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lyrics
Am I supposed to be beautiful ?
Am I supposed to mean something ?
Am I supposed to be understood ?
Or just to be entertaining ?
Am I supposed to calm you down ?
Am I supposed to wake you up ?
Am I supposed to make you dance ?
Am I supposed to turn you on ?
From dances to lullabies,
From prayers, marches to battle-cries :
I don't know if I am supposed to be sung
Or to be howled.
I changed the world so many times
I set you free with a few rhymes
I healed your solitude and pain
I made you smile and strong again
I am as old as humanity
And I belong to everybody
I belong to laughs, sweat or tears
And I am stronger than frontiers
So if I come from your throat
So if I come from your guts
So if I come from your heart
So if I come from your cuts
Then why do you sell me
As a pimp sells his whore ?
I can't handle being empty,
And bland anymore.
From dances to lullabies,
From prayers, marches to battle-cries :
I don't know what I'm supposed to be...
From dances to lullabies,
From prayers, marches to battle-cries :
I don't know if I am supposed to be sung
Or to be howled.
credits
from Perspectives & Avatars,
track released October 9, 2020
Emel Mathouthli was recorded by Laura Perrudin at Cactus-Blockhaus Studio (Paris) and appears courstesy of Little Human Records
supported by 4 fans who also own “MetaSong feat. Emel Mathlouthi”
There's definitely something special in music from Iceland... it's always highly creative, usually unusual, and sometimes even plain weird - but in a positive sense. This applies to singer-songwriter Sóley Stefánsdóttir, too. Her songs are quite accessible in a way, but always with a surprising twist that's typical for music from this country in the far North. Sven B. Schreiber (sbs)
supported by 4 fans who also own “MetaSong feat. Emel Mathlouthi”
Dearest Arooj, firstly thank you. My brother died this year n what can be said about such loss n sadness. I saw n heard you at The end of the Road in England. I spent many years in India n love all the music, poetry of your heritage. Thankyou Arooj❤️ ben1769