Get the lyrics to Joshua Baraka and Bien’s “State Of My Heart.” Learn the words for karaoke, including the Swahili and Luganda phrases.
The lyrics for “State Of My Heart” by Joshua Baraka and Bien present a compelling narrative of infatuation and vulnerability. The song opens with a direct address to a love interest, using the metaphor of a “coup d’état” to describe how she has taken over the singer’s heart. This sets a tone of overwhelming and sudden affection.
The lyrics seamlessly mix English with Swahili and Luganda phrases, a signature style for both artists that reflects their East African heritage. Lines like “Walahi baby let us get married this October” inject a sense of spontaneous desire, while the Swahili phrase “Omukwano nguwulila gunyoka” translates to “love is like a snake that bites,” adding cultural depth and a note of caution.
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The chorus, “Baby I’ve been waiting, I’ve been waiting for you,” offers a simple, memorable hook ideal for singalongs. Bien’s verse continues the thematic blend, incorporating Swahili lines such as “Kama ni uchawi juu vile umeniroga,” which expresses the feeling of being enchanted or bewitched by love. The recurring declaration to “show the shape of my heart” underscores a theme of emotional transparency. The lyrics avoid a linear story, instead painting a picture of intense, all-consuming attraction through a series of vivid images and cross-lingual wordplay, making it a engaging track for listeners to learn and sing.
Produced by Jonathan Mensah, JSTRNGS
28 November 2025
1 song, 3 minutes
℗ 2025 Lobst4r / Ssese Nation under exclusive licence to MOVES Recordings
Lyrics
Woman don’t you care for the state of my heart
Took it over with a coup d’état
Gat a locker with your name on top
That’s where I wanna keep the keys to your heart
Pull up pull up baby come over
Let me turn into stone if I say it’s over
For your love I will fight everybody
Reporting for duty Private Major
And I don’t know don’t know don’t know
Whether you used a hammer or bull dozer
To break into my mind you robber
All that I think about when chilling in the sofa
Over baby let me touch you all over
Walahi baby let us get married this October
Omukwano nguwulila gunyoka
I need you more and more
Baby I’ve been waiting
I’ve been waiting for you
Love you till infinity
Can hear me calling for you
Usually I never fall
So tell me why I’m feeling butterflies
You’ve been there from the start and
That’s why its only you I show the shape of my heart
Nafurahi kukuona
Nikama Niko jaba cheki roho inagonga
So lemme pull a chair for you
You know I care for you
Wanna be there for you
Woman I don’t know (don’t know)
Kama ni uchawi juu vile umeniroga
How you got me outside I’m a loner
Got me higher than a kite yeye ni stoner
Ona girl i wanna kiss you all over
Summer bunny girl I wanna see you in December
Give me the body baby bring it to the owner
Vile tuliona
Baby I’ve been waiting
I’ve been waiting for you
Love you till infinity
Can hear me calling for you
