Rema “Holiday” Song Details
Artist name: Divine Ikubor (Nigerian singer and songwriter) |
Stage name: Rema |
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Year of release: 2023 |
Video duration: 2 minutes 37 seconds |
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No of verses: 2 |
No of pre-choruses: 2 |
No of choruses: 3 |
No of post-choruses: |
Language: Standard English, Pidgin, Yoruba |
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Other details: Producer: Blaise BeatzDirector: DK |


Rema “Holiday” Song/Lyrics Breakdown
In verses 1 and 2, Rema sings about how he passed through a lot of difficulties to survive in life. According to him, he had to pick some vices to survive, but he is thankful to God that he came out alive. His life has changed as he is now incredibly wealthy. He is now living his life to the fullest.
In the pre-chorus, Rema sings about people believing they have seen the last of him musically in 2019. But he disappoints them letting them know that he still has more in him musically, and his music has gone far. It is all over the world.
In the chorus, Rema says he treats himself to a holiday day in and day out from the money he now makes after people pushed him away when he just started.


What is the meaning of the song “Holiday” by Rema?
In the song “Holiday” by Rema, the artist sings about how far he has come. He sings about how his life progressed after so much hardship. He is now successful after the hustles and bustles, and he is thankful to God that his life was not cut short when he picked up some vices. Rema says he is now enjoying the reward of his labor. He can treat himself to a luxurious holiday day in and day out, relax and have fun after all the grinding.


First, you go be the bad guy, then you go be the actor (You would first be the bad guy. Then, you would be the actor.) Meaning
This means that to become a notable, respected, and wealthy person, usually requires one to have done one or two misconducts.


Rema “Holiday” Lyrics
Rema Lyrics /Official Lyrics
“Holiday” Rema Lyrics


[Intro]
Instrumental
Uber
Another banger
[Verse 1]
First, you go be the bad guy (You would first be the bad guy.)
Then you go be the actor (Then, you would be the actor.)
Because I wan feed my family (Because I want to feed my family.)
Na ‘im make me thief my own guy laptop (That was made me steal my pal’s laptop.)
Came out alive, omo me I thank God (I came out alive, I am thankful to God.)
My money big, you go need tractor (My money is big, you would need a tractor.)
If e be say you wan carry my weight (If you want to carry my weight.)
You go need new gym instructor (You would need a new gym instructor.)


[Pre-Chorus]
Straight out of Benin
I drop “Rema – EP”
2019, they think say the gbedu go finish (2019, they thought the music would finish.)
My music is traveling
From India to Asia to Berlin
The thing wey been pain me (What pains me)
Be say una no wan be-believe (Is that they don’t want to believe.)
[Chorus]
I will never forget the time wey bad belle them cast us away (I will never forget the day beefers cast us away.)
Fast forward to today
Everyday na holiday eh eh eh eh eh (Everyday is a holiday.)
Everyday say na holiday (Everyday is a holiday.)
Oya day, oya day, day, day, day o-way


Verse 2
Me and my guys we dey chill with the po-po (Po-po) (Me and my pals are chilling with so much.)
Say we no dey bolo (Bolo) (We are not dulling/dunce.)
Say my circle chekele but we go give you last card “check up”
Make you no hate, make you pray for the abili’, abili’, ability to catch up (Don’t hate, just pray for the ability to catch up.)
No calculator fit count my surplus (No calculator can count my surplus.)
Ema — jo mi, mo shako (Dont… I am not fronting.)
Many nights wey I no sleep, wey I no sleep (Many nights that I didn’t sleep.)
One hit, I go overseas (One hit, and I went overseas.)
Still many people dey laugh me (Still, many people laughed at me.)
But I steady believe (But, I believed steadily.)
One favour, please
Keep my family strong for me
God I dey on my knees (God, I am on my knees.)


[Pre-Chorus]
Straight out of Benin
I drop “Rema – EP”
2019, they think say the gbedu go finish (2019, they thought the music would finish.)
My music is traveling
From India to Asia to Berlin
The thing wey been pain me (What pains me)
Be say una no wan be-believe (Is that they don’t want to believe.)
[Chorus]
I will never forget the time wey bad belle them cast us away (I will never forget the day beefers cast us away.)
Fast forward to today
Everyday na holiday eh eh eh eh eh (Everyday is a holiday.)
Everyday say na holiday (Everyday is a holiday.)
Oya day, oya day, day, day, day o-way


[Repeat Chorus/Outro]
I will never forget the time wey bad belle them cast us away (I will never forget the day beefers cast us away.)
Fast forward to today
Everyday na holiday eh eh eh eh eh (Everyday is a holiday.)
Everyday say na holiday (Everyday is a holiday.)
Oya day, oya day, day, day, day o-way