There's an angel with a
hand on my head
She says I've got
nothing to fear
She says, whooo-ahha hey
la la, you shine like stars
but actually he sings:
There's an angel with a
hand on my head
She says I've got
nothing to fear
she says: la ilaha il Allah
(those are the lyrics at Santana.com, too)
and these are not jsut non-words, they mean something.
Everlast is a convert to Islam (so am i) and those words, La ilaha
il Allah mean "there is god but God"
or "none deserves worship other than God" in Arabic. it is the first
part of a muslim's profession of faith
(The second part goes: Wa muhammadur Rasullullah which means "and Muhammad
is His
Messenger")
any muslim can recognise those words instantly as we say it every
time we pray.
but the words are not specifically Muslim... Islam considers Christians
and Jews, being monotheistic
and also following the great Prophets like Moses and Abraham etc as
being more or less on the right
track, too.. so that first part of the shahada (declaration of faith(
applies to christians and jews, too.
the meaning of the song is actually about religion, or rather
belief in God.
sinners, killers and lovers (premarital sex is a sin) are told
to PUT their lights on (light = adherence
and faith in God) because their lights are off...whereas children are
advised to LEAVE their lights on.
(muslims consider children to be born muslim... not necessarily followers
of Muhammad.. muslim is
actually just a word that means submitter [to God] in Arabic... it
is thought that babies and children
already love God from birth but later learn to ignore that..) so they
are told to leave their lights on.
the monsters are evil and temptation (whispering in his ear) and the
angel protects him (hand on his
head) and reassures him that none is above God and that things will
be alright...
before you think i am somem religous nut trying to convert you to Islam
HAhahahahaha rest assured, i
just wanted to point out the real lyrics and explain the actual meaning
of the song.
he only uses the first part of the shahada (there is no god but
God) because adding the second part
would make it mean only Muslims (who follow Muhammad) but just the
first part applies to
non-muslims, too.
hope this helps.
peace
Heather