All the souls in the nighttime
Fly around like mosquitoes
Wrapped in silk, with their white eyes
They will frighten the people
Flying beetles are buzzing
Falling down by the window
Acting crazy for nothing
In Antananarivo
Twins will bring you all misfortune
Mama leave them in the sun to die
And everybody knows the children burn likewise
So here in Antananarivo, we know
Every secret will remain
Yeah, here in Antananarivo, we know
No one leaves the town for good
Twins are hiding in coffins
Playing games in the houses
Children turning to orphans
While they're sorting the spices
They are smearing their bodies
With the blood of the dead ones
In every street you see the ghost of fate
So here in Antananarivo, we know
Every secret will remain
Yeah, here in Antananarivo, we know
No one leaves the town for good
In Antananarivo
So here in Antananarivo, we know
Every secret will remain
Yeah, here in Antananarivo, we know
No one leaves the town for good
In Antananarivo
Antananarivo was written by Julia Maria Gieysztor Bertelsen & Vera & Mads Koch.
Antananarivo was produced by Vera.
Vera released Antananarivo on Fri Dec 08 2017.
In an interview by consequenceofsound.net, Vera explained:
I see this song as my interpretation of a Bossa nova song. The idea of the lyrics came because my girlfriend read about Madagascan twins being abandoned and left off to die because a certain tribe believes that twins bring bad luck. It gave...