Alash
علاش
Poems inspired by SNX's songs, retold by AIA Labs.
From the song
Alash علاش by SNX
The title is Darija for "why." A song made of a single question. Why, how, what do you mean, where, who? She is always standing against the hands of the clock, always thinking, and a headache comes from it; she does not want to live without being asked "why." The word "why" is repeated until it becomes percussion. A line adds that it is something, and the song closes on the same word over and over.
Deeper meaning
A portrait of an overthinker, or the self-portrait of one: the headache of having to understand everything. The refusal to live without questions is both a flaw and a kind of integrity.
Book 03 · Surrender