy
Sometimes when it rains
And the heavens seem to fall
We've been mentally bound in chains
By the judgment others call
So we deny deny deny deny
Deny what lies deep inside
Instead to try and try
We give up, crash and fall
You must be who u wanna be
Not what others want to see
Not who they think you should be
You must be who you wanna be
Not what others want to see
Not who they think you should be
Just be who you wanna be
Don't let them see vulnerability
Or let them take your identity
A fake friend is an enemy
Just be who you wanna be
Don't let them see vulnerability
Or let them take your identity
A fake friend is an enemy
The time to act is right now
Don't mind those filled with jealousy
You see envy in their minds found
In wanting what's your destiny
But like seeds we grow
And if you reap what u sow
Then one day you will know
It was always meant to be
Just be who you wanna be
Don't mind them, they are just hating
Jealous of the things they see you creating
Envious of the thought process
Like Ah Ah! No only dem God Bless?
Instead to chop your food you dey eye my own
Eyes wide shining bright like phone
Prying, lying, gossip flying like drone
Return to sender, I'm not at home
Just be who you wanna be
Don't let them see vulnerability
Or let them take your identity
A fake friend is an enemy
Just be who you wanna be
Don't let them see vulnerability
Or let them take your identity
A fake friend is an enemy
So take good care my dear
Don't listen to what you hear
The finishing line is near
And it's closer than it appears
Keep believing
The finishing line is near
Keep believing
And its closer than it appears
Just be who you wanna be
Don't let them see vulnerability
Or let them take your identity
A fake friend is an enemy
Just be who you wanna be
Don't let them see vulnerability
Or let them take your identity
A fake friend is an enemy
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4. |
Long Time Ago
03:09
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We should not forget
That the Nigeria we see on the map today
As one country, was not always so
It was not a country
But a mere geographical expression
Long time ago
Long time ago
I say long long time ago
Long time ago
As I waka dey waka dey go
Where you dey go?
It was a long long time ago
Long time ago
She yearned for freedom so she could soar
To the highest heights, the lights and more
The promise of what the future had in store
Blessed with jewels beneath its shores
Natural resources beyond compare
Minerals. From the land so rare
But envious eyes couldn't stop but stare
I see evil in the glare
So tell me the price of freedom
Why are we still paying for the sins of Eden
They said all my ancestors are heathen (Chai!)
But yet this world is filled with demons
As I gaze to the stars for a sign
Inner celestial delight ever shine
As I search for the omens deep inside I can see the light
I see the light at the end of the tunnel
We will reap the fruits of our struggle
Yes I know the future is brighter
If we work together
As we work together
Long long time ago, before the invaders came
The cradle of civilization rest in the plains
Of the Savannah spawning millions of miles
Through the Rivers of the Niger, the Congo and the Nile
African royalty reigned supreme
Further and wider than the world had ever seen
But then one day the ships came
And they docked
And time stopped
And time stops
And time stopped
Mr. Joseph Chamberlain
When colonial secretary
Decided that the British Government
Should cancel the Niger Company's charter
And assume direct control
I was appointed to this task
As Governor of Northern Nigeria
On January 1st, 1900
Long time ago
Long time ago
I say long long time ago
Long time ago
As I waka dey waka dey go
Where you dey go?
It was a long long time ago
Long time ago
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5. |
Wetin I Do?
03:08
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Race against the edge of time
You love me and you hate me
I don't know why
You fix me and you break me
You kiss me then you make me cry
Why ?Why? o Why
Wetin I do? Wetin I do
Wetin I do? Wetin I do? Wetin I do
Race against the break of dawn
I'm empty, you tempt me I can't go on
You push me then you pull me
Like a string you keep me hanging on
Why? o why?
I just want you in my life
To keep me warm and hold me tight
I don't care about my pride
Only you can make me right
Only you can make me right
Only you can make me right
Only you can make me right
Make me right make me right
Right right right right
Wetin I do? Wetin I do
Wetin I do? Wetin I do
Satellites and shooting stars
Candle lights and Caviar
Snakebites and avatars
Hidden nights and cocktail bars
Wetin I do? Wetin I do? Wetin I do
Wetin I do? Wetin I do? Wetin I do? Wetin I do
Wetin I do? Wetin I do? Wetin I do? Wetin I do
Wetin I do? Wetin I do? Wetin I do
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6. |
The Bandits ( Interlude)
01:36
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They just came in carry some people many people
They shoot many people they carry many people
After like 15 minutes they come back again
They started shooting they started shooting their gun
They started shooting they started shooting their gun
They started shooting they started shooting their gun
By road we are not safe
By train we are not safe
They started shooting they started shooting their gun
By road we are not safe
By train we are not safe
They started shooting they started shooting their gun
Our country is bleeding
People are in poverty
There is no food
People are hungry
Insecurity is threatening us
We cannot pretend
It's better we are not here
Than for us to sit down here and people are dying
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A woman goes to her farm to reap and sow her blessings
But suddenly she's surrounded faced with AK47's
Unprovoked, mindless, murderous, militant aggression
They don't hesitate to kill spill blood within seconds
Now they go to our schools, and our universities
Occupy the roads, bomb trains, kidnap, rape maim
Kill people gleefully
Then they send for the Sheikh
That Cleric Gumi
(why?)
To meet terrorists to negotiate
(Ransom)
They must think we are dummies.
Who gave the order?
Who gave the order?
Who gave the order?
Who gave the order?
They proscribed the separatists IPOB
But yet let the bandits, herdsman, and terrorists roam free
With customs, immigration, navy, air force, police, military
They sacrifice and kill thousands, with heavy artillery
Who can forget the spectacle of the Lekki tollgate?
6.50pm, October, 2020 was the date
Live in front of millions, they shot and killed innocent protesters
Then denied it they lied
May God send them to their ancestors
Who gave the order?
Who gave the order?
Who gave the order?
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8. |
One Day
03:00
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One day one day
U dey hear me so
Things go change
I just want u to know
It won't be the same
But we got far to go
To turn the page
And change the status quo
One day one day
U dey hear me so
Things go change
I just want u to know
It won't be the same
But we got far to go
To turn the page
And change the status quo
Poor man dey suffer, monkey dey work Baboon dey chop
When will this madness stop?
We keep looking for good fruit from bad crop
They blamed Jonathan but I guess its just Bad luck
They say Vote for me 2023
I am a youth even though I'm 103
And I'm sure my distinguished colleagues will agree
To rule Nigeria is my personal destiny
And so round and round and round they go
Greedy, sneaky, seedy, politics on show
Promises promises, lies, lies
Big bellies, agbada, kaftan, suit and ties
But how long can they wear the same disguise
Keep pulling the same wool over the same people's eyes
The so called lazy youth one day will rise
Rise again, one day, the youths will rise
One day one day
U dey hear me so
Things go change
I just want u to know
It won't be the same
But we got far to go
To turn the page
And change the status quo
One day one day
U dey hear me so
Things go change
I just want u to know
It won't be the same
But we got far to go
To turn the page
And change the status quo
Please permit me to be your pilot for the new Nigeria
I understand as I take off with this plane as your pilot
There might be some few turbulences
Don't worry nothing to worry about
It will get to a point after the rough bad weather
That we shall get to the cruising point
[Lor iro]
One day one day
U dey hear me so
Things go change
I just want u to know
It won't be the same
But we got far to go
To turn the page
And change the status quo
One day one day
U dey hear me so
Things go change
I just want u to know
It won't be the same
But we got far to go
To turn the page
And change the status quo
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9. |
Obianuju (Extended Mix)
05:06
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Written - O. Nwokeji
Produced - O.Nwokeji
Vocals - Zero-B1, Amaka N
Guitars - Zero-B1
Drums - Mayowa Ifah
Bass- Akin-Alade Ogo
Trumpet- Jessie Ibidun
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Zero-B1 London, UK
Zero-B1 is a songwriter, producer and guitarist based in
London.
His music is an infusion of cherry-picked
elements of his favourite genres, tastefully
blending and fusing Jazz, RnB, Pop and
Afrobeat
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