“Na je, na dawo,” I have gone and come back. That single Hausa phrase became a phenomenon, but beneath its danceable bounce lies something heavier. Falz, alongside Oiza x Meyi and FirstKlaz, uses a club ready hook to smuggle in grief. The chorus speaks of returning with a message, proof that things are different now. Around it, verses expose Nigeria’s fractures: neglect, inequality, and a generation numbing pain through internet trends and fleeting joy. It is a song built for movement, yet it asks listeners to notice the distance between survival and simply pretending to be fine.
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Lyrics
Na je na dawo
Kalli abin da na kawo
Baban-baban akwati
Na dawo da saƙo
Akwai banbanci
Kalli abin da na ci
Akwai banbanci
Kalli abin da na ji
I’m from a place where times are rough
Fuxx that we use style dance am off
These jokes & tunes where we draw support
Big brains and skills don run commot
Where I’m from they don’t have respect
For my life or your life see am e clear
Big boys go rather buy cars and jets
And leave all the yawa wey dey threat our Defence
And we
Internet
Insta X
New challenge
Ginger dem
This kind pretend na real talent
Real resilience Abi madness
Turn up for life ohh
Turn down Kini
Ma soro beyen si mi
E remain small make e burn down finish
Dem gather press want dey talk that English
You still dey dance? shey na dat time be dis?
My body fail my leg e no catch rhythm
E don tay wey we dey nurse that feeling
E don tay wey we dey rough am silly
Na je na dawo
Kalli abin da na kawo
Baban-baban akwati
Na dawo da saƙo
Akwai banbanci
Kalli abin da na ci
Akwai banbanci
Kalli abin da na ji
Oh ya allah ka yi mun tamaiko
Ohhh ya allah
Akwoi nyuwa
Mai za mun ci wayo
Inn ka bar mu
Ya za mu yi wayo
Ohhh ya allah
Wayo baba
Ka yi mun taimaiko
Ana fada a jtown
Turn up for my people
Mothers burying their children
Ga almajiri ba abinci
Babu lafya
Ga mutani suna buro uba a plateau
Oh ya allah
Ka yi mun taimaiko
Ehhh eh ehh eh
Na je na dawo
Kalli abin da na kawo
Baban-baban akwati
Na dawo da saƙo
Akwai banbanci
Kalli abin da na ci
Akwai banbanci
Kalli abin da na ji
Na je na dawo
Kalli abin da na kawo
Baban-baban akwati
Na dawo da saƙo
Akwai banbanci
Kalli abin da na ci
Akwai banbanci
Kalli abin da na ji