Kutubu Queen

​(Intro - Island Reggae vibe, gentle guitar riff) (Spoken) From my home province, so far away, to the Highlands where the mountains lay. Didn't know what I would find, but I left my island home behind. ​(Verse 1 - Laid-back Hip Hop flow) Year '22, the journey starts, a new chapter for my heart To Lake Kutubu, a different pace, a whole new time, a whole new place I felt so lost, a coastal man in a mainland clan Culture clash, a different tongue, I wondered if I could belong Then you appeared, a beacon bright, you filled my darkness with your light Megz Baba one-four-three-six, from Kamkumu, Lae, the finest girl I'd ever seen Little did I know, your family name, but it didn't matter, our love was the same. ​(Chorus - Upbeat Island Reggae) Oh, my Kutubu Queen, you bridged the distance, you made me feel seen You were my guide, my saving grace, in that far-off mountain place We fell in love, a perfect match, a future that we planned to catch But a cruel wind came and blew us apart, leaving a scar upon my heart And now I'm back on the island shore, missing you and wanting more. ​(Verse 2 - Hip Hop flow with a hint of melancholy) Every break, we'd say goodbye, under a wide and endless sky I'd go back home, you'd head to Wewak, wishing we could just stay back But every time we'd meet again, the love was stronger than it had been Hand in hand, in one another's arms, shielded from all the world's harms We planned it all, our life ahead, the words of love that we had said A family, a home for us, built on trust and a burning rush But a jealous heart, a father's plan, broke the love of a coastal man. ​(Chorus - Upbeat Island Reggae) Oh, my Kutubu Queen, you bridged the distance, you made me feel seen You were my guide, my saving grace, in that far-off mountain place We fell in love, a perfect match, a future that we planned to catch But a cruel wind came and blew us apart, leaving a scar upon my heart And now I'm back on the island shore, missing you and wanting more. ​(Bridge - Slow, soulful Hip Hop/Reggae fusion) She disappeared into the night, just like a ghost, out of my sight Out of fear, out of pain, you were gone like the falling rain The job was gone, the future too, all because of loving you They took you from me, tore us apart, but they can't erase you from my heart Every day, I sit and wait, hoping to change our cruel fate The memories we had, the joy and laughter, living on forever after. ​(Outro - Fades out with the Reggae guitar riff, maybe a vinyl scratch sound effect) Yeah... my Kutubu Queen... My home is not the same without you... (Fades out)