Lagos Love Lyrics – Tems | from “Love Is A Kingdom”

Tems has this gift for making love sound like a quiet revolution, and Lagos Love captures it spot on. She wrote and produced almost all of the EP herself, pouring out these raw questions about intention versus infatuation, set against a warm alt-R&B pulse with subtle Afrobeats flickers that nod to her Lagos roots. The verses build like a conversation you have alone in traffic, asking how often they think of you, begging for proof in the fire starting between you.

It’s got her signature falsetto soaring over sparse keys and a beat that simmers just enough to let the vulnerability hit, turning self-doubt into a demand for the right kind of devotion. She shared a quick studio clip on her stories last week, humming the chorus while the sun set over the water, and you could feel how personal this one is, like a nod to the city’s chaos shaping her heart.

This isn’t a sprawling album; it’s a tight, 19-minute meditation on building your own kingdom out of love’s mess, no features needed to keep the focus sharp. Lagos Love leads as track one, rolling into vocal showcases like Mine that dazzle with devotion, then deeper dives on Big Daddy’s abandonment aches and the prayer-like Is There A Reason? closer. The whole thing orbits self-worth and healing, blending her Nigerian soul with R&B edges that feel both universal and deeply hers.

Tems is owning this moment fresh off her Born In The Wild Grammy nod and those sold-out world tours where her voice turned arenas into sanctuaries. At 30, she’s past the breakout hype, settling into a space where her music feels like wisdom earned the hard way, especially after channeling personal storms into something this grounded and glowing.