Lyrics
The black Mercedes at Quarters 84 had government plates, Adeola.
I saw her face in the tinted glass, just a shadow passing slow.
The air was thick with the smell of diesel and roasting corn.
It was Tuesday, just past eight, after the first call to prayer was born.
[Pre-Chorus]
And I should look away, abi?
Build a quick wall for only me?
[Chorus]
How many bricks for this lie?
One by one, I count them high.
How many bricks for this lie?
This heavy blueprint in my eye.
[Verse 2]
Last week, Tunde told me, "She is the load-bearing pillar of my life."
He was smiling, holding her hand, my brother and his wife.
The driver never even turned his head, just stared at the iron gate.
I felt the vibration from their engine, a low murmur of fate.
[Pre-Chorus]
And I should phone my brother now?
Show him truth can break a vow?
[Chorus]
How many bricks for this lie?
One by one, I count them high.
How many bricks for this lie?
This heavy blueprint in my eye.
[Bridge]
So I turn my back on the polished steel, let the darkness take the scene.
Some foundations are not built for the weight of what I've seen.
[Outro]
I'm still counting, Adeola.
Still counting.
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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