Song Cover Image

Off Pon Yuh Own

V6

[Intro | sparse 808 sub kick, filtered skank pluck, spoken patois chat] Yeah... Basshall sound, yuh know Big sub vibrating di floor Thought yuh wanted independence, right? Watch di road now [Verse 1 | singjay half-time drawl, laid-back melodic delivery, dry close-mic] Screen a flash three a clock inna di night Still a hold di couch under blue screen light Said yuh need space fi go clear up yuh mind Now yuh out a street pon a different grind Man nah go beg, man nah shed no tear Low-end a roll through di atmosphere Walk out di door wid yuh stubborn pride Now look pan di chill weh yuh leave inside [Pre-Chorus | stripped riddim, snare roll riser, rising pitch] Now yuh text seh yuh miss how di bassline roll Want di heavy heat dat a warm up yuh soul Too late fi call, now di line lock down Hear di drop hit when di beat come round [Chorus | energetic basshall drop, melodic singjay, punchy 808 weight] Off pon yuh own, gyal Yuh deh pon yuh own (Deh pon yuh own) Lock off di call now Leave me by di phone Off pon yuh own, gyal Tek it on yuh own (All by yuhself) Step inna di dance now Body like a stone [Verse 2 | rapid patois flow, staccato chop on top of the beat] Now mi inna dance and di bass bin loud Spot yuh inna corner, drift inna di crowd Looking over here wid a grudge inna yuh eye Cyaan play di victim, nuh tell nuh lie Left man stranded, claim seh yuh free Now yuh realize seh yuh still want me Gyal step back, mek di sub bass speak Wine if yuh bad, cause di talk too weak [Pre-Chorus | stripped riddim, snare roll riser, rising pitch] Now yuh text seh yuh miss how di bassline roll Want di heavy heat dat a warm up yuh soul Too late fi call, now di line lock down Hear di drop hit when di beat come round [Chorus | energetic basshall drop, melodic singjay, punchy 808 weight] Off pon yuh own, gyal Yuh deh pon yuh own (Deh pon yuh own) Lock off di call now Leave me by di phone Off pon yuh own, gyal Tek it on yuh own (All by yuhself) Step inna di dance now Body like a stone [Bridge | drums drop out, sub pulse and tape echo, falsetto flip on "gone"] Thought yuh were gone (Now yuh back again) Tired a di games dat yuh try fi run Cold inna di bed when di night turn gray Watch how di heavy bass shake di frame [Final Chorus | full festival bass drop, doubled lead vocal, ad-libs] Off pon yuh own, gyal Yuh deh pon yuh own (All on yuh own) Lock off di call now Leave me by di phone Off pon yuh own, gyal Tek it on yuh own (Gyal tek di road) Step inna di dance now Body like a stone [Outro | drop-out mixing, dub siren, tape delay throw into silence] Off pon yuh own... (Yeah) Lock off di line now Sub heavy till morning come Pull it up