“Dull” in Pidgin simply means “lose guard” or “lag”. So on this joint, Aşake swears never to lag. So make una nuh dull o!.
On this track, Aşake sings in Yoruba – “Oke agba ni mo gun yi, ę ma je'n jabo, eyin agba yi mi bę yin o, mi o ş'ako”.
In English, this means:
I’ve reached a high height in my...
[Intro]
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Tune in to the King of Sounds and and Blues
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[Verse 1]
Oke agba ni mo gun yi, ę ma ję'n jabo o
Ęyin agba yi mi bę yin o, mi o şako o
Make I dey chop my life jęję, ki n dę ma ş'omo
Oş'omo gb'omo omo'lomo o o
[Chorus]
I swear, I no go dull
I swear, I no go dull
I swear, I no go dull
Aje, I no go dull
I swear, I no go dull
Wetin mama go chop?
I swear, I no go dull
Aje, I no go dull
I swear, I no go dull (Işę mi)
Ah, never to dull (Ba mi f'ere si)
I swear, I no go dull (Make I no fall)
Aje, I no go dull (Lai lai o)
I swear, I no go dull (Aje)
Wetin mama go chop?
I swear, I no go dull
Aje, I no go dull
[Verse 2]
See, my star shine like a diamond (Diamond)
Ki ni mo wo s'orun? Diamond (Diamond)
Emi l'eyan S.T
Baddo, ję ki n da'yan mo o
'Jibola, o ti jorgor (Jorgor)
O lo bę s'awon stubborn (Stubborn)
O dę mo pe were po l'Eko o
Ę mu lo kęyo
[Outro]
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Dull was written by Asake.
Dull was produced by Magicsticks.