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Overdose
Mavins ft. Crayon, Ayra Starr, LADIPOE, Magixx, Boy Spyce
English
Nigerian Pidgin
Yoruba
Intro
| Original | Translation | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Hmm, hmm, hmm | Hmm, hmm, hmm | Vocal ad-lib |
| It's Don Jazzy | It's Don Jazzy | Producer tag - Don Jazzy is the head of Mavin Records |
Verse 1 (Crayon)
| Original | Translation | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Every likkle thing you dey do to me | Every little thing you do to me | Pidgin English - 'dey' = are doing/do |
| Dey sweety me for body | Makes me feel sweet all over my body | Pidgin - 'dey sweety me' = makes me feel good; 'for body' = in my body |
| Shey your loving fit fall on me? | Can your love fall on me? | Pidgin - 'shey' = question marker (can/will); 'fit' = can |
| Girl your bow leg make i go crazy | Girl, your bow legs make me go crazy | Bow legs here is a term of endearment/attraction, not an insult. Common compliment in Nigerian culture |
| Omoge shey e sure for me | Beautiful girl, are you sure about me? | Yoruba/Pidgin mix - 'Omoge' (Yoruba) = beautiful girl; 'shey e sure' = are you certain/committed |
| Or make i withdraw money | Or should I withdraw money (to spend on you)? | Asking if he should prove his commitment financially - cultural courtship gesture |
Pre-Chorus
| Original | Translation | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Oroma Oroma no go downgrade | My love, my love won't downgrade | Pidgin - 'Oroma' = my love/beautiful one; 'no go' = won't |
| Make i carry your luggage | Let me carry your burdens/baggage | Idiom meaning to support you through all your problems |
| I dey fine for four days | I've been looking for you for four days | Pidgin - 'dey fine' = been searching |
| No trouser, no trouser fit to contain | No trousers, no trousers can contain | Hyperbolic praise for her figure - her body is so amazing no clothing can properly contain it |
| Girl your body na package | Girl, your body is a complete package | Pidgin - 'na' = is; package = perfect/complete/well-formed |
| Shey u no see I'm falling | Don't you see I'm falling | Code-switching to English - falling in love |
| I'm falling falling for love | I'm falling, falling for love | Pure English line |
Chorus
| Original | Translation | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Overdose me | Give me an overdose | Metaphor - love is like a drug, he wants too much of it |
| Your love dey overdose me | Your love is overdosing me | Pidgin - your love is overwhelming/intoxicating me |
| Na you I want | It's you I want | Pidgin - 'na' = it is |
| Me love you I think of | You I love, you I think of | Inverted syntax for poetic effect |
| Overloading | Overloading | English - continuing the excess/abundance metaphor |
| I'll be overloading your bank account | I'll be overloading your bank account | Promise to shower her with money - showing commitment through financial support |
| Money plenty, tell me the amount | I have plenty of money, tell me how much you need | Pidgin/English mix - 'plenty' = a lot; offering unlimited financial support |
Verse 2 (Ayra Starr)
| Original | Translation | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| No one told me love would taste like this (like this) | No one told me love would taste like this (like this) | English - expressing surprise at how good love feels |
| Got my money in my pocket like this (like this) | Got my money in my pocket like this (like this) | English - she's financially independent and confident |
| Bitcoin dey my wallet like this (like this) | Bitcoin is in my wallet like this (like this) | Pidgin/English - modern wealth reference; 'dey' = is |
| Wisdom inna my knowledge like this | Wisdom in my knowledge like this | Pidgin/English - 'inna' = in; she's smart and self-aware |
| I follow God I no dey follow man | I follow God, I don't follow man | Pidgin - 'no dey' = don't; she's independent and makes her own decisions guided by faith, not peer pressure |
| For you I might have to consider | For you I might have to consider | English - she might make an exception for this person |
| Trips to LA taking photographs (But you knew that) | Trips to LA taking photographs (But you knew that) | English - luxury lifestyle imagery; LA = Los Angeles |
| If it's signed by me then it's an autograph | If it's signed by me then it's an autograph | English - wordplay showing her star power and value |
Verse 3 (LADIPOE)
| Original | Translation | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Live to die another day for you baby (Yeah) | Live to die another day for you baby (Yeah) | English - James Bond reference ('Die Another Day'), meaning he'd risk everything for her |
| Quit my Casanova ways for you baby (Ooh) | Quit my playboy ways for you baby (Ooh) | English - Casanova = womanizer; he's willing to commit and stop dating others |
| The only time that you say that you hate me | The only time that you say that you hate me | English - setting up a playful scenario |
| Is when I take the last slice of pastry | Is when I take the last slice of pastry | English - cute domestic detail showing intimacy and comfort in their relationship |
| Now I'm on the run run run (Running) | Now I'm on the run run run (Running) | English - metaphor for chasing after love or running from commitment fears |
| Run run run | Run run run | English - repetition for emphasis |
| Loving you till kingdom come | Loving you till kingdom come | English idiom - forever; until the end of time |
| But you drive me crazy send someone | But you drive me crazy, send someone (to help) | English - she makes him lose his mind; he needs intervention |
| Still my billboard baby | Still my billboard baby | English - she's his number one, publicly displayed like on a billboard |
| My number one | My number one | English - his top priority |
Bridge (Magixx)
| Original | Translation | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Baby e get as e dey be (Be) | Baby there's a certain way it is (is) | Pidgin - 'e get as e dey be' = there's something special/unexplainable about it |
| Omo you dey high me like pami (Mi) | Girl, you intoxicate me like palm wine (wine) | Pidgin/Yoruba - 'Omo' = girl/child; 'dey high me' = intoxicate/excite me; 'pami' = palm wine (traditional alcoholic beverage) |
| I just wanna be there when you need me | I just wanna be there when you need me | English - expressing commitment and support |
| Baby na your matter I dey reason all day yeah | Baby it's your issues I'm thinking about all day yeah | Pidgin - 'na your matter' = it's your concerns; 'dey reason' = am thinking about |
| Overdosing, body overdose | Overdosing, body overdose | English/Pidgin - returning to the song's central metaphor |
| Omo sey you carry over load | Girl, you're carrying an overload | Pidgin - 'Omo sey' = girl/I'm saying; you're too much (in a good way); excessive beauty/charm |
| You know sey me bad like Commando | You know that I'm tough like a Commando | Pidgin/English - 'sey' = that; Commando = elite soldier; he's strong and capable |
Pre-Chorus (Repeat)
| Original | Translation | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Oroma Oroma no go downgrade | My love, my love won't downgrade | Pidgin - repeated from earlier |
| Make i carry your luggage | Let me carry your burdens | Repeated metaphor for support |
| I dey find you for four days | I've been looking for you for four days | Pidgin - slight variation: 'fine' vs 'find' in different sources, same meaning |
| No trouser, no trouser fit to contain | No trousers can contain | Repeated praise for her figure |
| Girl your body na package | Girl, your body is a package | Repeated compliment |
| Shey u no see I'm falling | Don't you see I'm falling | Repeated declaration of falling in love |
| I'm falling falling for love | I'm falling, falling for love | Repeated |
Chorus (Repeat)
| Original | Translation | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Overdose me | Give me an overdose | Repeated chorus |
| Your love dey overdose me | Your love is overdosing me | Repeated |
| Na you I want | It's you I want | Repeated |
| Me love you I think of | You I love, you I think of | Repeated |
| Overloading | Overloading | Repeated |
| I'll be overloading your bank account | I'll be overloading your bank account | Repeated promise |
| Money plenty, tell me the amount | I have plenty of money, tell me how much | Repeated |
Verse 4 (Boy Spyce)
| Original | Translation | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Yomama yomama yomama yomama yo | Yomama yomama yomama yomama yo | Melodic vocal riff, not literal words |
| If you see Onome tell am she be the one o | If you see Onome, tell her she's the one | Pidgin - 'Onome' is a Nigerian name (means 'grace' in some Nigerian languages); 'tell am' = tell her; 'she be the one o' = she's the one |
| Cause I know and I know and I know in my heart and my soul | Cause I know and I know and I know in my heart and my soul | English - emphatic repetition showing certainty |
| If you do me jeje, me self I go dey follow baby eh | If you treat me gently/well, I myself will follow you baby | Pidgin - 'do me jeje' = treat me gently/nicely; 'jeje' (Yoruba) = gently/calmly; 'me self I go dey follow' = I will also commit/follow |
| If I enter your motor pim pim pim | If I get in your car pim pim pim | Pidgin/English - 'motor' = car; 'pim pim pim' = sound effects suggesting speed/excitement |
| Pim pim pim | Pim pim pim | Sound effect repetition |
| I go make you to shout pon pon pon | I will make you shout pon pon pon | Pidgin - 'I go make you' = I will make you; 'pon pon pon' = sound effect of shouting/excitement |
| Pon pon, Oh Oh Oh Oh | Pon pon, Oh Oh Oh Oh | Sound effects and vocal ad-libs |
| Me I no too like Ifeoma | Me, I don't really like Ifeoma | Pidgin - 'Me I no too like' = I don't really like; 'Ifeoma' is a Nigerian Igbo name meaning 'good thing' |
| Say na you I wan show my mama | I'm saying it's you I want to show my mother | Pidgin - 'say na you' = I'm saying it's you; 'wan show my mama' = want to introduce to my mother (serious relationship indicator) |
| Cos ama put you in a brand new Beamer | Because I'm going to put you in a brand new BMW | Pidgin/English - 'ama' = I'm going to; 'Beamer' = BMW car (showing he'll provide luxury) |
| Shey you go like be my shima | Would you like to be my girlfriend/lover? | Pidgin - 'shey you go like' = would you like; 'shima' = slang for girlfriend/lover |
| Snap me fine cinemato | Photograph me well, cinematographer | Pidgin/English mix - 'snap me fine' = take good pictures of me; 'cinemato' = playful abbreviation of cinematographer |