Music Review: “My Story,” by Zinoleesky
“My Story,” is a song by Nigerian singer and songwriter, Zinoleesky. Zino, as he is fondly called is currently signed to Naira Marley’s record label, “Marlians,” Record Label.
The song comes in 3 verses. The chorus was sung twice.
What is the song “My Story,” by Zinoleesky about?
In the song “My Story,” by Zinoleesky, the artist narrates his ordeal or all he suffered when he was yet to be famous and wealthy. According to him, he hustled and bustled non-stop till he got his breakthrough. He met a lot of people who didn’t fulfill their promises to him. He went to a public school because his parents couldn’t afford to pay for his education. He and his family sold food and barely could feed from the small income.
Zinoleesky revealed that he got his breakthrough through resilience and the belief he had in himself, even though he doubted himself at times. He spoke good things into his life as time went on.
Also, he is thankful to God for the breakthrough and his mum and dad for their constant prayers and support.
What do you all think?
Check out “My Story,” by Zinoleesky Lyrics Translation
Intro
Oh na na yeah yeah
Shey you dey hear wetin me dey hear? (Can you hear what I am hearing?)
Spiritual, show killer
Call me Zinoleesky
Yeah ee yeah, yeah ee yeah, ee yeah yeah
Verse 1
Me I want talk my story now (I want to narrate my story now.)
Right now when nobody never know me (When I was unknown)
Would anybody really know me? No
Gbogbo ero k’ero be yen lo wa lokan mi o (Such negative thoughts were on my mind.)
I been dey sit down with mummy (I was sitting with my mummy.)
Hustling every night till the morning
I was young when I discovered this talent
I get aim and I get target o
Ki ‘n se ori re mo fe lo ja loke (To be successful, to be at the top.)
Se mo de si ma lowo bi Dangote? (And would I still have money like Dangote?)
Lowo bi Dangote (Money like Dangote’s)
Chorus
This is my story, my autobiography
This is my story, my autobiography
This is my story, my autobiography
True life story, this is reality
This is reality
Repeat chorus
This is my story, my autobiography
This is my story, my autobiography
This is my story, my autobiography
True life story, this is reality
This is reality
Verse 2
Iya bolu is always praying (Mummy Bolu is always praying.)
Oni iwo, omo mi o gonna make it (She said you my son, you are going to make it.)
My father kept on supporting me
So I told him everything that was hurting me
A lot of people kept on promising
Pe awon ma je ki n blow, mo ma wo industry (How they would make me famous, and bring me into the indusry.)
Sugbon, riro ni ti eniyan s’ishe ni ti Olorun (But, humans think, while God is the one that does it.)
O le fun mi lati r’asho si orun (It was difficult to cloth my self.)
A s’ise 7 to 7; 700 Naira (We worked 7 to 7; 700 naira.)
Ounje la ma tun fi ra (And used it to buy food.)
I dey try make I dress (I am trying to dress.)
Make I rhyme in my hood o (Let me rhyme in my hood.)
Sugbon mo ma tun fe se orin ninu studio (But, I will also want to make a song in the studio.)
Nigbati mo ri (When I saw…)
O pe odun merin ki n to ri another one se (It took another four years before I was able to do another one.)
Mo ba b’ori mi soro (I talked to my head/destiny.)
Mo b’ori mi soro ko gbe mi de ibi ire (I talked to my head/destiny to take me to a good place.)
Mo tun ba ese mi soro (I talked to my legs)
Lo ba gbe mi pade —–(And it connected/took me to —)
Chorus
This is my story, my autobiography
This is my story, my autobiography
This is my story, my autobiography
True life story, this is reality
This is reality
Repeat chorus
This is my story, my autobiography
This is my story, my autobiography
This is my story, my autobiography
True life story, this is reality
This is reality
Verse 3
Na public school no money for school fees (I went to a public school, because, there was no money for school fees.)
Mama say, son this is what the truth is (Mama said, son, this is what the truth is.)
Things are not the way you watch it in the movies
Happily every and after, those are 2 things
Ye ye ye oh mama
Mo ni tin ba lowo, I don hammer (I said, if I have money; I have become successful.)
O wun mi kin bi ibeji o (I desire to give birth to twins.)
Lota ba duro l’oun loku bi tin ma gba (The enemy stood against it saying what route will I pass.)
Bobo se operation lemeji o (I did operation twice.)
Ah bobo ba —- jo, bobo fe ra hot 5 (I gathered money, I want to buy hot 5.)
Say make the ladies make them come dey chop life (Let the ladies come and enjoy life.)
Bobo fe ra designer o fe ra hot 5 (I want to buy designer, hot 5.)
But to make it tothe industry omo na tough fight (oh nana) (But, to make it to the industry is difficult.)
When dem dey with me won ni mo morin ko (When they were with me, they said I don’t know how to sing.)
When den no dey wan ni mo lo ji nkan (When they were not available, they said I went to steal.)
Alagbara Tunde iyen se be king kong (Powerful Tunde was acting like King King.)
Ni ojo ti mo ri e, wan fi oju mi ri nkan (The day I saw them, they made me go through a lot.)
Now you know Spiritual beats
Frankie dey, ose (Frankie is here, thank you.)
Outro
My story, my autobiography
Watch the video for the song “My Story,” by Zinoleesky
Duration: 3 minutes 13 seconds