Luminous Tide

[Verse 1]
The hum of the genny always sets the night's rhythm, a low, familiar beat.
But when you walked past the suya smoke, my own heart skipped a beat.
My glass paused mid-air, conversations dimmed, the energy fell low.
Like the Atlantic held its breath, just for your luminescent glow.

[Chorus]
Orente mi, you were the breaking wave, pulling me out to sea.
And now I'm stranded, eyes on your distant shore, wishing you noticed me.
This current pulls, a silent, lonely tide.
Just a whisper of what could be, where did my courage hide?

[Verse 2]
I watched your laughter ripple, a soft current through the crowded room.
My words were caught like driftwood, drowned in the humid bloom.
The gbedu drums kept pounding, but my rhythm was off-beat.
A quiet storm inside, on a restless Lagos street.

[Chorus]
Orente mi, you were the breaking wave, pulling me out to sea.
And now I'm stranded, eyes on your distant shore, wishing you noticed me.
This current pulls, a silent, lonely tide.
Just a whisper of what could be, where did my courage hide?

[Bridge]
Is this how every tender moment slips, like dew before the sun?
Another sunrise over Eko, another chance unsung.
This yearning, a river's pull, strong and deep inside.
Will I ever reach that azure horizon, or just watch the currents ride?

[Outro]
Still caught in that eddy, where your memory turns and churns.
On the edge of a breaking wave, my longing gently burns.