Born Mykayla Simpson, in Spanish Town, Jamaica, ‘Toast’ is the first single from Koffee’s debut EP titled ‘Rapture’.
Produced by Walshy Fire and Izy Beats, the single is supported by visuals shot on 8MM film on location of the Paint Jamaica Project, 41 Fleet Street, Southside, Jamaica.
[Intro]
Cyaa bawl inna life man
Gwaan wid it, mi gwaan wid it
Yo Izy, are you kidding me?
[Pre-Chorus]
Toast (Yeah, yeah)
Say we a come in wid a force (Yeah)
Blessings we a reap pon we course inna handful
We nuh rise and boast
Yeah, we give thanks like we need it the most
We haffi give thanks like we really supposed to, be thankful
[Chorus]
Blessings all pon mi life and
Mi thank God fi di journey, di earnings a jus fi di plus (Yeah)
Gratitude is a must (Yeah)
Mi see blessings fall by mi right hand
Buss a toast fi di friends weh tek off heavy load
One time did siddung ina class and we bored
Then Oli say do road and mi gwaan wid di road
[Verse 1]
Third form, mi say mek mi try a ting
And you know it formed out to be a fire ting
Now a pon stage wid Chronixx I a sing
Yeah you zimme, all Diggy soon gi di I a ring
Like "Hello Proto", him seh "Had to shout you
Saw you post a spectacular photo
Keep it burning, yes, that's the motto
If me deh bout, I pass through you show, too"
[Chorus]
Cyaa bawl ina life man
Mi haffi thank God fi di journey, di earnings a jus fi di plus (Yeah)
And gratitude is a must (Yeah)
Mi see blessings fall by mi right hand
Buss a toast fi di friends weh tek off heavy load
One time did siddung inna class and we bored
Then Oli say do road and mi gwan wid di, mi gwaan wid di
[Verse 2]
Jah shower blessings upon a me
And say me fi tell you me story (Yeah)
Jah shower blessings upon me
And that’s how I made it, give him the glory
And me delighted, Jah know seh mi passion ignited
'Cause di music get me excited, coming like a potion, mhm
[Chorus]
Blessings all pon mi life and
Mi thank God for di journey, di earnings a jus fi di plus (Yeah)
And gratitude is a must (Yeah)
Mi see blessings fall by mi right hand
Buss a toast fi di friends weh tek off heavy load
One time did siddung inna class and we bored
Then Oli say do road and mi gwaan wid di road
[Pre-Chorus]
Toast (Yeah, uh, yeah yeah)
Toast
We nuh rise and boast
Yeah, we give thanks
We haffi give thanks like we really supposed to, be thankful
[Chorus]
Blessings all pon mi life and
Mi thank God fi di journey, di earnings a jus fi di plus (Yeah)
And gratitude is a must (Yeah)
Mi see blessings fall by mi right hand
Buss a toast fi di friends weh tek off heavy load
One time did siddung ina class and we bored
Then Oli say do road and mi gwaan wid di road
[Outro]
Toast (Yeah, uh, yeah yeah)
Toast (Yeah, uh, yeah yeah)
Toast (Yeah, uh, yeah yeah)
We haffi give thanks like we really supposed to, be thankful
Toast was written by Koffee.
Toast was produced by IzyBeats & Walshy Fire.
Mikayla Simpson, better known as Koffee, was born 16 February 2000. She was 18 when she dropped the song.
Koffee explains in this interview what gave her the love for music and how she was raised in Jamaica. Also, she talks about what inspired Toast.
Yes! Koffee performed the song at Vevo DSCVR on May 27, 2019.