Verse
Shutter slats throw stripes on the tile
Rust at the hinge, dust in the seam
Someone's sandal scrapes through the gap
Generator hums under the beat
Pre-Chorus
We watch the grille turn amber then grey
We count the bars as the sun climbs through
We keep our shadows long on the floor
We stay while the street wakes up too
Chorus
Filtered light on Adeyemi Street
Filtered light on Adeyemi Street
Filtered light on Adeyemi Street
Filtered light on Adeyemi Street
Verse
Vendor's cart wheels creak past the door
Diesel smoke drifts thin through the crack
Bassline low against tin roofing
Nobody turns their body back
Pre-Chorus
We watch the grille turn amber then grey
We count the bars as the sun climbs through
We keep our shadows long on the floor
We stay while the street wakes up too
Chorus
Filtered light on Adeyemi Street
Filtered light on Adeyemi Street
Filtered light on Adeyemi Street
Filtered light on Adeyemi Street
Bridge
A woman sweeps dust past the entrance
Broom strokes slow, keeping our time
The shutter lifts higher each minute
Traffic hums low, folded in the rhyme
Chorus
Filtered light on Adeyemi Street
Filtered light on Adeyemi Street
Filtered light on Adeyemi Street
Filtered light on Adeyemi Street
