The Inspiration Behind ‘Mojabi Ghost’
Tainy & Bad Bunny's song it’s influenced by a Byredo fragance, inspired at the same time by the Mojave Desert
Mojabi Ghost is the fifth song and chosen focus single from Tainy’s new album, Data. It captures the essence of synth-pop and electronic elements from the 80’s new wave. Visually, Tainy’s inspiration is Japanese surrealist anime.
The song has as inspiration the fragrance «Mojave Ghost» by BYREDO, which aims to translate memories and emotions into products and experiences. And it is one of the elements that unites it so well with the song –and with music in general.
The magic of music lies in its ability to be interpreted and experienced uniquely by each person, either because of the lyrics, or simply because of how a melody makes us fells. In the song we can listen to a nostalgic Bad Bunny that flows over soft and catchy rhythms.
Lyrics meaning
The meaning of the song doesn’t necessarily have to align precisely with the lyrics themselves. As we already said, it’s open to interpretation based on our individual past experiences and how it makes us feel.
In the case of Mojabi Ghost we know that is about missing someone (or more aptly put, longing for someone), and being heartbroken possibly after a breakup; but the line “and I would change the glory and my wealth, just to know how it is that you kiss” suggests a “platonic” romance, where he desires someone he either can’t have or who doesn’t reciprocate his feelings.
He also tries to hide that he actually misses the person he’s talking about.
Fumando, bebiendo, chingando, fingiendo que
Ya no pienso en ti
No sé a quién le miento si esto que siento
No me deja dormirY ojalá, ojalá
Que hoy sueñe bonito, que hoy sueñe contigo
He’s been smoking, drinking, and with other people, while pretending that that “special someone” doesn’t occupy his mind. He admits his own self-deception in denying the feelings he feels towards that person. Also, these feelings torment him and don’t let him sleep, but keep hoping that he dreams pleasantly with that person.
Los millone’ no aguantan el llanto
De cuando me siento solo en mi cuarto
De cuando el balcón no se siente tan alto
To’ quieren la fama, to’ quieren el cuarto
Y yo que cambiaría la gloria y mi riqueza
Solo pa’ saber cómo es que tú besa’
Por sacarte un día de mi cabeza (ey, ey)
In this part of the lyrics, we know that even though the fame and wealth he’s experiencing, he feels lonely.
Mojave Ghost
Ni pa’ la calle hoy salgo otra ve’
The fragrance is introduced in the opening line of the song, and withing all the elements, it’s a metaphorical representation of a «ghost» or something haunting him that symbolizes the emotional void he’s experiencing.
Mojave Ghost by BYREDO
Byredo is a European luxury brand founded in Stockholm in 2006 by Ben Gorham, with an ambition to translate memories and emotions into products and experiences. The brand is reinventing the world of luxury through a new approach, where creation is led by emotions, expressing a full and limitless brand universe.
Mojave Ghost is a woody composition inspired by the soulful beauty of the Mojave Desert. In this xeric wilderness, rare are the plants that dare to blossom. With a light and graceful character top notes of musky Ambrette combine with fresh Jamaican Nesberry. Powdery Violet then unfurls to reveal Sandalwood. Finally warm Chantilly Musk rounds out a base of crisp Amber and Cedar wood, leaving the raw spirit of Mojave Ghost to linger on the skin.
Notes:
- Top: Ambrette, Nesberry
- Heart: Magnolia, Sandalwood, Violet
- Base: Cedarwood, Musks, Vetiver
The Mojave Desert
The desert is in the southwest of the United States, divided between the states of California, Nevada, Arizona and a part of Utah. Although it’s the smallest of the North American deserts, it’s one of the driest and hottest of all.
“Mojave” is an abbreviation of the native language of the Indians of the area “Hamakhaave”, which means “by the water”. It originated from Spanish, but it’s used the modern English spelling.
Within the territory is the famous The Death Valley, where temperatures above 50ºC can be recorded in summer.
Plants
The limits of the desert are generally defined by the few plants that grow in the area, like the endemic species called the Joshua Tree (the symbol of the desert), and the Creosote Bush, the most pervasive plant in the Mojave National Preserve. Despite the extreme conditions, the plants are already adapted to the temperatures.
Fun facts:
- The Death Valley has been home, for at least 1,000 years, to the Native American “Timbisha” tribe.
- Tümpisa, means «rock painting», as a reference to the red ocher paint that is obtained from the clay of the valley.
- The Mormons named the Joshua tree after the biblical figure, Joshua, because it appeared to them as if they were raising their branches in supplication.
- The Pima and other indigenous people chewed creosote gum to ward off dysentery and stomach ailments.
- The rings of the creosote are considered to be among the oldest living things on the planet, at 11 – 14 thousand years old.
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