Monsoon Market

[Verse 1] Makola waking up loud Susu tin, pepper, and palm oil smell I pace where the umbrella poles lean Then the sky turn steel and yell First drops hit the basins hard One, two, three on the zinc roof Women grab the kente bolts quick Say, “Ei, rain no dey play with you” Bright cloth fly to the awning line Red and gold like a signal flare Taxis cough through the brown puddles Splash your name if you stand there My shoes get a new mud pattern But I still dey move, I no slow You suppose be past the yam stall So I cut through the crowd and go [Pre-Chorus] Now the road get glossy Now the air get sharp Every shout sound closer Every step sound marked I dey follow that feeling Past the sacks and smoke If you dey where I think you dey Then hold on, I’m coming through the soak [Chorus] Monsoon Market, monsoon market I’m still coming, I’m still coming Monsoon Market, monsoon market Through the rain, your name still humming Monsoon Market, monsoon market Let it fall, I won’t fade Monsoon Market, monsoon market I go reach you in the rain [Verse 2] One old man laugh at my soaked-up jeans Say, “Brother, this one be free rinse” A girl with plantain on her head Winks like, “You look lost, but you fierce” Somebody shout, “Move that box!” Somebody else shout, “Ei, calm down!” A woman saves her tomatoes fast Like she’s guarding the whole town I pass a fan that’s spinning off I pass pure white soap in stacks I pass a child in yellow boots Splashing like he owns the tracks You sent one call, “I dey near the junction” My heart jump like broken amp The rain talk rough on corrugated tin But your face stay bright in my palm [Bridge] Half-time now, the world go slow Tin roof singing, water low If I miss one lane, I find another If you wait, I go show [Chorus] Monsoon Market, monsoon market I’m still coming, I’m still coming Monsoon Market, monsoon market Through the rain, your name still humming Monsoon Market, monsoon market Let it fall, I won’t fade Monsoon Market, monsoon market I go reach you in the rain