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[Okpe] Unloopa

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afrobeat

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# UNLOOPA
*Buru Igo. Gba Oghene.*

**[INTRO — Ẹkpẹlẹ, Ẹkpẹlẹ, Ughegbe Ẹkpẹ]**

*(Ẹkpẹlẹ na gboo. Ẹkpẹ na bẹ.)*

Gha ya gha,
Kokoro ofure.

Kokoro eduvwe,
Kokoro okere.

Ma evwẹ—

R’ẹdo oghene!

Hey! Hey!

UNLOOPA!

**[CHORUS — Ẹkpẹ Afro-House]**

Un-loop, UNLOOPA!
Gba oghere, gbanẹ ẹkpẹ!

Oh-ya, UNLOOPA!
Ọghene ofure, oghene ofure!

Gha vwo!
Gha vwo!

Gba ẹkpẹ na ofure!

Un-loop, UNLOOPA!
R’ẹdo oghene na evwẹ!

**[VERSE 1 — Ẹkpẹ Afrobeats, Ẹkpẹ Highlife]**

Mama na kpe na kpe,
Na urhọ ẹka vbo.

Uru rhọ na kpe na kpe,
Ọghene na vbe.

Nẹ rhọ na kpe na vbo,
Ọghene na kpe na vbo.

Ọghene rhọ na kpe na kpe,
Ọghene na vbo.

Ọghene rhọ na kpe na vbo,
Ọghene na vbo.

**[PRE-CHORUS — Ẹkpẹ Ẹmama]**

Wọ kpe, “Ọghene na kpe na kpe.”
Wọ kpe, “Ọghene na kpe na kpe.”

Kpe na kpe na kpe na kpe,
Ọghene na vbo!

Ọghene na vbo na vbo,
Ọghene na vbo na vbo.

Ọghene na kpe na vbo,
Ọghene na kpe na vbo!

**[CHORUS — Ẹkpẹ Amapiano]**

Un-loop, UNLOOPA!
Gba oghere, gbanẹ ẹkpẹ!

Oh-ya, UNLOOPA!
Ọghene ofure, oghene ofure!

Gha vwo!
Gha vwo!

Gba ẹkpẹ na ofure!

Un-loop, UNLOOPA!
R’ẹdo oghene na evwẹ!

**[POST-CHORUS — Ẹkpẹ Ẹkpẹ]**

Gha ya! Gha ya!
Gba na vbo!

Gha vwo!
Ọghene na vbo!

Hey! Hey!
Gbanẹ na vbo!

UNLOOPA!
Ọghene na vbo!

**[VERSE 2 — Ẹkpẹ Ẹkpẹ, Ẹkpẹ Ẹkpẹ]**

Ọghene na kpe na kpe,
Ọghene na vbo.

Ọghene na kpe na vbo,
Ọghene na vbo.

Ọghene na kpe na vbo,
Ọghene na vbo.

Ọghene na kpe na vbo,
Ọghene na vbo.

Ọghene na kpe na vbo,
Ọghene na vbo.

Ọghene na kpe na vbo,
Ọghene na vbo.

Ọghene na kpe na vbo,
Ọghene na vbo.

Ọghene na kpe na vbo,
Ọghene na vbo.

**[PRE-CHORUS — Ẹkpẹ Ẹkpẹ]**

Wọ kpe, “Ọghene na kpe na kpe.”
Wọ kpe, “Ọghene na kpe na kpe.”

Kpe na kpe na kpe na kpe,
Ọghene na vbo!

Ọghene na vbo na vbo,
Ọghene na vbo na vbo.

Ọghene na kpe na vbo,
Ọghene na kpe na vbo!

**[CHORUS — Ẹkpẹ Ẹkpẹ]**

Un-loop, UNLOOPA!
Gba oghere, gbanẹ ẹkpẹ!

Oh-ya, UNLOOPA!
Ọghene ofure, oghene ofure!

Gha vwo!
Gha vwo!

Gba ẹkpẹ na ofure!

Un-loop, UNLOOPA!
R’ẹdo oghene na evwẹ!

**[BRIDGE — Piano, Children's Choir, Slow Handclaps]**

Mi no wan pikin carry
All di wahala wey I don see.

I wan open doors wey I no fit
Make dem dey open when dem waka pass.

Make di lessons of our fathers,
Make di courage of our mothers,

Build di world wey every generation
Get more chances pass di others.

*(Silence. One heartbeat.)*

**[SPOKEN BUILD — Female Lead]**

Wetin if di cycle stop for us?

Wetin if di next step change everything?

*(A single drumbeat.)*

No go around am.

Step outside am!

**[DANCE BREAK — Call-and-Response]**

Lead: We dey go round again?
Crowd: No! No!

Lead: We dey change direction?
Crowd: Go! Go!

Lead: Who fit join dis movement?
Crowd: Everybody!

Lead: Then show me di step!

*(Bass builds)*

Round! Round!
Break am 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 dat circle, move your feet!

Oh-ya, UNLOOPA!
New direction, brand-new beat!

Step outside!
Turn around!

Stamp your feet upon di ground!

Un-loop, UNLOOPA!
We fit change di rhythm now!

**[OUTRO — Highlife Guitar, Crowd Chant]**

Round and round—
Not anymore!

One more step
Beyond di door.

From Africa to di world,
Make di new rhythm roll.

Sweefin connects us,
And together we grow.

Un-loop!
UNLOOPA!

Break di cycle.
Change di rhythm.

*(Final thunderous drum hit.)*