“Exit” is the final track on The Evil Genius but, in many ways, it is the centerpiece of Mr Eazi's long-awaited project. Conceived during a period of inner turmoil and strife, it’s one of the Nigerian singer’s most personal and inward-looking songs to date, but also one of his most triumphant. Among the song’s memorable lines is one which Mr Eazi has adopted as his daily mantra: Thank you God for keeping things running smoothly. “When I wrote this song, I was disappointed in everything —the music business, feeling betrayed by my friends," Mr Eazi says. "But, in the midst of feeling disappointed, I was thankful.” The song is accompanied by an appropriately epic video, shot by director Allison Swank Owen, which features Mr Eazi and Soweto Gospel Choir performing the song high atop the picturesque mountaintop setting of The Drakensberg, in South Africa.
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Lyrics
Yeah yeah I never had to count my blessings but these days I do Originally I no dey find trouble but these days I do (yea) ‘Cause it’s a lonely road a lonely road Never suffer lonely I no dey find trouble but these days I do Oh dema pre me voodoo But i thank Jehovah for the journey Oh Joy comes in the morning I let bad mind close and they were storing I got so many secrets that i pray don’t come out Paranoid cause I’ve seen things go bad When my family turns to demons around me (yea yea) I Thank you Lord for everything Everything you’ve done for me And I give you praise oh Majesty And I say thank you I Thank you Lord, for everything Everything you’ve done for me And I give you praise oh Majesty And I say thank you Thank you God for keeping things smoothly (hem ye ahee) And the blessings wey you shoot daily (hem ye ahee) I no go lie I am feeling differently (hem ye ahee) Na why i still dey move undercover Thank you God for keeping things smoothly (hem ye ahee) And the blessings wey you shoot daily (hem ye ahee) I no go lie I am feeling differently (hem ye ahee) Na why i still dey move (o) Oh dema pre me voodoo (hem ye ahee) But i thank Jehovah for the journey (hem ye ahee) Oh Joy comes in the morning (hem ye ahee) I let bad mind close and they were storing (hem ye ahee) I got so many secrets that i pray don’t come out (hem ye ahee) Paranoid cause I’ve seen things go bad (hem ye ahee) When my family turns to demons around me (yea yea)
Ngiyabonga ngoba ungewele ukuphila (Amen Ngiyabonga Uyinzwele zwele(Amen) Ngiyabonga ngoba ungewele ukuphila (Amen) Ngiyabonga Uyinzwele
I raise my hands unto you Lord (Helele helele ahelele) Oh joy comes in the morning (Helele helele ahelele) You alone Lord makes me smile
I raise my hands unto you Lord (Helele helele ahelele) Oh joy comes in the morning (Helele helele ahelele) You alone Lord makes me smile
Helele helele ahelele (Hem yee ahee) Helele helele ahee
Helele helele ahelele (Hem yee ahee) Helele helele ahee
Production Company The Swank Group
Executive Producer & Director: Allison Swank Owen Producer: Anco Henning
South Africa: DP: Jonathan Kyriakou and Dimitri Savva 1st AC: Jason Haji-Joannou Wardrobe Asst: Sophia Lee Hair and Make Up: Aimee “Bobby Beats” Lokota Pyrotechnician: Justin Meth Pyro Asst: Peter Very Production Asst: Leonard Lerotha Medic: Mamahadi Sithole Choir Manager: Bongani “Honey” Ncube Drivers: Tinyinko Mhlongo and William Sekokotla Behind the Scenes Photographer: DeLovie Kwagala Stylist: Chloe Andrea Welgemoed Mr Eazi's red look by South African designers Thebe Magugu and Lukhanyo Mdingi
Los Angeles: Producer: Vivi Rojas DP: Travys Owen 1st AC: Brian Hall Trinity Operator: Nicholas Kalajdzic Gaffer: Anthony Boyd Asst Gaffer: Ryan Burk Stylist: Marissa Baklayan Hair and Make Up: Lorraine “Lola” Ramirez Barber: Swins Jean-Charles Production Asst: Marley Skye Paxton Covid Officer: Nancy Alvarez
Mr Eazi archive courtesy of Kin Kwesy
Left Post Productions Editor: Jade de Jager VFX: Keno Naidoo and Ilhaam Mullagee Colorist: Jarryd du Thoit Sound Mix: Audio Militia
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