What's The Viral 'Mom Leave Me Alone I Wanna Be Famous' Song On TikTok? Its Lyrics, Creator And Emerging Trend Explained

There's a sound that's trending on TikTok right now which features a passionate woman singing a song called "Mom Leave Me Alone I Wanna Be Famous."

In accordance with the song's title and leading lyrics, it's about a girl wants to be famous and left alone, spliced with other lyrics such as one regrading ADHD for some reason. For anyone who's been on TikTok over the past week, the song's probably stuck in your head.

Curious about where this song came from and why it's so infectious? Let's explain.

What's The Original 'Mom Leave Me Alone I Wanna Be Famous' Video?

The original video was posted on August 13th, 2023, by a TikToker named @eaija. In the video, her singing was prefaced by a joke about being poured another drink which (apparently) oftentimes leads to her freestyling.

Upon hearing her freestyle, many fans of Soundcloud rap were familiar with the instrumental. That's because it was the beat for Playboi Carti and Lil Uzi Vert's song "Wokeuplikethis."

After the video went super viral, she uploaded a secondary video that responded to a commenter who wanted her freestyle to be made into a TikTok sound. @eaija obliged with the request and her sound spiraled into a verifiable trend.

What Are The 'Mom Leave Me Alone I Wanna Be Famous' Lyrics?

For those who want the lyrics of the viral song, here they are for your research purposes:

Mom leave me alone,
I wanna be famous.
I wanna be famous.
My-my therapist said I got ADHD.
I don't even-even know what that means.
I'm all drugged up.
I'm all-I'm all drugged up.

Oh, I just wanna be a rockstar.
I wanna be a rockstar.
Let me be a rockstar tonight.
She won't lick my pee-pee.
Plus, she says I'm white,
When I promise I'm not white
I'm Native American.
I'm Native American, yeah.

What Is The 'Mom Leave Me Alone I Wanna Be Famous' TikTok Trend?

Ever since the video's virality, many have added to a growing TikTok trend that uses the song. Lots of the jokes center on the idea of being emo or goth. This centers on the main joke of the original song which is that @eaija is cosplaying a whiny, white teenager.

Many of the other videos under the sound simply reiterate to how catchy the song is. Calling it a "banger" or using videos of characters dancing are commonplace, representing the emotions of the song's happy listener.

For the full history of "Mom Leave Me Alone I Wanna Be Famous," be sure to check out Know Your Meme's entry on the meme for even more information.