Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Excoba de Pluto was seven years old
But Keta said his eyes were old as the sea
He wore that uniform like a borrowed coat
And his shoes swallowed him past both knees
[Verse 2]
He walked to school with dust on his socks
One lace dragged like a broken tail
The girls laughed soft, the boys looked away
He kept his face like a locked-up pail
[Pre-Chorus]
But he stood so still
When the tide came in
Like he knew that water
Would remember him
[Chorus]
Old eyes, small boy
Excoba de Pluto
Old eyes, small boy
He carried the ocean
(Excoba de Pluto)
(He carried the ocean)
[Verse 3]
At the market edge by the fish and yam
He’d watch the women count their change
And the old men swear that a child like him
Could hear storms calling through the rain
[Pre-Chorus]
But he stood so still
When the tide came in
Like he knew that water
Would remember him
[Chorus]
Old eyes, small boy
Excoba de Pluto
Old eyes, small boy
He carried the ocean
(Excoba de Pluto)
(He carried the ocean)
[Bridge]
One day he smiled at the breaking foam
And Keta went quiet as a prayer
Like every deep thing in the dark blue world
Had just come back to stare
[Chorus]
Old eyes, small boy
Excoba de Pluto
Old eyes, small boy
He carried the ocean
(Excoba de Pluto)
(He carried the ocean)
Style
afro-pop with a mid-tempo bouncesyncopated hand drums and warm marimba patterns; verse stays sparse with thumb pianolow percussionand a close-mic lead; pre-chorus lifts with stacked harmonies and a rising whistle; chorus opens with clapsbass pulseand a chantable gang vocal hook. add a short wind-chime turnarounda soft call-and-response ad-liband a glossysun-baked mix with intimate verses and bright hooks.
Prompt
Excoba de Pluto was 7, but everyone in the village of Keta said he had eyes older than the sea. He was small even for his age. His school uniform swallowed him, and his shoes were always one size too
Credits
Prompt byCrispyShark98
GeneratedJun 7, 2026
ModelAria v5.5
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