Oh no, oh no, oh no, oh no <br/> (Initiating rage process) <input type="checkbox" id=toggle1><label for=toggle1><span class="annotate-lyric"> Aloyin l'ohun vitamin-C <br/></span></label><div id=content1 class="annotate-explain"><div class="annotate-text"> "Aloyin" is possibly a reference to someone with a sweet or soothing voice, and comparing their voice to "vitamin C" suggests it is refreshing or healing. In many African cultures, voice and words are seen as powerful, almost therapeutic. Vitamin C, being essential for well-being, could be used metaphorically to highlight the person's voice or words as nourishing. </div></div><input type="checkbox" id=toggle2><label for=toggle2><span class="annotate-lyric"> Mummy mo fi jọ, my melanin queen <br/></span></label><div id=content2 class="annotate-explain"><div class="annotate-text"> Young John tells his mother that he resembles her, specifically calling her his "melanin queen." This phrase celebrates dark skin tones and embraces the beauty and strength of Black women. The mention of "melanin" taps into a broader cultural movement of pride in African heritage and natural beauty. </div></div><input type="checkbox" id=toggle3><label for=toggle3><span class="annotate-lyric"> Fine girl, no pimples, classy and simple <br/></span></label><div id=content3 class="annotate-explain"><div class="annotate-text"> This line is a compliment to his mother. He praises her beauty, describing her as flawless ("no pimples"), elegant, and unpretentious ("classy and simple"). This reinforces the idea of his mother being someone who was admired for both her physical beauty and her personality. </div></div><br/> Uh-uh-uh-uh <input type="checkbox" id=toggle4><label for=toggle4><span class="annotate-lyric"> Mummy, can you see me now? <br/></span></label><div id=content4 class="annotate-explain"><div class="annotate-text"> He wonders if she can see him now  </div></div><input type="checkbox" id=toggle5><label for=toggle5><span class="annotate-lyric"> Water pour down from my eye <br/></span></label><div id=content5 class="annotate-explain"><div class="annotate-text"> This is a literal expression of his sadness and grief. The imagery of tears reflects the deep emotional pain the artist feels over his mother's passing. </div></div><input type="checkbox" id=toggle6><label for=toggle6><span class="annotate-lyric"> Many-many times I dey miss you gan-gan ni<br/>If to say you wait a little longer<br/>This our life every day a dun kpa <br/></span></label><div id=content6 class="annotate-explain"><div class="annotate-text"> He misses her so much. He believes that if she didn't pass away when she did, their lives would have been so much sweeter  </div></div><input type="checkbox" id=toggle7><label for=toggle7><span class="annotate-lyric"> What don't kill me make me stronger<br/>But this one weak me, make I no lie <br/></span></label><div id=content7 class="annotate-explain"><div class="annotate-text"> The artist acknowledges the common saying that hardship makes you stronger, but he confesses that losing his mother has left him feeling emotionally weakened. The phrase "make I no lie" means "I won't lie," showing his honesty about how much this loss has hurt him. </div></div><input type="checkbox" id=toggle8><label for=toggle8><span class="annotate-lyric"> Water in my eye when I think of you <br/></span></label><div id=content8 class="annotate-explain"><div class="annotate-text"> He gets teary whenever he thinks of her  </div></div><input type="checkbox" id=toggle9><label for=toggle9><span class="annotate-lyric"> Mo ti lowo now, you for don jaiye <br/></span></label><div id=content9 class="annotate-explain"><div class="annotate-text"> He has money now so she would've enjoyed her life  </div></div><input type="checkbox" id=toggle10><label for=toggle10><span class="annotate-lyric"> What don't kill me make me stronger<br/>But this one weak me, make I no lie <br/></span></label><div id=content10 class="annotate-explain"><div class="annotate-text"> The artist acknowledges the common saying that hardship makes you stronger, but he confesses that losing his mother has left him feeling emotionally weakened. The phrase "make I no lie" means "I won't lie," showing his honesty about how much this loss has hurt him. </div></div><input type="checkbox" id=toggle11><label for=toggle11><span class="annotate-lyric"> No be wash<br/>I never see another woman like this <br/></span></label><div id=content11 class="annotate-explain"><div class="annotate-text"> He is not joking when he says that he has never seen a woman like her  </div></div><input type="checkbox" id=toggle12><label for=toggle12><span class="annotate-lyric"> She tell me say the world is full of jagbajantis <br/></span></label><div id=content12 class="annotate-explain"><div class="annotate-text"> His mother told him that the world is full of "jagbajantis" which is a Nigerian Pidgin word for "nonsense" </div></div><input type="checkbox" id=toggle13><label for=toggle13><span class="annotate-lyric"> Say the little light of mine<br/>Ọmọ, e go shine, shine, shine <br/></span></label><div id=content13 class="annotate-explain"><div class="annotate-text"> He is determined to let his little light shine  </div></div><input type="checkbox" id=toggle14><label for=toggle14><span class="annotate-lyric"> Uh-uh-uh-uh <br/></span></label><div id=content14 class="annotate-explain"><div class="annotate-text"> He melodizes  </div></div><input type="checkbox" id=toggle15><label for=toggle15><span class="annotate-lyric"> Mummy, can you see me now? <br/></span></label><div id=content15 class="annotate-explain"><div class="annotate-text"> He wonders if she can see him now  </div></div><input type="checkbox" id=toggle16><label for=toggle16><span class="annotate-lyric"> Water pour down from my eye <br/></span></label><div id=content16 class="annotate-explain"><div class="annotate-text"> This is a literal expression of his sadness and grief. The imagery of tears reflects the deep emotional pain the artist feels over his mother's passing. </div></div><input type="checkbox" id=toggle17><label for=toggle17><span class="annotate-lyric"> Many-many times I dey miss you gan-gan ni<br/>If to say you wait a little longer<br/>This our life every day a dun kpa <br/></span></label><div id=content17 class="annotate-explain"><div class="annotate-text"> He misses her so much. He believes that if she didn't pass away when she did, their lives would have been so much sweeter  </div></div><input type="checkbox" id=toggle18><label for=toggle18><span class="annotate-lyric"> What don't kill me make me stronger<br/>But this one weak me, make I no lie <br/></span></label><div id=content18 class="annotate-explain"><div class="annotate-text"> The artist acknowledges the common saying that hardship makes you stronger, but he confesses that losing his mother has left him feeling emotionally weakened. The phrase "make I no lie" means "I won't lie," showing his honesty about how much this loss has hurt him. </div></div><input type="checkbox" id=toggle19><label for=toggle19><span class="annotate-lyric"> Water in my eye when I think of you <br/></span></label><div id=content19 class="annotate-explain"><div class="annotate-text"> He gets teary whenever he thinks of her  </div></div><input type="checkbox" id=toggle20><label for=toggle20><span class="annotate-lyric"> Mo ti lowo now, you for don jaiye <br/></span></label><div id=content20 class="annotate-explain"><div class="annotate-text"> He has money now so she would've enjoyed her life  </div></div><input type="checkbox" id=toggle21><label for=toggle21><span class="annotate-lyric"> What don't kill me make me stronger<br/>But this one weak me, make I no lie <br/></span></label><div id=content21 class="annotate-explain"><div class="annotate-text"> The artist acknowledges the common saying that hardship makes you stronger, but he confesses that losing his mother has left him feeling emotionally weakened. The phrase "make I no lie" means "I won't lie," showing his honesty about how much this loss has hurt him. </div></div><input type="checkbox" id=toggle22><label for=toggle22><span class="annotate-lyric"> Aloyin l'ohun vitamin-C <br/></span></label><div id=content22 class="annotate-explain"><div class="annotate-text"> "Aloyin" is possibly a reference to someone with a sweet or soothing voice, and comparing their voice to "vitamin C" suggests it is refreshing or healing. In many African cultures, voice and words are seen as powerful, almost therapeutic. Vitamin C, being essential for well-being, could be used metaphorically to highlight the person's voice or words as nourishing. </div></div><input type="checkbox" id=toggle23><label for=toggle23><span class="annotate-lyric"> Mummy mo fi jọ, my melanin queen <br/></span></label><div id=content23 class="annotate-explain"><div class="annotate-text"> Young John tells his mother that he resembles her, specifically calling her his "melanin queen." This phrase celebrates dark skin tones and embraces the beauty and strength of Black women. The mention of "melanin" taps into a broader cultural movement of pride in African heritage and natural beauty. </div></div><input type="checkbox" id=toggle24><label for=toggle24><span class="annotate-lyric"> Fine girl, no pimples, classy and simple <br/></span></label><div id=content24 class="annotate-explain"><div class="annotate-text"> This line is a compliment to his mother. He praises her beauty, describing her as flawless ("no pimples"), elegant, and unpretentious ("classy and simple"). This reinforces the idea of his mother being someone who was admired for both her physical beauty and her personality. </div></div><input type="checkbox" id=toggle25><label for=toggle25><span class="annotate-lyric"> Uh-uh-uh-uh <br/></span></label><div id=content25 class="annotate-explain"><div class="annotate-text"> He melodizes  </div></div><input type="checkbox" id=toggle26><label for=toggle26><span class="annotate-lyric"> Mummy, can you see me now? <br/></span></label><div id=content26 class="annotate-explain"><div class="annotate-text"> He wonders if she can see him now  </div></div><input type="checkbox" id=toggle27><label for=toggle27><span class="annotate-lyric"> Water pour down from my eye <br/></span></label><div id=content27 class="annotate-explain"><div class="annotate-text"> This is a literal expression of his sadness and grief. The imagery of tears reflects the deep emotional pain the artist feels over his mother's passing. </div></div><input type="checkbox" id=toggle28><label for=toggle28><span class="annotate-lyric"> Many-many times I dey miss you gan-gan ni <br/></span></label><div id=content28 class="annotate-explain"><div class="annotate-text"> He misses her so much  </div></div>