Omawumi Dropped a Hit Song, “If You Ask Me”, in Her Album
Omawumi’s song “If You Ask Me” is a powerful social commentary, particularly addressing the heavy issues of domestic violence, child sexual abuse, and incest, based on a real-life event she witnessed, urging people to break the silence and take action rather than ignore such suffering, despite its sensitive and disturbing lyrics. The song, from her 2015 album Lasso of Truth, uses direct, raw lyrics to expose the hidden pain within homes, highlighting the victim’s plea for help and the responsibility of the community to intervene.
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[Chorus]
If you ask me
Na who I go ask?
The matter wey we see so
E tey wey e start
No be me go talk am
E heavy for mouth
If you ask me
The matter for ground, eh
Na who I go ask?
If you ask me
Na who I go ask?
The matter wey we see so
E tey wey e start
No be me go talk am
E heavy for mouth
If you ask me
The matter for ground, eh
Na who I go ask?
[Verse 1]
The reason for, the reason for, the reason
Why I'm soliloquizing yeah
The things wey I dey see, wey I dey hеar
I no go lie e pass me, oh
I want to tеll the story but I've got to tell it from the starting, eh
About a man, a woman, and their girl pikin
Wait till the second verse before my story begins
[Chorus]
If you ask me
Na who I go ask?
The matter wey we see so
E tey wey e start
No be me go talk am
E heavy for mouth
If you ask me
The matter for ground, eh
Na who I go ask?
[Verse 2]
Oh, the woman travel, leave her daughter with the husband
Home a-lonely (home a-lonely)
E no tey, I begin see the man, his daughter and them dey play
Strong play (they play strong play)
A month later, the daughter say, her period delay
I ask her who touched her, she say her daddy only
I don't know what to say, I don't know what to tell her mother
E be like say she get belle
[Chorus]
If you ask me
Na who I go ask?
The matter wey we see so
E tey wey e start (E tey wey e start)
No be me go talk am
E heavy for mouth
If you ask me
The matter for ground, hey
Na who I go ask?
Oh-oh, hey
Na who I go ask?
Eh-eh, hey
[Verse 3]
The story wey I talk e be like say I dey play
But all this type of things they happen every day
Speak out or take some action, abeg you no delay
No let matters worse pass as e dey, as e dey
[Chorus]
If you ask me
Na who I go ask?
The matter wey we see so
E tey wey e start
No be me go talk am
E heavy for mouth
If you ask me
The matter for ground, oh
Na who I go ask?
Eh! Na who I go ask?
Uploaded by: Enobong • Upload date: 12/11/2025
