What exactly can’t you explain Wizkid? The substance of great art is in explaining emotions that we can’t quite pinpoint but that we all feel. Artists revel in this feeling of not quite knowing what they are experiencing because in this process of discovering it, experiencing it, defining it, knowing it, all the revelations and creativity flow. Wizkid has given the world a unique gift. This song is universal. It’s as if he has bottled up the experience of the feeling ‘…when I look back on my story, and think of my future, I just think wow, I can’t explain…’ It is not often that a song captures the essence of being grateful for being alive so effectively. Even the instrumental has such a matter-of-factness about it, it is true to life, it has marvellous verisimilitude.
You do not have to speak Yoruba to capture the full spirit of the song, the instrumental speaks Yoruba and it can translate for you. In fact to me, Wizkid’s trademark meandering between English and Yoruba adds an authenticity that is truly inspired. If you speak Yoruba (which I don’t) there would be some thoughts that sound better in Yoruba and some that sound better in English, by flowing between the two it’s like he is truly speaking his mind trying his best to communicate this feeling that he can’t explain.
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