Oye!

**OYE YAYI O**

**Verse 1**

Oye yayi o! Oye yayi o!( Use yourba pronunciation and accent)

The elders whispered through the wind long ago,

A call from the river where the mysteries flow.

Between earth and sky, I hear the drums speak,

To the lost and forgotten, to the strong and the weak.

I see children searching through smoke and pain,

Trying to escape but finding chains again.

Looking for a doorway, looking for a sign,

Not knowing the power they've carried all this time.

**Pre-Chorus**

Different realms calling, different voices in the night,

Some lead to confusion, some lead to the light.

The question remains when the world pulls you through:

What channel are you plugged into?

**Chorus**

From the waters, from the waters, all life began,

Ancient energy moving through woman and man.

It can never be destroyed, only changing form,

Flowing through the sunshine, dancing through the storm.

Oye yayi o! Oye yayi o!

Hear the sacred river as the currents grow.

From the waters, from the waters, truth is born,

A living spirit rising with the dawn.

**Verse 2**

Osun, Mother of sweetness, river of grace,

I feel your reflection in my blood and face.

Daughter of water, daughter of the flow,

Carrying remembrance from places I know.

To the youth standing lost at the edge of the night,

You don't need destruction to find your flight.

The medicine is wisdom, the healing is within,

The river keeps singing beneath all the noise and sin.

**Pre-Chorus**

Different realms calling, different voices in the night,

Some promise freedom but steal your sight.

The question remains when the world pulls you through:

What channel are you plugged into?

**Chorus**

From the waters, from the waters, all life began,

Ancient energy moving through woman and man.

It can never be destroyed, only changing form,

Flowing through the sunshine, dancing through the storm.

Oye yayi o! Oye yayi o!

Hear the sacred river as the currents grow.

From the waters, from the waters, truth is born,

A living spirit rising with the dawn.

**Bridge**

I am not separate from the stars above,

I am not separate from the force of love.

The river in me is the river in you,

One spirit, many paths, one essence shining through.

The ancestors whisper, "Remember your name,"

Beyond every label, beyond every shame.

The water keeps flowing, the message is clear:

The source you are seeking is already here.

**Final Chorus**

From the waters, from the waters, all life began,

Ancient energy moving through woman and man.

It can never be destroyed, only changing form,

A sacred fire hidden in every storm.

Oye yayi o! Oye yayi o!

Let the sleeping spirit finally know.

From the waters, from the waters, we arise,

With freedom in our hearts and truth in our eyes.

**Outro**

Oye yayi o...

Oye yayi o...

The river remembers.

The river knows.