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PERFORMING ARTISTS
Aṣa
Aṣa
Vocals
Ayako Tanaka
Ayako Tanaka
Violin
Benjamin Constant
Benjamin Constant
String Conductor
Caroline Lasfargues
Caroline Lasfargues
Violin
Cobhams Asuquo
Cobhams Asuquo
Background Vocals
Emmanuelle Cohen
Emmanuelle Cohen
Cello
Françoise Gnéri
Françoise Gnéri
Viola
Janet Nwose
Janet Nwose
Background Vocals
Jean-Paul Minalli-Bella
Jean-Paul Minalli-Bella
Viola
Kaneko Lyodoh
Kaneko Lyodoh
Violin
Laurent Vernerey
Laurent Vernerey
Upright Bass
Nadine Pierre
Nadine Pierre
Cello
Regis Ceccarelli
Regis Ceccarelli
Drums
Virginie Buscail
Virginie Buscail
Violin
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Aṣa
Aṣa
Composer
Benjamin Constant
Benjamin Constant
Arranger
Cobhams Asuquo
Cobhams Asuquo
String Arranger
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Christophe Dupouy
Christophe Dupouy
Strings Engineer

Lyrics

I wake up, I see you as you leave
I feel it, I see it as you leave
When we kiss, I want deep
But you're far away
Bi ba n ké, bo mi ba n san, fimi sile
Bi ba n ké, bo jo ba n ro, fimi sile
He used to be my everything
Treated me like I was a queen
What spell did you cast on me?
Or is it the make-believe?
You say, "Girl, never be afraid
Of ever, ever loving me"
Those words I hung on to
Oh God, I was a fool
You became my bad habit
Keeping up appearances
So you could notice
Even when you suddenly
Picked your things and left the keys
That's crazy
Bi ba n ké, b'omi ba n san, fimi sile
Bi ba n ké, bo jo ba n ro, fimi sile
Bi ba n ké, bo jo ba n ro, fimi sile
To kun basia
Fimi sile, yeh
Bi m ba n ke o-o-o
Ko kun basia
(Fimi sile)
Ko kun basia
Mo ti foro mi f'Oluwa
Ko sho, ko sho wa
Mo ti foro mi f'Oluwa
Ko sho, ko sho wa
Iwo, iwo nikan soso
Iwo, iwo nikan soso
Iwo, iwo nikan soso
Iwo, iwo nikan soso
Iwo, iwo nikan soso ni mo ni laye o
(Iwo, iwo nikan soso)
Iwo nikan soso (Soso)
Iwo nikan soso (Soso)
Iwo nikan soso
(Iwo, iwo nikan soso)
(Iwo, iwo nikan soso)
When I'm crying
(Iwo, iwo nikan soso)
When I'm dying
(Iwo, iwo nikan soso)
Just leave me alone
I could cry a river
(Iwo, iwo nikan soso)
Or a waterfall
(Iwo, iwo nikan soso)
Just leave me alone
Just leave me alone
(Iwo, iwo nikan soso)
Mo ti foro mi f'Oluwa o
(Iwo, iwo nikan soso)
(Iwo, iwo nikan soso)
Written by: Aṣa
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