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Iseoluwa is a soulful Afrobeat track where Fireboy DML reflects on faith, gratitude, and purpose. The song blends emotive lyrics with melodic rhythms, delivering a message of hope and perseverance while paying homage to divine guidance and personal growth.

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<input type="checkbox" id=toggle1><label for=toggle1><span class="annotate-lyric"> Falala, falala<br/>Make I dey falala, falala <br/></span></label><div id=content1 class="annotate-explain"><div class="annotate-text"> "Falala" could mean enjoyment, blessings or abundance in Yoruba. Fireboy just wants to keep enjoying his blessings  </div></div><br/> Blessings on blessings upon my life <input type="checkbox" id=toggle2><label for=toggle2><span class="annotate-lyric"> Till they see me for Valhalla <br/></span></label><div id=content2 class="annotate-explain"><div class="annotate-text"> "Valhalla" is in reference to The Aston Martin Valhalla, a limited-edition, mid-engine, plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) supercar. </div></div><input type="checkbox" id=toggle3><label for=toggle3><span class="annotate-lyric"> Mama say make I listen to Jah <br/></span></label><div id=content3 class="annotate-explain"><div class="annotate-text"> His mum told him to listen to Jah (this is a shortened version of the name of God- Yahweh or Jehovah </div></div><input type="checkbox" id=toggle4><label for=toggle4><span class="annotate-lyric"> Make I no reason too far <br/></span></label><div id=content4 class="annotate-explain"><div class="annotate-text"> He doesn't want to think too much  </div></div><br/> Man I've been living too fast <input type="checkbox" id=toggle5><label for=toggle5><span class="annotate-lyric"> Make I dey chill and relax <br/></span></label><div id=content5 class="annotate-explain"><div class="annotate-text"> He wants to relax  </div></div><br/> Life has been good to me <br/> I do not take this with levity <br/> Nothing is new to me but lowkey I'm grateful for everything <br/> The good and the bad and the ugly <br/> All of the joy and the suffering <br/> And then it dawn on me, all that I seek is in front of me <br/><br/><input type="checkbox" id=toggle6><label for=toggle6><span class="annotate-lyric"> Isẹ Oluwa ko s'ẹni to ye <br/></span></label><div id=content6 class="annotate-explain"><div class="annotate-text"> This is a Yoruba phrase meanin: "God's works are not understood by anyone" </div></div><input type="checkbox" id=toggle7><label for=toggle7><span class="annotate-lyric"> Bi mo se se, mi o mọ <br/></span></label><div id=content7 class="annotate-explain"><div class="annotate-text"> "How I do it, I don't know" </div></div><input type="checkbox" id=toggle8><label for=toggle8><span class="annotate-lyric"> I just dey stay on my grind everyday <br/></span></label><div id=content8 class="annotate-explain"><div class="annotate-text"> He just keeps working everyday  </div></div><br/> I keep my eyes looking up <input type="checkbox" id=toggle9><label for=toggle9><span class="annotate-lyric"> As you dеy see, I give the glory to God<br/>As you dey see, I givе the glory to God <br/></span></label><div id=content9 class="annotate-explain"><div class="annotate-text"> "As you dey see" is a Nigerian Pidgin phrase meaning: "As you can see" </div></div><input type="checkbox" id=toggle10><label for=toggle10><span class="annotate-lyric"> Isẹ Oluwa ko s'ẹni to ye <br/></span></label><div id=content10 class="annotate-explain"><div class="annotate-text"> This is a Yoruba phrase meaning: "God's works are not understood by anyone" </div></div><input type="checkbox" id=toggle11><label for=toggle11><span class="annotate-lyric"> Bi mo se se, mi o mọ <br/></span></label><div id=content11 class="annotate-explain"><div class="annotate-text"> "How I do it, I don't know" </div></div><input type="checkbox" id=toggle12><label for=toggle12><span class="annotate-lyric"> I just dey stay on my grind everyday <br/></span></label><div id=content12 class="annotate-explain"><div class="annotate-text"> He just keeps working everyday  </div></div><br/> I keep my eyes looking up <input type="checkbox" id=toggle13><label for=toggle13><span class="annotate-lyric"> As you dey see, I give the glory to God<br/>As you dey see, I give the glory to God <br/></span></label><div id=content13 class="annotate-explain"><div class="annotate-text"> "As you dey see" is a Nigerian Pidgin phrase meaning: "As you can see" </div></div> <br/> One man food is another man's poison, leave me to make my own choices <input type="checkbox" id=toggle14><label for=toggle14><span class="annotate-lyric"> Only see me with the people wey love me, love to the ones that have lost me <br/></span></label><div id=content14 class="annotate-explain"><div class="annotate-text"> You'd only see him with the people that love him but he still feels love towards the ones that have lost him </div></div><br/> I came from nothing, made it to something, but every day I'm still working <input type="checkbox" id=toggle15><label for=toggle15><span class="annotate-lyric"> Send me my money, pay me my money, anything else ko ma kan mi <br/></span></label><div id=content15 class="annotate-explain"><div class="annotate-text"> "Ko ma kan mi" means "it's not my business" in Yoruba  </div></div><input type="checkbox" id=toggle16><label for=toggle16><span class="annotate-lyric"> 2024, I pray to God make I no follow <br/></span></label><div id=content16 class="annotate-explain"><div class="annotate-text"> He prays to survive 2024  </div></div><input type="checkbox" id=toggle17><label for=toggle17><span class="annotate-lyric"> Bi mo se n lọ, bi mo se n bọ, Oluwa sọ mi o <br/></span></label><div id=content17 class="annotate-explain"><div class="annotate-text"> He asks God to guide him as he goes out and returns  </div></div><br/> Don't know tomorrow, save me from sorrow <input type="checkbox" id=toggle18><label for=toggle18><span class="annotate-lyric"> Ra'le, ra mọtọ <br/></span></label><div id=content18 class="annotate-explain"><div class="annotate-text"> "Ra'le, ra moto" is a Yoruba phrase meaning: "Buy land, buy cars." This is often used as a representation of wealth - being able to afford land and cars </div></div><br/> Nothing is ever enough o <br/> <br/><input type="checkbox" id=toggle19><label for=toggle19><span class="annotate-lyric"> Isẹ Oluwa ko s'ẹni to ye <br/></span></label><div id=content19 class="annotate-explain"><div class="annotate-text"> This is a Yoruba phrase meaning: "God's works are not understood by anyone" </div></div><input type="checkbox" id=toggle20><label for=toggle20><span class="annotate-lyric"> Bi mo se se, mi o mọ <br/></span></label><div id=content20 class="annotate-explain"><div class="annotate-text"> "How I do it, I don't know" </div></div><input type="checkbox" id=toggle21><label for=toggle21><span class="annotate-lyric"> I just dey stay on my grind everyday <br/></span></label><div id=content21 class="annotate-explain"><div class="annotate-text"> He just keeps working everyday  </div></div><br/> I keep my eyes looking up <input type="checkbox" id=toggle22><label for=toggle22><span class="annotate-lyric"> As you dey see, I give the glory to God<br/>As you dey see, I give the glory to God <br/></span></label><div id=content22 class="annotate-explain"><div class="annotate-text"> "As you dey see" is a Nigerian Pidgin phrase meaning: "As you can see" </div></div><input type="checkbox" id=toggle23><label for=toggle23><span class="annotate-lyric"> Isẹ Oluwa ko s'ẹni to ye <br/></span></label><div id=content23 class="annotate-explain"><div class="annotate-text"> This is a Yoruba phrase meaning: "God's works are not understood by anyone" </div></div><input type="checkbox" id=toggle24><label for=toggle24><span class="annotate-lyric"> Bi mo se se, mi o mọ <br/></span></label><div id=content24 class="annotate-explain"><div class="annotate-text"> "How I do it, I don't know" </div></div><input type="checkbox" id=toggle25><label for=toggle25><span class="annotate-lyric"> I just dey stay on my grind everyday <br/></span></label><div id=content25 class="annotate-explain"><div class="annotate-text"> He just keeps working everyday  </div></div><br/> I keep my eyes looking up <input type="checkbox" id=toggle26><label for=toggle26><span class="annotate-lyric"> As you dey see, I give the glory to God<br/>As you dey see, I give the glory to God <br/></span></label><div id=content26 class="annotate-explain"><div class="annotate-text"> "As you dey see" is a Nigerian Pidgin phrase meaning: "As you can see" </div></div><br/><input type="checkbox" id=toggle27><label for=toggle27><span class="annotate-lyric"> (Isẹ Oluwa ko s'ẹni to ye) <br/></span></label><div id=content27 class="annotate-explain"><div class="annotate-text"> This is a Yoruba phrase meaning: "God's works are not understood by anyone" </div></div>

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Credits
Produced by
Bassiqally, Nxrth
Written by
Adedamola Adefolahan
Release date
August 29, 2024