Keep Ya Head Up

(Arbantone Gengetone Club Anthem)

Intro (with sax and piano)
(Shoutouts over a groovy beat)
"Yo! Faceless creation, TruPlayaz Records!
This one’s for the streets, the real ones.
Tough times never last, but we do!
Saxophone ni moto, aaah! Let’s vibe!"

Chorus (catchy, repetitive with harmonies)
Keep ya head up, oh oh, usidrop, eh!
Hata shida ni mob, we don’t stop, eh!
Someni vijana, yes, we still hope, eh!
Maisha ni ngori, but we gon’ cope, eh!

(Instrumental sax riff)

Verse 1
No school fees, watoto wako kwa nyumba,
Mama analia, baba hustle kwa viumba.
Health insurance haifanyi kazi tena,
Wodi za hospitali zimejaa maumivu tena.

Bribes kila kona, system imeparara,
Graduates kwa street, wana hustle na ndara.
Even madaktari, straight-A kutoka class,
Wanatafuta kazi, hakuna, only dust.

Lakini tuko hapa, tena tunadai,
Haki yetu ya msingi, hatuachi kwa chai.
Tunapiga luku, na bado tunasaka njia,
Buda, keep ya head high, hata mbele ni giza.

Chorus (layered with more sax and guitar licks)
Keep ya head up, oh oh, usidrop, eh!
Hata shida ni mob, we don’t stop, eh!
Someni vijana, yes, we still hope, eh!
Maisha ni ngori, but we gon’ cope, eh!

(Sax riff with guitar highlights)

Verse 2
Madem wanakufa daily, nani atawalinda?
Mothers and future wives, tumewaacha kwa shida.
Mtaa kuna darkness, kila kona ni cry,
Lakini bado tunaomba, jua litawahi rise.

Kijana wa ghetto, hustler wa kawaida,
Unaambiwa “someni”, lakini future ni shida.
Na bado tuna dream, tena tuko na bidii,
Hii system haina huruma, lakini Mungu yuko mboni.

(Pre-Chorus spoken over piano and sax)
Someni vijana, lakini si kwa wimbo,
Actions ndio tunadai, siyo speeches na bimbo.
One God above, ndiye anatuweka,
Nairobi nights ni ngumu, lakini hope haicheki!

Chorus (amped with vocal harmonies and adlibs)
Keep ya head up, oh oh, usidrop, eh!
Hata shida ni mob, we don’t stop, eh!
Someni vijana, yes, we still hope, eh!
Maisha ni ngori, but we gon’ cope, eh!

(Instrumental break – sax solo transitioning into a guitar riff)

Bridge (half-sung, half-rapped, with a deep bassline)
Hii ni kwa wasee, kila kona ya mtaa,
Wale mna hustle bila break, hata kama kuna chaa.
Niaje system? Mnatufinya vibaya,
Tuko na strength, bado hatutaya.

Dada zetu, tunawaomba msilose hope,
Vijana tunadai haki, mpaka tufike top.
Mungu ni mmoja, bado anatukumbuka,
Maisha ni tough, lakini tuko na nguvu ya kuburuka.

Chorus (layered with sax, drums, and crowd claps)
Keep ya head up, oh oh, usidrop, eh!
Hata shida ni mob, we don’t stop, eh!
Someni vijana, yes, we still hope, eh!
Maisha ni ngori, but we gon’ cope, eh!

(Outro)
(Sax fades out with spoken word over piano chords)
"Faceless creation, tunaweka jam kwa vibe.
Hii life ni ngumu, lakini hope ni real,
One God, one love, one people, stay strong!
Ayeeeh! Keep ya head up, eh! Faceless na TruPlayaz till the end!"

(Instrumental outro with piano and sax jam)