CYBER JUJU | NEO LAGOS | AFROBEATS 2026 | Revenge I Will Have My Way | African Space Samurais

27 Mar 2026 · 5 min

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The piece is a lyrical, chant‑like performance blending English with Yoruba‑derived phrases, delivered over an Afrobeat/Neo‑Lagos soundscape. The speaker repeatedly invokes a metaphorical "ship" that represents the forces of slavery, colonial betrayal, and generational trauma that stole fathers, mothers, and children. Through vivid imagery—cargo‑like children, salt in mouths, bright harbors that turned into traps—the narrator recounts the pain of that historic loss and declares an unrelenting drive for revenge and justice. Refrains such as "Eyoko!" and "Oba ya wa" serve as cultural anchors, while the repeated vow "Revenge, I will have my way" builds a cathartic, rallying atmosphere. The overall narrative moves from recalling the betrayal, through the lingering grief, to a collective call for retribution and empowerment, framed within a futuristic Afro‑futurist aesthetic hinted by the title.

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Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! Ahh! Yeah! Avenge the ship that looted us to flog us. Yes, take revenge on the ship that dragged us under. Hey, ya ho, go Fala Wau. Hey, take revenge on the ship that tricked our fathers. Yes, take revenge on the ship that stole our mothers. Hey, ya ho, go Fala Wau. They promised calm water. They painted bright harbor. We stepped in with cheers. Children, they tied us like cargo. Salt in our mouths, names ripped from our tongue. But we remember every light day sun. Eyoko! Eyoko! Yes, the ship, it came for us. Yes, it called us out to sea. Yes, it took our fathers. I can't forget that day! The price we had to pay— Oh, I can't forget that day! Revenge will have my way! Yes, it's revenge time! She beat Promise Gold, she told us pretty lies, yes, stole our very souls! Emiola Egbade! I can't forget that day! It rains in the night. I see smoke on the tide. Our grief became thunder. Now the ocean takes our side. For every back broken, for every child lost, let the tides speak justice. Let the whole taste cause— Eyo ko! Oba ya wa wa wo! Eyo ko! Oba ya ba da! Yes, the ship, it came for us. It called us out to sea. Yes, it took our family. Oh, stand strong. Oh, ayah wa. Woo! Oh, ayah fara lode. Call their names one by one. We rise. We were shadows. Now we fill the sky. Ye yaho fara wa. Yes! I bend the ship that lured us to flog us. Yes, take revenge on the ship that dragged us under. Hey yo, go far away. Take revenge on the ship that tricked our father. Yes, take revenge on the ship that stole our mother. Hey yo, go far away. Hey, hey, hey, mi ole bate. I can't forget that day. Hey, mi ole bate. The price we had to pay. Hey, mi ole bate. Boy, I can't forget that day. Hey, mi ole bate. Revenge, I will have my way.