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From dust
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From dust was released on June 18, 2026 by Wahala Collective Records as a part of the album The War Eze
June 18, 2026
LabelWahala Collective Records
LanguageEnglish
BPM107
Melodicness
Acousticness
Valence
Danceability
Energy

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Lyrics

I am Aissatou - the Maad a Sinig
He came to Sine past the borders of his home
Thunder in his blood, but he came alone
Amadioha. War Eze
The one I loved before the crown
But I still call him Oha
Only me
Only me
He came with speeches. I had heard them all before
Blood for justice. Lightning and war
Green crown on my head, green stones at my throat
I saw the storm in him before he even spoke
He said, "I need your—"
I said, "I wrote this war for you long ago
I funded rebels. Their leaders paid
I worked in shadows. Your victories made
I distracted Loas. I split their eyes
I gave your thunder room to rise
He interrupted. Our plan has changed
No Oha. YOUR plan has changed
He said, "There can be no Niri while Vodun draws breath."
I closed my eyes. "Action and Reaction. Life and Death."
From dust we came, and to dust we shall return
That is what I told him while his ambition burned
If he takes the capital, he will find pain, and death
But nothing stops the Thunder — not even his last breath
He acts only on what stands before him
At least the blind man knows he can't see
This drive to set his people free
Keeps bringing him back to me
I took him where the grass bent low
Where we were young and wild
Before I wore the green-stone crown
Before I buried that girl-child
"They promised me to Gori's house. Then you made me unclean
He took another bride instead— fifteen, soft, unseen
He beat her till the walls went still
Then dressed the truth in bloom
You ruined the life they planned for me
But saved me from that tomb
I saw old want move in his eyes
Jealousy, guilt, or sin
But the Niri Eze stood still
And swallowed it within
But I didn't bring him here for ghosts
"Get on your knees! Dig!"
"Dig?" His eyes confused "I am War Eze."
I cut him off. "I am MAAD A SINIG
The crown does not outrank the earth
Get on your knees
And Dig!"
From dust we came, and to dust we shall return
That is what I told him while his ambition burned
If he takes the capital, he will find pain, and death
But nothing stops the Thunder — not even his last breath
He acts only on what stands before him
At least the blind man knows he can't see
This drive to set his people free
Keeps bringing him back to me
He broke the locks with lightning
Underground, the dark was full of stars
Diamonds in the walls like a million glowing scars
He whispered, "What is this place?"
I said, "The wound behind my father's grace
Sine was losing our rebellion. Vodun had the field
So we bought the kind of power no prayer would wield."
He said, "Mercenaries?"
I said, "No. Hell
We sold them stones. Secret none should tell
They gave us Weapons. Spies as well."
"You bargained with demons?" he asked
"Wetin demons buy and sell?"
I trembled. I shook because I was afraid
"I don't know, Oha. It was a debt unpaid."
Nothing in this world comes free, Oha
Nothing worth having."
I stepped close. Not as queen, but as the woman he once knew
"The price of freedom may be too high even for you
You are a stubborn man. You burn every bridge to win
But what happens when the fire turns within?"
He said, "Vodun killed my brother. They must surely pay."
I said, "And your brother here in Sine?"
His face became a closed door
The kind no crown can open anymore
The firstborn son of Kama Kamanu is dead to him I see
That one is not the drive for him to set his people free
From dust we came, and to dust we shall return
That is what I told him while his ambition burned
If he takes the capital, he will find pain, and death
But nothing stops the Thunder — not even his last breath
He acts only on what stands before him
At least the blind man knows he can't see
This drive to set his people free
Keeps bringing him back to me
From dust we came
From dust we came
From dust we came...
And to dust we shall return
You see He is not the first born son
That one ran away to my Kingdom when their younger brother died
Written by: Wahala Collective
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