Road to Ibadan
Kele * Track #10 On Fatherland
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Album Fatherland
Road to Ibadan by Kele
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Another soft and personal acoustic song, Kele recounts a trip to Ibadan, Nigeria – his father’s home town.
He went on this trip alone with his father, their first time doing so. Kele’s parents were Catholics, and he was thrown out of their home at age 20, as they believed homosexuality is a sin. Th...
Road to Ibadan Lyrics
[Verse 1]
We talk about corruption
On the road to Ibadan
You play the peacemaker
To build a bridge between us
We plan this trip away
I warned you I would be distant
But you coax and you charm
Like a clearing in the trees
[Chorus]
Like footsteps
Walking on a grave
It's in the soil
The ghosts of the ancestors surround us
[Verse 2]
Do I start to see you?
In the furrow of my brow
In the ebony eyes you gave me
Do I tell the children?
That you gave me my first drink
But I could never own you
For you raged and hid
And you didn't leave a trace
[Chorus]
Like footsteps
Walking on a grave
It's in the soil
The ghosts of the ancestors surround us
Road to Ibadan Q&A
When did Kele release Road to Ibadan?
Kele released Road to Ibadan on Fri Oct 06 2017.