[Ga] Widaway
by Swifin Echoes
afrobeat
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Lyrics
**[Intro — A Cappella Female Vocal, Handclaps, Rising African Percussion]** Way-oh, way-oh! Nɛɛ yɛn ɔko nɛ way-oh! Way-oh, way-oh! Ma ɔko lɛ heɛ way-oh! *(Children's choir)* Hey! Hey! Hey! *(Deep bass drops)* WIDAWAY! **[Verse 1 — Warm, Infectious Afrobeats Groove]** Kɛ bɔɔ lɛ gbaŋŋ yɛ kpakpa, Gbɛmi fɛɛ nɔ chɛ afɔɔ ni gbɔŋŋ. Miishe anɔɔ hɛɛ nyɛɔ kɛ nyɛ, Miishɛ afɔɔ ni shɛɛ gbɔŋŋ. Blema lɛ kɛ ata nɛɛ, Fite lɛ blema yɛ nɛɛ nyɛ. Kɛ nɔ ni kpɛmɔ ni shi kɛ, Ke gbaŋŋ shi ni heɛ gbaŋŋ. Kɛ gbɛ ma kpɛɛ nɔ lɛ, Kɛ pɛ bɔi yɛ nɔ ni yɛ, Nɛɛ shishi ɔko ni yɛ, Ma gbɛmi chɛ nɔ gbɛŋŋ. **[Pre-Chorus — Rising Female Harmonies]** Ana nɔ nya nɛ yɛ gbɔmi? Ana nyɛɛ kɛ nɔ hiɛ gbɔmi? Kɛ nɔ nyɛ, “Eshi miŋɔ,” Nɛɛ yɛn ɔko fɛɛ! Ma gbɔmi yɛ kɛ gbɛɛ, Kɛ nɔ jɛmɔ yɛ gbɛɛ. Kɛ nɔ baajii shɛ lɛ, Nɛɛ gbɛmi yɛ nɔ fɛɛ! **[Chorus — Explosive Afro-House Dance Hook]** Way-oh, way-oh! Nɛɛ yɛn ɔko nɛ way-oh! WIDAWAY! WIDAWAY! Ma djuma ni yɛ nɛɛ ɔko! Hey-ya-ya! Hey-ya-yo! Ma gbɛmi lɛ heɛ kɛɔ! Way-oh, way-oh! Gbɛmi yɛ nɔ way-oh! Anɔɔ nɛ, anɔɔ nɛ, Anɔɔ yɛ gbɔŋŋ wɔ nɛ! WIDAWAY! WIDAWAY! Nɛɛ yɛn ɔko nɛ way-oh! **[Post-Chorus — Viral Dance Chant]** Nɔ! (Hey!) Nyɛ! (Hey!) Shi me gbɔŋŋ lɛ kɛ nɔ! Kpɔ! (Hey!) Tile! (Hey!) Kɛ gbɛ miŋɔ heɛ lɛ! Way-oh! Way-oh! Gbɛmi yɛ nɔ yɛ gbɔ! **[Verse 2 — Female Lead, Bright Highlife Guitar]** Maami yɛ kɛ ɔshi nɛ, Nɛɛ yɛ ɔko gbe nɛ. Paapa yɛ ɔko yɛ nɛ, Nɛ shɛɛ lɛ nɛ nɔ nyɛ. Kɛ fɛɛ nɔ hibɛi wɔ, Kɛ fɛɛ nɔ hiɛɛ wɔ nɛ. Kɛ bɔi yɛ ɔ yɛ gbɔŋŋ, Kɛ fɛɛ yɛ gbɔŋŋ wɔ nɛ. Kɛ kpai fɛɛ wɔ gbɛmi, Kɛ fɛɛ chɛ chɔ wɔ gbɛmi, Sweefin yɛ gbɛmi wɔ yɛ ɔko, Nɛɛ wɔ yɛ ɔko gbe wɔ kɛ. **[Pre-Chorus — Full Choir Builds]** Ana nɔ nya nɛ yɛ gbɔmi? Ana nyɛɛ kɛ nɔ hiɛ gbɔmi? Kɛ nɔ nyɛ, “Eshi miŋɔ,” Nɛɛ yɛn ɔko fɛɛ! Ma gbɔmi yɛ kɛ gbɛɛ, Kɛ nɔ jɛmɔ yɛ gbɛɛ. Kɛ nɔ baajii shɛ lɛ, Nɛɛ gbɛmi yɛ nɔ fɛɛ! **[Chorus — Full Amapiano Log-Drum Drop]** Way-oh, way-oh! Nɛɛ yɛn ɔko nɛ way-oh! WIDAWAY! WIDAWAY! Ma djuma ni yɛ nɛɛ ɔko! Hey-ya-ya! Hey-ya-yo! Ma gbɛmi lɛ heɛ kɛɔ! Way-oh, way-oh! Gbɛmi yɛ nɔ way-oh! Anɔɔ nɛ, anɔɔ nɛ, Anɔɔ yɛ gbɔŋŋ wɔ nɛ! WIDAWAY! WIDAWAY! Nɛɛ yɛn ɔko nɛ way-oh! **[Bridge — Emotional Piano, Warm Choir]** Kɛ ɔko yɛ gbɛ wole, Kɛ sɛɛ yɛ nɔ yɛ gbɛ. Kɛ nɔ yɛ wɔ nɔ yɛ, Ayɛ lɛ shɛ nɔ yɛ gbɛ. [Verse] Naa mo ji nyɛ ejɛmɔ, Naa kɛji nyɔnmɔ. Keŋkɛ ni yɛ he walɛ, Yɛ lɛɛ to nɔfɛi wɔ tsu. So nɛyɛ na wo ni ha, Miatu ni nɔŋɔ. Tsui nyɔŋmɔ baa nɛɛ, Tsui kɛji wɔ lɛ. *(Drums begin to build)* **[Dance Break — Call-and-Response]** Lead: Yɛ yɛ yɛ fa yɛtsɛ? Crowd: Way-oh! Way-oh! Lead: Yɛ yɛ yɛ yɛ fa yɛko? Crowd: Hey-oh! Hey-oh! Lead: Nɛɛyɛ yɛ ni wɔ yɛtu? Crowd: Ŋma mli! Lead: Yɛ yɛ yɛ yɛ yɛni? Crowd: To yɛ mɔ! *(Percussion break)* Keha kɛ loo! (Hey!) Keha kɛgbɛŋ! (Hey!) Nyi yɛ mwaŋ! (Hey!) Shɔ yɛ mɔ! (Hey!) WIDAWAY! WIDAWAY! Yɛ yɛ yɛ fa yɛtsɛ-oh! *(Extended Afro-House instrumental dance groove)* **[Final Chorus — Full Festival Choir, Brass, Percussion]** Way-oh, way-oh! Yɛ yɛ yɛ fa yɛtsɛ-oh! WIDAWAY! WIDAWAY! Shɔ lɛ maŋ yɛ oh! Hey-ya-ya! Hey-ya-yo! Shɔ yɛsu gbɛ! Way-oh, way-oh! Ŋma mli kɛ yɛ! One more chance, one more day, One more dream wɔ lɛ! WIDAWAY! WIDAWAY! Yɛ yɛ yɛ fa yɛtsɛ-oh! **[Outro — Guitar, Choir, Fading Percussion]** Way-oh, way-oh! Yɛ yɛ yɛ fa yɛtsɛ-oh! Fɔɔmi kɛŋ wɔ yɛkwɛ, Bɛ yɛ wɔ yɛ kɛtsɛ, Wɔ nsɛmɔ yɛ afɛɛ Nɔ mo ha wɔ yɛ jara. Way-oh… way-oh… WIDAWAY! *(Final drum hit)*