Juba Lami consists of piano Rhode chords blended with an organ to create a soulful ambience and drums blended with a wobbly log drum layered with a sub bass to complete a nice deep feel for the vocalist to express lyrics with her beautiful voice. The vocalist wrote this song to tell a story of a boy she once loved but he didn't feel the same way. Love is harsh according to the lyricist and it is not fair to lose someone you love to someone else.