Nigerian star Omah Lay has unveiled his sophomore album Clarity of Mind, kicking things off with the lyrics to its opening track, Artificial Happiness.
On Artificial Happiness, Omah Lay dives into themes of fleeting pleasure, inner conflict, and the constant search for real fulfillment.
Through the lyrics, he reflects on how escapism, money, and confidence can sometimes serve as a cover for deeper emotional emptiness—setting a reflective tone for the album.
Omah Lay – “Artificial Happiness” Lyrics
Intro
There
Pre-Chorus
Ígbo is telling on me
I like what it’s saying, make I no stop
Before morning, the feeling will wash off
But tonight, we will die at the warfront (I will die, I will die)
Money wey no complete, it will never ever be my portion (Oh)
No time for many discussion
The thing long, e go reach her subconscious
Chorus
(Blood of Jesus, no stop)
Ígbo is telling on me (E say, “No stop”)
Ígbo is telling on me (E say, “No stop”)
Ígbo is telling on me (E say, “No stop”)
Hm, Ígbo is telling on me (Blood of Jesus)
Post-Chorus
I don’t see anyone wey fit come close to mе
All of them know, all of them know, ah (Mm, mm)
Nobody be my matе
I dey tell you with a clean mind (Mm, mm, mm)
Port Harcourt, Omah Lay (Mm, mm, mm)
Anything when you don see (Mm, mm), I don see am (Mm, mm)
Ayayayaya
Verse 2
One in the morning time
That’s how I start my day
Advantage to see money clear
It’s either all or nothing
I still dey deadline, ayaya, I never die
E get things when I still dey find
Nirvana is one of them
Pre-Chorus
Ígbo is telling on me
I like what it’s saying, make I no stop
Before morning, the feeling will wash off
But tonight, we will die at the warfront (I will die, I will die)
Money wey no complete, it will never ever be my portion (Oh)
No time for many discussion
The thing long, e go reach her subconscious
Chorus
(Blood of Jesus, no stop)
Ígbo is telling on me (E say, “No stop”)
Ígbo is telling on me (E say, “No stop”)
Ígbo is telling on me (E say, “No stop”)
Hm, igbo is telling on me (No stop)
Ígbo is telling on me (E say, “No stop”)
Ígbo is telling on me (E say, “No stop”)
Ígbo is telling on me (E say, “No stop”)
Hm, igbo is telling on me (Blood of Jesus)
Outro
Ìgbo is telling on me, igbo is telling on me
Ìgbo is telling on me