Village Square · Yoruba / English / Efik
The drum that speaks 2
The talking drum returns — louder, clearer, and more urgent than before.
Lyrics
(Intro)
Eh eh…
Can you hear it?
From the motherland…
The drum dey talk…
Ekóñ… ekóñ…
(Drum… drum…)
Before the words…
Before the books…
The drum already knew our story…
(Verse 1)
Deep in the village when the sun dey rise
Talking drum dey speak before human eyes
Message for the people carried through the air
Heartbeat of the ancestors everywhere
From the river side to the marketplace
Every rhythm carry spirit and grace
When joy arrive, the drum go sing
When danger come, the drum go ring
No microphone, no telephone line
But the sound travel farther than the eye fit find
From kingdom to kingdom, village to town
Na the drum unite us all around
(Pre-Chorus)
If you listen close, e go tell you truth
About our fathers and forgotten roots
The sound no dey lie, the rhythm no pretend
The drum wey dey speak still dey defend
(Chorus)
The drum that speaks…
Calling my name through the night
The drum that speaks…
Keeping the fire alive
Eh eh… hear the rhythm cry
Spirit of Africa never die
From the soil to the sky above
Na the drum dey carry our love
(Verse 2)
When warriors march for the battleground
Na the talking drum announce the sound
When new child born and the people dance
Na the rhythm give the soul new chance
At the wedding, at the burial ground
Different message for every sound
Celebration, warning, worship, pain
The drum dey speak again and again
Abasi enyene utibe ke usung
(God has wisdom in the drumbeat)
Ekóñ ọkọt eti eti
(The drum speaks loudly)
Even when the chains try hold us down
The rhythm survive crossing every town
From slavery pain to freedom song
The drum still tell us we belong
(Chorus)
The drum that speaks…
Calling my soul from inside
The drum that speaks…
Guiding the people with light
Eh eh… hear the ancestors sing
Feel the power the rhythm bring
From the earth to the stars above
Na the drum dey carry our blood
(Bridge)
Close your eyes… feel the vibration
Heartbeat connect every generation
No matter the language, tribe, or tongue
One rhythm unite us as one
Yoruba, Efik, Igbo, Ibibio
One spirit inside the flow
The drum no care where you come from
Once the beat drop, we become one
(Verse 3)
Modern city but the roots still deep
Ancient fire wey we still dey keep
Afrobeat rise with the talking sound
Old tradition in a modern town
The drum dey heal, the drum dey teach
Say the poorest soul still fit reach
Hope and strength when the days feel weak
Sometimes silence… but the drum still speak
(Final Chorus — Bigger Choir)
Lead: The drum that speaks!
Choir: Hear the sound! Hear the sound!
Lead: Spirit of Africa!
Choir: Rising now! Rising now!
Lead: Feel the rhythm!
Choir: In your soul! In your soul!
Lead: One people!
Choir: One heartbeat! One goal!
(Outro)
When the world forget who you are…
Listen to the drum…
When your spirit feel lost in the dark…
Listen to the drum…
Because before the words…
Before the books…
The drum already knew your name…
Na me be McEncomium…
Edemaya Son… 🎤
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