FAHMAN DONYA

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Marwan Moussa - FAHMAN DONIA (Street Smart) (English Translation) Lyrics

[Intro]

Not sure why these nights specifically

Got me thinking of a past full of question marks

Deception, malice, lies, hatred, everything is allowed

In a world where the honest is worth less than the liar

I found no point in listening to people’s opinion

They saw that I was wrong, but I kept going miraculously

Right, left, where’s my path? I was lost, confused

So I decided to walk in the right, right, right path and against the flow

(Try to remember)

[Chorus]

Yeah, the picture's split right down the middle

So I tried to balance it, walked the line, now I’m drained

My letter was sent, my question was asked, no reply came

A moment frozen in my mind like concrete poured over it

And I am Street Smart, how would I be shocked?

My view of the strategy is unconventional

That’s what my peers say, I left the script and built my identity

I never left Egypt, I’m still at my home

I never lived fake, never wore a mask

I'm from the countryside, I'm the man of the house

And, my brother, I never forgot the bread and salt

[Verse 1]

The depression wave hit me like school days again

My hug got exiled, my heart passed, and I never went to the funeral

Morning and night, I left love and took pain instead

Everything got deleted, I wrecked my ties with everyone, full of regret

So I asked “How?” like I’ve forgotten it all

If I vented, I’d start a podcast and just ramble

I'll unload my sorrows till you cry, like I’m a flute

I Still haven’t healed yet, they tell me “Get up, Moussa, the new season’s almost here”

What season? I’ve been locked indoors for months

Walls are choking me, and my head hanging by a thread

My cheerful face became unfamiliar, says, “I’m fed up”

Trapped in this picture, picture, picture all night[Chorus]

Yeah, the picture's split right down the middle

So I tried to balance it, walked the line, now I’m drained

My letter was sent, my question was asked, no reply came

A moment frozen in my mind like concrete poured over it

And I am Street Smart, how would I be shocked?

My view of the strategy is unconventional

That’s what my peers say, I left the script and built my identity

I never left Egypt, I’m still at my home

I never lived fake, never wore a mask

I'm from the countryside, I'm the man of the house

And, my father, I never forgot the bread and salt

[Verse 2]

Why is there no one like you? I can’t find any

In a world of oppression and silence

How’d I lose my other half? My German side

My connection’s gone, the caravan rolls on

But is this really my caravan? Maybe I need therapy

I ask myself a question and reply like I’m two people

Then we argue and fight, and then what?

Tried to mediate the clash between both sides

Am I hurting or losing my mind?

In my head, a sound of a scream keeps humming

I analyzed my past, said, “What happened to me?”

Why’d I turn zombie with a gray perspective, head-first through life?

Any feeling that shows up, I shut it down, so what’s with you this time?

And your preciousness to me, after you left, I couldn’t handle it right away

And our picture's still on my mind, embracing me[Chorus]

Yeah, the picture's split right down the middle

So I tried to balance it, walked the line, now I’m drained

My letter was sent, my question was asked, no reply came

A moment frozen in my mind like concrete poured over it

And I am Street Smart, how would I be shocked?

My view of the strategy is unconventional

That’s what my peers say, I left the script and built my identity

I never left Egypt, I’m still at my home

I never lived fake, never wore a mask

I'm from the countryside, I'm the man of the house

And, my father, I never forgot the bread and salt, ah

[Outro]

Not sure why these nights specifically

Got me thinking of a past full of question marks

Deception, malice, lies, hatred, everything is allowed

In a world where the honest is worth less than the liar

I found no point in listening to people’s opinion

They thought I was wrong, but I kept going miraculously

Right, left, where’s my path? I was lost, confused

Today, I chose to walk in the right, right, right path and against the flow

(Try to remember)