Story Behind The Song
The story is about a man who crys out in pain about having left his homeland.
Song Description
Track features sporadic chants in Arabic with a chorus sung in English entering in the second Chorus. Alto Sax enters in the pre-chorus and takes over in the chorus section bringing the song back to the west with that universal saxophone sound. The track features (live!) percussion and pizzicato strings throughout. In 7/8 time this song was inspired by rhythms from Tajikistan.
| Song Length |
3:30 |
Genre |
World - Middle Eastern, World - World Beat |
| Tempo |
Medium Fast (131 - 150) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Blissful, Enchanting |
Subject |
Home, Baby, Children |
| Similar Artists |
Sting, Erykah Badu |
Language |
Other |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
Let the children of the world be free
All the children of the world