{"id":322991,"created_at":"2025-06-01 11:46:42","updated_at":"2025-06-03 08:49:17","deleted_at":null,"published_at":"2025-06-01 11:46:42","original_id":null,"artist_id":156405,"title":"Better Late Than Never","slug":"better-late-than-never-2","status":"published","description":null,"album_id":null,"streets":1,"source_type":"s3","source":"file","lyrics":"BETTER LATE THAN NEVER BY NELSON MANDELA \r\n\r\n(Intro \u2013 whispered ad-libs)\r\nYeah\u2026\r\nNelson Mandela\u2026\r\nKampala, Uganda stands up\u2026\r\nLet\u2019s go\u2026\r\n\r\nFemale Auto-Tune Chorus \u2013 Soulful & Melodic\r\n\u201cOoooh, better late than never\u2026\r\nWe rise, we fall, but we never say never\u2026\r\nThrough the storm, through the pain, through whatever\u2026\r\nBetter late\u2026 better late than never\u2026\u201d \r\n\u201cOoooh, hearts beat under pressure\u2026\r\nDiamonds form, shine strong, light as a feather\u2026\r\nFrom Kampala to the world, we together\u2026\r\nBetter late\u2026 better late than never\u2026\u201d \r\nVerse 1 \u2013 Nelson Mandela\r\nIt\u2019s Nelson Mandela, from Kampala, Uganda,\r\nCame up from the hustle, turned the heat into thunder.\r\nDreams big like the Nile, let the haters just wonder,\r\nBetter late but I\u2019m here, now we rollin\u2019 like a stunner.\r\nHeavy bass in the whip, got the speakers knockin\u2019,\r\nPhone buzz, money flip, now the world watchin\u2019.\r\nFrom the block to the top, no I ain\u2019t stoppin\u2019,\r\nKampala boy born to win, now we chart toppin\u2019.\r\n\r\n\r\nFemale Auto-Tune Chorus \u2013 Soulful & Melodic\r\n\u201cOoooh, better late than never\u2026\r\nWe rise, we fall, but we never say never\u2026\r\nThrough the storm, through the pain, through whatever\u2026\r\nBetter late\u2026 better late than never\u2026\u201d \r\n\u201cOoooh, hearts beat under pressure\u2026\r\nDiamonds form, shine strong, light as a feather\u2026\r\nFrom Kampala to the world, we together\u2026\r\nBetter late\u2026 better late than never\u2026\u201d \r\n\r\nVerse 2 \u2013 Nelson Mandela\r\nLook, Mandela on the rise, feel the fire in the verse,\r\nPut Kampala on my back, took the blessing from the curse.\r\nBetter late than never, man, I came up from the dirt,\r\nNow my name ring bells, put my dreams in the work.\r\nLate nights, bright lights, now the city gon\u2019 glow,\r\nTell \u2018em Nelson never fold, always stick to the code.\r\nFrom the pain to the fame, now the whole team knows,\r\nBetter late than never, now we runnin\u2019 these shows.\r\n\r\n(Bridge \u2013 Call & Response)\r\n(Nelson)\r\nHold up, hold up, we never drop the lever\u2026\r\n(Female vocals echoing softly)\r\nNever, never, never\u2026 \r\n\r\n(Nelson)\r\nPressure made diamonds, now we shinin\u2019 forever\u2026\r\n(Female vocals)\r\nForever, forever, forever\u2026 \r\n\r\n (Final Female Auto-Tune Chorus \u2013 Soulful & Melodic)\r\n\u201cOoooh, better late than never\u2026\r\nWe rise, we fall, but we never say never\u2026\r\nThrough the storm, through the pain, through whatever\u2026\r\nBetter late\u2026 better late than never\u2026\u201d \r\n\u201cOoooh, hearts beat under pressure\u2026\r\nDiamonds form, shine strong, light as a feather\u2026\r\nFrom Kampala to the world, we together\u2026\r\nBetter late\u2026 better late than never\u2026\u201d \r\n(Outro \u2013 fade out with soft female hums + heavy bass)\r\nMmmm\u2026 better late\u2026 better late\u2026 \r\nNelson Mandela\u2026 Uganda to the world\u2026 yeah.","download_count":20,"play_count":3,"restrict_download":0,"generated_thumbnail":null,"flag_count":0,"download_count_24":14,"download_count_24_at":"2025-06-03","reupload_sent":0,"thumb_path":"https:\/\/s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com\/sol-assets\/uploads\/public\/683\/c21\/143\/thumb_1063035_300_300_0_0_crop.jpg","status_reason":"published","status_reason_alt":null,"tags":[]}