Flo Perlin - Baghdad (Official Video)

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Written specifically about her Baghdadi side of the family, Flo’s longing to understand her heritage and her family’s journey was what inspired her to write this song. Flo imagines her family’s stories, the life they lived, the life they left and the life she could have had. Flo dedicated time to exploring her roots, travelling to countries such as Burma to find where her Jewish Iraqi family lived - where she was ordained as a buddhist nun. Through exploring her roots she could identify repeated patterns within herself - like pieces in a jigsaw.

Lyrics:
She took a spade, oh she's digging away
Through the sand with the hope that she'll find a new land
Oh the days, Oh she's biting her nails
Well she's anxious at times but remembers the tales

Grandma sings
Of a life lived in Baghdad collecting new things
Grandpa tells
Of a life lived in Baghdad that she never had
Of a life lived in Baghdad that she never had

She couldn't bare the taste of mums tea
Oh it runs through the roots of her family tree
Oh the nights, as she's drifting away
Hold onto the stories that hurt them to say

Grandma sings
Of a life lived in Baghdad collecting new things
Grandpa tells
Of a life lived in Baghdad that she never had
Of a life lived in Baghdad that she never had

The taste of honey, her childhood street
She imagined the mountains, her favourite sweets
She dreamt of her father who said she was brave
Those dark brown eyes, those war torn feet

Grandma sings
Of a life lived in Baghdad collecting new things
Grandpa tells
Of a life lived in Baghdad that she never had
Of a life lived in Baghdad that she never had
Of a life lived in Baghdad that she never had
That she never had
That she never had

Flo Perlin
Film director and producer - Flo Perlin and Gabriel Niedojadlo
Film makers - Gabriel Niedojadlo and Robin Niedojadlo
Co producer and music creator - Flo Perlin
Production and prop assistant - Geraldine Glaser