a driving "power soca" beat, strong lyrics that capture the essence of the unity of the festival, and a clever hook that appeals to the tribal facet of Carnival — going everywhere with your crew, or as Trinbagonians say, your "famalay" (not to be confused with "family"):
ìlù "soca tí ó tani jí", ọ̀rọ̀ orin tí ó sọ nípa ìṣọ̀kan tí àjọ̀dún náà máa ń mú wá, àti ègbé ọlọ́pọlọ tí ó kó gbogbo ẹ̀yà tí ó ń kópa nínú Ijó ìta-gbangba náà pọ̀ — tí ó ń bá òṣìṣẹ́ akọrin kiri, tàbí bí àwọn ọmọ ìbílẹ̀ Trinbago ṣe máa ń sọ, “famalay” rẹ (kí a máà ṣèṣì fi wé “ẹbí”) :