'Change Your Mind' by Burna Boy ft. Shaboozey - Lyrics & Meaning

As Burna Boy gears up for his highly anticipated album, No Sign of Weakness, dropping July 11, he's linked up with country visionary Shaboozey on 'Change Your Mind.' It's a track that fuses a soul-stirring melody with a global perspective on heartbreak and hope.

The pairing is much more than a one-off collaboration–it's a moment between two artists actively reshaping their respective genres.

Burna continues to expand Afro-fusion into new emotional and sonic territory, while Shaboozey brings his signature country-soaked melodies into an international conversation.

Together, they craft a mid-tempo anthem that feels truly cross-continental in its sound and spirit.

The instrumentation leans on warm, southern-tinged guitars draped over soft Afrobeats percussion, creating a mood that's both earthy and hypnotic.

There’s a richness to the production, a slight dustiness, that conjures the feeling of an open road or a long walk under city lights. Layered on top is the minimal but purposeful rhythm that never distracts from the emotion at the song’s core.

Burna Boy’s verses are calm and conversational, delivered with an almost spoken cadence. It’s the kind of vocal control that builds trust with the listener–intimate, never forced. When the chorus hits, the track blooms into something anthemic. His refrain, “I’m hoping I can change your mind,” is a phrase that repeats like pleading, heartfelt and honest.

Shaboozey enters on the second verse, his voice deeper, grounded in a southern drawl that adds grit and weight. He doesn’t overpower the song, he simply shifts its center of gravity. While Burna floats, Shaboozey steadies. The two artists meet in the middle, creating a conversation between two emotional perspectives rather than just two genres.

It's a seamless musical conversation between two voices from different worlds, united by the same emotional road.

At its core, 'Change Your Mind' captures that final moment before surrender, the last reach for a connection that’s slipping away.

Burna Boy delivers the song with a tone of quiet desperation, like someone watching the door slowly close but still holding out hope for a soft return.

It’s not just about staying together. It’s about parting on good terms, about rewriting the ending before the credits roll. There’s maturity in the lyrics, a sense that even if things fall apart, there’s still space for dignity and softness.

Shaboozey’s verse adds depth. He's not asking for forgiveness, rather he's haunted by timing. His lyrics suggest a relationship that unraveled not because of betrayal, but because of distance, misalignment and missed chances.

Together, Burna and Shaboozey don't just sing about love, they live inside its ache. 'Change Your Mind' is wrapped in a melody of what it feels like to be human.

When the love runs out and the lights go off
Gonna leave this all behind
I'm hoping I can change your mind
I'm hoping I can change your mind
I know I broke your heart, left you in the dark
Now you think love is hard to find
I'm hoping I can change your mind
I'm hoping I can change your mind

You're feeling abandoned
I've been out on the road, left you stranded
Painted the perfect picture on a canvas
I know this shit ain't going how we planned it
You know that there's thorns in roses, but, baby, we gon' keep on growin', ayy
All the things I usually don't do
I do 'em for you, I do 'em for you
(Ooh) And my heart is never gon' leave
I'm always gonna be there for you, don't give up on me

When the love runs out and the lights go off
Gonna leave this all behind
I'm hoping I can change your mind
I'm hoping I can change your mind
I know I broke your heart, left you in the dark
Now you think love is hard to find
I'm hoping I can change your mind
I'm hoping I can change your mind

My leg's hurtin' from walkin' a thousand miles on my own
So I keep fallin' down (Fallin', fallin'), who gon' love you like me?
I been searchin' high and low for the right words to say, tryna find the right song (The right song)
(Ooh) So close to the edge
But do this one favour for me, don't give up on me

When the love runs out and the lights go off
Gonna leave this all behind
I'm hoping I can change your mind
I'm hoping I can change your mind
I know I broke your heart, left you in the dark
Now you think love is hard to find
I'm hoping I can change your mind (Change your mind)
I'm hoping I can change your mind

Yeah-yeah, yeah-yeah, yeah-yeah, yeah-yeah-yeah
Yeah-yeah, yeah-yeah, yeah-yeah, yeah-yeah-yeah
Yeah-yeah, yeah-yeah, yeah-yeah, yeah-yeah-yeah
I'm hoping I can change your mind
I'm hoping I can change your mind

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