Title track starts off the album, it’s based on a Goddess from Somali folklore, Araweelo, who was known to castrate men who did her wrong, and hang them by their testicles.
Cold Specks sings a line in Somali that her Grandma used to say to the singer: “wokala garo naftaada iyo laftaada“. Loosely tr...
[Verse 1:]
All the love flowed feverishly
Until it was as dry as dust
Wide-eyed woman trained to tremble
I don’t wanna give weight to this
[Chorus:]
Opened up like a torn out eye
Tripped right up in a fool’s paradise
Wanted it all but never mine
Wanted it all but nothing left
[Verse 2:]
Held the water, let it burn
Ain’t no other way to learn
Araweelo, inhale
Araweelo, hold back every heavy sigh
[Chorus]
[Chorus]
[Bridge]
Kala garo, kala garo, naftaada iyo laftaada, kala garo!
Kala garo, kala garo, naftaada iyo laftaada, Kala garo!
Araweelo! Araweelo! Araweelo! Araweelo!
[Chorus]
[Outro]
Wanted it all! Araweelo!
Wanted it all! Araweelo!
Fool’s Paradise was written by Jim Anderson & Cold Specks.
Fool’s Paradise was produced by Cold Specks & Jim Anderson.
Cold Specks released Fool’s Paradise on Fri Sep 22 2017.