The lyrics to Wizkid’s song “Kese (Dance)” praise joy, resilience, and the universal appeal of dance.
Kese, who focuses on positive vibes and musical energy (“Gbedu“), asks listeners to embrace life, combine hard work with fun, and come together via rhythm. It’s a positive anthem about being present and dancing to the music.
Wizkid – Kese Lyrics
[Chorus]
Dance, gbẹdu
Chale, make we dance, gbẹdu
Make it dance, gbẹdu (Oh, le-le-le)
Let the music, e dey play, gbẹdu
Ọmọ, say you go dance, gbẹdu
Chale (Starboy), make we dance, gbẹdu
You go dance, gbẹdu
You go dance
[Verse 1]
For the vibe, I’ve been out for days
Steady chasing the kpa, I dey concentrate (Okay)
Mm, anytime I dey
Whether night or day, I dey on my J’s (Yebo)
Even on my lane, mm
Them go dey dance to the gbẹdu, them go feel irie
‘Cause anything wey I drop, dem go chop, ajé
Whether night or day
I dey on my J’s, I dey on my J’s
[Pre-Chorus]
Kẹsẹ, kẹsẹ, kẹsẹ, kẹsẹ, kẹsẹ, kẹsẹ
Gbẹsẹ, gbẹsẹ, baby, lẹsẹkẹsẹ
How many times dem go tell person?
Dem no dey pay to dey learn lesson
Sha manya, gbẹ́mi de’bè
And it’s a vibe anytime we dey there
I no get time, I no get patience
Spray the money plenty
[Chorus]
Dance, gbẹdu
Chale, make we dance, gbẹdu
Make it dance, gbẹdu (Oh, le-le-le)
Let the music, e dey play, gbẹdu
Ọmọ, say you go dance, gbẹdu
Chale (Starboy), make we dance, gbẹdu
You go dance, gbẹdu
You go dance
[Verse 2]
So, tell me what you wanna do tonight?
You no the party no go make sense, if we never dey there, we make the party come alive
We turn the O2 to O3, má lọ bé si italawa
So baby, tell me why you wanna
Shake body make you do as you like
Na steady we dey blow the cana
Blow some trees, make me feel alright
I no fit lie, man, I’m wasted
And I’m feeling reckless
Na who buy last, get latest
That’s why I’m working on patience
I no dey joke with my paycheck
If dem dey sleep, make dem wake them
So we go vibe, we go vibe tonight, k’ama de’bè
[Pre-Chorus]
Kẹsẹ, kẹsẹ, kẹsẹ, kẹsẹ, kẹsẹ, kẹsẹ
Gbẹsẹ, gbẹsẹ, baby, lẹsẹkẹsẹ
How many times dem go tell person?
Dem no dey pay to dey learn lesson
Sha manya, gbẹ́mi de’bè
And it’s a vibe anytime we dey there
I no get time, I no get patience
Spray the money plenty
Kẹsẹ, kẹsẹ, kẹsẹ, kẹsẹ, kẹsẹ, kẹsẹ
Gbẹsẹ, gbẹsẹ, baby, lẹsẹkẹsẹ
How many times dem go tell person?
Dem no dey pay to dey learn lesson
Sha manya, gbẹ́mi de’bè
And it’s a vibe anytime we dey there
I no get time, I no get patience
Spray the money plenty
[Chorus]
Dance, gbẹdu
Chale, make we dance, gbẹdu
Make it dance, gbẹdu (Oh, le-le-le)
Let the music, e dey play, gbẹdu
Ọmọ, say you go dance, gbẹdu
Chale (Starboy), make we dance, gbẹdu
You go dance, gbẹdu
You go dance