Nigerian singer Sound Sultan was known fos r his dexterity in songwriting. Some of his songs greatly criticized bad governance in Nigeria. He died in 2021 at the age of 44. This song features M.I
M.I is a Nigerian singer signed to Chocolate City, a record label he owns.
What is the song 2010 Light Up by Sound Sultan ft M.I all about?
This song is a call to Nigerians to arise and revolt, renounce, reject, protest against bad governance in the country, and the ill-treatment being dished out by politicians/leaders to the citizens.
It is a call to react to turbulent situation in the country till government listens and put things in the right order, or fixes the problems in the country.
It is a call demanding for electricity in the country instead of the constant poor power supply which makes people resort to using candles, and those that have generators, a generator.
Some of the other problems the artists mentioned include- hunger, epileptic power supply, lack of water, fuel scarcity, bad products, inflation, hardship, trampling on human rights, failed promises (like in the case of promising to light up Nigeria in 2010, but still not keeping to the promise), assassinating critics, and so on, which the government is acting blind to and being so heartless about the situation.
Lyrics to 2010 by Sound Sultan ft M.I
Intro
When we ask our Government o, when dem go give us light (When we ask the government when they would give us light)
Dem say na 2010, we don dey wait 2010 since then (They said 2010; we have been waiting for 2010 since then.)
But now the waiting must end (But now, the waiting must end.)
Cause 2010 don show oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh
oh oh oh oh oh, oh oh oh oh oh oh oh
Bridge
I want to be like Moses eh
Show my people dem to the promised land (Show my people to the promised land.)
But then I notice something eh, people wey try am don dey underground (But then, I noticed something, that people that tried it are now underground (6feet.))
Chorus
I see dem I ja (I saw them, and I took to my heels)
Look dem from far (Looked at them from afar.)
Me I fear these Government people (Me, I am afraid of this Government people.)
Rise up Naija (Rise up Nigeria.)
Raise ur apa (Raise your hand.)
Tell them you are tired of the evil
Verse 1 (Sound Sultan)
E don tey when Fela don go o(2x) (Its been long Fela exited the world.)
E don tey when Fela don know (Its been long that Fela knew)
Say the leaders are after the doe (Say the leaders ate after the money.)
Choose themselves like Mini Mani mo (Choose themselves turn afyer turn like a game)
Tumbo tumbo baskelebe
See dem eye like dey shaek kelebe (See their eyes
See dem pickin dey comot kelebe (See their children dropping mucus.)
Poor man pickin dey rush olele (Poor man’s children are rushing.)
Chorus
I see dem I ja (I saw them, and I took to my heels)
Look dem from far (Looked at them from afar.)
Me I fear these Government people (Me, I am afraid of this Government people.)
Rise up Naija (Rise up Nigeria.)
Raise ur apa (Raise your hand.)
Tell them you are tired of the evil
Verse 2 (Sound Sultan)
Gbogbo owo lo n kolobi (Every money is what they are grabbing.)
Won de TV won soro gidi (When they ere on TV, they are not saying anything important.)
Se wo ni,s’emi ni, a mo na gidi (Is it you, is it me that doesn’t know the right way.)
We dey follow follow dem like zombie (We are following them like zombies.)
Shey na today(na today), wey we dey wait(we dey wait) (Is it Today that we have been waiting.)
Go buy candle, go buy candle (Go and buy a candle.)
Go buy candle, go buy candle (Go and buy a candle.)
Shey na today(na today), wey we dey wait(we dey wait) (Is it Today that we have been waiting.)
E lo r’abela, e lo r’abela oh (Go and buy candle.)
E lo r’abela (Go and buy candle.)
Chorus
I see dem I ja (I saw them, and I took to my heels)
Look dem from far (Looked at them from afar.)
Me I fear these Government people (Me, I am afraid of this Government people.)
Rise up Naija (Rise up Nigeria.)
Raise ur apa (Raise your hand.)
Tell them you are tired of the evil
Verse 2 (M.I)
Yes boss,M.I with the flow boss
No more yes bosses its no boss
No boss so long u scope us
Why you eat green like locust
So ur masses live low cost
Hunger,poverty choke us
You say there’s a new plan for us
There’s no light,how you gonna show us
All man just fighting, thinking,fuel rising ,money sinking
PHCN so blinking, PHCN to the fighting
I keep on singing, writing
People voting, we coping
Country broken, leaders heartless
Open my eyes,still darkness
Its about that time
That I spit that rhyme
That can touch that mind
Who can tell that friend
Who can take that stand
We can reach that end
Put your lighters Up,they can’t fight us down
Light up naija this 2010
The futuristic sound
Bridge
Cause 2010 don show oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh
oh oh oh oh oh, oh oh oh oh oh oh oh
I want to be like Moses eh
Show my people dem to the promised land (Show my people to the promised land.)
But then I notice something eh, people wey try am don dey underground (But then, I noticed something, that people that tried it are now underground (6feet.))
Chorus
I see dem I ja (I saw them, and I took to my heels)
Look dem from far (Looked at them from afar.)
Me I fear these Government people (Me, I am afraid of this Government people.)
Rise up Naija (Rise up Nigeria.)
Raise ur apa (Raise your hand.)
Tell them you are tired of the evil
Outro
Shey na today(na today), wey we dey wait(we dey wait) (Is it Today that we have been waiting.)
Go buy candle, go buy candle (Go and buy a candle.)
Go buy candle, go buy candle (Go and buy a candle.)
Shey na today(na today), wey we dey wait(we dey wait) (Is it Today that we have been waiting.)
E lo r’abela, e lo r’abela oh (Go and buy candle.)
E lo r’abela (Go and buy candle.)
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