Dull - Asake

This is the story of a man that I know A man with a heart of gold But a body becoming weak And a mind that let him go This is the story of a man and his wife And how she died of that same disease How he stayed with her after her spirit left But he won't remember her death and It's a deadly dull Like a sword stuck in its sheath A mind once sharp and full Now clouded and diseased What's it like to be erased every time you fall asleep? Waking up as a clean slate without a sense of reality? And will I end up the same way when I grow old and turn to grey? As time leaves me behind to fade away, away This is the story of a man that I know He knows my face but he doesn't know me Pretends he does every time we meet And puts his questions on repeat Like, "are you staying out of trouble? What's the plan? Can we go see G-Ma down the street? When I saw her last she didn't say much of anything But if I were there think how much better it would be" (Life with a heavy soul) This break the news a few times a week And every time it's followed by the same thing (Death by a deadly dull) He sits outside and stays quiet for a while And forgets and goes to sleep (Life with a heavy soul) Will that be me eventually? (Death by a deadly dull) Will that be me? It's a deadly dull Like a sword stuck in its sheath A mind once sharp and full Now clouded and diseased What's it like to be erased every time you fall asleep? Waking up as a clean slate without a sense of reality? And will I end up the same way when I grow old and turn to grey? As time leaves me behind to fade away, away

All work and no play Makes me a dull boy All work and no play Makes me a dull boy All work and no play Makes me a dull boy All work and no play Makes me a dull boy Live in a secret Live in a lie Live in a dark hole Beneath the black sky Live like a martyr And draw my last breath Feel like an old man With a knife in my chest Live like a transient Live like a thief Hide in a closet Grinding my teeth Sit in a small room With the walls closing in Open the shutters But everything's still dim Payback For all the things I've done in my past Payback For everything There are no take backs I'm not the reason It's not my fault It's not my problem I'm not the cause I'm not your scapegoat I'm not your god I'm not your martyr I'd leave you all I'm not the reason (I'm not your scapegoat) It's not my fault (I'm not your god) It's not my problem (I'm not your martyr) I'm not the cause (I'd leave you all) Work and no play Makes me a dull boy Feel like a clown Without my funny nose Walk to the window Break it out with my fist Jump from the sill And I'll plunge to my death You can be selfish Whatever ya think Throw back my pills And take a sip of my drink Walk under the clouds Walk under the trees Always a canopy Covering me Payback For all the things I've done in my past I'm not the reason It's not my fault It's not my problem I'm not the cause I'm not your scapegoat I'm not your god I'm not your martyr I'd leave you all I'm not the reason (I'm not your scapegoat) It's not my fault (I'm not your god) It's not my problem (I'm not your martyr) I'm not the cause (I'd leave you all) Sunshine's gone It's all gone By the way Just so you know Always This is how I feel By the way Just so you know Always, everyday This is how I feel I'm not the reason It's not my fault It's not my problem I'm not the cause I'm not your scapegoat (I'm not your scapegoat) I'm not your god (I'm not your god) I'm not your martyr (I'm not your martyr) This is how I feel (This is how I feel) By the way Just so you know Always, every day This is how I feel

(English) OkeOke agba ni mo gun yi o E ma jen jabo Eyin agba mo be yin o Mi o shako Make I dey chop my life jeje kin de ma shomo Oshomo gbomo omolomo oh I swear i no go dull I swear i no go dull I swear i no go dull Aje i no go dull I swear i no go dull Wetin mama go chop I swear i no go dull Aje i no go dull I swear i no go dull Shemi Ah never to dull Bambi bere si I swear i no go dull Make i no fo Aje i no go dull lai lai oh I swear i no go dull Aje Wetin mama go chop I swear i no go dull Aje i no go dull See my star shine like a diamond Kini mon sorun diamond Emi leyan esi Baddo jekin dayan mo Jibola oti jogor O lo be si awon stubborn O de mo kpe werey kpo leko E mu lo keyo

I'm holding my breath, holding so tight Nothing is wrong, nothing is right I'm in the dark, looking for light Won't someone please save my life? Inside, I'm a mess, but I don't let it show I'm just hanging on, but you'd never know I smile all day, and cry through the night Won't someone please save my life is fleeting Dull knives taking my life A slow burn fire from the inside Dull knives twisting my spine They're taking their time, time 'Til I lose my mind A smoldering flame, deep in my heart Barely a sign, it's barely a spark Holding on through, every night Won't someone please save my life? I'm crying for help, it's such a cliché Invisible pain, it's filling each day I open my mouth and feed you a lie Won't someone please save my life is fleeting No repeating Dull knives taking my life A slow burn fire from the inside Dull knives twisting my spine They're taking their time, time 'Til I lose my mind Dull knives Ripping from the inside Spare me the ride From the inside Dull knives twisting my spine And they're taking their time, time 'Til I lose my mind Dull knives