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Tommy WÁ - Dumb Luck
04:04
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I wish I knew it, all the words, different chords, native tongues, lipped or slurred, that assures you are mine and i am yours
Oh till i lose it, you see my flaws, the spoils of war, i see yours and it’s much more,we can try to adjust, the remorse is much worse
Tell me you sense it, what i feel in my guts, when my heart beats as loud as your thoughts
Or you just bear it…
It’s not about the stars, not about the moon
It’s dumb luck if you’re loved as you are
It’s not about your might, not about some some power
It’s dumb luck if you’re loved as you are
On God I promise, to be there every dawn, to be there when it’s fun, when you mourn, come the rain come the sun
cos then life changes, it can be that we fall out of love or our paths don’t align anymore so we pause?
You see the thing is, what i am, what you are, what we are is more than we can ever ever ever plan
Oh how much I fear it…
It’s not about the stars, not about the moon
It’s dumb luck if you’re loved as you are
Not about your might not about your power
It’s dumb luck if you’re loved as you are
Not about grand gestures not about your money
It’s dumb luck if you’re loved as you are
Be who you are, be as you are
It’s dumb luck if you’re loved as you are
Just as you are
Love is a miracle, miracle, miracle
What a miracle, love is
Love is a miracle, miracle, miracle
What a miracle, love is
I could say I love you but words are just words if i don’t show how much i really do
But i can just say i need you
But there are many good people in who can tell, many more that might need you
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Tommy WÁ - YAKOYO
02:52
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On this Journey, we are all going
Some get hungry some get thirsty
But there is plenty for everybody
Tell the greedy, warn the needy not to envy
Yakoyo call everybody, there’s something cooking
Yakoyo if you’re hungry, come fill your belly
Yakoyo hmm hmm
Life is filled with shortcomings
You start healing doesn’t mean you stop hurting
And there’s a politics in every kitchen
Of who will serve, who will eat, who is to stand and who gets the seat
Yakoyo call everybody, there’s something cooking
Yakoyo if you’re hungry, come fill your belly
Yakoyo hmm hmm hmmm
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If I fall
I want to rise again like the morning sun
Yes! free the rays
Let them pour upon my lover's face
Let her know that space isn't such a dangerous place
As I race, let my knees hit my chest
Treat me like a baby that's just been weaned from his mother's two saggy breast
On some days, I'd climb up the hill
Like a bird, I'd build my nest
Then I free fall
I free-fall knowing there's no safety net
Gravity pulls us down
Oh! Gravity pulls us down
Yes! Gravity pulls us down
But it won't pull me to the ground
I am King of air
She's queen of sea
She struck me down when I kissed her ring
She said "Boy, there's more to life than what you see,
We could use the rain and path the red sea
So baby come dey follow me go
To that place where we don't see the moon
We won't feel the weight of the air
The sun and stars won't be there"
Gravity pulls us down
Oh! Gravity pulls us down
Yes! Gravity pulls us down
But it won't pull me to the ground
On this night, I killed my fear in a roller coaster
Then rose back to earth because this dream was over
Next time when I am falling, I'd be bolder
Next time when I am falling, I'd be lighter
Gravity pulls us down
Oh! Gravity pulls us down
Yes! Gravity pulls us down
But it won't pull me to the ground
Hmmm mmn mmn
Hmmm mmn mmn
Hmmm mmn mmmmn
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Tommy WÁ - Come and Go
04:38
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Traveled around, I've never seen
The kind of joy you bring to me
Seems you are my love for life, my eternity
As fate would have it, guess you are my destiny
Show me you're real, not make belief
Tell me those words that give relief
To the million many times I've been deceived
I'd love to know it's you, this time, it's love indeed
When i got home
My Papa said to me
Son! truth be told
You see your sunrise has been our sunshine
You know it shines brighter than gold
You'd get older, get wiser
Don't go jumping in every hole
Find yourself one woman, stay faithful
Like stars, these girls they always come and go
But the true one glows
They come and go-oh oh oh oh
(Go-oh oh oh oh, go-oh oh oh oh)
Oh yes! that's true
But true love glow-oh oh oh oh
(Glow-oh oh oh oh, glow-oh oh oh oh)
And girl that's you
I'd take you home to family
Cordial reaction, a chemistry
You'll try on my mama's things, the shoe will fit
Or we'll make something for you if you insist
The more i look the less i see
Blinded with love, no remedy
At the end of the day its just you and me
And we will always keep each other company
When i got home
My Papa said to me
Son! truth be told
You see your sunrise has been our sunshine
You know it shines brighter than all gold
You'd get older, get wiser
Don't go jumping in every hole
Find yourself a woman, stay faithful
Like stars, these girls they always come and go
But the true one glows
They come and go-oh oh oh oh
(Go-oh oh oh oh, go-oh oh oh oh)
They go
But true love glow-oh oh oh oh
(Glow-oh oh oh oh, glow-oh oh oh oh)
And girl that's you
And girl that's you, girls that's you
And girl that's you, girl that's you
When i got home, my mama said to me
Son I've missed you
You've grown older and you're wiser
Every step you've taken has made you whole
When you know her and you're ready
Please don't waste time
Son! bring her home
Bring her home
Cos they all come and go-oh oh oh oh
(Go-oh oh oh oh, go-oh oh oh oh)
They go
But true love glow-oh oh oh oh
(Glow-oh oh oh oh, glow-oh oh oh oh)
And that's your gold
And that's your gold, and that's your gold
And that's your gold
That's your gold
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Lost for days
Stormy waters so we ride the waves
Choose your poison, it's a give or take
Give me love to make loose my hate
For goodness sake
I live my life for the kingdom
Songs ain't free but for freedom
Certain jokes are for sitcoms
might be funny, might be wrong
There's always an excuse to a reason
Wait your turn, every crown got it's season
Next of kins still being born
Won't fight for king but the kingdom
Beach
Sons of beaches
Beach
We've shared trauma
Twenty first century paranoia
Tell me something like we live for the drama
Satisfaction is the death to desire
I was just coasting till i met her
Busua, Kokrobite down to Laboma
Allahu akbar
I wish this moment would last forever
Beach
Sons of beaches
Beach
Beach
Sons of beaches
Beach
What’s a little more to our lives
Is there a little bit more to our live
What’s a little more to our lives
Is there a little bit more to our live
Beach
Sons of beaches
Beach
Beach
Sons of beaches
Beach
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As easy as the breeze
O let this melodies flow from your hair, washed down to your knees
As uncertain as the waves, It’s more rhythm to balancing when you’re surfing and the water splashes on your face
O baby you know happiness is what I bring to the table, you’ve been starving, here’s some food, come have a feast
We do it your way, we play the songs you like to listen to
hear me put these words on repeat
Then we go like
Ouu ouu ouu ouu
La la la la la la
ouu ouu ouu ouu ouu
yeaa
But tonight the sky is so fucking bright
I don’t see you in the stars all i see is those city lights
It might change when come the morning
But who’s gonna love you when the light goes down
I am offering myself on a silver platter
You’re in your jesus years, here’s some wine i made from water
I know you cry cos you breath that way
I know you smile cos you dream that way
I know you frown but i am here to stay
I know you doubt but I’ll be on my way
On my way
I’d be on way ee ee
ee ee ee ee ee
Ah ah ah- ey
Ah ah ah- yea
Ah ah ah
Ah ah ah
(Songs, songs of you)
Ah ah ah - ey
Ah ah ah
I know you smile cos you bleed that way
I know you frown cos you’ve lived that way
When you smile, i’d be on my way
know you doubt
Songs of you, come out of the blue
songs of you, come out of the blue
Ah ah ah- ey
Ah ah ah- yea
Ah ah ah
Ah ah ah
(Songs, songs of you)
Ah ah ah - ey
Ah ah ah
How you feel about sunrise?
How you feel? How you feel?
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Tommy WÁ - Flowers
05:01
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I am gonna get my flowers
It may or may not take a while
Judge me not by the times
As long as the wind blows
North, East, South to the West coast
It shall surely reach my turn
I know someday I’ll be free
You gotta wait and see
You gonna be proud of me
You gotta wait, gotta wait, gotta wait
And see
You gonna be proud of me
Me
I’m gonna get mine
You gonna get yours
We gonna get ours
They gonna get theirs
Flowers x 4
Yea eee
You gonna get yours
I’m gonna get mine
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Tommy WÁ Accra, Ghana
Voiced with deep passion and soul, Tommy WÁ is artfully establishing his sound direction through Afro soundscapes, deriving his sound texture from a blend of contemporary African Folk, Indie and retro-soul music. His musical cocktail efficiently travels the expanse of Tommy WÁ’s Nigerian roots and caters to the musical cravings of Accra, the Ghanaian cosmopolis where he is based. ... more
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