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Visa Denied
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Visa Denied was released on July 12, 2026 by Roland MANTAMA as a part of the album Kupaa
AlbumKupaa
July 12, 2026
LabelRoland MANTAMA
LanguageEnglish
BPM
Melodicness
Acousticness
Valence
Danceability
Energy

Lyrics

Yeah
Visa denied
Kupa anyway
They tried to lock the borders
But you can't cage a dream
Uh, uh
5 AM at the embassy, standing in the cold
Papers in my hand and a story never told
Application denied, stamped it, walked away
Told myself one day they'd beg me to come and stay
Walini kata mara tatu, rejected me three times
Now they want me headline, funny how it climbs
I ain't have a visa but I had a vision, see
Passport full of struggle, now the world my property
They judge you by the flag on the front of your book
Made me feel like a criminal for the dream that I took
But I flipped it, turned the pain to a plane ticket now
First class over oceans, look at me now, wow
Nili toka bilaki tu, left with nothing but faith
Now they clap when I land, wrote the copy, this fate
No visa, no passport gon' stop the rise
Kupa juu, above the border lines
They drew the lines but they can't hold me
Watch a African boy take the world, told me
Visa denied, but I made it anyway
Borders tried, couldn't keep me away
From the embassy line to the world stage lights
Kupa, kupa, no border, no fight
Visa denied, now they want me to come
The same ones who shut the door, look how far I've become
No visa on my dreams, no stamp on my soul
African to the world, that's the goal
Yeah, same story, different city, we all know the pain
Standing in them lines in the cold and the rain
They want your fingerprint, your blood and your name
Just to tell you no and to play you like a game
But we hustled, we grinded, we made our own way
Turned a no to a yes, turned a night into day
Now we global, we winning, we can't be contained
African excellence forever ordained
They said no, we said watch us
They locked doors, we built ours
Kutoka barale tu, from our continent we rise
No borders on greatness, no limits, no lies
Visa denied, but the dream was approved
Got a stamp on my passport, nothing left to prove
Kupa, kupa, we global now, remember the name
From the embassy line to the hall of fame
Written by: Roland MANTAMA
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