My Love · Ethọ́s Lab Block Party - Ollie

afrobeats, afro fusion, 96 BPM, talking drum loops, log drum bass, palm-wine guitar, call and response chorus, handclap percussion, warm synth pads, live bass guitar, vintage tape saturation, dub delay throws, summer block party, communal uplift, family celebration, Lagos Vancouver, sunset groove

V5.5

[Intro - spoken sample]

“Let’s find peace…”
“Let’s make the world a beautiful place…”
“And let’s have fun…”

[Hook]

Na love, na love
That’s the only thing we bringing from above
Na love, na love
At the block party everybody showing up

Na love, na love
Kids running free and the drums roll on
Na love, na love
If you got a voice then sing along

[Verse 1]

Pulled up with the family
Two little shadows right beside me
Zime on the left, Zite on the right
Sun coming down, whole block feeling light

No VIP section
No flex, no posing
Just parents and children
And the city wide open

Asked where you’re from
He smiled and said Nigeria
Carrying old songs across the Pacific here

Some things survive every border crossed
The things that matter never really get lost

[Pre-Hook]

Mama pray for me
Mama sing for me
Even when I’m far away
You’re still with me

Mama pray for me
Mama sing for me
Every road I walk
You still walk with me

[Hook]

Na love, na love
That’s the only thing we bringing from above
Na love, na love
At the block party everybody showing up

Na love, na love
Kids running free and the drums roll on
Na love, na love
If you got a voice then sing along

[Verse 2]

“My special mom…”
The melody drift through the crowd
Everybody quiet for a minute somehow

Not because the singer was perfect
Not because the notes were precise

Because everybody got somebody
Who sacrificed

A mother working late
A grandmother praying
An auntie holding things together
When the world started swaying

The song moved through generations
Like a river through a nation

From Lagos
To Vancouver
From memory
To future

[Bridge]

Then Abdul stepped in
Said one thing clear

Let’s find peace
Let’s make the world beautiful

No politics
No speeches
No fighting for attention

Just one sentence
Big enough for everybody

[Final Hook]

Na love, na love
That’s the only thing we bringing from above
Na love, na love
At the block party everybody showing up

Na love, na love
Families dancing in the evening sun
Na love, na love
Different stories moving as one

[Outro - spoken sample]

“I always enjoy myself…”
“It is love…”
“Yes, I am…”

“It is love…”

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[Intro - spoken sample] “Let’s find peace…” “Let’s make the world a beautiful place…” “And let’s have fun…” [Hook] Na love, na love That’s the only thing we bringing from above Na love, na love At the block party everybody showing up Na love, na love Kids running free and the drums roll on Na love, na love If you got a voice then sing along [Verse 1] Pulled up with the family Two little shadows right beside me Zime on the left, Zite on the right Sun coming down, whole block feeling light No VIP section No flex, no posing Just parents and children And the city wide open Asked where you’re from He smiled and said Nigeria Carrying old songs across the Pacific here Some things survive every border crossed The things that matter never really get lost [Pre-Hook] Mama pray for me Mama sing for me Even when I’m far away You’re still with me Mama pray for me Mama sing for me Every road I walk You still walk with me [Hook] Na love, na love That’s the only thing we bringing from above Na love, na love At the block party everybody showing up Na love, na love Kids running free and the drums roll on Na love, na love If you got a voice then sing along [Verse 2] “My special mom…” The melody drift through the crowd Everybody quiet for a minute somehow Not because the singer was perfect Not because the notes were precise Because everybody got somebody Who sacrificed A mother working late A grandmother praying An auntie holding things together When the world started swaying The song moved through generations Like a river through a nation From Lagos To Vancouver From memory To future [Bridge] Then Abdul stepped in Said one thing clear Let’s find peace Let’s make the world beautiful Let’s find peace Let’s make the world beautiful No politics No speeches No fighting for attention Just one sentence Big enough for everybody [Final Hook] Na love, na love That’s the only thing we bringing from above Na love, na love At the block party everybody showing up Na love, na love Families dancing in the evening sun Na love, na love Different stories moving as one [Outro - spoken sample] “I always enjoy myself…” “It is love…” “Yes, I am…” “It is love…” “It is love…”

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