The energy of soca songs that make it into the Carnival Roadmarch race is always palpable. The lyrics of these songs are always usually very special. I love it when soca songs have more than just a good beat to jump to. These are the ones that usually outlast the others as the years pass.
Here's a snippet of the lyrics of what to me are the bonafide 2023 RoadMarch contenderS.
"Make dem wonder ...how you did it
....All that energy just put it down, on de stage"
"We going to rip it up..."
"We going to misbehave for those no longer here"
"When you reach de stage make a memory"
"Show it off right now for the world to see"
I not going no small fete, lemme extend my apologies,
Only big fete with big flag going over head like canopy,
Rag in me back pocket with a white vest, sneakers and Wallaby’s,
Knife tips and tight pants, I never really rate none ah these,
I come from from brass festival and from customs and from flour mills,
Wasa fete, fire fete and licensing fete and them had a power pill,
Everybody gone nice and groovy, ‘Bunji allyuh pushing power still?
If is me alone leave me with power on a hill...
All soca people put yuh two hand in de air, yuh two hand in de air!All soca lovers do this: show me show me hand!!! (THIS LINE RIGHT HERE - MAD VIBES!!
Like Yuhself (Monk aka Machel Montano and Patrice)
Look where we reach again
End up in a party in de streets again...
Is ah 1000 man...ah wanna jam all...
Why we bringing sand up to de beach here now?
...I is not your man, you is not my girl until we reach home!
So you could jam up on who yuh want
And ah go wine up on who I like
And if yuh feel tuh wine on everybody inside here
Like yuhself!
Come Home (Nailah and Skinny Fabulous)
And if I ever let your down my friend, it was a misunderstanding...
Jump like I never jump
Ah sorry and I need you back in my life
People by de truck, emotions running high
No place like home
Come home to me, Come home to me!
Jump up and jump up and shake up de whole place
...
Shake de ground,...shake up de whole place
Shake de ground,...shake up de whole place
...
Tell dem dat we Carnival is de greatest!
Tell dem meet we by de grandstand.
Tell everybody...!
Oh gosh! Everybody come to de front!
Tell de DJ wha yuh want, soca!
De people want soca!
Nothing but soca!
All we want is soca!
Dis is a soca ... party!
Did I miss any contenders? Feel free to share them in a comment below with your favourite lyrics from it.
