He is a law graduate from the University of Nigeria, Enugu campus. He was involved in music (pop) with a debut album: I need someone which made him popular
He is now a Reverend (Rev. Chris Okotie) founder and senior pastor of Household of God church, located in oregun, Ikeja, Lagos. He has contested and lost twice the Nigerian presidential election under his political umbrella, FRESH.
Contribution by: OMORARO, Eloho D
Please Don't Go
Kris Okotie Lyrics
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Tell me what you want me to do
And you're going away
You know I can't go on living
Don't go on making me see misery
Don't go on making me cry on my knees don't you care
Think of our combination
If you go and leave me
There'll be no more combination
Think of our combination
We got this combination
If you go and leave me
There'll be no more combination
Don't go don't go don't go oooo
Don't don't don't do it do don't
Don't don't don't do it do don't uuh uuh don't
Don't don't don't do it do don't
Don't don't don't do it do don't uuh uuh
Hey don't don't don't do it do don't
Don't don't don't do it do don't uuh uuh
Ahhh don't don't don't do it do don't
Don't don't don't do it do don't uuh uuh
Aaaah
If you go I'll be crying all my life uuh uuh
Aaaah
I'm going down everyday of my life uuh uuh
Don't go o don't go don't go o don't go o
You're the one that I need
Don't go o don't go don't go o don't go o
You're the one that I want
I'm saying don't do please don't go you're killing me
Please don't go please don't go you'll make me cry
Please don't go please don't go I'm begging you now don't you see
You are the love of my life
Don't go don't go don't go oooo
Don't don't don't do it do don't
Don't don't don't do it do don't uuh uuh don't
Don't don't don't do it do don't
Don't don't don't do it do don't uuh uuh
Hey don't don't don't do it do don't
Don't don't don't do it do don't uuh uuh
Don't go
You're leaving
Tell me what you really want me do uuh uuh
And you're going away
You know I just can't get over you uuh uuh
Don't go o don't go don't go o don't go o
You are the one that I need
I'm saying don't do please don't go you're killing me
Please don't go please don't go you'll make me cry
And don't go please don't go I'm begging now you can't you see
You're the love of my life
Don't go don't go ooo
Don't don't don't do it do don't
Don't don't don't do it do don't uuh uuh don't
Don't don't don't do it do don't
Don't don't don't do it do don't uuh uuh
Hey don't don't don't do it do don't
Don't don't don't do it do don't uuh uuh don't
Don't don't don't do it do don't
Don't don't don't do it do don't uuh uuh hey
Don't don't don't do it do don't
Don't don't don't do it do don't uuh uuh
Aaah don't don't don't don't do it don't
Don't don't don't do it don't uuh uuh
The lyrics of "Please Don't Go" by Kris Okotie express the desperation and pain of someone who is on the verge of losing the love of their life. The singer begs their partner not to leave, pleading with them to stay and consider the special bond that they share. The repetition of the refrain "don't go don't go don't go" underscores the emotional urgency of the situation, while the lines "you'll make me cry" and "you're killing me" reveal the devastating impact that the breakup would have on the singer's well-being.
The repeated mention of "combination" in the lyrics may refer to the unique synergy and harmony the lovers have together, which would be lost if they were to part ways. The song captures the heartbreak of unrequited love, where one partner is desperately holding on while the other is ready to leave. The emotive delivery of the lyrics conveys the fragility of the singer's emotional state and their deep need for their lover.
Overall, "Please Don't Go" by Kris Okotie is a timeless ballad that powerfully conveys the pain and desperation of a love on the brink of ending. It is a song that anyone who has experienced heartbreak can relate to.
Line by Line Meaning
You're leaving
The singer is aware that their love interest is leaving
Tell me what you want me to do
The singer is asking for instructions on how to handle the situation
And you're going away
Confirming that the love interest is really leaving
You know I can't go on living
The artist claims that they cannot survive without their love interest
Don't go on making me see misery
The artist is in pain and asks their love interest not to inflict more pain by leaving
Don't go on making me cry on my knees don't you care
The singer is begging for their love interest to stay, as they don't want to experience heartbreak
Think of our combination
The singer is urging their love interest to consider the positive aspects of their relationship
We got this combination
The artist is emphasizing the unique and special nature of their bond
If you go and leave me
The artist is stating the circumstance in which their love interest would leave them
There'll be no more combination
The artist is expressing how the relationship would cease to exist without their love interest
Don't go don't go don't go oooo
The singer repeats the phrase to beg their love interest not to leave
You're the one that I need
The artist admits that their love interest is the person they desire to be with
If you go I'll be crying all my life uuh uuh
The singer suggests that if their love interest leaves, they will be unhappy for the rest of their life
I'm going down everyday of my life uuh uuh
The singer emphasizes their impending misery without their love interest
Please don't go you'll make me cry
The singer fears that their love interest's departure would cause them tears
And don't go please don't go I'm begging now you can't you see
The artist is pleading with their love interest to stay, as it is crucial to their happiness
You're the love of my life
The artist admits that their love interest is the most important person to them
Don't don't don't do it do don't
The singer repeats the phrase to discourage their love interest from leaving
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: Kris Okotie
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