“Truth, Back to Back” (Pidgin – Add-Lib Heavy Version)
Papa…
aha… ye… chiiiiiiiii…
na wa oooo…
Papa, time don reach make person talk truth,
No be whisper, no be corner gist—na raw truth, ye… chiiiiiiiii.
No be from vex, no be from hate,
Na from pikin wey carry dis load for chest long time, aha… na wa oooo.
You dey call yourself humanitarian,
But every good thing need microphone, camera dey stand, ye… chiiiiiiiii.
You help man today, tomorrow whole world don hear am, oooo,
Real helper dey move for silence, e no dey chase glory, aha… na wa oooo.
True help no need clap clap or crowd,
You do am, waka commot, you no shout am loud, ye… chiiiiiiiii.
If everybody must sabi every good thing wey you do,
Ask yourself Papa—na who you dey do am for? you or dem too? aha… na wa oooo.
You take care village, street, people far and near,
But your own house dey feel empty, unclear, ye… chiiiiiiiii.
Helping everybody else be priority one,
Meanwhile your pikin dem dey learn survival early, just to run, oooo… na wa.
How giving whole world dey make sense,
When e dey take from your own fence? aha… chiiiiiiiii.
How man go save everybody for outside door,
But inside, na the ones wey love am pay the cost more? ye… na wa oooo.
Every talk na direction,
Order upon order, no space for reflection, aha… chiiiiiiiii.
Every conversation feel like command and drill,
Like respect na fear, no be empathy or feel, ye… na wa oooo.
Leadership no be shout to feel tall,
Sometimes na to keep quiet, sometimes na to listen at all, aha… chiiiiiiiii.
Strength no dey always loud or right,
Sometimes strength na calm mind over fight, ye… na wa oooo.
Papa, slow down small, reduce the speed,
Cool the storm, soften face, no be every time hard and rigid, aha… chiiiiiiiii.
You no need dominate every room you waka enter,
Strong man sabi when to bend, when to surrender, ye… na wa oooo.
Do the right thing, no be for praise or fame,
No be make people clap or shout your name, aha… chiiiiiiiii.
Do am because e right—simple and true,
No be because eye dey watch you, ye… na wa oooo.
This no be rebellion, no be disrespect or war,
Na accountability dey knock for your door, aha… chiiiiiiiii.
I no come fight, I no come prove or explain,
I just come drop truth—clear and plain, ye… na wa oooo.
Na so…
Na all I come talk today,
No long goodbye, no extra play, aha… chiiiiiiiii.
Peace out…
Mic drop…
I don comot—deuces…
aha… ye… chiiiiiiiii…
na wa ooooooooooo 🎤🔥
