*Title: Nigeria Dey Cry* _Artist: Zic Money_ _Activist from Benue State_ _Language: Pidgin + Tiv + English_ _Vibe: Afro-Reggae, 88 BPM, Heavy pain + protest_ *(Intro - ZicMoney)* _Talking drum + crowd crying sound_ *Asoju Tinubuā¦ since you take overā¦* *Nigeria turn from frying pan to fire o!* *Na Zic Money dey talkā¦ from Benue wey dey bleedā¦* *(Verse 1 - ZicMoney)* *Since Asiwaju Bola Tinubu handle Nigeria* _Since Asiwaju Bola Tinubu handle Nigeria_ Na one calamity to another calamity *Kwagh u mimi* don die for this country _Good thing don die for this country_ Transportation cost don kill poor man From Makurdi to Abuja - *5000 naira*! *Bag of rice na 80k* - how we go chop? *Or mbaiiv* for Benue dey cry everyday _Orphans for Benue dey cry everyday_ Fulani herdsmen, kidnappers, hunger *ItyĆ“ u mimi* don travel comot Nigeria _Good life don travel comot Nigeria_ We poor people dey die for nothing cause *Aondo yange we* because government no dey see _God dey see us because government no dey see_ *(Chorus - Zic Money + Crowd)* *Nigeria dey cry!* _Benue dey bleed!_ *From Lagos to Maiduguri, na same story!* *Asiwaju Tinubu, you say āEmi Lokanā* *But na āEbi Lokanā we dey see now!* _Hunger Lokan!_ *Poor man dey die, rich man dey fly* *Zig Money ask: Shey na like this we go dey?* *Aondo save Nigeria! Aondo save Benue!* *(Verse 2 - Zic Money)* *M ngu a ZicMoney, activist from Benue State* _I be ZicMoney, activist from Benue State_ I no be politician, *m ngu eren u gba* _I no be politician, I be voice of people_ Make I tell you wetin *or Benue* dey face _Make I tell you wetin Benue people dey face_ Killing for Guma, killing for Logo Killing for Gwer West - *blood dey flow* IDP camp full like *market for Gboko* _IDP camp full like market for Gboko_ Yet Asiwaju dey Abuja dey share rice *One cup of rice for family of 10?* *Na insult to the wound!* _E dey pain me!_ Dollar don reach *1800*, petrol *1000* Minimum wage still *30k* - how we go survive? *All Nigerian dey cry* - I no lie From North to South, East to West *Na same hunger, na same pain* *(Chorus - ZicMoney + Crowd)* *Nigeria dey cry!* _Benue dey bleed!_ *From Lagos to Maiduguri, na same story!* *Asiwaju Tinubu, you say āEmi Lokanā* *But na āEbi Lokanā we dey see now!* _Hunger Lokan!_ *Poor man dey die, rich man dey fly* *Zic Money ask: Shey na like this we go dey?* *Aondo save Nigeria! Aondo save Benue!* *(Bridge - Zic Money Crying)* To *Asiwaju Bola Tinubu*ā¦ We no hate you sirā¦ but *Nigeria dey pain us* Benue vote for you oā¦ *we believe you* But since you enter, *kwagh u gbenda* no dey _But since you enter, strong thing no dey_ Subsidy remove - *no palliative reach us* Insecurity increase - *farmers no fit farm* *Aondo u yem u* if you no help us _God go judge you if you no help us_ Because *the cry of poor man dey reach heaven* *(Outro - Chant)* *All Benue State dey cryā¦ All Nigeria dey cryā¦* *We need action, no be promiseā¦* *Zig Money don talk am!* *Na this ZicMoney on this song!* *Na this Zic Money on this!* _From Benue to the world!_ *Aondo save Nigeria!!!* --- Afro-reggae, 88BPM, 1 minute, male vocals Nigerian pidgin + Tiv, protest song about Nigeria hardship under Tinubu. Lyrics: Since Asiwaju Bola Tinubu handle Nigeria na one calamity to another, transportation cost, bag of rice 80k, Benue dey cry, all Nigerian dey cry, you say Emi Lokan but na Ebi Lokan we dey see, Aondo save Nigeria, na this Zic Money on this song. Style: Bob Marley x Fela Kuti, talking drum, heavy bass, crowd chant, emotional pain, activist energy. Tiv: kwagh u mimi=good thing, or mbaiiv=orphans, ityĆ“ u mimi=good life, Aondo=God. *KEY LINES WEY GO BLOW:* 1. *āEmi Lokanā vs āEbi Lokanā* - People go quote am tire 2. *āOne cup of rice for family of 10?ā* - Relatable pain 3. *āDollar 1800, petrol 1000, minimum wage 30kā* - Facts wey dey bite *TIKTOK CAPCUT TIPS:* Time Visual Text 0-8s You + Nigeria flag "Since Asiwaju take over..." 9-25s Market price video "Bag of rice 80k
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