Ammar Farooki – Fools (Official Lyric Video)

Fools’ is the fourth single from my upcoming album ‘Twelve’.

Layered guitars dance around harmonium riffs in a track rooted in Sufi-inspired reflection. It’s a question more than an answer—are we chasing happiness and success, or losing something deeper along the way?
Sit with it. Feel it.

The chorus is the heart of it all: twelve voices, close friends, recorded over months to hold onto the beautiful feeling of when we perform this in New York bars.

Come on, sing with me.

Lyric Video by Diane Desobeau & Ammar Farooki

Written by Ammar Farooki
Ammar Farooki: Vocals, Acoustic & Electric Guitars
Diane Desobeau: Harmonium, Background Vocals
Ed Jones: Acoustic Guitar
Efthimi Matsamakis: Bass
Sarmad Ghafoor: Percussions

Chorus: Ahmed Shah, Christina Swanson,
Dudley Victor, Efthimi Matsamakis,
Grace Louise Wood, Isabelle Hanne,
Magali Desobeau-Jelsch, Michael Morell
Saba Shabbir, Stan De Saint Quentin

Single Artwork: Kishwar Kiani

Lyrics:

Yesterday I saw a man in the mirror
Man, I swear I couldn’t recognize his face

Maybe it was just the passage of time
Maybe it was his fall from grace

I asked him why his eyes were so hollow
‘Oh brother of mine,
Where do you keep all your dreams?’

He lowered his head
Put his hands in his pockets

To his dismay, they were torn at the seams
And I said:

You’re wasting your days
On things you can’t save
Things you can’t save
Things that won’t save you

Then I said… come on, sing with me

What will you do with all your money, honey?
Will you buy yourself sleep for your nights?

What will you do with all your money, honey?
Will you buy yourself peace of mind?

What will you do with all your money, honey?
Will you trade in your wealth for some health?

What will you do with all your money, honey?
Will you buy back the days of your youth?

What will you do with all your money, honey?
Invest in a home for your heart

What will you do with all your money, honey?
When your brothers are falling apart

What will you do with all your money, honey?
Will you slow down the hands on your watch?
On your gold watch

What would you do if I told you
You’ve been fooled, you’ve been had?

What would you do if I told you
You’ve been fooled, you’ve been had?

What would you do if I told you
You’ve been fooled, you’ve been had?

What would you do if I told you
You’ve been fooled, you’ve been had?

You rich fool
Oh, what will you do my love?
Oh, what will you do my love?

You’ve been fooled, you’ve been fooled
You’ve been fooled