Nigerian star Omah Lay has released his sophomore album Clarity of Mind, along with the lyrics to its ninth track, Mary Go Round.
On Mary Go Round, Omah Lay dives into the complexities of unstable relationships, desire, and emotional emptiness.
The lyrics paint a picture of a repetitive cycle—where love feels temporary, connections are shallow, and partners come and go without anything truly lasting.
Omah Lay – Mary Go Round Lyrics
Chorus
I’ve been searching for ages, nothing sweet like kpekus
The way I love her, Jesu, I cannot say bye-bye
Pot is calling person kettle, kpetu, kpetu, kpetu
It’s coming from my bedroom, I cannot say bye-bye
(Around, around, around, around)
Refrain
Mary, Mary, Mary, Mary go
Mary go, Mary
Mary, Mary, Mary, Mary go
Mary, Mary, Mary, Mary go
Mary go, Mary
Mary, Mary, Mary, Mary go
Chorus
I swear, wetin I tell you? (Uh-huh), nothing sweet like kpekus (Uh-huh)
The way I love her, Jesu (Uh-huh), I cannot say bye-bye (Hmm)
Pot is calling person kettle (Uh-huh), kpetu, kpetu, kpetu (Uh-huh)
It’s coming from my bedroom (Hmm), I cannot say bye-bye
(Around, around, around, around)
Verse
There is a tendency, say tonight, you will be mine
There is a tendency, say tomorrow, you will not
Girl, it’s a normal something
Another person na another person boo
Another person love of my life na another person hoe
Chorus
I swear, wetin I tell you? (Uh-huh), nothing sweet like kpekus (Uh-huh)
The way I love her, Jesu (Uh-huh), I cannot say bye-bye (Hmm)
Pot is calling person kettle (Uh-huh), kpetu, kpetu, kpetu (Uh-huh)
It’s coming from my bedroom (Hmm), I cannot say bye-bye
(Around, around, around, around)
Refrain
Mary, Mary, Mary, Mary go
Mary go, Mary
Mary, Mary, Mary, Mary go
Mary, Mary, Mary, Mary go
Mary go, Mary
Mary, Mary, Mary, Mary go
Outro
I miss happiness, happiness, happiness
I miss happiness, happiness, happiness