“I’m what I call ‘rock ‘n’ love’”, she tells Reuters Africa Journal when asked how she herself would categorize her music. “It’s not rock ‘n’ roll because I don’t go silly drinking or taking drugs, but I’m really rock, so I’m ‘rock ‘n’ love’.”
Inna Modja released her debut album, “Everyday is a new world” in France in October 2009 and her first video, “Mr. H”, shows all the hallmarks of a pop princess and has enjoyed a lot of play on French TV stations.
Born in Mali, she lived in Nigeria, Togo and the USA with her diplomat parents before making Paris her home when she was 18. “I like my life in Paris,” she says. “I love my friends, people close to me – my daily life is very important to me. But in Bamako I have my family – this big town full of energy. I love the market and I love to walk along the banks of the river Niger.” Legendary world musician Salif Keita is one of her mentors. Inna Modja sang back-up for his band, the “Bamako Rail Band” before she decided to go solo.
In spite of the close ties that she maintains to her home country, Modja’s music is definitely a departure from what we usually think of as World Music or “African sound”. But then, what is African sound? And should upcoming African musicians like Inna Modja embrace influences from all over the world; or should they be ambassadors of their own musical heritage?
Bamako, Mali
Leave Me Alone
Inna Modja Lyrics
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Back to the Bar
Chasing you blues away
You the Drunkard Star
You dry your tears in so many whiskeys
Cos' Baby I'm gone
I ain't gonna come back at Home
You'd rather stay
Night and Day
You were the Cheaters Star
On bended knees
Now you're beggin' me please
Oh Baby OH NO
You're gonna live on your own
I'll go far, far away
I'll drive cross teh border
I want you to leave me Alone
Anytime, Anyway
I won't pick up the phone
Why don't you leave me Alone
Why don't you leave me Alone
I'm on the way
Back to my Freedom
Whatever you say
I aint gonna stop this Salavtion
I know that I'm blessed
Now I'm out of your mess
My Mama's alone
I'm gonna live at her Home
I'll go far, far away
I'll drive cross the border
I want u to leave me Alone
Anytime, Anyway
I won't pick up the phone
Why don't you leave me Alone
Just leave me Alone
I won't go back at Home
Just leave me Alone
I won'te won't go back at Home, at Home, at Home
Just leave me Alone
I want u to leave me alone...
Padapa Padapa
Padadada Padapadapa...
The verses of Inna Modja's song Leave Me Alone depict the aftermath of a toxic relationship. The singer has decided to leave her partner and move on with her life. Tired of his cheating ways and constant need for alcohol, the singer has chosen to cut ties with him and start afresh. She is on her way back to her freedom and will not stop her salvation at any cost.
The lyrics in the chorus, "I want u to leave me Alone, Anytime, Anyway I won't pick up the phone, Why don't you leave me Alone" reiterates the singer's desire to break free from the partnership. The repetition of the phrase "Leave Me Alone" emphasizes the need for space and highlights the singer's inability to continue with the relationship.
Moreover, the line, "You dry your tears in so many whiskeys, cos' Baby I'm gone, I ain't gonna come back at Home" symbolizes that the partner is not ready to face the truth and is using alcohol as a coping mechanism instead. The song portrays the singer as a strong and independent woman who has finally taken control of her life.
Line by Line Meaning
You're on the way
You're heading somewhere
Back to the Bar
You're heading back to the bar
Chasing you blues away
You're trying to forget your sadness by drinking
You the Drunkard Star
You're a regular at the bar and with drinking
You dry your tears in so many whiskeys
You use drinking as a coping mechanism for your tears
Cos' Baby I'm gone
You left because I'm gone
I ain't gonna come back at Home
I'm not returning to our home
You'd rather stay
You'd rather stay
With some Girls at the Bar
You want to stay with some girls at the bar instead of me
Night and Day
You're spending all your time at the bar
You were the Cheaters Star
You're known for cheating on me
On bended knees
You begged me on your knees
Now you're beggin' me please
You're begging me to stay
Oh Baby OH NO
I'm not staying, no matter what you say
You're gonna live on your own
You're going to have to live without me
I'll go far, far away
I'm leaving and going far away
I'll drive cross teh border
I'm leaving the country
I want you to leave me Alone
I want you to stop trying to contact me
Anytime, Anyway
No matter how or when you try to contact me
I won't pick up the phone
I won't answer your phone calls
Why don't you leave me Alone
I'm asking you to leave me alone
I'm on the way
I'm heading somewhere
Back to my Freedom
I'm going back to being free from our relationship
Whatever you say
No matter what you say or do
I aint gonna stop this Salavtion
I'm not going to let you stop me from feeling better
I know that I'm blessed
I know that I'm lucky
Now I'm out of your mess
I'm out of the situation you caused
My Mama's alone
My mother is alone
I'm gonna live at her Home
I'm going to live with my mother
Just leave me Alone
I want you to leave me alone
I won't go back at Home
I'm not coming back home
I won'te won't go back at Home, at Home, at Home
I'm repeating that I won't go back home
I want u to leave me alone...
I want you to leave me alone
Padapa Padapa
Lyrics of the song
Padadada Padapadapa...
Lyrics of the song
Writer(s): Fanta Bocoum, Loic le Devehat
Contributed by Avery J. Suggest a correction in the comments below.