“Before” is a notable track from Burna Boy’s album, “On a Spaceship”, featuring Nigerian highlife superstar Flavour. The title “Before” refers to the time before he achieved fame and fortune. The lyrics repeatedly highlight the shift in perception.
“Before” serves as a bridge, fusing Burna Boy’s emerging global Afrobeats/Dancehall sound with the more traditional, deeply rooted sounds of Highlife that Flavour represents. It’s a celebration of his personal journey while also paying homage to the Nigerian musical lineage.
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[Chorus: Burna Boy & Flavour]
She say she no know me before
Them say they no know me before
They be no dey feel me before
They say them no see me before
Before before before before
Before before before before
Before before before before
Before before before before
[Verse 1: Burna Boy]
Remember, na bin i try to tell am
[?] na wetin dey talk for kenya
Kool u temper she wan leave me follow ikenna
No be so baby e baby o baby e
O le go, se tori mo olowo
Wo wa fe ma chinko o wo wa fe ma chinko o
Baby o wan le to, she tori mo olowo
Shey them don see me before
Make them talk wetin them want
[Chorus: Burna Boy & Flavour]
She say she no know me before
Them say they no know me before
They be no dey feel me before
They say them no see me before
Before before before before
Before before before before
Before before before before
Before before before before
[Verse 2: Flavour]
Its very very obvious is too obvious
The boy a gbawala, the boy ah chawala
Fa ne ko nu, umu nwanyi na nagbaka
Eba ije o na fo nu, oye ogbula ya gbagari
Let them say let them talk
Oye kuru cho ge gbuma o
Let them say let them talk
Oye kuru cho ge gbuma o
[Chorus: Burna Boy & Flavour]
She say she no know me before
Them say they no know me before
They be no dey feel me before
They say them no see me before
Before before before before
Before before before before
Before before before before
Before before before before
[Outro: Burna Boy & Flavour]
Them be no know me o, now them know me o
Them be no know me o, now them know me o
Everybody body body body body body body body know me
Dy body body body body body body body know me
Them be no know me o, now them know me o
Them be no know me o, now them know me o
Everybody body body body body body body body know me (before before before before)
Dy body body body body body body body know me (before before before before)
Before before before before
Before before before before
Uploaded by: Precious • Upload date: 11/3/2025
