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Sonnie Badu - Baba (Open the Floodgates) Lyrics

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Artist:: Sonnie Badu
Album:: Lost In His Glory
Official Release:: 23 Feb 2009

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Lyrics

Intro

Open the floodgates in abundance
And cause Your rain, to fall on me

Chorus

Baba, we’re in Your presence, let it rain
Your rain, let it fall on me
We’re in Your presence, let it rain
Oh, Your rain, let it fall on me

Verse

Open the floodgates in abundance
And cause Your rain, to fall on me

Chorus

Baba, we’re in Your presence, let it rain
Your rain, let it fall on me
We’re in Your presence, let it rain
Oh, Your rain, let it fall on me

Outro

Baba ooh, Baba oh
Baba Ooh, Baba Oh

Credits & Song Information

Performed By: Sonnie Badu; Community reviewed · Apple Music
Release Date: February 23, 2009; Community reviewed · Apple Music

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Meaning & Inspiration

In this recording, Sonnie Badu presents a direct prayer for renewal and abundance. The repeated address “Baba” gives the performance a communal, meditative character, while the rain imagery sustains its central plea.