Diary – English Lyrics

• By: Fuse ODG, Tiwa Savage
• Album: New Africa Nation

Lyrics & Translation

Ready to immerse yourself in the vibrant world of Afrobeats? "Diary" by Fuse ODG and Tiwa Savage offers a perfect entry point. This catchy track, a beautiful blend of Ghanaian and Nigerian talent, allows you to explore expressions of love and devotion in a truly global musical style. Discover the playful yet heartfelt lyrics and the infectious rhythms that make this song special, enhancing your understanding of contemporary African music and its rich linguistic nuances.

[English]

Inside your Diary

Baby fit me inside your dairy

In your diary

I wanna be inside your diary

Baby can you put reminder

...

I wanna take you out, wine and dine ya

Treating you is a minor "yeahhh"

Send location to me and I'll find ya "aayyy"

I know say you flexible ooohh

Coz I already seen your calendar

So make sure you are available

And if you forget

Girl I go remind ya

I go remind ya yeah yeah

Now will you show up for me yeah yeah yeah

Turn up for me yeah yeah yeah

And bring all your love for me yeah yeah yeah

Comfort me for me yea yeah yeah

I said would you show up for me yeah yeah yeah

Turn up for me yeah yeah yeah yeah

So, cancel your meatings for me ayy ayy

Coz I wanna be inside your Diary

Baby fit me inside your dairy

In your diary

I wanna be inside your diary ayy

...

Inside your diary ayyy

Tiwa Savage

So Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

Thursday Friday

I think of you every single night and day

Every single day

I don't mind if I'm seen with you everywhere

Ahhhhh

I know it's hard but I will make a way "yeah"

Boy you're the one I'm looking for yeah yeah

You give me joy and so much more yeah yeah

I'm here for you forever more yeah yeah

Promise to do anything for you

Boy I will show up for you yeah yeah "yeah yeah"

Turn up for you yeah yeah "yeah yeah"

Bring all my love for you yeah yeah "yeah yeah"

Boy I go fashi everything for you

I go put you in my diary

Yeah yeah yeah yeah

Baby fit me inside your dairy "oohh yeah yeah"

In your diary "In my diary baby"

I wanna be inside your diary ayy

Inside your diary ayyy

She loving

She loving

She loving

She loving

She loving this date

...

Inside your dairy

It's fuse

Haze

Inside your diary

Killbeatz let's go

Key Grammar Structures

• Baby fit me inside your dairy

  ➔ Imperative mood

  ➔ The phrase uses the imperative mood with "fit me" meaning "put me" or "include me". In this context, "fit" is used as a verb meaning to place or insert something into a space.

• I wanna be inside your diary

  ➔ Infinitive after 'want to'

  ➔ The sentence uses "wanna" (colloquial form of "want to") followed by the infinitive "be". This is a common structure for expressing desires.

• Treating you is a minor

  ➔ Gerund as subject

  ➔ The sentence uses the gerund "Treating" as the subject of the sentence. This structure is common when an action is being discussed as a concept or idea.

• I know say you flexible ooohh

  ➔ Non-standard complementizer usage

  ➔ The phrase uses "know say" instead of standard "know that". This is a feature of some dialects and colloquial English, where "say" functions as a complementizer introducing a clause.

• Coz I already seen your calendar

  ➔ Non-standard present perfect

  ➔ The sentence uses "already seen" without the auxiliary verb "have" (standard form would be "have already seen"). This is common in some dialects and informal speech.

• And if you forget, Girl I go remind ya

  ➔ First conditional with non-standard future

  ➔ The sentence uses a first conditional structure (if + present, future result), but with the non-standard "I go remind" instead of "I will remind". This is common in some dialects and informal English.

• Now will you show up for me

  ➔ Question with future tense

  ➔ The sentence forms a question using inversion of the auxiliary verb "will" and the subject "you". This is the standard way to form questions about future actions or intentions.

• I think of you every single night and day

  ➔ Simple present for habitual actions

  ➔ The sentence uses the simple present tense "think" to describe a habitual action that happens regularly (every single night and day). This is a common use of the simple present tense.

• I don't mind if I'm seen with you everywhere

  ➔ Passive voice in conditional clause

  ➔ The sentence uses the passive voice "I'm seen" in a conditional clause introduced by "if". The passive voice is formed with the appropriate form of "be" + past participle.

• Promise to do anything for you

  ➔ Infinitive after 'promise'

  ➔ The sentence uses the infinitive "to do" after the verb "promise". This is a common structure where certain verbs are followed directly by an infinitive without a preposition.