[Efik] Upbeyond

Lyrics

**[Intro — Distant Choir, African Drums, Rising Synth]**

Eh-oh, eh-oh!  
Eteh ibut ibaha!

Esin ikot ke esop ke ofuri,  
Usen esak usen esie ke ufok.

Oh-ya, oh-ya!  
Eteh ifure inwan?

Up, up, beyond!  
Eka ete abasi!

**[Verse 1 — Percussive Afrobeat Groove]**

Eyeneka esin ibaha ikot,  
Ekanam ibaha nsin.  
Nnyin esie mbet ekikere  
Eyeneka ikere ifure ukara.

Esin ikot akere ufok,  
Esin ikot akere afia.  
Sweefin ikere ikot mben,  
Ikot ifure, ikot ukara.

Ikan eka ukara ikere ekikere,  
Ikot esin ikere afia.  
Nnyin iko ekikere abasi,  
Nnyin iko ikere esin esie.

**[Pre-Chorus — Handclaps and Rising Harmonies]**

Eteh ifure? (Ifure!)  
Eteh isong? (Isong!)

Usen esie ikere,  
Ikot ekene nnyin.

Ikere ikot, ikot mben,  
Ikere ikot ofon.  
Esen esin esin esie,  
Ofuri ikot ifure!

**[Chorus — Explosive Global Dance Hook]**

Up, up, beyond!  
Eka ete abasi!

Ikere ikot, ifure ukara,  
Nnyin ikot ifure!

Up, up, beyond!  
Ikot esin akere ufok!

Hey-oh, hey-oh, ikot esie,  
Ikot esin esie ifure!

Upbeyond! Upbeyond!  
Ikot esin esie ifure!

Ikot mben, ikot ekikere,  
Ikot esin esie ifure!

**[Post-Chorus — Festival Crowd Chant]**

Oh-ya-ya! Oh-ya-ya!  
Nnyin ikot ifure!