Tamino, Belgian-Egyptian singer, musician and model, has just released a new single “Babylon”. I am trying to dive deeper into the lyrics and figure out what is Tamino’s message there. But listening the song over and over I can only manage to find one feeling that’s traveling through the song. That feeling is all about the tragedy on the Middle East that’s happening right now. And everywhere I look, people who heard this song, they are also only talking about it. The video and lyrics are bellow so enjoy and get to conclusions for yourself.
Babylon, day comes the vultures devour you
Baring the rot in your gardens
And I’ll be coating my treasures in fire
So none but the damned may prize them
They’re all I leave behind
Oh, were they even mine?
So is it our time that’s hollow
Or is it my chest?
Why does my heart not follow
Her to the end?
She calls me up sometimes
Says, “Hope you’re doing fine”
Babylon, I’m looking out from your cold tower
Into a past horizon
And therе’s lady love
My lady love
I built myself from hеr warmth
I built myself from her warmth
When it was just us
When it was just us
We built ourselves a tower
We built ourselves a tower
And is it our time that’s hollow
Or is it my chest?
Why does my heart not follow
Her to the end?
Bring down the rain of arrows
Take the defense
I wanna love tomorrow
But I love what’s left
Oh, Babylon you fake
Your walls are built to break
And I never came to stay
But I’m losing every way around you
