Lyrics
Verse 1
Because my papa dey in control I nor fit fail oh
He is more than able oh
Because my daddy dey for him throne
Observe my life oh
See the way e align oh
Chorus
Because I'm under I'm under the umbrella
Na God dey run am for me
He is more than able oh
Because I'm under I'm under the umbrella
Na God dey run am for me
He is more than able oh
Verse 2
My daddy cover me
Cover cover cover
Give his angels charge over me
Over over over
Dem no fit koba me
Koba koba koba
Odeshi dey for my body
Wetin you see, wetin you see, for my body, for my body
Wey you dey carry me go
Na you dey carry me go
I dey under the canopy
So I no get wahala, I get no p
When dem try to put am for my body e bounce
Cos Jehovah e cover me (cover me)
Your love no dey stop
E nor get e check point oh
Everything you do is on point oh
Lord na my head wey you anoint oh
Your grace no dey rest
E dey always dey follow me
Your joy be my strength
E dey power me
No other power fit to oppose me
Chorus (Repeat)
Because I'm under I'm under the umbrella
Na God dey run am for me
He is more than able oh
Because I'm under I'm under the umbrella
Na God dey run am for me
He is more than able oh
Verse 3
Twenty-four seven You be God
Na you get all power
I dey steady dey collect oh
Cos na your hotspot me I connect oh
If you check am, oil dey my head
You dey see am wella
Olorun Oba na you set my ladder
Anytime I step inna the place na fire
By the grace of God
The gbedu dey sama
Planted by the waters I nor need mai ruwa
If you know my name Omo na God dey do am
Amarachukwu jejely dey lift me higher higher
Under your canopy Papa you cover me
Shey na you wey dey give me ability
I get your backing your agility
From now till eternity (Till infinity)
My brother my sister
Na baba dey carry the boy go far
Anywhere I enter
Moves monumental
Inside him plans Na me dey for the center
Chorus (Repeat)
Because I'm under I'm under the umbrella
Na God dey run am for me
He is more than able oh
Because I'm under I'm under the umbrella
Na God dey run am for me
He is more than able oh
Outro
Because my papa dey in control I nor fit fail oh
He is more than able oh
Because my daddy dey for him throne
Observe my life oh
See the way e align oh
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Meaning & Inspiration
"Umbrella" uses the image of shelter to describe confidence in divine protection, opening with the claim that a father figure in control removes the possibility of failure. The Pidgin-English lyric pictures life aligned and observed by that father, with the recurring line "I'm under the umbrella" serving as the song's central claim: protection is active and current rather than hoped for. Language about angels given charge and a canopy overhead echoes older biblical pictures of divine covering extended over a vulnerable person.
Later lines describe anointing pictured as oil resting on the head, connection compared to a hotspot supplying strength, and a request for continued backing extending toward eternity. Difficulty is acknowledged only briefly, mentioned as something that "bounces" off rather than something ignored, and the song credits that outcome to God's active covering rather than personal defense. Repetition of the umbrella image throughout ties every scattered image back to a single idea: shelter that is claimed as already present rather than something still being sought.
Related Scripture
- Psalm 91:1 Dwelling in the shelter of the Most High parallels the song's central umbrella and canopy imagery.