Waist Lyrics – Omah Lay | from “Clarity of Mind”

Omah Lay turns up the temptation dial on Clarity of Mind with Waist, his sophomore album set to release in late 2025, and this track slinks in like a late-night invite you can’t turn down, all swaying rhythms and that cheeky pull toward trouble.

Lay’s got this effortless way of mixing everyday highs with a bit of mischief, and Waist captures it spot on. He built it around those hazy Afrobeats grooves—think rumbling bass and hi-hats that mimic a heartbeat picking up speed—while his vocals glide from playful hums to bold flexes. It’s got themes of chasing calm through the chaos: puffing to unwind, stacking money long, but always circling back to that irresistible “ikebe” distraction, where one glance at curves throws your whole plan off. He dropped a quick studio clip on his Instagram in April, right before the album rollout, and you could already hear how it ties his Port Harcourt roots to global party sounds, co-produced with a nod to his Soso era but looser, more lived-in.

Clarity of Mind isn’t a massive sprawl; it’s a sharp 10-track EP that clocks in under 30 minutes, all about finding your headspace amid the noise. Waist hits around track six, bridging the reflective openers like Moving—where he teams with Davido for that soulful bounce—to the raw closer Holy Ghost that leaves you buzzing. The project’s whole vibe is that mental reset, pulling in subtle collabs and samples from his travels, like faint West African strings fading into trap edges. Since it’s been out a few months now, you can stream the full thing on Spotify anytime—search up Omah Lay’s page for the playlist that keeps it all in rotation.

Lay’s in a strong spot these days, half a year past Boy Alone blowing up charts and those packed O2 Academy shows where fans lost it to his live energy. At 27, he’s shifted from breakout kid to the guy dropping projects that feel personal without the pressure, like he’s finally got the clarity to play on his terms after label jumps and tour marathons.