[English] Unloopa
by Swifin Echoes
afrobeat
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Lyrics
# UNLOOPA *Break the Cycle. Change the Rhythm.* **[INTRO — Bare Footsteps, Handclaps, Deep African Drum]** *(Footsteps circling. A drum begins.)* Round and round, Same old ground. Same old story, Same old sound. But tonight— We change the rhythm! Hey! Hey! UNLOOPA! **[CHORUS — Explosive Afro-House Drop]** Un-loop, UNLOOPA! Break that circle, move your feet! Oh-ya, UNLOOPA! New direction, brand-new beat! Step outside! Turn around! Stamp your feet upon the ground! Un-loop, UNLOOPA! We can change the rhythm now! **[VERSE 1 — Driving Afrobeats, Bright Highlife Guitar]** Mama used to count the pennies By the window late at night. Every morning brought another bill, Another mountain left to climb. Now she's learning something different, Found a way to sell her trade. One new customer, one new connection, One more choice that she can make. Down the road, a farmer's planning How to take his crops to town. A young designer finds a buyer Far beyond the neighbourhood. These are stories still unfolding, Not a promise of easy gold. But when opportunity travels, New possibilities take hold. **[PRE-CHORUS — Rising Female Harmonies]** They said, “This is how it's always been.” We said, “Does it have to stay?” Take one step beyond the circle, Find another way! Feel the bassline getting stronger, Hear the drums beneath your feet. When we change the way we're moving, We can change the beat! **[CHORUS — Full Amapiano Log-Drum Drop]** Un-loop, UNLOOPA! Break that circle, move your feet! Oh-ya, UNLOOPA! New direction, brand-new beat! Step outside! Turn around! Stamp your feet upon the ground! Un-loop, UNLOOPA! We can change the rhythm now! **[POST-CHORUS — Viral Dance Chant]** Round! Round! Break it down! Step outside! New way now! Hey! Hey! Move that way! UNLOOPA! Change the beat today! **[VERSE 2 — Female Lead, Rolling Bass]** A little knowledge makes a difference, A little savings makes a start. A little trust can build a business, A little courage moves a heart. From the village to the city, From the mountains to the coast, There's a world of talent waiting For the chances needed most. Sweefin connects people and payments, Helping businesses take part. New ways to save, exchange, and trade Can give another dream a start. There's no magic road to plenty, No one answer for us all. But together we can widen The opportunities beyond the wall. **[PRE-CHORUS — Choir Builds]** They said, “This is how it's always been.” We said, “Does it have to stay?” Take one step beyond the circle, Find another way! Feel the bassline getting stronger, Hear the drums beneath your feet. When we change the way we're moving, We can change the beat! **[CHORUS — Festival Dance Drop]** Un-loop, UNLOOPA! Break that circle, move your feet! Oh-ya, UNLOOPA! New direction, brand-new beat! Step outside! Turn around! Stamp your feet upon the ground! Un-loop, UNLOOPA! We can change the rhythm now! **[BRIDGE — Piano, Children's Choir, Slow Handclaps]** I don't want my child to carry Every burden that I knew. I want doors that I could not open To be open when they walk through. Let the lessons of our fathers, Let the courage of our mothers, Build a world where every generation Has more chances than the others. *(Silence. One heartbeat.)* **[SPOKEN BUILD — Female Lead]** What if the cycle stops with us? What if the next step changes everything? *(A single drumbeat.)* Don't go around it. Step outside it! **[DANCE BREAK — Call-and-Response]** Lead: Are we going round again? Crowd: No! No! Lead: Are we changing direction? Crowd: Go! Go! Lead: Who can join this movement? Crowd: Everybody! Lead: Then show me the step! *(Bass builds)* Round! Round! Break it down! One step out! Turn around! Stamp! Stamp! Clap! Clap! UNLOOPA! No turning back! *(Massive bass drop — extended instrumental dance break)* **[FINAL CHORUS — Full Festival Choir, Brass, Percussion]** Un-loop, UNLOOPA! Break that circle, move your feet! Oh-ya, UNLOOPA! New direction, brand-new beat! Step outside! Turn around! Stamp your feet upon the ground! Un-loop, UNLOOPA! We can change the rhythm now! **[OUTRO — Highlife Guitar, Crowd Chant]** Round and round— Not anymore! One more step Beyond the door. From Africa to the world, Let the new rhythm roll. Sweefin connects us, And together we grow. Un-loop! UNLOOPA! Break the cycle. Change the rhythm. *(Final thunderous drum hit.)*