Bol
Sarathy Korwar & Zia Ahmed * Track #4 On More Arriving
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Bol by Sarathy Korwar (Ft. Aditya Prakash & Zia Ahmed)
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This song features poet and playwright Zia Ahmed talking about his identity and place in the United Kingdom, and how, despite being so connected and integral to British culture, he feels separated from it.
A lot of the lyrics are from his poem Western, Part One:
Bol Lyrics
[Verse 1]
I'm running
Running like thoughts, running from thoughts
Rattling from the constant battling
Broken pieces, floating tokens
Token gestures, token jester
Open sesame, Ali Baba
Forty thieves, forty grievances
Nothing to pledge allegiance with
Trapped in a box, ballerina chopped off
Play some bhangra, man
Dance, monkey, dance
To the music of the snake charmer
I am karma
I am kama sutra
I am with the hurle, hurle, hurle murd bilar to bach ke Rahi
[Chorus]
[Verse 2]
I am your gap year
Said you were lost, hope you found yourself
I am slumdog millionaire, downward dog
Eight-headed God
I am Shiva, Al-Qaeda
I am auditioning for the role of Terrorist 1
Yeah I can do that in an Arabic accent
I am Ganges, I am Gandhi
I am Jinnah, I am Five Pillars
I am Sinha, I am cinnamon
I am cardamom
I am not invited to the houses of Parliament
I'm Sharif don't like it, rock the kasbah, stop the fatwa
Allahu Akbar, Allahu Akbar
La ilaha illallah
I am England
I am England shirt made in Bangladesh
I am Brick Lane, I am curry-house to the year 2005
I am Rogan Josh, I am so damn lost
I am so damn lost
[Chorus]
[Verse 3]
Just looking for a shape that's whole
Looking for a place that's home
Looking for a shape that's whole
Looking for a place that's home
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Home is where your heart is
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Now home is where your heart lifts
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Now home is where your arse fits
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[Outro]
Bol Q&A
Who wrote Bol's ?
Bol was written by Zia Ahmed & Tamar Osborn & Sarathy Korwar & Al MacSween.