Two Architects

[Verse 1]
On the busted concrete steps of Mapo Hall
They drew the blueprint on a napkin, after rainfall.
Two boys, one promise, a city to build brand new.
Back in '09, the hope was a scaffolding holding the view.
He smelled of cement dust and cheap, sweet perfume.
They swore the foundation would be their own shared room.

[Chorus]
Two architects, one foundation stone
Now you de build your own house all alone.
Two architects, same sun, different sky
Who taught you how to build a wall so high?

[Verse 2]
Now it's new glass towers and a silence on the phone.
Counting the years like cracks spreading through the stone.
He saw your new car pass through the Oje market crowd.
Your window was up, the music was too loud.
"We go finish am, Femi," was the promise he made.
Just a ghost of a voice in this hollow arcade.

[Bridge]
A foundation cracks slow, you don't hear the sound.
Just one day you look and the walls are all down.
No demolition crew, no warning, no fight.
Just a blueprint that faded in the bright, unforgiving light.

[Chorus]
Two architects, one foundation stone
Now you de build your own house all alone.
Two architects, same sun, different sky
Who taught you how to build a wall so high?

[Outro]
Just a napkin blueprint.
Fading in the rain.