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[Tiv] Heartquake

by Swifin Echoes

afrobeat

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Lyrics

# HEARTQUAKE
*Yôô Môô. Tôô Môô. Mban a zan.*

**[INTRO — Heartbeat, Whispered Female Vocal, Rising African Percussion]**

*(Heartbeat)*

Gbum… gbum…
Gbum… gbum…

Vav kyô, “Ka mban a zan.”

Ma shi…

Mban a zan mba a von?

*(Drums build)*

Gbum-gbum!
Hey! Hey!

HEARTQUAKE!

*(Explosive bass drop)*

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

Gbum-gbum! Heartquake!
Mban a zan ve a nyôr!

Hey-ya! Hey-ya!
Ka u kwase ve a nyô!

Gbum-gbum! Heartquake!
Aôô ior ve a nyôr!

Sweefin! Sweefin!
Mban a zan ve a dzôô!

Gbum-gbum! Heartquake!
Ka mban a zan ve a nyôr!

**[VERSE 1 — Driving Afrobeats, Deep Bass]**

Ior nyôr a ve a yôôr,
Ior nyôr a ve a tsôôr.
A ve a ngu a ve a tsôôr,
Ngôôm ka mbakôô ve a tôôr.

Ior nyôr a ve a ngu,
Ior nyôr a ve a tsôôr.
Ma ngu a ve a ngu
A ve a ngu ngu ngu ngu ngu.

Ior nyôr a ve a yôôr,
Ior nyôr a ve a tsôôr.
A ve a ngu a ve a tsôôr,
Ka ngu ngu ngu ngu ngu ngu.

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

Ma ngu gbum-gbum a ve a ngu?
Ma ngu gbum-gbum a ve a ngu?

Ngu ngu ngu ngu ngu ngu ngu,
Ngu ngu ngu ngu ngu ngu ngu.

Ka ngu ngu ngu ngu ngu ngu,
Ngu ngu ngu ngu ngu ngu ngu.

Ma ngu gbum-gbum a ve a ngu,
Ngu ngu ngu ngu ngu ngu ngu!

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

Gbum-gbum! Heartquake!
Mban a zan ve a nyôr!

Hey-ya! Hey-ya!
Ka u kwase ve a nyô!

Gbum-gbum! Heartquake!
Aôô ior ve a nyôr!

Sweefin! Sweefin!
Mban a zan ve a dzôô!

Gbum-gbum! Heartquake!
Ka mban a zan ve a nyôr!

**[POST-CHORUS — Viral Dance Chant]**

Gbum! (Hey!)
Gbum! (Hey!)

Ka ngu ngu ngu ngu ngu ngu!

Shake! (Hey!)
Shake! (Hey!)

Ma ngu gbum-gbum a ve a ngu!

Sweefin! Sweefin!
Ior nyôr a ve a ngu!

Heartquake! Heartquake!
Ka mban a zan ve a nyôr!

**[VERSE 2 — Female Lead, Strong Percussion]**

Ma ngu ngu ngu ngu ngu ngu,
Ma ngu ngu ngu ngu ngu ngu.
Ma ngu ngu ngu ngu ngu ngu,
Ma ngu ngu ngu ngu ngu ngu.

Ma ngu ngu ngu ngu ngu ngu,
Ma ngu ngu ngu ngu ngu ngu.
Ma ngu ngu ngu ngu ngu ngu,
Ma ngu ngu ngu ngu ngu ngu.

Sweefin a ve a ngu ngu ngu,
Ngôôm ngu ngu ngu ngu ngu.
Ka ngu ngu ngu ngu ngu ngu,
Ma ngu ngu ngu ngu ngu ngu.

**[PRE-CHORUS — Choir Builds]**

Ma ngu gbum-gbum a ve a ngu?
Ma ngu gbum-gbum a ve a ngu?

Ngu ngu ngu ngu ngu ngu ngu,
Ngu ngu ngu ngu ngu ngu ngu.

Ka ngu ngu ngu ngu ngu ngu,
Ngu ngu ngu ngu ngu ngu ngu.

Ma ngu gbum-gbum a ve a ngu,
Ngu ngu ngu ngu ngu ngu ngu!

**[CHORUS — Explosive Festival Drop]**

**[VERSE]**

Gbim-gbim! Ityo kpa!
U nana u ter u yan!

He-yoo! He-yoo!
Ka tsav u veer u se!

Gbim-gbim! Ityo kpa!
U yôô a ve!

Sweefin! Sweefin!
U nana u yôô u ve!

Gbim-gbim! Ityo kpa!
U nana u ter u yan!

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

M vese u yôô u mngu,
M vese u man a ve.
Mfaav a yam ka la u or,
I or mter a ve.

Ityo u ter u nyôô,
Mfaav a yam ka la u or,
I or mter a ve.

Saa m vese u sha u ve,
Ka u ter u ve se.
Ka ishima u ve,
Ve se a mfaav u ve.

*(Music fades to heartbeat)*

Gbim… gbim…

**[SPOKEN BREAK — Female Lead]**

Gôôm...

M ve u sha u ter u ve.

Ka u yam ka la u man.

Na u ve u sha u ve...

Mfaav u ve.

*(Crowd whispers)*

Gbim… gbim…

*(Lead shouts)*

ITYO KPA!

**[DANCE BREAK — Call-and-Response]**

Lead: I ve u sha?
Crowd: Gbim-gbim!

Lead: I ve u yam?
Crowd: Gbim-gbim!

Lead: I ve u sha u ve?
Crowd: Or ve!

Lead: I ve u yam?
Crowd: Ve u ve!

*(Heavy bass drop)*

Gbim! Gbim!
Yan! Yan!

Vee ka kwagh!
Vee ka kwagh!

Mbande i ve!
Ve u ve!

Sweefin! Sweefin!
U nana u yôô u ve!

ITYO KPA!
U nana u ter u yan!

*(Extended Afro-House instrumental dance groove)*

**[FINAL CHORUS — Full Festival Choir, Brass, Percussion]**

Gbim-gbim! Ityo kpa!
U nana u ter u yan!

He-yoo! He-yoo!
Ka tsav u veer u se!

Gbim-gbim! Ityo kpa!
U yôô a ve!

Sweefin! Sweefin!
U nana u yôô u ve!

Gbim-gbim! Ityo kpa!
U nana u ter u yan!

**[OUTRO — Heartbeat, Warm Choir, Fading Percussion]**

Gbim… gbim…

U ve u sha u ve,
U ve u yam u ve.
Ityo u ve u sha u ve,
U ve u yam u ve.

Sweefin ka ka u ve,
U ve u sha u ve.

Gbim-gbim!