[Lao] Unloopa
by Swifin Echoes
afrobeat
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Lyrics
# UNLOOPA *Break the Cycle. Change the Rhythm.* **[INTRO — Bare Footsteps, Handclaps, Deep African Drum]** *(Footsteps circling. A drum begins.)* Ngwe na ngwe, Kapa le na. Ngwe na khana, Ngwe na sa. Kodwa namhlanje— Sishintsha umjiko! Hey! Hey! UNLOOPA! **[CHORUS — Explosive Afro-House Drop]** Un-loop, UNLOOPA! Phula le ngqangqa, move your feet! Oh-ya, UNLOOPA! Umoya omusha, umjiko omusha! Phuma phambili! Jikisa! Gibela ezinyaweni! Un-loop, UNLOOPA! Sishintsha umjiko manje! **[VERSE 1 — Driving Afrobeats, Bright Highlife Guitar]** Mama wayebala ama-randi Ngefasitela ubusuku. Njalo ekuseni kukhona ibhili, Enye intaba yokukhwela. Manje ufunda okusha, Thola indlela yokuthengisa. Umthengi omusha, uxhumano olusha, Enye inketho angayikhetha. Phansi komgwaqo, umfarmmer ucabanga Ukuthumela imifino edolobheni. Umklami omncane uthola umthengi Ngaphezu komphakathi. Lezi zindaba ziyaqhubeka, Akukhona ukuqinisekiswa kwegolide. Kodwa uma amathuba ehamba, Izinto ezintsha ziba khona. **[PRE-CHORUS — Rising Female Harmonies]** Bathi, “Lokhu kusemhlabeni njalo.” Sathi, “Kufanele kube njalo?” Thatha isinyathelo ngaphezu kwengqangqa, Thola enye indlela! Zwa i-bassline iqinile, Zwa izinsimbi phansi kwezinyawo. Uma sishintsha indlela esihamba ngayo, Sishintsha umjiko! **[CHORUS — Full Amapiano Log-Drum Drop]** Un-loop, UNLOOPA! Phula le ngqangqa, move your feet! Oh-ya, UNLOOPA! Umoya omusha, umjiko omusha! Phuma phambili! Jikisa! Gibela ezinyaweni! Un-loop, UNLOOPA! Sishintsha umjiko manje! **[POST-CHORUS — Viral Dance Chant]** Ngwe! Ngwe! Phula phansi! Phuma phambili! Indlela entsha manje! Hey! Hey! Hamba le ndlela! UNLOOPA! Shintsha umjiko namuhla! **[VERSE 2 — Female Lead, Rolling Bass]** Ulwazi oluncane lwenza umehluko, Ukonga okuncane kwenza ukuqala. Ukuthembana kungakha ibhizinisi, Isibindi esincane sishukumisa inhliziyo. Kusuka emzaneni kuya edolobheni, Kusuka ezintabeni kuya olwandle, Kunomhlaba wekhono elilindile Kwezinye ithuba ezidingekayo kakhulu. Sweefin ixhumanisa abantu nezinkokhelo, Iphumelela amabhizinisi ukuba part. Izindlela ezintsha zokugcina, ukushintsha, nokuhweba Zingasiza enye iphupho ukuba iqale. Ayikho indlela emangalisayo yokuphila, Akukho impendulo eyodwa kithi sonke. Kodwa ndawonye singenza sibe banzi Amathuba angaphezu kwedwala. **[PRE-CHORUS — Choir Builds]** Bathi, “Lokhu kusemhlabeni njalo.” Sathi, “Kufanele kube njalo?” Thatha isinyathelo ngaphezu kwengqangqa, Thola enye indlela! Zwa i-bassline iqinile, Zwa izinsimbi phansi kwezinyawo. Uma sishintsha indlela esihamba ngayo, Sishintsha umjiko! **[CHORUS — Festival Dance Drop]** Un-loop, UNLOOPA! Phula le ngqangqa, move your feet! Oh-ya, UNLOOPA! Umoya omusha, umjiko omusha! Phuma phambili! Jikisa! Gibela ezinyaweni! Un-loop, UNLOOPA! Sishintsha umjiko manje! **[BRIDGE — Piano, Children's Choir, Slow Handclaps]** Nda na'ka bɛ n'ye dɔ, Nya lɛ n'ɔlɔ shɛ n'na. Nda lɛ jɔɔ bɛ lɛ lɛ, Nda nyɛ lɛ n'ɛ jɛ lɛ. Nda bɛ shɛ lɛ n'aa, Nda bɛ nɛ dɔ lɛ mɔ. Tɔ lɛ yɛn n'ɔ dɔ, Nya n'ɔmɔ yɛ n'ɔ. *(Silence. One heartbeat.)* **[SPOKEN BUILD — Female Lead]** Nya lɛ bɛ lɛ tɔ yɛn? Nya lɛ bɛ lɛ fɛ mɔ? *(A single drumbeat.)* Nda nɔ lɛ tɔ. Nda fɛ lɛ! **[DANCE BREAK — Call-and-Response]** Lead: Nda yɛ nɔ lɛ dɔ? Crowd: Ayi! Ayi! Lead: Nda yɛ nɔ n'ɔ mɔ? Crowd: Fɛ! Fɛ! Lead: Nda nɛ n'ɔ bɛ? Crowd: Nya bɛ! Lead: Nda nɔ lɛ n'ɛ! *(Bass builds)* Nɔ! Nɔ! Fɛ mɔ! Nda lɛ! Fɛ lɛ! Dɔ! Dɔ! Kɛ! Kɛ! UNLOOPA! Nda fɛ bɔ! *(Massive bass drop — extended instrumental dance break)* **[FINAL CHORUS — Full Festival Choir, Brass, Percussion]** Un-loop, UNLOOPA! Fɛ lɛ dɔ, n'ye bɛ! Oh-ya, UNLOOPA! Nya lɛ fɛ, n'ye dɔ! Nda lɛ! Fɛ lɛ! Dɔ n'ye lɛ bɔ! Un-loop, UNLOOPA! Nya bɛ n'ɔ lɛ! **[OUTRO — Highlife Guitar, Crowd Chant]** Nɔ nɔ— Nda bɛ lɛ! Nda lɛ bɛ Nya lɛ mɔ. Fɛ lɛ Africa, Nya lɛ n'ɔ lɛ. Sweefin yɛn, Nda bɛ yɛn. Un-loop! UNLOOPA! Fɛ lɛ dɔ. Nya lɛ n'ɔ. *(Final thunderous drum hit.)*