1st single of my new album 'The Psychology of Letting Go' is out now!

Written and performed by Peyman Salimi

Music credits:

Lyrics, composition & arrangement: Peyman Salimi
Production and mixing: Peyman Salimi 
Vocals, Keys and guitar: Peyman Salimi
Bass and backing vocals: Bernardo Cicchi
Mastering: Dick Beetham

LYRICS:

از همه بهتریم
از همه سرتریم
بلای جان ما شد
این قشر خاکستری

پرچم افتخار بر
کره‌ی ماه زدیم
صحبت دل که شد
دلُ به خواب زدیم

بگو من
بدون تو چه جوری سر کنم
دنیای تناقض
حرف کیو باورم کنم

اشرف مخلوقات
این همه معلومات
پیله‌ی تنهایی
تو عصر ارتباطات

رحمی نکرده‌ایم
به همنوعان خود
انسان به بند کشیم
حیوان که جای خود

بگو من
بدون تو چه جوری سر کنم
دنیای تناقض
حرف کی‌رو  باورم کنم
اسیریم
تو چنگ یه مشت قدرت طلب
دیگه مهم نیست
من که گذشته آب از سرم


Those who we meet in‌ churches
Divinity colleges or temples
Desire heaven and fear hell
But there's a story they can't tell

Those who we meet in‌ churches
Divinity colleges or temples
Desire heaven and fear hell
But there's a story they can't tell

از روز اولین
غرق یه باوریم
خدامون بی‌همتاست
این ماییم که برتریم

کره‌ی مادری
نفسی واپسین
بر زخم او زنیم
با مشتی آهنین

حالا من
بدون تو چه جوری سر کنم
وقتی همش دروغه
حرف کی‌رو  باورم کنم

اسیریم
تو چنگ یه مشت قدرت طلب
گرچه  مهم نیست
دیگه گذشته آب از سرم

بگو من
بدون تو چه جوری سر کنم
دنیای تناقض
حرف کی‌رو  باورم کنم

حالا من
بدون تو چه جوری سر کنم
وقتی همش دروغه
حرف کی‌رو  باورم کنم


Those who we meet in churches
divinity colleges or temples
desire heaven and fear hell
but there's a story they can't tell




ENGLISH TRANSLATION:

We are the superior species
Parading in our fancy clothes
Yet we can’t help rolling in the mud 
We make of our gray matter

We used to feel.
But there’s no time for that now
There are flags to plant
On every sphere 

So tell me please
With everyone shouting
How do I know what to believe
Without you here?

Ah yes, the superior species.
Parading in our scientific gains
Yet the easier we make it 
The harder it gets

Forget respect
for animals.
We seem to see each other
As beasts to be 
Punished

So tell me please
With everyone shouting
How do I know what to believe
Without you here?

Our leaders are crooks and thieves
It’s the way it’s always been
So why should we care
When it’s in plain sight?

We’ve always been so stubborn
Our god is the 
Only god 
The universal sovereign.

And while the earth gasps for air,
We tighten our grip on her throat
And roll in the mud
We made of our gray matter 

So tell me please
With everyone shouting
How do I know what to believe
Without you here?

Our leaders are crooks and thieves
It’s the way it’s always been
So why should we care
When it’s in plain sight?

So tell me please
With everyone shouting
How do I know what to believe
Without you here?

Our leaders are crooks and thieves
It’s the way it’s always been
So why should we care
When it’s in plain sight?

So tell me please
With everyone shouting
How do I know what to believe
Without you here?

The Psychology Of Letting Go

Peyman Salimi is an Iranian-Italian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and music producer. Born in Iran and shaped by his years in Italy, his path as a musician is as diverse as the languages he sings in—English, Persian, and Italian. Growing up surrounded by a blend of cultures and sounds, he picked up the guitar as a teenager and quickly was drawn to songwriting as a way to process his ever-changing world. After releasing two solo albums and two with his band, The Allophones, he left Florence to move to New York City, where he soon after released his third solo record “The Psychology of Letting Go”.

He’s now pursuing a research project at Georgia Tech on multilingual songwriting and its cognitive effects. In addition to his solo work, he performs with Canadian singer-songwriter Zoe Guigueno in an acoustic-electronic duo. His music often reflects themes of displacement, identity, and feminism, shaped by his experiences across different cultures and worldviews.

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Peyman Salimi