Lyrics
The bougainvillea bleeds on the G.R.A. wall after the August rain.
A perfect new pattern, a beautiful stain.
The tailor next door is just counting his pins.
This is the way that the clean cloth begins.
[Chorus]
E don finish, the thread is cut clean.
Look at the space where the color has been.
Omo, the weaving is strong, you go see.
Nothing dey here where a person used to be.
[Verse 2]
The hum of the freezer from Mama Nkechi's shop sings a one-note song.
Where a loose strand is caught, the whole garment is wrong.
“Just pull it,” the old man said, “na so e be.”
A little knot remains that nobody can see.
[Chorus]
E don finish, the thread is cut clean.
Look at the space where the color has been.
Omo, the weaving is strong, you go see.
Nothing dey here where a person used to be.
[Bridge]
A fine piece of lace, for the wedding day price.
You only notice the tear if you look at it twice.
[Outro]
Counting the stitches.
Just… counting the stitches.
About Fela Kuyo
Fela Kuyo was raised in the shadow of the University of Ibadan, the eldest of six siblings who became a parent at fourteen when his activist father was silenced. His only inheritance was his father's political library and an old saxophone, which he taught himself to play by listening to Fela Kuti records. Today, he still lives in his hometown, his sprawling Afrobeat epics telling the story of a…
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