Lagos, Nigeria 2077: Èmi ni Ori mi → I am my own destiny (literally “I am my head”) Èmi o jẹ́ ẹrú algorithm → I will not be a slave to the algorithm A song defying and resisting the shackling of the soul by corporate algorithms that guide and dictate your every choice and action. [Lyrics] Èmi ni Ori mi Èmi o jẹ́ ẹrú algorithm Neon haze over Lagos night Steel domes rise, hiding the sky In the Undersea, the current is ours Through flooded streets, we dodge their towers Hover-bikes weave where the law can’t see We ride for the ones they said can’t be free Who claims my path? Olódùmarè, not their code Who guards my head? Ori mi lo mo Neon Ori, burn for me tonight Through their firewalls, through their corporate light If my fate’s been chained in their data stream I will break, I will fight, I will dream Èmi ni Ori mi Agbero eyes in the shadows guide Through floating markets, we slip inside They chart our souls in the mainframe’s keep We cut the wires, set the silence deep Steel hearts rise where the flood runs fast Freedom born where the chains won’t last Who wrote these lines? Ifá, not their screen Can I break the signs? Ori mi lo mo Neon Ori, guide my steps tonight Through the darkwater waves, past their blinding light If my will’s been locked in their coded dream I will break, I will fight, I will dream Èmi ni Ori mi Igba meji ni aye Aye ode, aye inu Machine ti fẹ́ gba ara mi Sugbon, Emi… Emi ni Ori mi Neon Ori, don’t fade from sight Through the storm-lit streets of the Lagos night Even if their code says I can’t be free I will fight, I will fight, I will be Èmi ni Ori mi
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