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>> Ladies and gentlemen, I go by the name Ayra Starr.
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All the way from Lagos, Nigeria.
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I run out of shots, I run out of myself.
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I run out of luck, so I run out of myself.
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Money make the rain come, I'mma take some.
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I can make the rain come, mama take some.
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You can't be too worried about what's me I.
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I learned to be gangster right from these dark times.
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I release my mind, I need to re-up.
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I dare a to say some. up up my face down.
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Crying through a window.
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I want love some.
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I heard a bird sing.
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Come outside.
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I run from my enemies.
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Peace of my mind.
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War for my energy.
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No, no. can you wrap it up when you talk to me now?
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I don't watch my tone cuz I like how I sound.
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Delete you off my phone now, I need some new energy.
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>> >> Energy.
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My mother told me giving up is giving up, so I made another way.
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I told my hold me down, hold me down cuz these are a play.
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>> >> I run my city, run my life, run my mind,
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but I never run away.
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>> >> I'm so careful with my energy.
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Please, never speak up on my name.
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This is Give Me That, >> >> very sexy song,
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so feel free to whine your waist, okay?
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Give me that love, Give me peace of mind.
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No shade, I call me with your dislike.
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I want that peace of mind where they come with that woo.
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>> Where they come with that woo.
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>> Baby, now I'm mad as we dey run.
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So, make you no come waste time.
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Oh, no.
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No pressure.
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Make you give me that love.
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If you give me me, I no go let go.
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Give me mega.
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>> Call my Santa Claus.
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>> Feelings got me hitting on it.
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>> Taking that floor.
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>> Make you give me that love.
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If you give me me, I no go let go.
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Give me mega.
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Feelings got me hitting on it.
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>> Taking that floor.
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>> Dialo, dialo.
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If I give you my love, oh.
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Make you no disappoint, oh.
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Me I got you for mind, oh.
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Dialo, dialo.
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If I give you my love, oh. >> give you my love, oh.
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>> Make you no disappoint, oh.
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>> Make you no disappoint, oh.
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>> Me I got you for mind, oh.
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So many people want lick my stew.
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So, baby, chill make I serve you, oh.
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>> >> And if I and you are two by two,
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you fit to fit to lose your cool.
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So many reasons are written in the stars, oh my God.
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So, baby, make you give me your love.
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Make you give me that love.
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If you give me me, I no go let go.
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Give me mega.
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>> Call my Santa Claus.
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>> Feelings got me hitting on it.
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>> Taking that floor.
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>> >> Make you give me that love.
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If you give me me, I >> I no go let go.
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>> Uh-huh.
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Make you give me mega.
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>> Call my Santa Claus.
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>> Feelings got me hitting on it.
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>> Taking that floor.
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>> Dialo, dialo.
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If I give you my love, oh.
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>> If I give you my love, oh.
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>> Make you no disappoint, oh.
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>> Make you no disappoint, oh.
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>> Me I got you for mind, oh.
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Dialo, dialo.
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If I give you my love, oh.
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>> If make you no disappoint.
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>> >> Fear got you by my dough.
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Hey.
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Come on.
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Hey.
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Go.
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Uh-huh.
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I said I should let you know I love the way you did do
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me slow.
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Baby cos I love me, you already know.
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Got every head turning.
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I see the press coming.
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So what you telling me now?
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>> Who's that girl?
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Who's that girl?
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>> What's popping?
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>> Bad girl, there's no stopping.
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>> What's coming?
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Feeling the energy, adrenaline rushing.
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Real talk now, real talk.
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They want to know.
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>> Who's that girl?
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>> I guess you never heard of me.
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I'm popping out like confetti.
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>> Who's that girl?
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>> Don't be clouding my energy cuz I'm the one they want to see.
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>> I guess you never heard of me.
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I'm popping out like confetti.
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>> Who's that girl?
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>> Don't be clouding my energy cuz I'm the one they want to see.
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>> >> Smooth, >> >> flow like a river.
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If I catch beat that they won't panic be that.
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Cruise, Santa Monica.
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I demotivate like cancer though we want it.
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But the line moves.
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Fire like Zeus.
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Carry my tools.
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If you get in my empire great.
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Uh-huh.
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If you get in my empire great.
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Mhm.
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So what you telling me now?
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>> Who's that girl?
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Who's that girl?
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>> What's popping?
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>> Bad girl, there's no stopping.
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>> What's coming?
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Feeling the energy.
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Real talk >> Real time.
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>> They wanna know.
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>> Who's that girl?
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>> I'm that girl.
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>> Who's that girl?
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>> I'm that girl.
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>> Who's that girl?
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>> Are you that girl?
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>> Who's that girl?
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>> I'm that girl.
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I say, wait.
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>> Na na na na na na na.
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>> Na na na.
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Na na na na na.
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>> Na na na.
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>> Na na na na na.
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>> Na na na.
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>> Na na na na na.
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>> Na na na.
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>> Na na na.
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>> Na na na na na.
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>> Na na na.
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>> Na na na.
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>> Na na na na na.
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>> Ooh.
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>> >> Yeah.
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YEAH.
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YEAH.
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YEAH.
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>> OOH.
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>> >> THIS NEXT SONG IS MY next single.
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It's called Tornado.
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And you're hearing it here first.
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It's out June 12th.
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>> >> Don't nobody care about your mula.
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I'mma keep it straighter than a ruler.
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Who said that I'm a pretty mamacita?
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So put some eyes on me to keep me cooler.
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I know my diamonds wet like scuba.
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Uh-huh.
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Everything blessed.
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Hallelujah.
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Me and my girls in the club like a doer.
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We chilling everyday.
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>> >> You can't wait to see me moving on the beat.
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Feel my fire heart and breathe.
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Press play then rewind repeat.
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If they turn out the prize they wanna be.
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If you're starving, come and eat.
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I'm that girl they want to be
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when I hit You know you like it
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when I You know you like it
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when I >> >> You know you like it
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when I You know you like it
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when I >> >>
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So we back,
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put your back in the corner.
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I never wait for anybody.
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You know I ain't just anybody.
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My body tea like bourbon.
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And I make a man fall in order.
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If I tell you I won't come calling.
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>> >> You better come and You can't wait to see me moving on the beat.
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Feel my fire heart to breathe.
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Let's play them and rewind the beat.
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Your flesh on the prize they want to be.
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If you're starving, come and eat.
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I'm that girl they want to be
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when I >> >>
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when I >> >> You know you like it
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when I You know you like it
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when I >> >>
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But it ain't rush.
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It ain't rush.
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Well, well, it ain't rush.
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I got to make my time really rush.
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>> >> The kind money we touch.
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It ain't rush.
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It ain't rush.
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Well, well, it ain't rush.
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Nobody hype everybody they crush.
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There's no darling with us.
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>> >> Hey.
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>> Hey.
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>> Let me hear you say go higher go higher go.
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>> Go higher go higher >> I want to hear you say go higher
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go >> >> higher go.
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>> Go higher go higher go.
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>> Yeah.
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Yeah.
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See.
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Some big guy no they too like dog.
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Animals they in human form.
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Bad man no body like work.
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But you must hustle if you want job.
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If no finish they want fight us.
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If them they run them no fit catch up.
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I know they come say I too like us.
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No come they come say you too like us.
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Why?
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Me no get it for the head
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and the bad energy come my mind door.
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>> My mind door.
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>> Uh-huh.
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Make you dance like >> Olamide >> Yeah.
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Steady green light.
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>> Olamide >> Steady on my grind no hear what they want telling me
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good in my mind.
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>> Fantasy >> See, they want they check if my time be the rush.
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But they didn't hey.
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>> It'd be rush well, well, it'd be much.
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>> Nobody make my time be the rush.
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The time money we touch.
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Yeah.
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>> It'd be rush.
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It'd be rush well, well, it'd be much.
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Nobody hype everybody they crush.
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No darling with us.
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>> No darling with us.
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Nobody with us.
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Nobody with us.
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>> >> So, this is my favorite song to perform, by the way.
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>> Hey.
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>> So, you have to help me out by dancing, eh?
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>> Hey.
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>> I wish kind life where I never see.
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I carry God so I fear nothing.
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Steady increasing the commas.
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Why?
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>> Commas, commas, commas.
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>> Uh-huh.
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Original no be parody.
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It no be clear for your memory.
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Whether na winter or summer.
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I dey Baba don swerve am now.
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>> Living life to >> See my fire.
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>> Burning bright.
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>> Waiting dey inside me.
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Small way dey mighty.
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They never know I carry light.
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>> So they don't find >> Check am balance.
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>> Everything inside >> My mind dey lead.
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Trust me.
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You can't fool me cuz I let you don't got a lot.
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>> A lot of us.
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>> More friendly.
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>> A lot of us.
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>> I'm allergic to >> So cool.
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So >> I'm not ready for >> >> No future.
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>> They telling me make I >> A lot of us.
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>> Stability on ground now.
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Ability now.
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>> Don't mention.
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>> I'm not ready for >> No future.
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>> Things happen inside life.
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>> Your doubt to make I live my life.
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Dreams come true.
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If not, fight.
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Fight the fight make you no go tire.
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Fire dey go.
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Fire dey go.
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>> You need to put your body and soul.
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Leave your worries >> on the Lord.
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>> Baba don swerve am now.
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>> Living life >> See my fire.
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>> Burning bright.
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>> Oh, waiting dey inside me.
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Small way dey mighty.
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They never know I carry light.
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>> So they don't find >> Check am balance.
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>> Everything inside >> My mind dey lead.
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Trust me.
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You can't fool me cuz I let you don't got a >> A >>
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A lot of us.
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>> I'm allergic to >> So cool.
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So >> >> I'm not ready for >> No future.
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>> They telling me make I >> A lot of us.
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>> Stability everything now.
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>> >> No matter the fault.
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Now which kind life way I never see?
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I carry God so I fear nothing.
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Steady increasing the commands.
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>> >> Make some noise for my amazing band.
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You guys sound so good.
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>> >> So, allow me to take you to church a bit, you know.
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This song is called Army my first album.
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>> >> Do you really want?
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Do you really want to have it all?
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>> >> Can you really handle it if it comes?
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Can you really?
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Can you really?
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Let's say you have it all.
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Let's say you have all the things you want.
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Don't you ever give in to the gods.
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Don't you ever?
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Don't you ever?
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All the days you're inside, all the times that you prayed inside.
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Reject poverty on your side.
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Reject >> poverty and your mind.
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>> This should be your comfort.
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>> >> Hope you find your solace.
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>> I'm here.
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I'm here.
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I'm here.
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I'm here.
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I'm here.
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>> I'm here.
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I'm here.
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I'm here.
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>> >> Oh my Shelley.
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Oh my Shelley.
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Oh my wow.
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Every day is just the same.
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No worries for tomorrow.
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I wish I didn't wake today.
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But no.
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I got to face my pain.
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I know I've been bad, but I'm sorry.
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I learned from my mistakes.
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You know what I need.
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I'm waiting for the rain.
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>> >> I'm waiting for my skies to weep again.
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I'm longing every day.
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>> Mon bébé for the waters.
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>> >> I'm making history.
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I don't think there's ever been any like me from this parts.
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>> >> I should be happy you like me.
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>> >> But no.
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>> >> I know I've been bad, but I'm sorry.
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I've learned from my mistakes.
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You know what I need.
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You know what I need.
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>> >> Thank you.
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>> >> Thank you so much for being here.
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I appreciate every one of you.
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Have a great day.
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