[Verse 1]
There's two ways to come out of this breathing
Except love will accept that you're leaving
Sometimes I'd rush into breathing
Then rush into something misleading
[Pre-Chorus]
See, I spent some time in a riddle (Ooh)
I'm glad I found a rhyme in the middle (Ooh)
Love is a sure way to blind us
It finds us and sinks its teeth into our iris
I wish I could have fell for his [?]
Maybe even fell for designer (Designer)
But I fell for something much finer
Fell for his vision and I fell for his kindness
[Chorus]
Take me back to Kumasi
Things I'd like to unsee
Avoid the place we meet
And then return to ends and peace
Take me back to Kumasi (Kumasi)
Things I'd like to unsee
Avoid the place we meet
And then return to ends and peace
[Verse 2]
I can't believe I once thanked the middleman
Thinking that she blessed me on an upper hand
I'm convinced this was part of a bigger plan
If anyone can swerve a feeling, trust that Sophia can
Say he got me like this, what's the reason?
I'm feeling like this, what's the season?
I thought it was something much deeper
Something with meaning, something well, cleaner
We can catch a vibe anywhere that we go
Something you could ask everybody, they know
I can't believe I chose to let go
To his [?] said, "Kill it"
It was midnight in the villa
I said, "Dinner?"
He said, "Kill it"
Can't believe I caught a feeling for this sh—
Should have known
Take me back to Kumasi
To the middle of the party
Back to when he first asked me
"Are you watching me dancing?"
"I see you watching me dancing" (Dancing)
"I see you watching me dancing" (Dancing)
Move good, I told him, ["I'm dancing"]
Took my hand without even asking
To my hips, where'd you find them?
Now our lips are aligning (Ah)
[Pre-Chorus]
I spent some time in a riddle (Ooh)
I'm glad I found a rhyme in the middle (Ooh)
Love is a sure way to blind us (Ooh-ooh)
It finds us and sinks its teeth into our iris
I wish I could have fell for his [?]
Maybe even fell for designer (Designer, ooh)
But I fell for something much finer
Fell for his vision and I fell for his kindness
[Chorus]
Take me back to Kumasi
Things I'd like to unsee
Avoid the place we meet
And then return to ends and peace
Take me back to Kumasi (Kumasi)
Things I'd like to unsee
Avoid the place we meet
And then return to ends and peace
[Bridge]
I fell in love with somebody
I fell in love with somebody
I fell in love with somebody
I fell in love with somebody
I fell in love with somebody
I fell in love with somebody
[Outro]
Take me back to Kumasi
Ah-ooh, ah-ooh
Ah-ooh, ah-oh
Ooh, ooh
Ooh, ooh
Kumasi was written by Sophia Thakur.
Kumasi was produced by Victizzle.
Sophia Thakur released Kumasi on Fri Oct 18 2019.
“Kumasi” is a product of growing up inside the world of both Afrobeats and poetry — This year more than ever, I’ve seen Africa channel through music in a huge way. Suddenly, the world wants to dance again. I needed to find where poetry could marry into this space that I was born into.
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