Visa Stamp Waist

Thud… thud… you hear that? That na the stamp
Eh — gate seven, night flight, oya
Stamp am, stamp am, oh-oh
Same girl, new skyline
No border for the bass

Runway light on the wet black tar
Suitcase wheel dey sing where you are
Lagos midnight, arrivals hall glow
There you stand by the carousel, slow
Same denim jacket from June in Accra
Same little laugh when I call you "wahala"
Customs man ask what I carry inside
I say one heartbeat I no fit hide
Green book open on the counter top
Every page dey wait for your next stop

Officer stamp the page, that one na small thing
Real stamp na the way your waist dey swing
Hold it… hold it… okay —
Now drop am with the drum

Visa stamp waist — girl, move am like that
One little wine, gate to the back (back!)
Passport for pocket, drum for my chest
Na your two-step sign my papers, best

Stamp am, stamp am, eh
Move am, move am, yeah
No border, no border for the bass (hey)
My visa got stamped when your waist moved

Two weeks later na Nairobi rain
Same girl waiting by the baggage lane
Gold on your wrist from the Accra trip
Harare mbira ringtone on your hip
Different money, different plug for the wall
Same eyes finding me across the hall
They can print me a hundred-page book
I only travel for that over-shoulder look

Officer stamp the page, that one na small thing
Real stamp na the way your waist dey swing
Hold it… hold it… okay —
Now drop am with the drum

Visa stamp waist — girl, move am like that
One little wine, gate to the back (back!)
Passport for pocket, drum for my chest
Na your two-step sign my papers, best

Stamp am, stamp am, eh
Move am, move am, yeah
No border, no border for the bass (hey)
My visa got stamped when your waist moved

Stamp (hey), stamp (hey)
Waist to the left, waist to the right
Baggage hall don turn to dancefloor
Whole terminal moving tonight
Shoulder, shoulder — now bring it low
Log drum say na time to go, go
Log drum say na time to go, go

If you land from Lagos, make some noise (ehhh!)
If you land from Jozi, make some noise (ehhh!)
Accra people, where you dey? (we dey here!)
Nairobi massive, where you dey? (we dey here!)
Harare family, oya stand up (yeah yeah!)
Now everybody — waist to the drum (oya, oya — go!)

No embassy queue from me to you
No expiry date on the way you land
I lost my map, I no dey care
Home is any gate where your shoulders sway
So call the drummer back… bring am back now —

Visa stamp waist — girl, move am like that
One little wine, gate to the back (back!)
Passport for pocket, drum for my chest
Na your two-step sign my papers, best

Visa stamp waist — girl, move am like that (eh!)
One little wine, gate to the back (back!)
Passport for pocket, drum for my chest (my chest!)
Na your two-step sign my papers (yes o!)

Stamp am, stamp am, eh (stamp am!)
Move am, move am, yeah (move am!)
No border, no border for the bass (hey)
My visa got stamped when your waist moved

Where you go next? (anywhere you dey)
Cash or card? (this waist na the fare)
Same girl, new skyline, oh-oh
Boarding now, gate seven — last call, last call
Safe flight, my love… safe flight (safe flight)