Tim Godfrey - Cho Cho Cho Lyrics
Lyrics
Verse 1] Oh my God Before I ask you something, suddenly you don do am (Before I ask you something, suddenly You have done it) If e no be you (If it wasn't You) This mountain for don serious (This mountain would have been a serious issue) Who go come move am (Who would have moved it?) (No other) [Pre-Chorus] Praise the Lord is not enough Even if I give my all This your love odikwa much (This Your love is so much) (No other) See my life e no be luck (See my life, it is not luck) Na the grace na im dey talk o (It is grace that is speaking) Na my God wey dey run am o (It is my God who is doing it) No be Cho Cho Cho e yo! (It's not just mere talk!) [Chorus] Na you part Red Sea, make the blind man see (You parted the Red Sea, and made the blind man see) (No be Cho Cho Cho) (It's not mere talk) No other name like the name of Jesus (No be Cho Cho Cho) (It's not mere talk) Na you feed five thousand men with bread (You fed five thousand men with bread) (No be Agege) (Not Agege bread) [Post-Chorus] We dey pray (We pray) (E dey show) (It shows / It manifests) We dey pray (We pray) (E dey show) (It shows / It manifests) We dey pray (We pray) (E dey show) (It shows / It manifests) We dey pray (We pray) (E dey show) (It shows / It manifests) [Verse 2] As you talk na so you do am (As You speak, that is exactly how You do it) (Talk and do) Wetin you do all man dey feel am (What You do, everyone can feel it) (Feel am o) Carry my matter for your head (You took my matter upon Your head) Always there, never far away Odogwu wey dey come through on a reg... (The Champion who comes through on a regular...) On a regular eh! [Pre-Chorus] Praise the Lord is not enough Even if I give my all This your love odikwa much (This Your love is so much) (No other) See my life e no be luck (See my life, it is not luck) Na the grace na im dey talk o (It is grace that is speaking) Na my God wey dey run am o (It is my God who is doing it) No be Cho Cho Cho e yo! (It's not just mere talk!) [Chorus] Na you part Red Sea, make the blind man see (You parted the Red Sea, and made the blind man see) (No be Cho Cho Cho) (It's not mere talk) No other name like the name of Jesus (No be Cho Cho Cho) (It's not mere talk) Na you feed five thousand men with bread (You fed five thousand men with bread) (No be Agege) (Not Agege bread) [Post-Chorus] We dey pray (We pray) (E dey show) (It shows / It manifests) We dey pray (We pray) (E dey show) (It shows / It manifests) We dey pray (We pray) (E dey show) (It shows / It manifests) We dey pray (We pray) (E dey show) (It shows / It manifests) [Vamp / Instrumental Break] (No be Cho Cho Cho) (It's not mere talk) (No be Cho Cho Cho) (No be Cho Cho Cho) [Post-Chorus] We dey pray (We pray) (E dey show) (It shows / It manifests) We dey pray (We pray) (E dey show) (It shows / It manifests) We dey pray (We pray) (E dey show) (It shows / It manifests) We dey pray (We pray) (E dey show) (It shows / It manifests) [Outro] (No be Cho Cho Cho) (It's not mere talk) (No be Cho Cho Cho) (No be Cho Cho Cho) (Repeats until end)
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Tim Godfrey - Cho Cho Cho (Official Audio)
Meaning & Inspiration
Tim Godfrey’s latest offering is a study in kinetic faith. It’s loud, it’s rhythmic, and it’s decidedly weary of the performative.
My job is to trim the fat. A song like this leans heavily into repetition, and frankly, some of those loops in the back half feel like they’re just burning stage time. If you’re going to repeat "No be Cho Cho Cho," you have to earn it. But when the track hits, it hits because it refuses to treat the presence of God as a theoretical exercise.
The 'Power Line' here is simple: "Na the grace na im dey talk o."
It works because it shifts the credit. In a culture obsessed with personal branding and "hustle," Godfrey admits that his life isn't a result of his own cleverness or the roll of the dice. It’s grace acting as his spokesperson. When you look at the life of the Apostle Paul, you see a man who was constantly defending his legitimacy—not by listing his accomplishments, but by pointing to the grace that transformed him. As he wrote in 1 Corinthians 15:10, "But by the grace of God I am what I am." That’s exactly what Godfrey is getting at. It’s not just a nice lyric; it’s a reality check against the urge to take credit for the things we didn't actually build.
There’s another line that sticks: "Carry my matter for your head."
It’s colloquial, raw, and deeply intimate. It implies a burden-sharing that feels physical. We often talk about God being "up there," but this lyric brings Him into the grit of the day-to-day. It’s the visual of someone taking your problems so seriously they literally clear their schedule to deal with them. It echoes Hebrews 4:15—the idea of a High Priest who isn't indifferent to our infirmities. When the world feels like it’s collapsing, the assurance isn't that the "mountain" disappears, but that God is actively working the logistics of your life.
The constant refrain—"No be Cho Cho Cho"—which translates to "It’s not just talk"—is the song’s most honest moment. It’s a confession that faith has a habit of becoming cheap rhetoric. We pray, we sing, we recite verses, but the proof is in the manifestation. Godfrey is pushing back against the idea that Christianity is just a vocal exercise.
I’m left wondering, though, if the relentless energy of the production actually masks the quiet, terrifying weight of what he’s claiming. If grace is doing the talking, do we ever stop to listen to what it’s actually saying? The song ends on a loop, which is a bit of a missed opportunity for a final, singular thought, but perhaps that’s the point. Prayer isn’t a one-and-done event; it’s a persistent, daily demand for God to show up. It remains a messy, ongoing conversation.