[Nigerian Pidgin] Nowverse

Lyrics

**[INTRO — Whispered Female Vocal, Rising Synth, African Drums]**

Oh-oh-oh… yeah-yeah!

Na some kin' gist dey I dey hear…  
Something wey fine dey come dey.

You dey feel am?  
You dey hear am?

*(Heartbeat, then handclaps)*

Now, now, now!  
Go, go, go!

Hey-ya! Hey-ya!  
Today na di start for di future!

*(Bass drop)*

**[VERSE 1 — Bright, Rhythmic Afrobeats]**

People dey yan say you dey come,  
Say you fit reach di sky high.  
Dem dey see di fire wey dey burn for you,  
See di courage wey dey shine for your eye.

You dey work while di world dey sleep,  
Build dream wey nobodi fit see.  
Now di doors wey you think dem lock forever  
Dey turn possibility.

If I fit share experience wey I sabi,  
I go tell di world wetin dreamers sabi know:  
No need to dey wait for perfect time,  
Take first step, make your future grow.

**[PRE-CHORUS — Rising Female Harmonies]**

Na dreamer call be dis!  
You fit hear am, all of una?

Like bird wey dey fly for sky,  
Spread your wing, make you sabi fly!

Feel di rhythm for your soul,  
Make your hidden color show.

One more step, no dey shake,  
Your tomorrow dey start today!

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

Now, now, now — na our moment!  
Go, go, go — di world dey open!

NOWVERSE! NOWVERSE!  
Feel di future for your step!

Hey-oh! Hey-oh!  
Make your dream dey play!

Sweefin! Sweefin! Sweefin!  
New vision, new beginning!

Now, now, now — no dey wait!  
Go, go, go — you dey create!

NOWVERSE! NOWVERSE!  
Everybody waka enter tomorrow!

**[POST-CHORUS — Signature Viral Dance Chant]**

Now-now! (Hey!)  
Go-go! (Hey!)

Take dat step, make e show!

Up-up! (Hey!)  
Flow-flow! (Hey!)

Feel di freedom for your soul!

Na-na-now!  
Go-go-go!

NOWVERSE!  
Make di whole world sabi!

**[VERSE 2 — Female Lead, Bright Highlife Guitar]**

Give me just a moment of your time,  
Something dey wey I wan make you hear.  
You worth more pass all your worry,  
You pass yesterday fear.

You no need to be somebody else,  
You fit grow to di person you fit be.  
Every small victory get meaning,  
Every new beginning dey set you free.

See how far we don waka from di start,  
Look di stories we don begin.  
Sweefin dey bring new ways to connect us,  
To create, exchange, arrange things.

**[PRE-CHORUS — Choir Builds]**

Na dreamer call be dis!  
You fit hear am, all of una?

Like bird wey dey fly for sky,  
Spread your wing, make you sabi fly!

Feel di rhythm for your soul,  
Make your hidden color show.

One more step, no dey shake,  
Your tomorrow dey start today!

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

Now, now, now — na our moment!  
Go, go, go — di world dey open!

NOWVERSE! NOWVERSE!  
Feel di future for your step!

Hey-oh! Hey-oh!

[Verse]  
Make your dreams waka come play, abeg!

Sweetin! Sweetin! Sweetin!  
New vision, new start dey here!

Now-now-now — no dey wait anymore!  
Go-go-go — make your life dey shine!

NOWVERSE! NOWVERSE!  
Everybody move enter tomorrow!

[Bridge — Emotional Piano, Intimate Female Vocal]  
Baby, wake, hear my voice dey call you,  
New day dey knock for your door.  
If you fall, if you stumble,  
You fit stand, try again one more.

No let fear control your matter,  
No let yesterday decide.  
You fit change the road you dey waka,  
Strength dey inside you, no hide.

You no need perfect answer,  
You no need sabi everything.  
Every big step start small,  
Every journey get im call.

*(Music stops — one heartbeat)*

[Spoken Break — Female Lead]  
Listen…  
The world no need another copy of person.

E need the best version of you.

So wetin you dey wait for?

*(Crowd shouts)*

NOW!

[Dance Break — Explosive Call-and-Response]  
Lead: When we go start?  
Crowd: Na now!

Lead: When we go move?  
Crowd: Na now!

Lead: When we go dream?  
Crowd: Na now!

Lead: Who fit begin?  
Crowd: Na everybody!

*(Heavy log-drum drop)*

Now-now! (Hey!)  
Go-go! (Hey!)

Two step forward, make am flow!

Turn around! (Hey!)  
Hands up high! (Hey!)

Catch your dreams for sky!

NOWVERSE! NOWVERSE!  
Feel the future for your step!

*(Extended instrumental Afro-House dance break)*

[Final Chorus — Festival Choir, Full Percussion, Brass]  
Now-now-now — na our moment shine!  
Go-go-go — world dey open wide!

NOWVERSE! NOWVERSE!  
Feel the future for your step!

Hey-oh! Hey-oh!  
Make your dreams waka come play!

Sweetin! Sweetin! Sweetin!  
New vision, new start dey here!

Now-now-now — no dey wait anymore!  
Go-go-go — make your life dey shine!

NOWVERSE! NOWVERSE!  
Everybody move enter tomorrow!

[Outro — Choir, Guitar, Fading Percussion]  
Oh-oh-oh… yeah-yeah!

We don waka far together,  
Plenty things dey still dey do.  
Every dream deserve im beginning,  
Each one!