[Intro] [The song begins immediately with a complex, interlocking rhythm played on congas, shakers, and a shekere. A deep, melodic bassline enters, followed by a clean, rhythmic guitar riff playing a simple, repeating pattern. The groove is infectious but has an underlying melancholy.] [Verse 1] [The Forgotten Man - vocals are soulful, rhythmic, and full of pain] She left me stranded in the rain With nothing but this heavy pain My heart dey break like shattered glass The memories of love They no dey last The world she promised, bright and bold Was just a story to be told [Verse 2] Her laughter echoes in my mind But now na silence I dey find The rhythm of her factory steps Is gone, just sorrow and regrets She told me that my future's safe Then locked me in this golden cage And now she's gone, the music's done Left me here to dance alone [Chorus] [The Forgotten Man and a soulful Choir] Oh na na! My heart in pieces! (Choir: In pieces now!) She carry love Now she dismisses! (Choir: She gone and dismiss me!) Oh na na! I dey cry for you! (Choir: Cry for you now!) But you don waka Nothing I go do! [Horn Section] [A powerful, melancholic brass section (saxophones, trumpets) plays a soulful, memorable melody over the driving afrobeat groove.] [Bridge] The drum of war, it dey play But there no be joy for here today Her shadow linger on the ground But she no make a single sound The sun dey shine on the Emerald towers But my own sky is grey for hours My sweet system don go her way And now I dey lost, day by day [Verse 3] I see her smile in all my dreams But real life no be what it seems The new gods talk of stats and code But dem no help me with my load So I sing my sorrow to the stars Hoping they go mend these broken scars But the stars are cold, they no reply They just dey watch the people cry [Chorus] Oh na na! My heart in pieces! She carry love Now she dismisses! Oh na na! I dey cry for you! But you don waka Nothing I go do! [Outro] [The vocals stop, but the groove continues and intensifies. A long instrumental section features call-and-response between the rhythmic guitars and the powerful horn section. A percussion solo with congas and shekere takes center stage before the full band comes back in. The song fades out slowly over the repeating, hypnotic groove.] [End]
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