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Alone (Remix)
Alone (Remix)
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Fola recruits BNXN for the remix of his hit- "Alone." The song tells the story of a man who is deeply infatuated with a woman but is going through emotional turmoil because of her actions.

Lyrics
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<input type="checkbox" id=toggle1><label for=toggle1><span class="annotate-lyric"> Hit me up when you feel alone <br/></span></label><div id=content1 class="annotate-explain"><div class="annotate-text"> The phrase "hit me up" is informal slang for reaching out to someone, commonly used in casual speech </div></div><input type="checkbox" id=toggle2><label for=toggle2><span class="annotate-lyric"> When I see her for the village o, I fall <br/></span></label><div id=content2 class="annotate-explain"><div class="annotate-text"> When Fola saw the girl in the village, he fell for her </div></div><input type="checkbox" id=toggle3><label for=toggle3><span class="annotate-lyric"> With the way she dey bere jo (oh-oh, mo je ri) <br/></span></label><div id=content3 class="annotate-explain"><div class="annotate-text"> He admires her as she starts dancing </div></div><input type="checkbox" id=toggle4><label for=toggle4><span class="annotate-lyric"> Chilalo o, chilalo <br/></span></label><div id=content4 class="annotate-explain"><div class="annotate-text"> "Chilalo" is seemingly a playful expression with no actual meaning </div></div><input type="checkbox" id=toggle5><label for=toggle5><span class="annotate-lyric"> Them dey feel the rhythm for my piano, oh-ah <br/></span></label><div id=content5 class="annotate-explain"><div class="annotate-text"> People are enjoying the rhythm of his music, with piano symbolizing the melody or music he sings. </div></div><input type="checkbox" id=toggle6><label for=toggle6><span class="annotate-lyric"> This music na my iyawo (iyawo, oh-oh) <br/></span></label><div id=content6 class="annotate-explain"><div class="annotate-text"> He refers to his music as his wife, implying his deep connection to it. </div></div><br/><input type="checkbox" id=toggle7><label for=toggle7><span class="annotate-lyric"> Seeing is believing<br/>But still them feeling me, lo ri titi <br/></span></label><div id=content7 class="annotate-explain"><div class="annotate-text"> "Lo ri titi" is a Yoruba phrase meaning "on the road" or "everywhere." Everyone is feeling him/his music. Usually, people need to see something to believe it but in this case, people are already enjoying his music even without seeing him   </div></div><input type="checkbox" id=toggle8><label for=toggle8><span class="annotate-lyric"> I know you missing me<br/>A sha ma miliki <br/></span></label><div id=content8 class="annotate-explain"><div class="annotate-text"> "A ma miliki" is a mix of Nigerian Pidgin and Yoruba. "Miliki" means "enjoy" or "celebrate." He knows his lover misses him and they will celebrate him when they see each other again  </div></div><input type="checkbox" id=toggle9><label for=toggle9><span class="annotate-lyric"> Baby, sho tiri nisiyin, kini mi<br/>When you on your bikini, oga <br/></span></label><div id=content9 class="annotate-explain"><div class="annotate-text"> This means "Baby, can you see now?" When she is wearing a bikini, he is in awe </div></div><input type="checkbox" id=toggle10><label for=toggle10><span class="annotate-lyric"> Girl, I'm losing, you cheating me<br/>Oh jo, pity me (walahi) <br/></span></label><div id=content10 class="annotate-explain"><div class="annotate-text"> He begs her to pity him as he believes she is cheating on him and he is losing her </div></div><br/><input type="checkbox" id=toggle11><label for=toggle11><span class="annotate-lyric"> I've had enough<br/>Onitemi jo, I'm tearing up <br/></span></label><div id=content11 class="annotate-explain"><div class="annotate-text"> "Onitemi" is an affectionate way of referring to one's lover in Yoruba. It means "my own." He is tearing up as he thinks about her </div></div><br/> I know I fell in love with the right one <input type="checkbox" id=toggle12><label for=toggle12><span class="annotate-lyric"> You know my kind of love no be slight one<br/>Omode o se mi mo o <br/></span></label><div id=content12 class="annotate-explain"><div class="annotate-text"> His kind of love is serious as he is no longer childish  </div></div><input type="checkbox" id=toggle13><label for=toggle13><span class="annotate-lyric"> See as your body plum with your stature<br/>Ki Eledua ko mi y from your actions<br/>Your I don't care attitude, nice one <br/></span></label><div id=content13 class="annotate-explain"><div class="annotate-text"> He is attracted to her body and prays that God saves him from her "actions" especially her nonchalant attitude   </div></div><br/><input type="checkbox" id=toggle14><label for=toggle14><span class="annotate-lyric"> Seeing is believing<br/>But still them feeling me, lo ri titi <br/></span></label><div id=content14 class="annotate-explain"><div class="annotate-text"> "Lo ri titi" is a Yoruba phrase meaning "on the road" or "everywhere." Everyone is feeling him/his music. Usually, people need to see something to believe it but in this case, people are already enjoying his music even without seeing him   </div></div><input type="checkbox" id=toggle15><label for=toggle15><span class="annotate-lyric"> I know you missing me<br/>A sha ma miliki <br/></span></label><div id=content15 class="annotate-explain"><div class="annotate-text"> "A ma miliki" is a mix of Nigerian Pidgin and Yoruba. "Miliki" means "enjoy" or "celebrate." He knows his lover misses him and they will celebrate him when they see each other again  </div></div><input type="checkbox" id=toggle16><label for=toggle16><span class="annotate-lyric"> Baby, sho tiri nisiyin, kini mi<br/>When you on your bikini, oga <br/></span></label><div id=content16 class="annotate-explain"><div class="annotate-text"> This means "Baby, can you see now?" When she is wearing a bikini, he is in awe </div></div><input type="checkbox" id=toggle17><label for=toggle17><span class="annotate-lyric"> Girl, I'm losing, you cheating me<br/>Oh jo, pity me (walahi) <br/></span></label><div id=content17 class="annotate-explain"><div class="annotate-text"> He begs her to pity him as he believes she is cheating on him and he is losing her </div></div><br/><input type="checkbox" id=toggle18><label for=toggle18><span class="annotate-lyric"> Kilode to fe ma buga s'emi <br/></span></label><div id=content18 class="annotate-explain"><div class="annotate-text"> BNXN asks why his lover is showing off to him  </div></div><input type="checkbox" id=toggle19><label for=toggle19><span class="annotate-lyric"> Kana eleyi go trabaye you o <br/></span></label><div id=content19 class="annotate-explain"><div class="annotate-text"> This could refer to him losing control in the relationship or because of emotions. </div></div><input type="checkbox" id=toggle20><label for=toggle20><span class="annotate-lyric"> Brother mo ma sun'ta leni<br/>Cause oh baby get where she Dey carry me go <br/></span></label><div id=content20 class="annotate-explain"><div class="annotate-text"> He tells a friend (presumably) that he will sleep outside his home tonight. This is because his lover plans to take him somewhere  </div></div><input type="checkbox" id=toggle21><label for=toggle21><span class="annotate-lyric"> Ko le le Monsunmola jesu <br/></span></label><div id=content21 class="annotate-explain"><div class="annotate-text"> A personal reference to a woman, possibly the one he’s singing about - Mosunmola. This is a female Yoruba name that means "I draw close to wealth." </div></div><input type="checkbox" id=toggle22><label for=toggle22><span class="annotate-lyric"> The things wey you Dey do, painful hm<br/>I'm unstable, you say you no love me? <br/></span></label><div id=content22 class="annotate-explain"><div class="annotate-text"> The things she does to him are painful and he's not stable as she says she doesn't love him </div></div><input type="checkbox" id=toggle23><label for=toggle23><span class="annotate-lyric"> How will you say so? <br/></span></label><div id=content23 class="annotate-explain"><div class="annotate-text"> He questions why she would say that </div></div><br/><br/> Oo, I've been on my... own o <br/> Yes I've been alone, solo <br/> Looking for your love <br/> I've been looking all alone <br/> The feeling is deceiving <br/> But I hope you're listening <input type="checkbox" id=toggle24><label for=toggle24><span class="annotate-lyric"> Lori ti ti, I heard they're missing me <br/></span></label><div id=content24 class="annotate-explain"><div class="annotate-text"> He heard that people are missing him  </div></div><input type="checkbox" id=toggle25><label for=toggle25><span class="annotate-lyric"> Ko sha ma miliki<br/>As you no Dey respond<br/>Girl, it's killing me <br/></span></label><div id=content25 class="annotate-explain"><div class="annotate-text"> He tells her to continue celebrating as she's not responding to him and it is killing him  </div></div><input type="checkbox" id=toggle26><label for=toggle26><span class="annotate-lyric"> When you post on your IG, o God...<br/>Girl, I'm oh oh oh  <br/></span></label><div id=content26 class="annotate-explain"><div class="annotate-text"> When she posts on Instagram, he (presumably) can't take it  </div></div>

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January 4, 2024