🎵 TITLE: “TIME NO WAIT”
(Pidgin Reflective / Afro-Soul)
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Intro (spoken, reflective)
Time no ask whether you ready.
E just dey move.
And somehow…
You dey move with am.
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Verse 1
I still dey remember faces wey fade,
Laughs wey stop mid-air.
People promise tomorrow like e dey guaranteed,
But tomorrow be visitor—e no sleep anywhere.
Some dreams expire quietly,
No noise, no burial.
You just wake up one day
And realize say you don grow pass am.
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Hook
Time no wait.
E no slow for pain.
E no pause for regret.
E just dey go—
And you either follow
Or remain memory.
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Verse 2
I see people dey chase yesterday,
Like e go turn back if dem shout enough.
But yesterday deaf.
E no dey hear explanation.
Some relationships end no because of fight,
But because both people grow in different directions
And never notice when dem stop holding hands.
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Pre-Hook
Life no dey announce turning point.
E just turn.
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Hook
Time no wait.
E no negotiate.
Every second na decision,
Whether you choose am
Or not.
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Verse 3
I learn say healing no be event,
Na routine.
You still smile with scar.
You still dance with weight.
Some nights quiet pass others,
Some thoughts return like old song.
But you keep moving,
Because stopping no dey reverse anything.
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Bridge (spoken, soft)
People ask when you move on.
Dem no know say sometimes
You just move forward
With everything still inside.
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Final Hook (gentle, resigned)
Time no wait.
E no look back.
E no judge how you feel.
E just dey pass—
And you learn how to breathe
While e dey go.
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Outro (spoken, fading)
Dis no be lesson.
Dis no be warning.
Na observation.
If you listening,
Time don already move again.
Fade out.
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If this is finally outside your used material, we can:
• Turn it into a song with hook repetition
• Make it more abstract / poetic
• Or switch to a female narrator / duet perspective
• Or go even simpler, almost minimalist
If it’s still too close, just say:
“Change lane again.”
