Baobab Road
v4
@Beldino tsarahy
Baobab Road
v4
@Beldino tsarahy
Songteksten
[Verse 1]
Boots in the red dust, baby
Sun on my neck all day
Got a map in my back pocket
And a heartbeat on the way
From the port to the high hills
I’m following your name
Every turn got a new color
Every breath feels the same
[Pre-Chorus]
Oh, I can feel it now
The ground start calling me
Oh, I can feel it now
Like you were waiting by the sea
[Chorus]
Madagascar, take me there
Madagascar, I’m almost there
I want your wind, I want your shore
Madagascar, I want more
Madagascar, call my name
Madagascar, make me stay
I hear the drums inside my chest
Madagascar, you know the rest
[Verse 2]
I saw lemurs in the morning
Leap like sparks through green
Baobab bones on the horizon
Standing calm and clean
Salt on my lips from the ferry
Laughing with the crowd
You got a thousand little stories
And they all sing out loud
[Pre-Chorus]
Oh, I can feel it now
The road won’t let me sleep
Oh, I can feel it now
You’re in my bones too deep
[Chorus]
Madagascar, take me there
Madagascar, I’m almost there
I want your wind, I want your shore
Madagascar, I want more
Madagascar, call my name
Madagascar, make me stay
I hear the drums inside my chest
Madagascar, you know the rest
[Bridge]
Let the tide wash over
Let the long night bend
I came here chasing distance
Now I found my friend
[Final Chorus]
Madagascar, take me there
Madagascar, I’m almost there
I want your wind, I want your shore
Madagascar, I want more
Madagascar, call my name
Madagascar, make me stay
I hear the drums inside my chest
Madagascar, you know the rest
Boots in the red dust, baby
Sun on my neck all day
Got a map in my back pocket
And a heartbeat on the way
From the port to the high hills
I’m following your name
Every turn got a new color
Every breath feels the same
[Pre-Chorus]
Oh, I can feel it now
The ground start calling me
Oh, I can feel it now
Like you were waiting by the sea
[Chorus]
Madagascar, take me there
Madagascar, I’m almost there
I want your wind, I want your shore
Madagascar, I want more
Madagascar, call my name
Madagascar, make me stay
I hear the drums inside my chest
Madagascar, you know the rest
[Verse 2]
I saw lemurs in the morning
Leap like sparks through green
Baobab bones on the horizon
Standing calm and clean
Salt on my lips from the ferry
Laughing with the crowd
You got a thousand little stories
And they all sing out loud
[Pre-Chorus]
Oh, I can feel it now
The road won’t let me sleep
Oh, I can feel it now
You’re in my bones too deep
[Chorus]
Madagascar, take me there
Madagascar, I’m almost there
I want your wind, I want your shore
Madagascar, I want more
Madagascar, call my name
Madagascar, make me stay
I hear the drums inside my chest
Madagascar, you know the rest
[Bridge]
Let the tide wash over
Let the long night bend
I came here chasing distance
Now I found my friend
[Final Chorus]
Madagascar, take me there
Madagascar, I’m almost there
I want your wind, I want your shore
Madagascar, I want more
Madagascar, call my name
Madagascar, make me stay
I hear the drums inside my chest
Madagascar, you know the rest
Stijl van muziek
Afro-pop with a sun-baked midtempo sway, syncopated hand drums and bouncing marimba figures; verse keeps it lean with finger snaps, low bass, and a picked guitar riff, pre-chorus opens with rising chants and filtered percussion, chorus hits with stacked gang vocals and a bright lead synth motif. Vocal is close-mic and playful in verses, doubled on hooks, with ad-lib echoes and short delay throws. Ear candy: drum fills into each chorus, reversed swell before the bridge, and chime accents between hook lines. Mix is warm, wide, and percussive with a glossy top end.
