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[Temne] Stackalaya

by Swifin Echoes

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# STACKALAYA
*Lile-lile. Lɔŋɔ nyɔŋ.

**[INTRO — Playful Marimba, Finger Snaps, Rolling Bass]**

Oh-na-na!
Eh-ya-ya!

Lile kɔin,
Lile plɛn.

Big drim bɛgin
Wit wɛt yu gɛt na an!

*(Two claps)*

Stack-a, stack-a-laya!

Hey! Hey!

**[CHORUS — Immediate Afro-House Dance Hook]**

Stack-a, stack-a-laya!
Lile-lile, lɔŋɔ nyɔŋ!

Sɛv a lile!
Plɛn a lile!
Mek bɛta muv tɔde!

Stack-a, stack-a-laya!
Hey-ya-ya! Hey-ya-ya!

Step by step,
Day by day,

Bild yu fyucha yu ɔn we!

**[VERSE 1 — Bouncy Afrobeats, Highlife Guitar]**

Mɔni kam ɛn mɔni go,
Na di we di riva flo.
Bot if yu gɛt drim ɛn plɛn,
Yu kin stat wit wɛt yu gɛt.

Mama sɛ, “Nɔ rɔsh di klaim,
Gud tin grɔ wit kea ɛn taim.
Kip a lile wɛn yu pɛ,
Tɛŋk bɔt di chɔisi mɛd.”

Lile sɛvin, klia gol,
Lɛn di ris bifo yu rol.
Nɔ evri rod go lid to gol,
Bot wisdɔm wɛt mɔ dan wi tɔld.

Sweefin bring nyu we fɔ kɔnɛkt,
Fɔ sɛv, ɛkschɛnj, ɛksplɔ.
Wit di rait tul ɛn infɔmɛshɔn,
Yu kin plɛn fɔ sɔmtin mɔ.

**[PRE-CHORUS — Rising Harmonies, Handclaps]**

Nɔ lɛ ɛni bɔdi rɔsh yu,
Nɔ lɛ ɛni bɔdi chus.

Tek yu taim ɛn lɛn di difrɛns
Bitwin prɔmis ɛn di trut.

Fil di ridim, fain yu balan,
Evri jɔni gɛt in pes.

Wɛn yu bild fɔ tɔmɔro,
Giv yu drim a lile spɛs!

**[CHORUS — Full Amapiano Log-Drum Drop]**

Stack-a, stack-a-laya!
Lile-lile, lɔŋɔ nyɔŋ!

Sɛv a lile!
Plɛn a lile!
Mek bɛta muv tɔde!

Stack-a, stack-a-laya!
Hey-ya-ya! Hey-ya-ya!

Step by step,
Day by day,

Bild yu fyucha yu ɔn we!

**[POST-CHORUS — Viral Dance Chant]**

Stack! Stack!
Bring dat ridim bak!

Step! Step!
Nɔ fɔgɛt yu plɛn!

Clap! Clap!
Evri bɔdi dans!

Stack-a, stack-a-laya!
Giv yu drim a chans!

**[VERSE 2 — Female Lead, Rolling Bass, Bright Guitar]**

Wan uman wit bɔsinɛs,
Wɔk had fɔ mek am grɔ.
Wan dada plɛn skul fi,
Tɛŋkin wɛ di mɔni go.

Wan studɛnt wit a aidi,
Wan trɛda na di muv.
Evri pɔsin gɛt in risɔn
Fɔ get intu bɛta gruv.

Sɔm go sɛv fɔ rɛni wɛda,
Sɔm invɛst fɔ di yia ahed.
Sɔm go bild a lile bɔsinɛs,
Sɔm go klia di bil instɛd.

Difrɛnt drim ɛn difrɛnt jɔni,
Difrɛnt we fɔ mek di stat.
Finanshal konfidɛns bɛgin
Wit ɔndastandin wɛt yu gɛt.

**[PRE-CHORUS — Choir Builds]**

Nɔ lɛ ɛni bɔdi rɔsh yu,
Nɔ lɛ ɛni bɔdi chus.

Tek yu taim ɛn lɛn di difrɛns
Bitwin prɔmis ɛn di trut.

Fil di ridim, fain yu balan,
Evri jɔni gɛt in pes.

Wɛn yu bild fɔ tɔmɔro,
Giv yu drim a lile spɛs!

**[CHORUS — Festival Dance Drop]**

Stack-a, stack-a-laya!
Lile-lile, lɔŋɔ nyɔŋ!

Sɛv a lile!
Plɛn a lile!
Mek bɛta muv tɔde!

Stack-a, stack-a-laya!
Hey-ya-ya! Hey-ya-ya!

Step by step,
Day by day,

**[BRIDGE — Warm Piano, Children's Choir]**

Lɛ gbɔkɔ kɔl kɔl gbɔlɔ, ɔ yɔ inɛna,
Mɔri nɔmɔ gbɔlɔ, ɔ ti gbɔlɔ lɛ.
Bɔri sɛɛti, ɔ gbɔlɔ kɔl kɔ,
Lɛ gbɔkɔ kɔlɔ, ɔ ti nɔmɔ lɛ.

Nɔ bɔlɔ lɛ tɛrɛ gbɔlɔ bɔ,
Nɔ kɔtɔ gbɔlɔ ɔ tɛrɛ lɛ.
Kɔ nɔ kɔlɔ nɔmɔti,
Kɔlɔ gbɔlɔ gbɔlɔ nɔmɔ lɛ.

*(Music fades to finger snaps)*

**[DANCE BREAK — Call-and-Response]**

Lead: Kɔ bɔlɔ kɔlɔ?
Crowd: Kɔlɔ gbɔlɔ!

Lead: Kɔ gbɔlɔ gbɔlɔ?
Crowd: Kɔ gbɔkɔ gbɔlɔ!

Lead: Kɔ gbɔlɔ kɔlɔ?
Crowd: Tɛrɛ gbɔlɔ!

Lead: Nɔ gbɔlɔ gbɔlɔ—
Crowd: Ti gbɔlɔ lɛ!

*(Bass drops)*

Gbɔ! Gbɔ!
Gbɔlɔ lɛ!