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“Sober” is the eleventh track from Sauti Sol’s fourth studio album Midnight Train. The band sing from the perspective of a man struggling with an alcohol addiction, reflecting on the negative effects it is having on him and his loved ones.
[Verse 1: Bien-Aimé]
When I get sober, I'll get my act together
I will put my life in order
No longer be a victim of the devil on my shoulder
Lord knows I've been lost for way too long, I'm getting older
Na muda unayoyoma, aisee
[Refrain: Sauti Sol]
(Niko maji, niko maji, niko maji, niko maji)
(Niko maji, niko maji, niko maji, niko maji)
[Verse 2: Savara]
Mmh
Call my mama (My mama)
And tell her that I'm sorry for the lies and pain I've caused her
And tell her that I never meant to turn out like my father (My father)
Lord knows that she cried too many tears for all my drama
Naomba unisamehe, mathe
[Refrain: Sauti Sol and Savara]
(Niko maji, niko maji, niko maji, niko maji)
Yeah, yeah, yeah, mmh
(Niko maji, niko maji, niko maji, niko maji)
[Verse 3: Chimano]
I call my daughter
Listen to the stories of a guy that she called father
Hope I get the courage to say sorry to her mother
Lord knows that she tried to make it work, I pray the karma
The karma will be easy on me
[Refrain: Sauti Sol and Chimano]
(Niko maji, niko maji, niko maji, niko maji)
Ohh
(Niko maji, niko maji, niko maji, niko maji)
Ohh, ohh
[Verse 4: Sauti Sol]
When I get sober
I'll look for all my friends and make amends, I drink more water
Find somebody new to love again, feels like it's over
But Lord knows that I need another chance to start all over
Na Misri sirudi kamwe
[Verse 5: Bien-Aimé]
When I get sober, I'll get my act together
I will put my life in order
No longer be a victim of the devil on my shoulder
Lord knows I've been lost for way too long, I'm getting older
Na muda unayoyoma, aisee
[Outro: Sauti Sol and Savara]
(Niko maji, niko maji, niko maji, niko maji)
(Niko maji, niko maji, niko maji, niko maji)
(Niko maji, niko maji, niko maji, niko maji)
Yeah, yeah, yeah, mmh
(Niko maji, niko maji, niko maji, niko maji)
Sober was written by Polycarp Otieno & Willis Chimano & Savara Mudigi & Bien (Kenya).
Sober was produced by Andre Harris & Sauti Sol.