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It's Afritunes Week 106. I am your girl @yhubee and I'm here with my participation for this week's contest which I hope you will listen to the end and engage.
The title of the song is Jailer by Asa.
Asa is a female Nigerian Artist who is known for her evocative voice , not only in Nigeria but globally. Asa uses this song to constructively criticize government, laws, and policies.
This is one of the songs that I can never consider as an old song. I love this song from the beats to the lyrics. It metaphorically talks about how some people's dreams and aspirations are cut off by certain forces. It carefully traces out concepts like restraint, liberation and awareness of oneself.
It's a song that shows a strong sense of resilience and emancipation from every internal forces that holds us bound including our mindset.
Song Lyrics
"Jailer"
Mmm
No, no, no, no
Oh yeah
I'm in chains, you're in chains too
I wear uniforms and you wear uniforms too
I'm a prisoner
You're a prisoner too, Mr. Jailer
Oh
I have fears, you have fears too
I will die, but yourself will die too
Life is beautiful
Don't you think so too, Mr. Jailer?
I'm talking to you jailer!
Stop calling me a prisoner
Let he who is without sin be the first to cast the stone
Mr. Jailer
Mr. Jailer man
You suppress all my strategies
You oppress whoa whoa every part of me
What you don't know
You're a victim too, Mr. Jailer
Oh!
You don't care about my point of view
If I die another will work for you
So you treat me like a modern slave, Mr. Jailer
I'm talking to you jailer!
Stop calling me a prisoner
Let he who is without sin be the first to cast the stone
Mr. Jailer
Mr. Jailer man
You see
If you walk in a market place
Don't throw stones
Even if you do, you just might hit one of your own
Life is not about your policies
All the time
So you better rearrange your philosophies
And be good to your fellow man, Jailer!
Stop calling me a prisoner
Let he who is without sin be the first to cast the stone
Mr. Jailer
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