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Happiness
Happiness
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<input type="checkbox" id=toggle1><label for=toggle1><span class="annotate-lyric"> Alaye mi ba mi soro kan, ki lo n lo (ki lo n lo)<br/>For my area oro mi lon so (lon so o)<br/>Won ni mo give them pressure, pressure <br/></span></label><div id=content1 class="annotate-explain"><div class="annotate-text"> "Alaye" is a Yoruba word that could mean "guy" or "friend" in this context. Asake asks his guy what’s up. In his neighbourhood, they keep talking about him and his influence. </div></div><input type="checkbox" id=toggle2><label for=toggle2><span class="annotate-lyric"> O je maa ko sun, sise lo<br/>Omo iya, pawo lo <br/></span></label><div id=content2 class="annotate-explain"><div class="annotate-text"> "Omo iya" is a Yoruba phrase that literally means "child of my mother." It is used affectionately to refer to a very close friend. His advice is to "stay alert, work hard and make money." </div></div><input type="checkbox" id=toggle3><label for=toggle3><span class="annotate-lyric"> Nobody go dey, sapa don too much <br/></span></label><div id=content3 class="annotate-explain"><div class="annotate-text"> "Sapa" is a Nigerian slang that is used to refer to the state of being broke, usually after overspending. It is an acronym for "Severe Absence of Purchasing Ability." In his opinion, when a person experiences this, their friends will abandon them.  </div></div><input type="checkbox" id=toggle4><label for=toggle4><span class="annotate-lyric"> Eni to ba ba s’ohun sa lo mo <br/></span></label><div id=content4 class="annotate-explain"><div class="annotate-text"> "It's only those that have experienced 'sapa' that can truly understand how it is" </div></div><input type="checkbox" id=toggle5><label for=toggle5><span class="annotate-lyric"> Kabo kabo lo, om’oba sin lo <br/></span></label><div id=content5 class="annotate-explain"><div class="annotate-text"> "Welcome welcome, the prince is still going" </div></div><input type="checkbox" id=toggle6><label for=toggle6><span class="annotate-lyric"> E still dey lit, but e still dey hot <br/></span></label><div id=content6 class="annotate-explain"><div class="annotate-text"> It's still lit because it's still hot ('It' here could be in reference to his life or career) </div></div><input type="checkbox" id=toggle7><label for=toggle7><span class="annotate-lyric"> Happiness, e ri finesse <br/></span></label><div id=content7 class="annotate-explain"><div class="annotate-text"> "Happiness, you see finesse" </div></div><input type="checkbox" id=toggle8><label for=toggle8><span class="annotate-lyric"> My life no stress, fine boy no ex <br/></span></label><div id=content8 class="annotate-explain"><div class="annotate-text"> The popular phrase "fine boy, no ex" is from a viral video that went round two years ago. Generally, a lot of people don't like talking about their exes or acknowledging them because they feel they've gone past that phase in their lives. The phrase denotes that you're in a much better place in your life so you don't want to be associated with that person/those people you dated earlier in your life      </div></div><input type="checkbox" id=toggle9><label for=toggle9><span class="annotate-lyric"> Happiness, e ri finesse <br/></span></label><div id=content9 class="annotate-explain"><div class="annotate-text"> "Happiness, you see finesse" </div></div><input type="checkbox" id=toggle10><label for=toggle10><span class="annotate-lyric"> My life no stress, fine boy no ex <br/></span></label><div id=content10 class="annotate-explain"><div class="annotate-text"> The popular phrase "fine boy, no ex" is from a viral video that went round two years ago. Generally, a lot of people don't like talking about their exes or acknowledging them because they feel they've gone past that phase in their lives. The phrase denotes that you're in a much better place in your life so you don't want to be associated with that person/those people you dated earlier in your life      </div></div><br/><input type="checkbox" id=toggle11><label for=toggle11><span class="annotate-lyric"> O tutu, o tutu, o wo yin o <br/></span></label><div id=content11 class="annotate-explain"><div class="annotate-text"> He is so cold that he can feel it in his teeth </div></div><input type="checkbox" id=toggle12><label for=toggle12><span class="annotate-lyric"> Ma gara si mi, alakori o<br/>Ohun to n se yin ko lo n se mi o<br/>E je lo mo’hun te n se, I no be novice <br/></span></label><div id=content12 class="annotate-explain"><div class="annotate-text"> He warns people not to look down on him as their problems are not his problems so, it’s better they know what they’re doing because he is not a novice. </div></div><br/> Yepa yepo, asamodi <input type="checkbox" id=toggle13><label for=toggle13><span class="annotate-lyric"> Oga no dey form over sabi o <br/></span></label><div id=content13 class="annotate-explain"><div class="annotate-text"> 'Oga' means boss but in this particular context, it means 'guy.' Asake warns a guy not to act like he knows it all.  </div></div><input type="checkbox" id=toggle14><label for=toggle14><span class="annotate-lyric"> Michael Scofield, as you can see <br/></span></label><div id=content14 class="annotate-explain"><div class="annotate-text"> Asake likens himself to Michael Scofield, one of the protagonists in the iconic American TV show- Prison Break. He was highly skilled and extremely intelligent. </div></div><input type="checkbox" id=toggle15><label for=toggle15><span class="annotate-lyric"> I be zombie Sir, ko kan mi <br/></span></label><div id=content15 class="annotate-explain"><div class="annotate-text"> He declares that it's none of his concern as he is a zombie  </div></div><br/><input type="checkbox" id=toggle16><label for=toggle16><span class="annotate-lyric"> O tutu, o tutu, o wo yin o <br/></span></label><div id=content16 class="annotate-explain"><div class="annotate-text"> He is so cold that he can feel it in his teeth </div></div><input type="checkbox" id=toggle17><label for=toggle17><span class="annotate-lyric"> Ma gara si mi, alakori o<br/>Ohun to n se yin ko lo n se mi o<br/>E je lo mo’hun te n se, I no be novice <br/></span></label><div id=content17 class="annotate-explain"><div class="annotate-text"> He warns people not to look down on him as their problems are not his problems so, it’s better they know what they’re doing because he is not a novice. </div></div><br/> Yepa yepo, asamodi <input type="checkbox" id=toggle18><label for=toggle18><span class="annotate-lyric"> Oga no dey form over sabi o <br/></span></label><div id=content18 class="annotate-explain"><div class="annotate-text"> 'Oga' means boss but in this particular context, it means 'guy.' Asake warns a guy not to act like he knows it all.  </div></div><input type="checkbox" id=toggle19><label for=toggle19><span class="annotate-lyric"> Michael Scofield, as you can see <br/></span></label><div id=content19 class="annotate-explain"><div class="annotate-text"> Asake likens himself to Michael Scofield, one of the protagonists in the iconic American TV show- Prison Break. He was highly skilled and extremely intelligent. </div></div><input type="checkbox" id=toggle20><label for=toggle20><span class="annotate-lyric"> I be zombie Sir, ko kan mi <br/></span></label><div id=content20 class="annotate-explain"><div class="annotate-text"> He declares that it's none of his concern as he is a zombie  </div></div><br/><br/> Got your birthstone, you're an earth tone <br/> I miss you, I need you bad, baby, come home <br/> You want me to make it happen, baby, I know <br/> You want me to keep you happy, baby, I know <br/> Penthouse, condo <br/> Got no one, amapiano <br/> You want me to make it happen, baby, I know <br/> I'm here to make you smile when you feel low <br/><input type="checkbox" id=toggle21><label for=toggle21><span class="annotate-lyric"> Happiness, e ri finesse <br/></span></label><div id=content21 class="annotate-explain"><div class="annotate-text"> "Happiness, you see finesse" </div></div><input type="checkbox" id=toggle22><label for=toggle22><span class="annotate-lyric"> My life no stress, fine boy no ex <br/></span></label><div id=content22 class="annotate-explain"><div class="annotate-text"> The popular phrase "fine boy, no ex" is from a viral video that went round two years ago. Generally, a lot of people don't like talking about their exes or acknowledging them because they feel they've gone past that phase in their lives. The phrase denotes that you're in a much better place in your life so you don't want to be associated with that person/those people you dated earlier in your life      </div></div><input type="checkbox" id=toggle23><label for=toggle23><span class="annotate-lyric"> Happiness, it’s the feeling <br/></span></label><div id=content23 class="annotate-explain"><div class="annotate-text"> "Happiness, you see finesse" </div></div><input type="checkbox" id=toggle24><label for=toggle24><span class="annotate-lyric"> Your life no stress <br/></span></label><div id=content24 class="annotate-explain"><div class="annotate-text"> The popular phrase "fine boy, no ex" is from a viral video that went round two years ago. Generally, a lot of people don't like talking about their exes or acknowledging them because they feel they've gone past that phase in their lives. The phrase denotes that you're in a much better place in your life so you don't want to be associated with that person/those people you dated earlier in your life      </div></div><br/><input type="checkbox" id=toggle25><label for=toggle25><span class="annotate-lyric"> O tutu, o tutu, o wo yin o <br/></span></label><div id=content25 class="annotate-explain"><div class="annotate-text"> He is so cold that he can feel it in his teeth </div></div><input type="checkbox" id=toggle26><label for=toggle26><span class="annotate-lyric"> Ma gara si mi, alakori o<br/>Ohun to n se yin ko lo n se mi o<br/>E je lo mo’hun te n se, I no be novice <br/></span></label><div id=content26 class="annotate-explain"><div class="annotate-text"> He warns people not to look down on him as their problems are not his problems so, it’s better they know what they’re doing because he is not a novice. </div></div><br/> Yepa yepo, asamodi <input type="checkbox" id=toggle27><label for=toggle27><span class="annotate-lyric"> Oga no dey form over sabi o <br/></span></label><div id=content27 class="annotate-explain"><div class="annotate-text"> 'Oga' means boss but in this particular context, it means 'guy.' Asake warns a guy not to act like he knows it all.  </div></div><input type="checkbox" id=toggle28><label for=toggle28><span class="annotate-lyric"> Michael Scofield, as you can see <br/></span></label><div id=content28 class="annotate-explain"><div class="annotate-text"> Asake likens himself to Michael Scofield, one of the protagonists in the iconic American TV show- Prison Break. He was highly skilled and extremely intelligent. </div></div><input type="checkbox" id=toggle29><label for=toggle29><span class="annotate-lyric"> I be zombie Sir, ko kan mi <br/></span></label><div id=content29 class="annotate-explain"><div class="annotate-text"> He declares that it's none of his concern as he is a zombie

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Credits
Produced by
Sarz, Dave Nunez
Written by
Ahmed Ololade, Osabuohien Osaretin, Sergio Giavanni Kitchens
Release date
December 7, 2023