A line about his father in Omar Sterling's 2017 song "Victory Through Harmony" lands differently this month

Omar Sterling released "Victory Through Harmony" at the start of 2017, a solo record away from R2Bees, the duo he formed with his cousin Mugeez in Tema. In October 2025 he followed it with a part two, VTH 2, eight years on. The breakdown was made at a fan's request.

The line about his father

In the first verse, Omar calls himself and Mugeez the black sheep of their family, and says they now sit at the top of the family tree. He mentions black entertainers repping BET. In 2013, R2Bees were nominated for Best International Act: Africa at the BET Awards, an award Ice Prince won.

Then comes the line. Omar says it is good to have a dream, but you have to wake up, and that his dad told him there is "more sleep when you're six feet deep". In plain words, you will rest when you are gone, so get up and work.

On Saturday, 11 October 2026, Omar Sterling's father, known as Papa Watch, was laid to rest in Tema. A line written nine years ago now reads very differently.

He also speaks to parents. Teach children right from wrong, he says, and tell them that flashy things come at a price, but let them make their own choices.

A book in thirty seconds

In the middle of the song Omar stops rapping and greets young kings and queens. Then he walks through The Four Agreements, the 1997 book by Don Miguel Ruiz: be impeccable with your word, don't take anything personally, don't make assumptions and always do your best. He says the third one is the one he has worked on most. He then tells the listener to lift their soul up first, like a plane getting ready for take-off.

Old money and the timeline

The second verse looks back at the teenager who dreamt of this life and an uncle who told the children to dream big. Omar separates old money, wealth a family has held for generations, from new money. He calls himself old school, born in the eighties, and criticises people who do nothing all day except go online to gossip about others. That reads as a warning about the timeline, written in 2017.

The heaviest part comes near the end. He says an aunt is going through what happened to his mother, without saying what it was. He says he has prayed for help and heard nothing back, and asks why there is so much stress if life is supposed to be blessings. His answer is to stay magnificent. That is the victory, and the harmony.