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1942 by Ayra Starr

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Ayra Starr

1942

Release date: 29th May 2024

From The Year I Turned 21
Track 13
2:27
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About This Track

'1942' by Ayra Starr is an Afrobeats track from the album 'The Year I Turned 21', released in 2024. The lyrics weigh up having it all against the sense that time is moving fast, with a playful party swagger and a talk of winning, chasing more, and keeping the mood hot, even when the language turns darkly competitive, as in “Shoot to kill”. In the imagery, the scene is poolside, fizzing with bottled indulgence and bubbling good feeling, while the talk of money and grabbing another one adds to the acquisitive, go-for-it energy.

"1942" is a track by Ayra Starr, from the album The Year I Turned 21, released 29th May 2024. The track is 2:27 long. It's filed under Afrobeats. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 2 articles about Ayra Starr.

About the Artist

Ayra Starr

Ayra Starr

Lyrics

1942

Might have it all, but I'ma need some more
Time passes fast, already gone
Shoot to kill, but I don't mean to hurt nobody
I just do this for fun

We're in the pool
With a bottle 1942 inna the buckle
The feeling's good, hot water bubbles
There's money in the duffle, get another one, oh

This moment makes it all worth it
All the time we put into the job
My first time scratching pass the surface
Make me realize
I don't wanna lose
I don't wanna lose
I don't wanna lose
I don't wanna lose

Scared that maybe one day I might lose it all (lose it all)
Can't let the negativity to win the brawl (win the brawl)
One day, I'm gon' look back, know I did it all
Instead of bad thoughts, I'ma bask in the glory of God's work

With a bottle 1942 inna the buckle
The feeling's good, hot water bubbles
There's money in the duffle, get another one, oh

This moment makes it all worth it
All the time we put into the job
My first time scratching pass the surface
Make me realize, I don't wanna lose
I don't wanna lose (I don't wanna lose)

I don't wanna lose
I don't wanna lose (yeah, yeah)
I don't wanna lose (no)
I don't wanna lose (I don't wanna lose)
I don't wanna lose
I don't wanna lose

I don't wanna lose
I don't wanna lose
I don't wanna lose
I don't wanna lose

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Track details

From The Year I Turned 21

2:272024
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Album
The Year I Turned 21
The Year I Turned 21
Ayra Starr
30th May 2024
Track number
13
Release year
2024
  1. 1Birds Sing of Money
    2:43
  2. 2Goodbye (Warm Up)
    2:43
  3. 3Commas
    2:37
  4. 4Woman Commando
    3:29

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    • Credits

    Production & Engineering

    Writer
    Ayra Starr, Johnny Drille, Milar
    Lyricist
    Ayra Starr, Johnny Drille, Milar
    Composer
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