Funny but true
The popular Nigerian comedian compose a song in his skit and drop some funny lines that got everyone laughing and falling off their chairs. I laughed till I could no longer laugh again when I heard the song cos it was damn funny but after laughing I had to think about it and digest it. After so much thinking, I discovered that truth was present in there even though it was funny the way it came to appear.
I will be picking the lines one by one and will be explaining the truth behind them. Let's begin;
Light at the end of the tunnel dem don cut am;
He said the light at the end of the tunnel has been cut whereas we all always believe that there is light at the end of the tunnel. I am not sure about other countries but here in Nigeria, everywhere seems dark and it doesn't look like there's light at the end of every tunnel. The economy is down bad and the country is no longer safe and the future of the youth isn't sure again. Even the old ones are complaining so who are the youth to still have to believe when their parents are bitter about the country. With all that is happening, the light at the end of the tunnel truly has been cut down.
I promise to stand by you, e don sit down;
What does this mean, he said those who promised to stand by some people have already failed by disappointing them. Well, it's true cos this Nigeria economy can allow people to ignore people cos it ain't easy out there. The world has turned into a wicked world and people are only concerned about themselves only, no wonder the popular slang that says "ALL MAN FOR HIMSELF". Those who promise people now fail to accomplish it and it's disheartening cos why will you promise what you can't do.
Man wey dey chase him dream, dem don catch am;
Well, this is so true in the area I will be portraying it from. The lines said the man chasing his dream has been caught red-handed and arrested, it's funny, right? Yes, it is but there's meaning to it. In Nigeria, the university student in the federal school has been at home for more than 4 months now because of strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). They are fighting for their salary and the government owning them isn't ready to pay them at all. So many dreams by these students have been cut short and their future plans and ambition seem cut off and arrested by these governments. The students are just at home idled and have no work to do or where to go, can you now see the reason why their dream has been caught red-handed and arrested.
Horse for national coat of arm dem don sell am;
If you know the Nigeria National Coat of Arms, you will know that there are two horses in there but this line is saying that they have sold the horses there, very funny too right? Yes, it is but there is meaning to it. Truly, they have sold the horses to settle the debt that Nigeria as a nation is owning. The debt Nigeria is into presently can't be overlooked, our government has borrowed millions of naira outside the country and we are unable to pay it back till now. All these debts are enough for the government to sell the horses on the national coat of arms to settle the bills.
These are just the important lines I love to make reference to from the song, I think it was just like three lines I didn't talk about in the song and that's because I didn't see meaning to them. You might just want to go and listen to the song, it's just less than a minute song though, so the name of the artist is BRAINJOTTER. Check him out on all social media, you will surely see him there.
Thanks for reading my jargoons, yes, I called it jargoons cos I feel I discovered it as a result of writer's block. I appreciate your time in reading it, remain blessed famz.
Bye for now π₯°π₯°π₯°.
I haven't heard the song but you'd make a good pro for brainjotter π (silly me)
The future looks completely bleak for this country, I hope we all can scale through to success