Tag: Nneka

NNEKA: Local Champion

Shebi I be half caste, because I carry colour follow body (borrow pose)
Shebi I be villager, because I get swag wey lagos woman no get
You talk sey I be illiterate because I get waffi attitude for inside my blood
I no go lie, I tried to adjust to your oyibo Lagos style
But I failed I be Naija reggae
I be warri reggae
Dem born me near Okporikoko village
I be warri reggae
Dem say I be waffi mugu
But dem see me for your Lagos city poster

Local champion

Waffi reggae
I be Naija reggae

Dem born me near Okporikoko village
I be warri reggae
Dem say I be waffi mugu
But dem see me for your Lagos city poster

Make we no lie, na you talk sey my food resemble mama put own
But you must confess, na my local way dey sweet you pass
Shebi you dey miss me now, coz I no wear skirt, koi koi shoe and weave-on
Because I no like your flashy way, you dump originality (dump, dump me)

Naija reggae, warri reggae,
Dem born me near Okprikoko village
Warri reggae, waffi reggae,
Dem see me for your Lagos city poster

NNEKA: Streets Lack Love

This goes out to you people in the streets
Know it is not easy to survive in this world
Where there is no love, where there is no heart
The things we say, we are, we can never be

streets

For nearly 60 years in Nigeria,
People have been suffering from gas flaring, and pollution
Because of big oil extraction companies such as Shell, Chevron, NNPC.
The Niger Delta, the Warri and the Ogoni people have pleading for a change
They have been fighting for justice,
But the companies, Europe and Nigerian government do not seem to care,
Do not seem to be bothered, they can’t be bothered

NNEKA: Restless

I’m restless, in my dreams I long for you
I’m careless with the things I own because of you
Speechless for all that we had
Is what we disregard now, feel emptiness

Restless

You had enough but this time I see the truth
You don’t need me no more, you don’t need me no more

I’m restless ’cause you don’t love me like I love you
I’m restless ’cause my love just ain’t coming through
Tell me how can your love gather so much of hate
Tell me how can you love when we do not practice what we preach

Did we forget all we have been through
When my eyes were stabbed by the flash of light you brought through
There is darkness surrounding my world
There is darkness surrounding my world

If you don’t come now, Lord, if you don’t come now, I’ll die