[INTRO — FEMALE VOICE | Soft, emotional, cinematic]
(Whisper)
“Alphonsino…”
“Para Boyy…”
(Pause)
“Sometimes… life gets hard…”
“But you keep moving…”
“Don’t give up…”
(Beat slowly builds)
“It’s me versus me…”
“Your time will come…”
“Keep going…”
[BEAT DROP]
Kò sí bí ẹni ṣe, ayé le jù, jálọ
Kò sí bí ẹni ṣe, ayé le jù, jálọ
[CHORUS — ALPHONSINO]
It’s me versus me, I no dey compete
If I fall today, tomorrow I go rise
Kò sí bí ẹni ṣe, ayé le jù, jálọ
Ọ̀nà mi l’ọ̀nà, I dey find my way
One day, one day, everything go dey okay
Kò sí bí ẹni ṣe, ayé le jù, jálọ
Kò sí bí ẹni ṣe, ayé le jù, jálọ
No matter the pressure, I go find my way
[VERSE 1 — ALPHONSINO]
Mo jí l’ọ̀wúrọ̀, owó ló bá mi
Tí mo bá jí l’órú, owó ló bá mi
See, when you no get shishi, dem no know your name
Now the story don change, but I still remain
Then they go call me broke, I’m not the broke one
I dey hustle every day till the money come
Nísìnyí mo ti lọ́wọ́, wọ́n ń pè mí l’aláyè
But I remember those days when nobody care
Kò sí pé mo kọ́wé rárá, I no go to school
But street teach me wisdom, now I know the rules
Mo kọ́ láti gbàgbé, mo kọ́ láti bẹ̀rù
Ayé le gan-an, ṣùgbọ́n mi ò ní sálọ
[PRE-CHORUS]
Omo, hold on, hold on
Your time go come, no worry
If the road get rough, keep moving
Ọ̀la lè dára ju òní lọ
[CHORUS]
Kò sí bí ẹni ṣe, ayé le jù, jálọ
Kò sí bí ẹni ṣe, ayé le jù, jálọ
It’s me versus me, I no dey compete
If I fall today, tomorrow I go rise
Kò sí bí ẹni ṣe, ayé le jù, jálọ
Kò sí bí ẹni ṣe, ayé le jù, jálọ
Ọ̀nà mi l’ọ̀nà, I dey find my way
One day, one day, everything go dey okay
[VERSE 2 — PARA BOYY]
Para Boyy, I step in, everybody know
From the bottom to the top, na the dream we dey go
No be magic, na the work wey we put every day
If dem close one door, we go find another way
Mo ní sùúrù, mo ní ìgboyà
No condition fit make me surrender
Wọ́n rí glory, wọn ò rí the pain
Now we celebrate, but remember the rain
Money no be everything, but e fit change situation
So I dey chase my dream, no distraction
Alphonsino, Para Boyy, we dey run am
Nigeria to the world, tell them say we don come!
[CALL & RESPONSE — PARTY SECTION]
Oya say “Ayé le!”
Ayé le!
Say “We no go stop!”
We no go stop!
Say “One day!”
One day!
Say “We go blow!”
We go blow!
Oya move your body, make the whole place shake
From Lagos to Naija, make the speakers wake
No matter where you start, you can make your way
Keep your head up high, tomorrow is your day!
[FINAL CHORUS — BOTH]
Kò sí bí ẹni ṣe, ayé le jù, jálọ
Kò sí bí ẹni ṣe, ayé le jù, jálọ
It’s me versus me
Nobody fit stop me
Kò sí bí ẹni ṣe, ayé le jù, jálọ
Kò sí bí ẹni ṣe, ayé le jù, jálọ
Alphonsino! Para Boyy!
One day, one day — we go blow!
[OUTRO — FEMALE VOICE]
(Soft whisper)
“Keep moving…”
“Your time will come…”
“Alphonsino…”
“Para Boyy…”
(Fade out)
“Ayé le jù… jálọ…”