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Ezra Collective – Streets is Calling (2024) | Track profile | Dork

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Ezra Collective
Dance, No One's Watching
Streets is Calling

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Ezra Collective

Streets is Calling

Release date: 27th September 2024

From Dance, No One's Watching

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About This Track

"Streets is Calling" is a track by Ezra Collective, from the album Dance, No One's Watching, released 27th September 2024. It's filed under Jazz. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 15 articles about Ezra Collective.

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Ezra Collective

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Lyrics

Streets is Calling

[Intro]

Ɛkyɛ'na dwo, ye pia na y3 bo

Every ting be cool kraa yɛn fa ne fo

Ɛkyɛ'na dwo, the baddies all dey

[Verse 1]

Morning-t collect my thoughts like church offering

Dressed to impress, the fit that be marketing

Silence deafening, the ring tone barging in

The streets say cash for ass, that's bargaining

Streets keep calling, streets keep calling

Somewhere in between the dusk and the morning

Sunny in the skies, but the wind be appalling

Ye be wu nti yɛn da? I guess I'm all in

Kojo Kwasi Kwame moving like an army

The babes all blowing on vapes e be gnarly

The sea side be sweet side the booze dark n stormy

Forget obiaa abɔnten dey Inform me

[Chorus]

The streets is calling

The streets is calling

I'ma pick up

'Cause the streets is calling

The streets is calling

The streets is calling

I'ma pick up

'Cause the streets is calling

[Post-Chorus]

Me and my sisters

When we hit the streeti

We do not wanti

No likkle dicky

Crowding my spaysi

Isn't a thingy

Dancing the doggy

That is the plani

[Verse 2]

Bringing the sticky the kudi and freaky

Enjoyment for gal dem the big boys are picky

Lagos to Jozi they know us we spoil dɛr

Swiping and living la vida, sorted

Get the table-li, get us the drinksi

Ask no questionsi

We pay the billi

Sibaningi, Baninginingi, Amaniki, Manikiniki

Maybe have affair with a stranger danger

She had a brush with fame chale man's a painter

The streets no be safe, I guess I am its savior

Everything be paid for we no ask for favour

[Chorus]

The streets is calling

The streets is calling

I'ma pick up

'Cause the streets is calling

The streets is calling

The streets is calling

I'ma pick up

'Cause the streets is calling

The streets is calling

The streets is calling

I'ma pick up

'Cause the streets is calling

The streets is calling

The streets is calling

I'ma pick up

'Cause the streets is calling

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Track details

From Dance, No One's Watching

2024

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Album

Dance, No One's Watching

Ezra Collective

27th September 2024

Release year

2024

1Intro
1:22
2The Herald
3:45
3Palm Wine
5:14
4cloakroom link up. (Act 1)
0:25
5God Gave Me Feet For Dancing (feat. Yazmin Lacey)
3:59
6Ajala
4:15
7The Traveller
1:14
8in the dance. (Act 2)
0:42
9N29
3:22
10No One's Watching Me (feat. Olivia Dean)
4:22
11our element. (Act 3)
0:39
12Hear My Cry
3:32
13Shaking Body
3:13
14Expensive
6:12
15Streets is Calling (feat. M.anifest and Moonchild Sanelly)
2:33
16lights on. (Act 4)
0:39
17Why I Smile
5:11
18Have Patience
2:00
19Everybody
5:15
—Streets is Calling

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Credits

Production & Engineering

Writer: Femmi Coleoso, Ife Ogunjobi, James Mollison, Joe Armon-Jones, M.anifest (GHA), Moonchild Sanelly, T.J. Koleoso
Producer: Ezra Collective