Provisional Floor

[Verse 1]
The harmattan dust was settling on the Pioneer decks
And I was counting empty bottles by their necks
You two were a rumour the bassline confirmed
A temporary government, a lesson unlearned

[Pre-Chorus]
And the synth was a promise, a long delay
The kick drum was holding its breath half a world away
The whole room was waiting, the lights painted you strange
Like two pillars holding up the coming rain

[Chorus]
On a provisional floor, with a borrowed beat
You drew a new blueprint with your dancing feet
Just a provisional floor, nothing built to last
But oh, the foundation you laid so fast

[Verse 2]
That club is a bank now, guards stand where we stood
I passed it last Tuesday in the Agege traffic flood
And I still wonder, did your load-bearing wall break?
Or was that the last dance for goodness sake?

[Pre-Chorus]
And the synth is a memory, a long delay
The kick drum is beating half a world away
The whole nation is waiting, the old lies feel strange
Like two pillars holding up the acid rain

[Chorus]
On a provisional floor, with a borrowed beat
You drew a new blueprint with your dancing feet
Just a provisional floor, nothing built to last
But oh, the foundation you laid so fast

[Bridge]
(Tempo slows to ~94 BPM)
I saw him lean in, the music went low
He said, "Na so e be, anywhere we go."

[Outro]
Counting the beats...
Counting the years...