[Akan] Heartquake
by Swifin Echoes
afrobeat
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Lyrics
# HEARTQUAKE *Feel It. Move It. Change the World.* **[INTRO — Heartbeat, Whispered Female Vocal, Rising African Percussion]** *(Heartbeat)* Boom… boom… Boom… boom… Wɔse, “Twɛn na wiase bɛsesa.” Na sɛ... Sesa no fi yɛn ho? *(Drums build)* Boom-boom! Ei! Ei! HEARTQUAKE! *(Explosive bass drop)* **[CHORUS — Immediate Afro-House Dance Hook]** Boom-boom! Heartquake! Wiase nyinaa woso! Ei-ya! Ei-ya! Ma wo gyidi nyan! Boom-boom! Heartquake! Bere biara yɛyɛ! Sweefin! Sweefin! Hunuu daakye reba! Boom-boom! Heartquake! Ma wiase nyinaa woso! **[VERSE 1 — Driving Afrobeats, Deep Bass]** Obiara rehwehwɛ nsɛm a ɛyɛ nokware, Obiara retwɛn nsɛm a ɛyɛ nokware. Rehwehwɛ tumi a ɛkor yɛn akyiri, Nanso bere no kɔ sika sɛ nea yɛn nim. Afeha wɔ hɔ a ɛhia yɛn adwene, Afeha wɔ hɔ a wɔn nso bisae. Nanso tumi a yɛde bɛyɛ biara Ɛfi yɛn ho ara. Wo nhu nea ɛyɛ nyinaa, Wo nhu sɛ ɛyɛ wo ara. Fa wo ho to so na yɛ nea ɛyɛ, Fa ɔdɔ to kwan foforɔ so. **[PRE-CHORUS — Rising Female Harmonies]** Wote no wɔ wo komam? Wote no wɔ abɔso no mu? Ɛba sɛ wokyere wo ho Sɛ bere no aba sɛ yɛnsi. Sɔ wo nsam, hwehwɛ tumi no, Ma wo honhom nyan bio. Sɛ wo koma bɛyɛ den, Ma wiase nyinaa tee wo su! **[CHORUS — Full Amapiano Log-Drum Drop]** Boom-boom! Heartquake! Wiase nyinaa woso! Ei-ya! Ei-ya! Ma wo gyidi nyan! Boom-boom! Heartquake! Bere biara yɛyɛ! Sweefin! Sweefin! Hunuu daakye reba! Boom-boom! Heartquake! Ma wiase nyinaa woso! **[POST-CHORUS — Viral Dance Chant]** Boom! (Ei!) Boom! (Ei!) Sɔ wo nan na ma kwan mu! Woso! (Ei!) Woso! (Ei!) Hunuu koma no nyan bio! Sweefin! Sweefin! Obiara wɔ mu! Heartquake! Heartquake! Ma wiase nyinaa woso! **[VERSE 2 — Female Lead, Strong Percussion]** Wɔbɛka akyerɛ wo sɛ adae nni hɔ, Wɔbɛka akyerɛ wo sɛ nnyɛ den. Wɔbɛyɛ kwan no den, na ɛyɛ den, Nanso wɔrentumi nhyɛ wo den. Merenyɛ nea ɛyɛ me nokware, Merenyɛ nea ɛyɛ me gyidi. Merenyɛ sɛ mɛyɛ nea ɛyɛ, Na merenyɛ nea ɛyɛ me hu. Ɔfɛre so wɔ daakye, Ɔyɛfoɔ nso wɔ adwuma foforɔ. Ɔmaame nso rekyerɛ nea ɛyɛ, Nso daakye wɔ nsam. Sweefin ma yɛn yɛ nkitahodie, Yɛbɔ, yɛyɛ, na yɛyɛ. Sɛ wɔn bebree nya kwan sɛ wɔyɛ, Afei yɛn nyinaa bɛyɛ. **[PRE-CHORUS — Choir Builds]** Wote no wɔ wo komam? Wote no wɔ abɔso no mu? Ɛba sɛ wokyere wo ho Sɛ bere no aba sɛ yɛnsi. Sɔ wo nsam, hwehwɛ tumi no, Ma wo honhom nyan bio. Sɛ wo koma bɛyɛ den, Ma wiase nyinaa tee wo su! **[CHORUS — Explosive Festival Drop]** **[VERSE]** Boom-boom! Ɔdɔ yɛ! Mma wiase nyinaa ngu so! Hey-ya! Hey-ya! Ma wo gyidi nyan! Boom-boom! Ɔdɔ yɛ! Ɛkwan biara yɛfa! Sweefin! Sweefin! Hunuu daakye a ɛreba! Boom-boom! Ɔdɔ yɛ! Ma wiase nyinaa ngu so! **[BRIDGE — Emotional Piano, Children's Choir]** Yɛnsɛ sɛ yɛyɛ den sen obiara, Yɛnsɛ sɛ yɛnim nyansa nyinaa. Eduro no fi obi a Ɔyɛ pɛ sɛ ɔbua frɛ no. Sɛ wiase no yɛ dɛn na ɛyɛ den, Ɛkwan no yɛ dɛ sɛ ɔbrɛ. Wɔyareɛ mu yɛn ho yɛ den, Wɔ nnamfo mu yɛ tumi wɔ. Enti nsɔre ntwaitwe bere pa, Nsuro ma ɔsuro yɛ wo tumi. Fa ɔdɔ a ɛwɔ wo mu, Twerɛ mu biribi kɛse. *(Music fades to heartbeat)* Boom… boom… **[SPOKEN BREAK — Female Lead]** Tie… Ɛnyɛ sɛ wubɛgye wiase nyinaa. Yɛyɛ nsɛm kɛse wɔ baabi a wugyina. Na dwene nea ɛbɛyɛ… Sɛ obiara yɛ saa ara. *(Crowd whispers)* Boom… boom… *(Lead shouts)* ƆDƆ YƐ! **[DANCE BREAK — Call-and-Response]** Lead: Wuhu no? Crowd: Boom-boom! Lead: Wote no? Crowd: Boom-boom! Lead: Hena na ɔbɛyɛ nsɛm? Crowd: Obiara! Lead: Dɛn na yɛyɛ? Crowd: Di wo nan so! *(Heavy bass drop)* Boom! Boom! Sɔre! Sɔre! Twa benkum! Twa nifa! Paw mprenu! Firi ase! Sweefin! Sweefin! Hunuu daakye a ɛreba! ƆDƆ YƐ! Ma wiase nyinaa ngu so! *(Extended Afro-House instrumental dance groove)* **[FINAL CHORUS — Full Festival Choir, Brass, Percussion]** Boom-boom! Ɔdɔ yɛ! Mma wiase nyinaa ngu so! Hey-ya! Hey-ya! Ma wo gyidi nyan! Boom-boom! Ɔdɔ yɛ! Ɛkwan biara yɛfa! Sweefin! Sweefin! Hunuu daakye a ɛreba! Boom-boom! Ɔdɔ yɛ! Ma wiase nyinaa ngu so! **[OUTRO — Heartbeat, Warm Choir, Fading Percussion]** Boom… boom… Fi adwene kɛse kɔ dwuma kɛse, Fi ɔfɔfo kɔ ɔba ketewa, Obiara bɛyɛ nsɛm wɔ wiase, Nea yɛyɛ biara bɛkɔ akyirikyiri. Sweefin ma yɛne yɛn ho bɔ, Sɛ yɛyɛ, yɛkyerɛkyerɛ, na yɛyɛ kɛse. Boom-boom!