Kwesi Arthur was born in the small town of Tema outside of Accra, Ghana. In an interview with Pan African Music, Kwesi describes his humble beginnings saying
Sometimes we couldn’t feed ourselves, and it was always hard to pay the school fees
In this song Kwesi is expressing his surprise and gratit...
[Intro: Bigg Homie Flee]
This shit is not fuckin' real bro
We was, it was just yesterday we was rapping at a fucking gas station my nigga
Just fifteen niggas and a fuckin' Beats, this shit isn't real
This is not real bro. It's not real
Niggas said one brick a day and niggas raised their hands like two thousand people na ɔmo ama wɔmo nsa so
This shit is not fuckin' real bro
[Verse 1]
Arhn! Kwesi Arthur
At times I no dey like living
Nyame you dey like me
Mayɛ neɛ mɛyɛ biara nso I don't seem to be happy
Nkrɔfoɔ pii se I be lucky cos everybody dey love me
But I dey fear see what them do Medikal, Pappy
Mebɔɔ nkɔmɔ with my daddy, yɛn ntumi nkasa for long
Enti afei watɔ radio now he fit hear ma songs
Can't believe say after all these years we no strengthen the bond
Mentumi mbusa n'afutuo mpo shit be wrong
Shouts to my mom ɔbɔ mpayɛ for the boy
To the fans mo support na ɛma me joy
Boys dey give me heart emojis in my mentions, fa wo gyimie sɔɔhɔ I know you want see me destroyed
Them go love see me for morgue than to see a brother win
Ɔmo a na na wɔn ma me face no they see me now and just pretend
As you dey share the things I tell you in secret ɛte wo sɛn
Me wɔ nkrɔfoɔ in my life I wish I no go see again
People I no go fit lose
Loyalty dey rule Ntiɔmo busa me biribi pɛ I no dey fit refuse
Wish I could tell them the truth
Wish I fit tell them the truth If I no fit give you honest opinion what be my use
[Hook]
Kyerɛ me wo colours
Make you no hide nothing from me ooh ooh
Show me your feelings
Make you no hide nothing from me ooh ooh
If you go talk make e pain me, talk make e pain me, talk make e pain me
But don't you don't hide nothing from me ooh ooh
[Verse 2]
Sao he dash me all the shaddas you dey see me in
Nti me yi me shirt ah, it's just another way of bigging him
Ɔmo too yɛn pon mu so them shock say them dey see we in
Boy w'ani befra if you never wanna see me win
I see Kidi for CNN, be like BBC right
I see Promise wey I feel say everything go be right
Obiara ne ne time, opana never envy mankind
And I just give my mommy money that's how winning be like, hero!
Chale I'm the man of people
Squad dey throw me shade I throw them light so fuck the evil
No fit pay these verses so we give them out for free tho
I just wan' remind you we'll be bigger than the Beatles
Settling for, what are we settling for
Wo bo me nnɛ a be ever ready cos we'll settle the score
Aim for the heavens so I go land on the sun if I fall
And everything we get be blessing this be nothing we thought
I dey envy the dead, I'm afraid of my ghost
Put my faith in my pen, pray e never go float
Sell out shows for Japan, hang on to every quote
We dey Carlo dey burn you niggas dey do the most
[Bridge]
Hero!, man na the hero
Man of the people
Oh hero
Oh he's a hero
Oh hero yeah
[Outro: Nancy Kacungira]
Right and we're going to leave you with something inspiring
A young person who has been nominated for BET awards, it's one of the biggest ones in black entertainment, a dream for many artists and he's living that dream
Meet Ghana's Kwesi Arthur
Colours was written by Kwesi Arthur.
Colours was produced by KaySo.
Kwesi Arthur released Colours on Fri Apr 26 2019.