Over the weekend, I was at home watching some TV when the music video for Falz’s newest hit song began to play. Normally, I was captivated because just like the rest of you, I think the guy is entertaining. So I watched the video from beginning to end and enjoyed it. But just as much as I enjoyed it, I also thought  about the deeper meaning of the song; the actual message the artist was passing across. That thought is what has culminated in this piece you are reading right now.

You know, as Nigerians we are used to listening to songs just for the sole purpose of dancing. I mean…it’s in our nature; we love rhythm. Little wonder most of our singers/musicians simply make music that make us dance. But that not withstanding, some of them still find ways of infusing important messages in their artistic deliveries such that they do not merely entertain you but also educate you. And that is exactly what Falz has done.

He may be known as the funny guy as he deliberately speaks bad English just so you can laugh. But perhaps it’s time we start calling Falz a preacher too because in this song he preached!   He talked about people who lead false lives, packaging the outside and trying so hard to come across as posh and wealthy whereas on the inside, they are not quite what they pretend to be. You can imagine a young man who goes to the club and orders several bottles of the most expensive bottles yet he has yet to pay his house rent. He mentioned a whole lot of other pretentious lifestyles young people lead. But since it is not his business to judge, he simply tells people who lead such lives to ” well done”

I hope you are not in anyway living pretentiously. Now check out the lyrics to the songs and let us know what you think by leaving your thoughts in the comment section.

Wehdone Sah by Falz (Lyrics) 

Intro

You dey pop bottle when we dey club

But your rent e dey hard you to pay up

You dey owe money since last year

But na brown new jeep you drive here

You dey pour bobo give this fine girl

You dey tell Mary say you will die there

So you get seven babes you dey take shine

And you promise all marriage at the same time

And you claim like you come from the Northside

But your name is James on the h’online

You dey form big baller you dey chop bar

Meanwhile you be h’internet fraudster

According to your friends and your tight gees, you were finishing school in the 90’s

But we read it in the paper and the magazine, that your present h’age is 19

CHORUS

Excuse me I beg your pardon

This your story e no dey add up

This your Fabu e dey mad gon

But..Who am I to take a h’action?
So I say Wehdone Sir x4
Tell am say Wehdone Sir x4
Tell am say Wehdone Sir x4
So I say Wehdone sir x4

VERSE 2

Your pastor dey go holiday abroad

But you still dey pray in the name of God

Make you see food oh, make you no fade to dust

Man of God dey chop, im dey robust In your small salary you will pay your tight,

fellowship in the day crusade for night
So you out there looking for more cheese,

But apostle’s getting on Forbes List
Gu mi no dey go, by house for Jand, When
man no Get Shin Gbain for hand.
You say money no dey, make we
h’understand, but his private jet is about to land.

Illu lo kpe this time around, foreign account they convert to Pound
You didn’t know when you are Splashing out

You say that the Naira is Crashing out

CHORUS

Excuse me I beg your pardon

This your story e no dey add up

This your Fabu e dey mad gon

But.. Who am I to take a h’action?
So I say Wehdone Sir x4
Tell am say Wehdone Sir x4
Tell am say Wehdone Sir x4
So I say Wehdone sir x4