Their R&B/Hip-hop/Rap/soul music takes influences from their various backgrounds (Arab, Pakistani, and Latin music), and although their songs are primarily in English, they usually feature lyrics in Spanish, Urdu, Arabic, and Danish. All these influences make the music of Outlandish somewhat unique and this is easy to notice from the variety of genres covered in their albums. Outlandish often include themes about Islam and contemporary issues facing young Muslims in the west in their music, and sometimes their songs define a nasheed-like unique genre.
So far they have produced four albums: Outland's Official (2000), Bread & Barrels of Water (2003), Beats, Rhymes & Life (2004) and Closer Than Veins (2005).
Last November 2006 Outlandish won the MTV EMAs as a best danish act of the year, the same month as the creation of their new fan-site Elmoro4Life.com
Walou
Outlandish Lyrics
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Sรฅ jeg synger dit navn til vi ses, min ven
For jeg svรฆrger du' min bror, det' for evigt
Men hvor lang tid er der til for evigt?
Er du min bror, sรฅ' du dรฉt for evigt
Vi har kendt hinanden siden smรฅ, siden vi var nogen babies
Gik igennem stormen, sรฅ det' klart vi er helt wavey
Min bror, det' ikk' noget
Vi gik i tรธj, som der fik blod
Jeg sรฅ stรธrre end min ZIP code
Og brormand, lรฆg pรฅ
Har for travlt med at nyde det her moment
Jeg vil bar' vรฆr' rig, bror, jeg skider pรฅ' vรฆre kendt
Og folk nu til dages, de vรฆlger selv hinanden
I vรฆlger selv hinanden, hvorfor slรฅr vi ihjel hinanden?
Jeg be'r til bedre dage, be'r til fred i hellig' lande
Jeg be'r til bedre dage, be'r til fred i hellig' lande
Alt hva' der kommer, det gรฅr
Husk, det' ikk' sikkert, at vi vรฅgner i morgen (Yeah)
Har vรฅgnet til det samm', yeah
Vรฅgner til det samm', ja, jeg vรฅgner til det samm', yeh-yeh
Ain't nobody wanna go, ain't nobody wanna move
Ain't nobody wanna try, ain't nobody stays alive
Walou, from walou
It's me and you or walou
Ain't nobody wanna go, ain't nobody wanna move
Ain't nobody wanna try, ain't nobody will stay alive
Walou (Walou)
From walou (Walou)
It's me and you (Me and you)
(ร rh) Or walou (Walou)
Ja, jeg var 14, dengang Burhan spillede sammen med Outland'
Nede i (?)
Du ved Brรธndby Strand, vores fucking bagland
Vi sรฅ et hav af muligheder, selvom der var lavvand
For en perker for livet har altid vรฆret en bagmand, รฅrh
Boozede pรฅ noget fransk og mixed pรฅ noget marokkansk
Nogen blev fanget af det booze, og gik baglรฆns
Men jeg mรธdtes sammen med Stepz og vi gik hรฅrdt ind
Helt fra dengang vi var samurais og Shaolins
Trรฆner dagligt, for vi skal vinde (Skal vinde)
Har en cirkel fyldt med goats, vi skal malk' dem for alting
Det' begravelser og crime scenes
Hรฆlder liqour for min' comrades, og blomster ved kantstenen
Og tiden gรฅr, tiden har stรธrknet min' tรฅrer
Men for min datters skyld, jeg tรฆnker pรฅ i morgen
Jeg ser frem, ka' ikk' รฆndre pรฅ i gรฅr
Har holdet i mit hjert', lige meget hvor jeg gรฅr, jeg si'r...
Ain't nobody wanna go, ain't nobody wanna move
Ain't nobody wanna try, ain't nobody stays alive
Walou, from walou
It's me and you or walou
Ain't nobody wanna go, ain't nobody wanna move
Ain't nobody wanna try, ain't nobody will stay alive
Walou (Walou)
From walou (Walou)
It's me and you (Me and you)
Or walou
Alting kommer tilbage igen
Sรฅ jeg synger dit navn til vi ses, min ven
For jeg svรฆrger du' min bror, det' for evigt
Men hvor lang tid er der til for evigt?
Alting kommer tilbage igen
Sรฅ jeg synger dit navn til vi ses, min ven
For jeg svรฆrger du' min bror, det' for evigt
Men hvor lang tid er der til for evigt?
Ain't nobody wanna go, ain't nobody wanna move
Ain't nobody wanna try, ain't nobody stays alive
Walou, from walou
It's me and you or walou
Ain't nobody wanna go, ain't nobody wanna move
Ain't nobody wanna try, ain't nobody stays alive
Walou, from walou
It's me and you or walou
The lyrics to Outlandish's "Walou" express a sense of hopelessness and pointlessness in life, as well as the importance of personal growth and learning from mistakes. The repeated refrain that "ain't nobody wants to go, move, try, or stay alive" speaks to a feeling of stagnation and lack of motivation. However, the song also touches on topics such as friendship, family, and spirituality.
The first verse speaks to this sense of stagnation, with lines like "walou from walou, it's me and you or walou" suggesting that there is nothing left to do but be together in this sense of hopelessness. The second verse tells a story of a protagonist being arrested for protecting a friend, and the sense of guilt they feel towards their family. This could also suggest a societal struggle with police brutality and criminal justice.
The third verse reflects on the importance of personal growth and change, urging listeners to "rearrange your whole point of view". The fourth verse touches on themes of wealth and status, suggesting that people who act empty when they have a lot may not be truly fulfilled. The final repeated refrain speaks to the idea that no matter where you go, you will never escape the walls you have created for yourself, but you must not lose faith and continue to learn and grow.
Overall, "Walou" is a thought-provoking song about the struggles of life and the importance of growth and personal relationships.
Line by Line Meaning
Hey ain't nobody want to go
No one wants to leave
Ain't nobody want to move
No one wants to take action
Ain't nobody want to try
No one wants to attempt
Ain't nobody stays alive
No one lives forever
Walou from walou
Nothing from nothing
It's me and you or walou
It's just us or nothing
Mamma please I can explain everything don't cry
Mother, let me explain and don't cry
had to protect my friend from his friends
Had to protect my friend from his own friends
I swear - no lie
I am telling the truth
see before we knew it, the cops came
The police arrived unexpectedly
put an end to it with these handcuffs
Ended it with handcuffs
took me down to the damn cell
Took me down to the jail cell
'cause I'm not a minor anymore
Because I am not a minor anymore
tough !!!
Difficult!
Now bail me out mom
Mother, bail me out now
It won't happen again I promise
I promise it won't happen again
Don't tell daddy about this
Don't tell dad about this
He's working too hard to feel this
He works too hard to worry about this
The 2nd guessing
Doubting oneself
cause you never know when the guy upstairs blessing
Because you never know when God is blessing you
or testing you in sessions so be prepared for confession
Or testing you, so be prepared to confess
we all learn our lessons someway and somehow
We all learn eventually
when you fail you bow and even if you succeed you take a bow
When you fail, you accept it, and when you succeed, you celebrate it
I'm telling you right here and right now you need to change
You need to change
rearrange your whole point of view cause for me it seems strange
Reorganize your perspective because it is strange to me
De la nada sale el todo
From nothing comes everything
why el todo se hare nada
And everything will become nothing
Hay espirales de consejos
There are spirals of advice
miles mares de palabras
Thousands of seas of words
pero cada ser humano
But every human being
tiene su propia realidad
Has their own reality
cada alma sigue su ruta
Every soul follows their own path
a diferente velocidad
At a different speed
por eso queridos mios
That's why, my dear ones
cuando muera
When I die
no extranen mi presencia
Don't miss my presence
alegrias que vivimos
Remember the joys we shared
problemas que pasamos
The problems we faced
aprendan de mis errores
Learn from my mistakes
no siempre el agua es clara
Because the water is not always clear
Beyond the walls you living in
Think beyond your limitations
you made me
You created me
Don't make me
Don't discredit me
Loose the faith within me
Don't make me lose faith in myself
Time is flying - fly sky high
Time flies, and you should soar high with it
Falling down - I'm falling down
Falling down from previous accomplishments
Oh what about my mom and my son lord
What will happen to my mother and son if I don't succeed?
Anything, I did for you lord
I did everything for you, Lord
I try to be nothing but pure
I try to be pure and honest in everything I do
Lord have mercy on me my self and I
God, have mercy on myself and my own actions
Should've never been around there
I should not have been in that situation
Body - cold
My body is cold
when I was already here
When I was already established
suddenly I'm out of soul
Suddenly, I feel empty
God I feel so low
I feel very low
and I fear to show
And I am afraid to reveal it
no matter where I go
No matter where I go
It's just us or nothing
It's either just us or nothing at all
Lyrics ยฉ Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: THOMAS HINZ, ISAM BACHIRI, ROGER MARTINEZ, WAQAS QADRI, DAVID ELIAS, JANNIK CHRISTENSEN
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@amine19881
where the fuck is this type of music now a days ?
@AutumnDutch
I know right!
@amine19881
Murath Design fahmou fahmou mon frere DZ Morroco khawa khawa
@SayantanM7
no more๐
@SortenRavn
Most likely either in a refugee camp, or a casualty of war
@SaadElf
damn maan memoriiies asa7bi
@hamzaelmahdaoui1475
ุงุญุจ ูุฐู ุงูุงุบููุฉ ู ูุฐ ุฒู ู ุ ูุงูุขู ุงุณู ุนูุง ู ุงูุฏู ูุน ุชุณูู ุญุงุฑุฉุ ู ุง ุชุบูุฑ ูุงูู ุ ูุง ูุฒุงู ุงุฎูุงููุง ูุฐูุจูู ุถุญุงูุง ูููุฌุฑุฉ ุงูุณุฑูุฉ ููุงุณู ุ ุงููู ูุจุฏู ุญุงููุง ุงูู ุฃุญุณู ุญุงู ๐คฒ
@mamadotitoma4597
Amine ya Rabi
@habibi34-wr4rx
ููุงู ุฅุฎูุฉุ ุงูุจุนุถ ู ูุง ููุนู ุฐูู ูุชุบููุฑ ุญูุงุชู ูู ุณุงุนุฏุฉ ุฃู ู ุจุญูุซ ุชููู ุญูุงุชูุง ู ุฎุชููุฉุ ูุงูุณุคุงู ูู ุฃูู ุนูููุง ุฃู ููุงูุญ ู ู ุฃุฌู ุชุญููู ุฐููุ ุงูุฃู ุฑ ููุณ ุณููุง ูููู ุงููู ูุณุงุนุฏูุง ุฏุงุฆู ุง.
@ozmandesigns2194
I'm 32 years old now & it feels like yesterday hearing this song โค