MMS

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"MMS" by Asake featuring Wizkid is a reflective song that combines elements of spirituality, gratitude, personal struggles and life’s fleeting nature. The song reflects on life’s difficulties, the journey toward success, and the importance of faith. Asake touches on his rise in the music industry, acknowledging the part that divine guidance plays in his journey. Wizkid also reflects on challenges he has faced and the inevitability of fate.

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See this life thing, yeah?
It's all about understanding, bro
You gotta understand what you're doing
You gotta-, you need a direction, bro

You gotta-, you need a direction, bro

O ye Ọlọhun, o ye Ọlọhun
Gbogbo nnkan ma lo ye Ọlọhun
O ye Ọlọhun, o ye Ọlọhun, uhn-uhn
Gbogbo nnkan ma lo ye Ọlọhun

Gbogbo nnkan ma lo ye Ọlọhun

Ki la mu w'aye? Ko soun ta mu w'aye
Ko si nnkan ta ma mu lọ
Ki la mu wa aye? Ko soun ta mu w'aye
Ko si nnkan ta ma mu lọ
(Sit back and watch it)

(Sit back and watch it)

Once upon a time, once upon a time (time, time)
When I just dey try, when I just dey try (dey try)

When I just dey try, when I just dey try (dey try)

When I drop a song, I go need to dance (dance, dance)
I dey waka kurukere, I dey pay my price

I dey waka kurukere, I dey pay my price

Then, I found a sound among all the sounds (sound)
I no get name, I no say na sound (sound)
Sound, sound, Mr. Money sound

Sound, sound, Mr. Money sound

I wan dey precise, I wan dey precise, uh-huh

I be like militant, military, military
Match on my enemies, uh-huh

Match on my enemies, uh-huh

Vigilante, vigilante, forgive me Lord, I dey on Your mercy
Cemetery, cemetery, people wey don die dey for cemetery, mm-mm
Life e no easy, I know e no easy, you gats to dey take am easy
(It's all vanity upon vanity, bro)

(It's all vanity upon vanity, bro)

O ye Ọlọhun, o ye Ọlọhun
Gbogbo nnkan ma lo ye Ọlọhun
O ye Ọlọhun, o ye Ọlọhun, uhn-uhn
Gbogbo nnkan ma lo ye Ọlọhun

Gbogbo nnkan ma lo ye Ọlọhun

Ki la mu w'aye? Ko soun ta mu w'aye
Ko si nnkan ta ma mu lọ
Ki la mu wa aye? Ko soun ta mu w'aye
Ko si nnkan ta ma mu lọ

Ko si nnkan ta ma mu lọ

Wabillahi Taufiq gan-an
Mo dupẹ lọwọ Ọlọhun for my city gan-an (yeah-yeah)
You no fit run from who you are
Man, wetin go be, man, is cast in stone
Mo dupẹ lọwọ Ọlọhun ta wa sa nle o
Mo ware, ware titi mo dẹ ṣaamin o
A dupẹ lọwọ Ọlọhun to ko mi yọ
Ka dẹ ma ṣeun ta le ṣe, ka dẹ ma yọ

Ka dẹ ma ṣeun ta le ṣe, ka dẹ ma yọ

O ye Ọlọhun, o ye Ọlọhun
Why mama leave me, yeah, e no long
Lost myself and I found my purpose
Yeah, every day, I know that I am blessed

Yeah, every day, I know that I am blessed

Tonight, we go jolomi o, mm
Yeah, jẹ ka joromi, uh-uh
Nothing man no face, so vibe today
This kain thing, say na life we dey

This kain thing, say na life we dey

Mo dupẹ lọwọ Ọlọhun ta wa sa nle o
Mo ware, ware titi mo dẹ ṣaamin o

Mo ware, ware titi mo dẹ ṣaamin o

A dupẹ lọwọ ọlọun to ko mi yọ
Ka dẹ ma ṣeun ta le ṣe, ka dẹ ma yọ

Ka dẹ ma ṣeun ta le ṣe, ka dẹ ma yọ

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Credits

Produced by

P. Prime

Written by

Ayodeji Ibrahim Balogun, Ololade Ahmed

Release date

July 8, 2024

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