“Joanna,” released May 27, 2020, is the third single from Sevdaliza’s sophomore album Shabrang. Joanna is a mystery woman, intended to represent a powerful and undying love. The song features notable cues and vocal inflections of Sevdaliza’s Persian culture, which she touched on during an interview...
[Verse]
Evil personified
She preys on the dead
Desert woman
Veiled in silence
I was so wrong
Shame invaded truth (I don't need)
They knew nothing (I don't need)
My eyes failed to ruin (I don't need)
Her illuminate reflection
[Chorus]
Joanna, please stop loving me
I am too sensitive (I don't need)
Joanna, darling, lift my spell
I dream in broken images (I don't need)
Joanna, with your folded cards
The narcissist woman (I don't need)
Joanna, courteous clairvoyant
Please stop ruining me, woman
[Post-Chorus]
(You'll see)
(I don't need)
(I don't need)
[Verse]
Evil personified
She preys on the dead (I don't need)
Desert woman
Veiled in silence
I was so wrong
Shame invaded truth
I knew nothing (I don't need)
My eyes failed to ruin
Her illuminate reflection
[Post-Chorus]
(I don't need)
[Chorus]
Joanna, please stop loving me
I am too sensitive
Joanna, darling, lift my spell
I dream in broken images
Joanna, with your folded cards
The narcissist woman
Joanna, courteous clairvoyant
Please stop ruining me, woman
Joanna was written by Mihai Puscoiu & Joel Dieleman & Mucky & Sevdaliza.
Joanna captures the universal story of unrequited love. It is a reflection of the unbearable suffering crawling into our lives in different shapes. Joanna is the kind of love that has loved deeply and lost deeply. The kind of love that does not die. The kind of love that is hidden in a secret place,...
Responding to a fan comment on Instagram on September 7, 2020, Sevdaliza said:
Because from utter darkness, there is only one way. Towards the light.
Shabrang closes with “Comet,” which honours the bright, cosmic “snowball” that can rarely be visible through the naked eye from Earth’s surface. As...