As a Nigerian born woman that has grown up in the UK and US, connecting with the traditions of the culture I was born into has always been something I had to seek out consciously. Myths and tales passed down through the ages were all the more precious to me as I learned them in adulthood. This wistful song depicts a romance that is like the mythical love between Osun and Sango (Yoruba Orisa – deities). It’s a sparkly pop laced bop with well placed, feel good moments of R&B gold. As you traverse this intimate joy filled musical landscape, What We’ll Be tickles the ears with bursts of harmonic ambrosia that nourish the soul.
Lyrics
Lay your head beside me
I’ll come out and play
Lay your hopes inside me
I’ll dream them into day
Say that you want me
I’ll show you the way
To my secret garden
Let’s go all the way
You are my darling
Let’s dance in the sun
It’s feeling lovely
I’ll make you number one
Call me sweetheart
You are my man
Me and you together
That’s the plan
Ba mi toju okan mi
Ba mi gbadun aye yi
Ti m’ba rerin
Ko ma jo
To ba fe
I’ll be your Queen
Enter my river
Osun I’ll be
Give me Sango thunder
That’s what we’ll be
The sun is setting
I’ve begun to see
The shadows gathering
Around like one, two, three
Let’s make some magic
A baby so sweet
Our own creation
Time’s a treasure deep
You are my darling
Let’s dance in the sun
It’s feeling lovely
You make me number one
Call me sweetheart
You are my man
Me and you together
That’s the plan
Ba mi toju okan mi
Ba mi gbadun aye yi
Ti m’ba rerin
Ko ma jo
To ba fe
I’ll be your Queen
Enter my river
Osun I’ll be
Give me Sango thunder
That’s what we’ll be
Doo doo doo doo dun da doo da
Doo doo doo doo dun da doo da
Doo doo doo doo dun da doo da
Da doo da, da doo da, da
Doo doo doo doo dun da doo da
Doo doo doo doo dun da doo da
Doo doo doo doo dun da doo da
Da da, da da
Ah, the one for me
Yeah, that’s what we’ll be
You swam into my deep
And every breath you take
We’re getting closer to the secret place
Ah, the one for me
Yeah, that’s what we’ll be
You came into my deep
And every breath you take
We’re getting closer to the secret place
Ba mi toju okan mi
Ba mi gbadun aye yi
Ti m’ba rerin
Ko ma jo
To ba fe
I’ll be your Queen
Enter my river
Osun I’ll be
Give me Sango thunder
That’s what we’ll be