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Dave flows across production from JAE5 with the ease of someone who has already settled into his own voice. The track recruits BOJ to sing the infectious chorus in Yoruba, a language that threads through the song alongside English and Nigerian Pidgin. The title invokes resurrection, and the song itself moves between boasts and vulnerability, between street narratives and moments of genuine pleasure. There is a lightness to it, a willingness to let the beat carry him into celebration. The lyrics move fluidly between Lagos and London, between survival and indulgence. Dave speaks of money, women, and the small dignities that come with both, but never lets the boasting calcify into mere swagger. The production sits light and spacious, giving room for the Yoruba refrains to breathe and for his voice to find its rhythm without strain. It is a song about resilience that does not announce itself as such, content instead to let the pleasure of the performance do the work.
"Lazarus" is a track by Dave, from the album We're All Alone In This Together, released 22nd July 2021. The track is 3:24 long. It's filed under Hip-Hop. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 16 articles about Dave.
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