Dignity

Lyrics

[Intro: Angelique Kidjo] I don tire oh Ea non blo sékpé A non blo yéli yéli Ovi agnon wé fo dé Ea non blo sékpé A non blo yéli yéli Ovi agnon wé fo dé (I don tire oh) Medaho, ovi ayon wé fodé Yokpo tché, ovi ayon wé fodé Dekpé non, ovi ayon wé fodé Dekpé non, ovi ayon wé fodé Eh eh [Verse 1: Angelique Kidjo] Dignity, can save you or kill you Dignity, I wanna hold on to you Dignity, can hurt you or heal you Dignity, I wanna hold on to you [Pre-Chorus: Yemi Alade] Were you dey yesterday When the gunman shoot men down? No retreat, no surrender If them push you, no fall down Many come, many go We no dey sleep, we dey for road We come in peace Not in pieces [Chorus: Together] O yeah, yeah, Oga Respect is reciprocal, is reciprocal Respect is reciprocal My Oga, oh-oh-oh Respеct is reciprocal, is reciprocal Respеct is reciprocal [Verse 2: Yemi Alade & Angelique Kidjo] Sọrọ sókè! Werey dey disguise I don tired, tired oh As I dey look your eyes, eh (I dey look your eyes) Giant of Africa When life go betta You promise me tomorrow But nobody sees tomorrow [Interlude: Angelique Kidjo & Yemi Alade] I don tire oh (Tire, tire, tire for the lamba) I don tire oh (Tire, tire, why you too dey lie?) I don tire oh (Tire, tire, tire for the lamba) I don tire oh, tire, tire (Tire, tire, why you too dey lie? My Oga) [Chorus: Together] Respect is reciprocal, is reciprocal Respect is reciprocal My Oga, oh-oh-oh Respect is reciprocal, is reciprocal Respect is reciprocal [Pre-Chorus: Yemi Alade] Were you dey yesterday When the gunman shoot men down? No retreat, no surrender If them push you, no fall down Many come, many go We no dey sleep, we dey for road We come in peace Not in pieces O yeah, yeah, Oga [Verse 3: Angelique Kidjo] A glimpse of hope in humanity The last frontier of our own sanity Spread your love to all equally And plant the seeds of radical beauty [Bridge: Angelique Kidjo & Yemi Alade] The wind will blow, a light will show Real beauty on a brand new day The wind will blow, a light will show Real beauty on a brand new day It will glow on a brand new day A clear way on a brand new day It will glow on a brand new day We'll get down on a brand new day [Chorus: Angelique Kidjo & Yemi Alade] Walk with your head straight (Respect is reciprocal, is reciprocal) Stand with your head straight (Respect is reciprocal) Walk with your head straight (Respect is reciprocal, is reciprocal) Stand with your head straight (Respect is reciprocal)