TOO LITTLE,TOO LATE: SEVEN IN JOKER
By Joseph Loga (Song review)
PEOPLE come into our lives and impact us in ways we never imagined…..love! Falling in love for the first time is unexplainable. It’s a specific adventure. It is exciting, exhilarating.
When you fall in love it’s a huge leap of faith. You do not know if it’s going to end happy or not. In short, you are taking a huge risk. But you do it anyway, hoping he/she won’t break your heart.
According to Malawi Music website, Seven-O-More is rapper/producer from Lilongwe whose real name is Lo’More A. Majuta. He has produced for quite some acts in the music industry like Saint, Binge, Ishmael Katawala, Platinum and Auto Prince to mention but a few. He is the C.E.O of a local record ‘Urban Link Musical Village’. As an artist and producer, he has created his own style/genre he calls ‘BocBac’ which is a blend of local instruments and incorporating an urban music flavor. He sees himself as distinctive as he believes that the world development revolves around art.
In his song titled Joker, Seven puts it bluntly that heartbreak feels like someone has taken something out of you when they walked out of your life. For example, in the first verse the song starts “Sidzingatheke kutitibwereranenso” (too little, too late). The persona in this verse feels like destruction. All the pain. The tears. It’s intense. Immeasurable, excruciating pain.
Nowadays, almost every day, we hear suicidal cases of heartbreaks. And it happens! They walk away one day leaving you devastated. Without any explanation or an apology like they don’t even know you. They treat you like a stranger and it cuts you through. You criticize yourself for allowing the person to break your heart. Putting yourself down, blaming yourself for all the situations that probably aren’t even your responsibility. We replay in our minds all the good memories, the heart break suffering and sadness over and over again. You CRY, And CRY! Grief is tiring and it scars your soul. It shakes you to the core and make you feel the whole spectrum of emotions. And you will feel like you will never ever fall in love again.
However, what is interesting about this song is “Ndinatola JOKER”. Sometimes many people fall in love for pleasure without even considering or thinking if they are in love with the right person. In short, we play with our feelings and emotions for example if someone buys a burger, gives us money and takes us out we tend to think that is the right person to fall in love with. But in reality, that is not love thus why it always ends in tears!
Nevertheless this song tells you that you have one life. And you have so much love to give to the world. The growth teaches you—you are worthy. You are stronger than ever.