[Intro: Wizkid]
Oh-na-na, omo je ka shi ge ge, woah
Oh-na-na, omo ge wa j'ogede
Oh-na-na, girl, I no go let you go
Oh-na-na, omo je ka shi ge ge, woah
[Verse 1: Tems]
Say I wanna leave you in the mornin', but I need you now, yeah, yeah
I find you, I give you all you're needing, I know you what you like
I feel it comin', time is of the essence
I tried to teach you, but I need some lessons
I need to give it all, I tried to leave, but I can't
I don't know why you're the one, turn me out of my mind
[Chorus: Tems]
You don't need no other body
You don't need no other body
Only you fi hold my body
Only you fi hold my body
You don't need no other body
[Verse 2: Wizkid]
Say na me dey mess up your mind
And na me dey make you free up your mind
Say your body talk to me nice
Say na my love, you dey need for your life
Yeah our love no be lie
See yeah we dey together yeah day and night
Yeah if I leave you go kpai
Yeah if you leave I go kpai (Oh, oh woah)
I'm stroking your body, baby, loving your body, baby
As you're whinin' your body, baby, so crazy
Lovin' your body, baby, gyal iwo ni temi
I just wanna let you know, oh, woah, hope every day that I dey by you
[Chorus: Tems]
You don't need no other body
You don't need no other body
Only you fi hold my body
Only you fi hold my body
You don't need no other body
[Bridge: Tems & Wizkid]
Baby, baby, everybody used to say
No one loves you like this, no one wants you the same way
Love 'til the mornin', my head wan' to turn from your lovin'
I just wanna get you beside me (Woah, woah, woah, woah)
Gave you all you need, gave you all you need
Gave you all, you give me all you need, give you all you need, gave you all
Make ah give you all you need, every touch you need, give you all
Make ah give you all you need, baby, yeah-yeah, yeah-yeah
[Chorus: Tems & Wizkid]
You don't need no other body
You don't need no other body (Woah, woah, woah)
Only you fi hold my body
Only you fi hold my body (Yeah-yeah, yeah-yeah)
You don't need no other body
[Outro: Wizkid]
Baby girl, I want you there, girl I want you there
Promise to treat your love fair, woah-woah, woah-woah
When we touch, how we connect, woah-woah, woah-woah
Said this love, have no regret, woah-woah, yeah-yeah
Essence was written by Wizkid & Tems & MUT4Y & Uzezi Oniko & P2J.
Essence was produced by P2J & Legendury Beatz.
“Essence” debuted at #82 on the Hot 100 during the week ending July 17, 2021. During the week ending October 23, the song peaked at #9. The track is Wizkid’s first top 10 song as a lead artist and the highest-charting song by a Nigerian artist in the Hot 100’s history.
“Essence” was certified 2x platinum by the RIAA on March 2, 2022.