Anees - Kiss My Wounds (Strings Version) (Official Video)

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Credits:

Executive Producer: Anees
Director/DP: Anthony Zawahri
Camera Op/Gaffer: Miles Quebedeaux
Producer: Lil Fogarty
Co-Producer: Ramsey Harb
Arranger/Violin: Emiko Bankson
MD/Keys/Producer: Kevin Spears
Audio Engineer: Jon Matteson
Viola: Drew Forde
Viola 2: Desiree Hazley
Cello: Judy Kang
Wardrobe: Aminah Musa/PaliRoots
Special Thanks to Anwar Jibawi and Logan Kunde

Fundraising for @unrwausa relief work for refugees in Gaza

Lyrics:
There will be rainbows
Out in Gaza
From the mountains
To Ramallah

Rainbows
Out in Gaza
From the mountains
To Ramallah

My blood mixes with the dirt
I smile despite the overwhelming hurt
Lay me down and kiss my wounds
Beneath the waters of the same moon

How many angels have to die
For you to cry
Under that Gazan sky
There is no hope for mercy

How many fathers
Cry themselves to sleep at night
Closing their daughter’s eyes
Kissing one last goodbye

If only I could change
The rules of space and time
I would bend the light of day
Until freedom shines

Like seeds my people rise
Firm as the olive root
We will survive
And when this storm is through

There will be rainbows
Out in Gaza
From the mountains
To Ramallah

There will be rainbows
Out in Gaza
From the mountains
To Ramallah

When I look in my grandmother’s eyes
I see a life of poems and pain
Part of her soul never got on that boat
And the rest of her spirit remains

In her hometown by the riverside
Near the ripple tide of the sea
Cause her body lives in America
But her heart is in Falasteen

Where millions of children
Are living in tents
Trying to survive in the hellfire
But the bombing is way too intense

I’ve seen dead bodies
In shopping bags
So America can make cents
I can’t believe this evil

But when the rains over
Like a rainbow
Love will reign over my people
Why don’t you just

Lay me down
And kiss my wounds
Lay me down
And kiss my wounds

There will be rainbows
Out in Gaza
From the mountains
To Ramallah

There will be rainbows
Out in Gaza
From the mountains
To Ramallah

So why don’t you just

Lay me down
And kiss my wounds
Lay me down
And kiss my wounds

Lay me down
And kiss my wounds
Lay me down
And kiss my wounds

I see rainbows
Out in Gaza
From the mountains
To Ramallah

I see rainbows
Out in Gaza
From the mountains
To Ramallah

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[anees]

Who watched the strings version live? Did you notice the details in the set design?

[anees]

Who is waited patiently til midnight to watch the strings version?!

[zahamustafa]

This song was meant for a strings version. Beautifully done! 🌈🕊️🇵🇸

[Iheartmeeeeok]

Mashallah. The string version definitely hits harder. Absolutely beautiful. Inshallah soon Falasteen will be free and liberated

[bellerogue]

I was skeptical about this version because the studio version has my heart but the strings one has my soul. Anees, your delivery is sublime. I love when your voice almost harmonizes with the strings. What a beautiful piece of art. Words will never fully express what this songs makes us feel. All I can say is thank you.

[PRODVE]

i will work on a song with Anees one day, i’m speaking it into existence 🙏🏼

[shukriunis]

From river to the sea, Palestine will be free! Love from Malaysia!❤🇲🇾🇵🇸

[VRDX-lptj]

"when I look at my grandmothers eyes I see a life opposed pain" 🙏 TRUTHFUL ASF 🙂‍↕️

[KEOSHAANEILIA]

This is so beautiful and sad and hopeful.

[franklinboakye-boateng]

OMG!! Who else was on the verge of tears watching this?!!

Heartbreakingly beautiful😭😭❤🥰

[helenconhdehumor]

Art is the best way to show your feelings! May Gaza find peace soon! 🌈

[fused]

As Kashmiri, this made me feel every word on a deeper level. I can resonate with this feeling of yearning of my fellow people of Filistin<3 You and my people are "literally" in this pain together.

[marouah]

This is what artistic creativity truly represents. When music merges with visuals to create a complete sensory experience, art reaches its highest form. Artistic creativity is the ability to convey emotions and ideas through symbols and details that reflect the artist's vision and genius. In this work, that vision manifested in a remarkable harmony between the music and the video clip, making the message resonate deeply and clearly with the heart. It is an art that transcends boundaries and remains timeless

[jakefisher]

Thank you for creating this beautiful piece. Me and my son (5) years old … have Been singing and listening non stop. 🇵🇸🍉🌈

[JordanGreer-bxlm]

BAWLING. ANEES! You outdone yourself with this!

[ArseneLoiris]

Thank you for this beautiful song..
😢🤲🏻🇮🇩🇵🇸

[Jenn]

How does this song not have more views....❤❤❤ 🇵🇸

[NkYT]

Beautiful, your an icon of what the world should be and the people we need more of. Keep being positive and spreading the message of love, unity and self worth.

[dianarichmond]

Love both versions.. I can feel anger in the string version .. more complex emotions. Love you Anees and thank you for sharing the most beautiful art. Liberated Falasteen is where we will meet. Someday.

[kirapowell]

I'm born in America. I absolutely love you, your music and what you stand for. ❤