Mohbad sorry

 MOHBAD, SORRY 

I chose to take my time to really understand what is happening regarding Mohbad's death and it's so painful that the majority of us only listen to beats and sounds in music but never pay attention to the lyrics.

Lyrics are what makes the music not just the sound and the beat. Those are just supporting the team.

However, I listened to another version of his song this morning titled "Sorry" where he narrated the stories surrounding his life, saying...

This kind life e tire me

Daddy no get salary

Ten years I no see mummy

Stepmother no care

Landlord e dey worry

My brothers are hungry

Daddy gather money make I go poly

I go poly but I no go class Daddy I am sorry

The first part of the song talks about the hardship his parents are facing, the maltreatment of his stepmother, the landlord's threats, and his brothers staying all day without food.

Trust me, all these are more than enough for anyone to be misleading and get involved in anything just to change the cause of their lives and that was exactly what Mohbad did.

In the second verse of the Lyrics, he went on to say that...

I don dey do Yahoo

I don dey chop banku

Omo pastor ti wonu aye

He just made it clear that even though he is a Pastor's son; all that no longer matters as he had decided to be part of anything that can bring in money and eradicate poverty out of his family.

The third version of the lyrics hit hard on his parents and their failure as parents; saying

Mummy just dey pray

Daddy just dey pray for me

Make e better for me

Me I no go school

Only thing I fit do

Music me I choose

Some parents are nothing but a total disgrace to humanity. And if you are a parent and you cannot pay closer attention to your children and be sure of the kind of friends they keep and the things they do, then you are nothing but a disgrace.

Praying for your children is never enough, wisdom demands that you get fully involved in their lives and be sure of what they are doing that requires your prayers so that you don't end up praying for them doing the wrong things.

The last part of the song talks about him giving up on life and his total confusion about what life has in stock for him, saying...

This kind life e tire me

Eshi biri biri ke bo mi o

Iwaju loloko yi wa mi'lo 

eyin sa loloko yí wa mi'lo 

Mi o mo

Eshi biri biri ke bo mi o

Iwaju loloko yi wa mi'lo 

eyin sa loloko yí wa mi'lo 

Mi o mo

A confusing state of mind is a dead zone, a place of delusional and depression. A state where all the wrong things seem right even when you are so sure that whatever is flying through your mind is never the right thing.

I'd heard both parents talking about him giving them money, but they'd never talked about him telling them or discussing with them his challenges, fears, plans, and future; that speaks volumes.

I'm sorry to say this, but his lyrics on this song, speak more of his parents failing him big time. And if you are a parent, please pay attention to your children and be their closest friend.

Not all the children that have the mental capacity to say no to what they believe is not right for them. Some of us are strong enough to walk away from anything and anyone we consider unhealthy to our well-being. Some don't know how to.

Either way, parents, pay attention to your children, question their source of income, and find out what their plans regarding their life are. It's important.

It is well with us all.