Yadah + Ada Ehi - Boku Lyrics
Lyrics
Verse 1 Daddy, the joy and peace wey You give me Boku E too plenty overflow And the joy You surround me with E too plenty overflow Exceeding abundance, more than I can think or imagine Exceeding abundance, more than I can ask or imagine Too plenty Boku Overflow Boku
Chorus Overflow oooh, Lord, Your love and Your mercy Boku, eeeh Boku Boku Overflow Boku Overflow oooh, Lord, Your love and Your mercy Boku, eeeh Boku
Verse 2 I can never deny the love that You show I can never deny the love that You show Your mercy is loo Inside my life, nwanne kiliwe ife Chineke Nna Amen, nemerem My family, biko soromu kelewe Chineke Nna Amen, e don do am If to say na once time, fine Two times, thrice — chai! nice, e fly But na overflow flooow lolo Overflow dey follow you, follow you Because Bokuuuuuu
Response / Refrain Resp: Overflow oooh Running all over Boku Resp: Overflow oooh Overflow oooh, Lord, Your love and mercy Eeeeeeh
Call & Response (Press It Down) Oya run it Resp: Eeeh Press it down Resp: Press it down Shaken together Resp: Shaken together Press it down Resp: Eeeeeeh Shaken all over Resp: Shaken all over It’s running all over Resp: It’s running over Eeeeeeh Boku (Repeat)
Bridge It’s abundant More than mouth can tell It’s abundant, more than I can say oooh Oh, the extravagant love of God oooh It’s abundant More than my mouth can tell Abundant, more than my mouth can say Eeeeeh For Your mercies are overwhelming Ooooooh, Haii!
Chant / Response Boku Resp: Overflow oooh Boku Resp: Overflow oooh Boku Resp: Overflow oooh Eeeeeeh Lord, Your love and Your mercies Boku eeeh Boku E too plenty eeeh!
Call & Response (Overflow Declaration) Open your eyes, tell me what you see Resp: Overflow oooh Can you comprehend it? It’s the overflow oooh Resp: Overflow oooh Lord, Your love And Your mercy Eeeeeeeh Resp: Eeeeeh Boku
Call & Response (Final Press It Down) Oya run it Resp: Eeeeeh Press it down Resp: Press it down Press it down Resp: Press it down Shaken together Resp: Shaken together Press it down Resp: Eeeeeh Shaken all over Resp: Shaken all over It’s running all over Resp: It’s running all over Eeeeh Boku
Outro Everybody come Resp: Overflow oooh According to the overflow, come Resp: Overflow oooh According to the overflow ooo Resp: Lord, Your love and Your mercy Boku eeeh Boku
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Yadah X Ada Ehi - Boku (Official Visualizer)
Meaning & Inspiration
There is a danger in the modern aesthetic of praise: we tend to settle for the linguistic equivalent of cotton candy—sweet, airy, and dissolving the moment it touches the tongue. We use words like "overflow" so reflexively that the biblical weight of the concept is often flattened into mere emotional satiety.
But when Yadah and Ada Ehi sing, "Exceeding abundance, more than I can think or imagine," they are forcing us back to the source. That refrain is a direct nod to Ephesians 3:20, which is perhaps one of the most intellectually dizzying verses in the Pauline corpus. Paul isn’t just talking about a good feeling or a "blessed" life; he is articulating the incomprehensible surplus of God’s grace. When we sing of God’s love being "Boku"—abundant, excessive—we aren’t just talking about a lucky streak. We are describing a relentless, invasive reality that defies our finite calculations.
What catches my ear, however, isn't just the word "overflow." It’s the specific call-and-response refrain: "Press it down... Shaken together."
This imagery, pulled from Luke 6:38, is often stripped of its context and treated like a prosperity mantra. But let’s look at the mechanics of the metaphor. A measure that is "pressed down" and "shaken together" isn't about luxury; it’s about the eradication of empty space. It is a violent, industrious act of filling. If we apply this to the doctrine of grace, it implies that God’s interaction with the believer is not a polite sprinkling of favor. It is a saturation. It forces out the air pockets of our own self-sufficiency and lingering pride.
When Yadah and Ada Ehi lead the listener to repeat these commands, there is a subtle theological friction. Are we telling God to fill us, or are we acknowledging the overwhelming nature of a gift that has already been poured out? If God’s mercy is, as they claim, "overwhelming," then the human response should be more than just high-energy celebration. It should be a quiet, trembling recognition that we are fundamentally incapable of containing what is being given to us.
The song creates a space that feels crowded—not by complexity, but by the sheer volume of the divine. There is a sense of "too muchness" here that borders on the chaotic, and honestly, that’s where the theology finds its legs. If we could fully explain or categorize the love of God, it wouldn’t be God. We prefer a tidy box, a neatly arranged syllogism of faith. But "Boku" pushes against that. It suggests a God who refuses to stay within the lines of our logic.
I find myself lingering on the bridge, specifically the admission: "More than mouth can tell." It is a rare moment of humility in music that otherwise feels like it’s sprinting. It acknowledges that when you finally collide with the reality of propitiation—the weight of what Christ actually did to make this "overflow" available to us—language fails. You don't get the overflow because you asked for it; you get it because the Cross left a surplus that the grave couldn't swallow. If the music leaves me feeling slightly breathless, maybe that’s the point. It isn't supposed to be a comfortable lullaby; it's a reminder of a reservoir that never dips, even when we are empty.