| TV on the Radio – Wash the Day Lyrics | 8 years ago |
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For what it's worth O dabọ definitely is goodbye Google now says Ba mi ki won is "Let me use it" in Yoruba but that doesn't sound right Ẹkọ meji is "two lessons" o yo mi may be Isoko (southern Nigerian)for "s/he learned from" yo = hear/learn/receive mi = from https://glosbe.com/iso/en/o%20yo%20mi Yes, this is pretty weak. I boast roughly 5% confidence itis correct, but it would be pretty haunting if the lyrics mean Two lessons, learned from... Learned from... Learned from... (i.e., two lessons the enemy learned from the worst aspects of American celebrations of violence and warmongering, but non-American listeners shouldn't get too comfortable either, any culture with violent tendencies may have responsibility) Finish-it-yourself lyrics work for TVOTR. See Blues From Down Here: "Let it wash away your..." |
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