On “attention,” Omah Lay and Justin Bieber reunite on an afrobeats banger that is lyrically focused on the starvation of a one-sided relationship. The two artists give their partners unconditional love and care, but the feeling is not reciprocated, so the loneliness from that makes them wonder if th...
[Intro: Omah Lay]
Ayy
[Verse 1: Justin Bieber]
Lately, I been losin' my mind
Certain things I can't find
In the middle of the night
I'm still up, I'm still tryna decide
[Pre-Chorus: Justin Bieber]
Should I drink up? Smoke up?
Need some freedom, freedom, ah, in my life
Should I drink up? Smoke up?
Need some freedom, freedom
[Chorus: Justin Bieber & Omah Lay]
Show me a little attention (Oh, oh, oh, oh)
A little attention (Oh, oh)
Show me atten' (Oh, oh, mmm-mmm)
Show me a little attention, yeah, yeah (Oh, oh)
Show me a little attention
[Verse 2: Omah Lay]
Little love and some affection on the side
Little trust and some passion would be nice
It's all I desire
I need it, I cannot deny
Oh, ayy, I don't see something
For my eyеs only
Ain't no emoji, cry him only, ah
Ain't no emoji, my mind's lonely
[Chorus: Omah Lay]
Show mе a little attention (Oh, oh, oh, oh)
A little attention (Oh, oh)
Show me attention (Oh, oh, mmm-mmm)
Show me a little attention, nah (Oh, oh)
Show me a little attention
[Bridge: Omah Lay]
Lately, I been losin' my mind
Certain things I can't find
In the middle of the night
I'm still up, I'm still tryna decide
[Pre-Chorus: Omah Lay & Justin Bieber]
Should I drink up? Smoke up?
I need some freedom, freedom, ah, in my life
Should I drink up? (Oh-oh) Smoke up? (Oh)
Need some (Oh), freedom (Oh), freedom
[Chorus: Justin Bieber & Omah Lay, Omah Lay, Justin Bieber]
Show me a little attention (Oh, oh, oh, oh)
A little attention (Oh, oh)
Show me attention (Oh, oh, mmm-mmm)
Show me a little attention, yeah (Oh, oh)
Show me a little attention
attention was written by Felisha King & HARV & Avedon & Omah Lay & Justin Bieber.
Omah Lay & Justin Bieber released attention on Fri Mar 04 2022.
Yes: this marks the second official collaboration between the two artists, following Omah’s feature (alongside the fellow Nigerian artist Alpha P) on the June 2021 Masterkraft remix of Justin’s hit song, “Peaches.”
During a Genius VERIFIED interview breaking down “Attention,” Omah Lay touched on his friendship with Justin, saying quote:
The thing is, I and Justin Bieber, we’ve been friends for a while. He’s been a fan of my music, and […] I’ve been a fan of Justin’s music from when I was a kid. It was a big d...