Please do your best to get some rest when you feel tired. Do not let this title fool you into thinking sleep is for the weak.
It’s currently 12:30 AM, I’m still up and I have to start working at 7:00AM. I’m nowhere near being sleepy, I have so much energy…at least, as maybe a bit more than I would normally have on a normal day. Why is this so? I’m not sure. I have been listening to music for almost the past hour already and I don’t know if I will stop anytime soon. What’s the rant for this week? Not much really. I was filled with so much energy to the point that I started doing some in-house workouts. This whole episode started because I was going through my #Spotify playlist so I can come up with songs for an event. I was skipping some songs and noting others down; then some of them just got me hype. I started dancing, then working out. If not for the curfew, I’m sure I would take a walk at this time; it’s that kind of night. I decided to start paying attention to the songs on my playlist and that was how I got inspired to write.
Matter of fact, “Koko” by E.L. just started playing. I love everything about the song, even though I don’t understand some of the dialects in it. The music arrangement, the instruments, the bass line…everything just works. I remember randomly hearing some of the lyrics in a Youtuber’s video and I googled those words for months before I finally found the song. I was very happy when I did. As is customary with me, I listened to the songs many times over the next few days until I memorized some of the lyrics. There is one part I enjoy the most:
” I never dey wonder, dey worry o. My Baba dey my body. I never dey hala for ma money i call on ma God oh”
For some reason, I sing that part very passionately. I guess it’s because I relate so much to it. I was in a conversation not long ago and I was told that I didn’t bother about many things. I responded that before “we move” was a thing, I’d BEEN moving. I cannot come and let anything/one stress me at all. So, I don’t over-worry myself; I just talk to God. The lyrics of the chorus of “Koko” say:
“Wetin no be koko for my God o? Your wahala be koko for my God o…”
From my understanding, koko (or Hausa Koko) is a type of meal eaten in Ghana, but I’m sure there are similar variations across the world. Thing of custard or ogi, that’s Koko. If you know these meals, you know that they’re easy to eat, no need to chew or battle with bones or anything. So, the lyric above basically means “is there anything that is not easy for my God? Your problems are like koko (i.e. easy) for my God. #bars
Another song that just came up is “Dieu Merci” by Dadju. I’m pretty sure I came across the song from someone’s profile on Instagram and I looked for it. Again, although I don’t understand everything that is being said in the song, I feel like it is an introspective one. From the first time I found the song, I got the vibe that Dadju was describing how far he had come and he was at a point where he could thank God. The title alone summarizes anything I may want to say…”Dieu Merci” = God, thank You.
If you think you have not gained anything from the rant this week, think again. Just focus on the 2 songs that randomly caught my attention among the hundreds of songs on my playlist. None of this is a coincidence. If you think deeply, you can be thankful for something. If you have been keeping up with the blogs on this site, I must sound like a broken record now with the whole “be thankful” thing. That’s because we cannot be too thankful to God. The fact that something as simple as the songs I probably listen to every single day are my reminders shows that it should not take too much for us to do what we need to do. In case you feel that things are tough now, remember the chorus lyrics from Koko, nothing is too difficult for God.
Until next time, stay safe and healthy.
RANTS FROM THE PRIVILEGED SEAT 
I am having one of those sleepless nights and this post really is what I needed
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