Person Wey Sabi
Journey of a Wise Soul: Ice Prince's 'Person Wey Sabi'
Lyrics
Ai ai ai
A rhythmic expression, possibly indicating excitement or a call to attention.
Sometimes I fly sometimes I fall
Expressing the ups and downs in life, the unpredictable nature of experiences.
Sometimes I travel round the world
Reflecting on the diverse experiences, including traveling globally.
Sometimes I dull
Occasionally feeling low or uninspired.
Raf nwane o raf nwane o
Repetition for emphasis; asserting identity as someone who knows influential individuals.
I be person wey sabi person wey sabi
-I be person wey sabi person wey sabi
-O na na na na o na na na na
-O na na na na yeeehh
-O na na na na o na na na na
-O na na na na yeeehh
-Shey na we dey for top nobody context
Reflecting on rising from humble beginnings, turning challenges into opportunities, and the transformation of the environment.
See how they bad e nor dey become best
-Before pikin cry shey mama go born first
-Me I started with a kiosk I turn am to complex
-True life story I come from J town
-That's why nigga I nor dey stay down
-As dem dey book the show see dem dey book the street
-But them my niggas go turn am to play ground
-I say o fire fire see as my chics them maya maya
Describing the attention and challenges that come with success, especially in relationships.
You wan carry my money waya waya o daya daya
-Got me feeling like
-O fire fire see as my chics them maya maya
-You wan carry my money waya waya o daya daya
-Got me feeling like
-Sometimes I fly sometimes I fall
Reiteration of life's unpredictability and self-identity as someone well-connected.
Sometimes I travel round the world
-Sometimes I dull
-Raf nwane o raf nwane o
-I be person wey sabi person wey sabi
-I be person wey sabi person wey sabi
-O na na na na o na na na na
-O na na na na yeeehh
-O na na na na o na na na na
-O na na na na yeeehh
-See from the very start the lady feeling the boy
Narrating the journey from being noticed to becoming a star and addressing critics who find joy in the artist's success.
Then I became a star she still feeling the toy
-Then I became a canibal animal make this rapping
-Be selling but so the critics I only give em joy
-You already know a nigga that I be
Asserting self-identity and comparing oneself to the legendary boxer Muhammad Ali.
When I remember back ain't not my guy
-And now it goes what and I'm never in a porshe
-But I'm never like the greatest call me Mohamed Ali
-Aii oganu oganu ekele nugo kequ
Uttering phrases, possibly in a local dialect, emphasizing gratitude and blessings.
E ye ne ke ne qu ye konu
-Madi madi kodi kakekwunu
-Sometimes I fly sometimes I fall
Reiteration of life's uncertainties and self-awareness as someone well-connected.
Sometimes I travel round the world
-Sometimes I dull
-Raf nwane o raf nwane o
-I be person wey sabi person wey sabi
-I be person wey sabi person wey sabi
-O na na na na o na na na na
-O na na na na yeeehh
-O na na na na o na na na na
-O na na na na yeeehh
-Ha ha this one says Chewing gum sweet
Referring to the sweetness of success using metaphors like "Chewing gum sweet" and local expressions.
Na ala puto muwayin na abedi zamani
-Inugo inugo inugo asim
-Chewing gum sweet
-Na ala puto muwayin na abedi zamani
-Inugo inugo inugo asim
-O na na na na o na na na na
Reiteration of the artist's identity and acknowledgment of success.
O na na na na yeeehh
-O na na na na o na na na na
-O na na na na yeeehh
-Sometimes I fly sometimes I fall
Final reflection on life's ups and downs, self-awareness, and a confident acknowledgment of personal connections and success.
Sometimes I travel round the world
-Sometimes I dull
-Raf nwane o raf nwane o
-I be person wey sabi person wey sabi
-Motherfucker wey sabi person wey sabi
-Thank God
An expression of gratitude or relief, thanking a higher power.
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