Alex Amos - Heaven

Alex Amos

SelahAfrik's head honcho, Alex Amos digs into a 10-year-old archive to deliver the Christian Hip Hop song titled "Heaven." The song featuring the vocals of singer Tamara Ebidi, is a walk into the psyche of the average Nigerian youth, thrust into the socio-economic hardship that demarcates dreams from realities with a huge gap; put up against the backdrop of the Christian Faith.

Alex speaks of a place of escape where there are no guilt, regrets, struggles nor strive and compares such peace with what Heaven must be like. Having justified that Heaven is both a location and a state of mind, he breaks into worship as led by the voice of Tamara Ebidi.

"I wrote 'Heaven' at a time when I was trying to understand what true happiness really is. Is it the fulfillment of your dreams and aspirations? Is it the fulfillment of the purpose for which God put you on earth? Is it being able to secure a well paying job or just having enough money to live a good life? Or is happiness a by-product of joy, which is a state that defies the external factors, either good or bad. I tried to address these in the 3 verses of the song but I am leaving you to decide," Alex Amos said.

The chorus of the song was adapted from the original song released in the early 90s, titled "Mimo" by The Choir, C&S Movement Church, Surulere District HQ (Ayo Ni O) as led by Pro. (Dr) Sunday Funso Korode. It was rearranged by popular producer Young D.
The Trap music instrumentation was produced by Teekaywitty of Henrisoul's "Bad Man" fame.

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Written by Alex Amos, except Chorus (Mimo), originally written by The Choir (C&S Movement Church, Surulere District HQ - Ayo Ni O)

Chorus Vocal: Margaret Tamara Ebidi

Produced by: Teekaywitty

Arranged, Mixed & Mastered: Young D  

Originally written and recorded in 2010.

 

LYRICS IN LETTERS:

Intro:

I had a dream last night God spoke to me)2x

(Imma tell you what He said real quick)

Verse 1:

He said happiness

That word is so underrated

But at times it can be so overrated

Livelihood

Means the hood where you are lively

Exist in your mind or the hood you inhabit

Means your job may not really make you happy

Especially if you make money through crime habit

State of mind

Come take a walk in mine

It's Beautiful - Beautiful

Be-You-Till-Full

It's beautiful making money off what you are build to do

You can be all you want to be don't let no one belittle you

Get to you, get into you, Get into your head

Love is gonna get you, Yes! KRS said

Especially whhen you base success on material wealth

Had a dream last night but I wasnt close to sleep

I was wide awake, yet had a dream like Martin

Cos where my mind goes, it don't go with my body

Bridge:

Must be what Heaven feels like

No guilt, no stress, just peace of mind

Must be what heaven feels like

No guilt, no stress, just peace, no strive

And I heard them singing

Chorus:

Won Korin mimo

Mimo, mimo

Mimo Lori ite

Olorun, orun aiyeraye

Verse 2:

Where my mind goes is far from JK

Where my mind goes, only I understand when I explain

Where my mind goes, from this world its lost

Come take a walk in the streets made from thoughts

Here I can escape, here my heart don't hurt

Sky so blue I just soak up the sun

No 10 to 9 waiting for the next pay at my shop

I'm there when the hood wakes, I'm there when the doors are shut

The birds don't sing no more in JK

It's been replaced by hustle noise as buses take people away

Where are they going? When will they be back

When they get back will they come back with some cash

Or at least some happiness or next day repeat the past

It's why, every day I leave too

But not on those buses

I go to a place with angels and winged horses

My pain and my joy, here finds justice

Bridge:

Must be what Heaven feels like

No guilt, no stress, just peace of mind

Must be what heaven feels like

No guilt, no stress, just peace, no strive

And I heard them singing

Chorus:

Won Korin mimo

Mimo, mimo

Mimo Lori ite

Olorun, orun aiyeraye

Verse 3:

Lord where am at is far from where I target

And where am at is far from where I started

But I ain't gone trade value for music they can dance to

Maybe when I'm gone they'll understand what I do

Cos for you, I'm a bury all my idols

All I once held there, all I gave life to

Know I'm a work in progress so this bible

Beyond the sky-cloud is where I look

Reprise:

Awon Agbagba merin lelogun

Won juba won yi itereka

Won ko mimo sio oluwa

Olorun orun aiyeraye

Bridge:

Must be what Heaven feels like

No guilt, no stress, just peace of mind

Must be what heaven feels like

No guilt, no stress, just peace, no strive

And I heard them singing

Chorus:

Won Korin mimo

Mimo, mimo

Mimo Lori ite

Olorun, orun aiyeraye

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