[Verse] Sun set low, pot simmering slow, Smell of groundnut drifting in the air, Daddy’s chair empty, but the drum still plays, Mama’s hand on my shoulder, whispering prayers. [Pre-Chorus] Each grain a memory, each bite a name, Echoes in the yard, in every flame. We dance to silence, we sing to the past, Love stays in the stew, no matter how fast. [Chorus] Rice and stew, shared with the whole compound, Dancing through the pain, never letting go. Bitter in the spice, sweet in the sound, We cook with sorrow and we sing it loud. Rice and stew, heartbeats in the bowl, No one left to tell, but the rhythm takes control. [Verse] Young ones laughing, cousins in the shade, Twin sisters swapping stories in the old way. Uncle hums a tune from when he was young, But his eyes stay on the door, where he’s been wrong. [Pre-Chorus] Each grain a memory, each bite a name, Echoes in the yard, in every flame. We dance to silence, we sing to the past, Love stays in the stew, no matter how fast. [Chorus] Rice and stew, shared with the whole compound, Dancing through the pain, never letting go. Bitter in the spice, sweet in the sound, We cook with sorrow and we sing it loud. Rice and stew, heartbeats in the bowl, No one left to tell, but the rhythm takes control. [Bridge] One spoon for the gone, one for the now, Soul in the steam, soul in the vow. When the fire dies and the plates are clean, I still feel them dancing in my dream. [Chorus] Rice and stew, shared with the whole compound, Dancing through the pain, never letting go. Bitter in the spice, sweet in the sound, We cook with sorrow and we sing it loud. Rice and stew, heartbeats in the bowl, No one left to tell, but the rhythm takes control. [Outro] Rice and stew… Dance on the fire, love stays in the stew… Rice and stew… No one left to tell… But the rhythm takes control…