Deep Heartbreak, betrayal, mental abuse, painful disappointment in so-called family and blood-related relatives, lies and blame are the source of inspiration for my very personal album LightSearch.
Every single track is written from the heart and dedicated to those who have let us down and abused us emotionally over decades, leaving us behind with open scars.
I think many people will relate to the honest lyrics, and it is a lesson and inspiration not to allow ANYONE to ruin your life because of people's selfish, ignorant projection on others, just because they are not willing to take responsibility for their own actions and accept their own stupid mistakes.
Track Highlights
1. Not Ok! – Vulnerability and the courage to admit the truth: it’s okay to not be okay.
2. Invisible Luggage – The unseen burdens we all carry, and the strength to keep going.
3. My Hometown – A bittersweet love letter to memory and belonging.
4. Train Track – Reunions, departures, and fleeting connections at life’s crossroads.
5. Railway – Betrayal, family wounds, and the painful search for peace.
6. Always – Gratitude, love, and unbreakable bonds that keep us alive.
7. Highlight – A defiant anthem: design your highlight, own your spotlight.
LightSearchis my musical journey through shadows into light. Every track reflects the search for hope in dark times - resilience, faith, and the human need for meaning. These songs are lanterns for anyone who has felt lost, abandoned, or silenced. They carry grief, but also healing; questions, but also answers; despair, but also light.
As a special bonus, the album features Train Track (feat. Francis Eluozo) - a collaboration that mirrors life’s journey, full of arrivals, departures, and unexpected turns.
LightSearch is not just music. It’s a reminder that even in chaos, we can still find clarity. Even in storms, we can still find light.
Beyond its personal storytelling, LightSearch also carries strong sync potential. Its songs explore themes of survival (Not Ok), conflict (Railway), nostalgia (My Hometown), hidden burdens (Invisible Luggage), love and gratitude (Always), and empowerment (Highlight). Each track combines lyrical universality with cinematic depth, making them adaptable for film, television, and advertising.
This album wouldn’t have
come to life without a spark of inspiration from Ed Sheeran. His song AZIZAM
reminded me of WHO I am and WHERE I come from. It gave me the courage to
re-release my original songs (first shared on my Legacy4Humanity album
in the R&B genre) with a new heartbeat: Persian instruments and style.
Persian Pop is a vibrant blend of tradition and modernity -
where heartfelt storytelling meets the rich sound of Persian melodies. Across
seven tracks (with more on the way), I explore themes of:
Across seven tracks, I explore:
Belonging (Watan)
Searching for answers in times of pain and injustice (Why?/ Tschera?)
The healing power of art (Light of Music)
Resilience (Nassiiim)
Unconditional love in a touching tribute to my gorgeous mother & BFF (Sima joon)
Faith (Inshallah Inshallah)
And many more tracks to come....
Each song carries a timeless message wrapped in warm Persian melodies - creating music that feels both deeply personal and universally human.
Cocktails of Societyis my satirical toast to the world we’re living in. It’s a colorful mix of truth, irony, and social critique - shaken, not stirred. Across five bold tracks (Cocktail, Social Disease, Celebrate, House of Ghosts, Modern World), you’ll taste a bittersweet blend of humor, outrage, and reflection.
Every song is its own cocktail of emotions -fiery, bitter, sweet, and refreshing - designed to make you laugh, think, and feel all at once.
Available exclusively on LilyAmis.Bandcamp.com
And depending on where the world and our society go… more tracks may join the menu.
Cocktail
“Cocktails of Society” is a protest-pop/rap
album - satirical, bold, and unafraid to call out corruption, injustice, and
modern chaos. Each track is a raw reflection of our times.
When leaders mix lies
like cocktails, it’s the people who drink the poison. My satirical anthem
against political games.
Social Disease
Noise, screens, blah blah blah… phones turned love into a social disease. A protest against disconnection in a hyper-connected world. Inspired by countless bus and tram rides, surrounded by people acting like selfish A…- and all you wish is to just switch them off and breathe in peace.
Celebrate
“Cocktails of Society” mixes bitter truth with bold beats. It’s satire set to rhythm, protest dressed in pop, and every track dares to say what people are too afraid to admit.
Respect is the beat, kindness the melody - let’s celebrate what truly matters: love, unity, and compassion.
House of Ghosts
House of Ghosts is survival on record: surrounded by shadows, yet still
alive, still burning, still fighting. It’s resilience wrapped in melody, a
reclaiming of control.
Inspired by my own cold-hearted, useless and selfish neighbors-people who
believe it’s normal to show up uninvited or self-invited several times in 18
years but NEVER open their own door. Who think ignoring everyone is a
lifestyle, and sabotaging your laundry day is just casual entertainment. Even a simple, friendly, polite
“hello” is treated like you’re asking them for a fortune. They ghost you
whenever they can, just to avoid any human contact.
This song is for the ghosts who walk among us, breathing but soulless,
dedicated to my cold-hearted neighbors who make me sick to my stomach, each one
of them!
Modern World
Not made for comfort, not
made for escape. “Cocktails of Society” is protest-pop- fearless, sarcastic,
and relentless in exposing the corruption and chaos that everyone else wants to
pretend isn’t there.
Yesterday’s values,
today’s choices. What will the modern world decide? A soul track with a
timeless question.
Inspired by the beautiful classic What a Wonderful World, performed by the legendary Louis Armstrong, I wrote my Rap song PISS2PEACE.
Why the word PISS? Because I’m literally pissed off at world events - one war after another. War zones have become “normal,” and looking back at history, it feels like humanity has learned nothing. Eighty years ago, with leaders like Hitler, Mussolini, and Stalin, the misery was devastating. But today, the news footage feels like a cheap independent film compared to the documentaries of World War II, which are like billion-dollar Hollywood productions. The scale looks different, but the misery, injustice, and human cost? Still the same bullshit.
Millions are suffering, and today’s world leaders seem incapable - or unwilling - to end this cycle of inhumanity.
Of course, I know What a Wonderful Worldwas written in 1967 by George David Weiss and Bob Thiele, during the Vietnam War, as a beacon of hope for millions of victims who had lost fathers, sons, and husbands - and for the “half-caste” children who were uprooted from their Vietnamese mothers and sent away to foreign lands. Louis Armstrong’s soulful jazz performance gave the song timeless power. To this day, it is remembered as a message of hope.
But let’s be real: we can’t sugarcoat the awful, painful reality anymore. Every day I scroll through Instagram and see deep messages wrapped in comedy and satire. But is this really the solution? Will funny reels ever stop wars? How long will we keep fooling ourselves, scrolling past the suffering, pretending it doesn’t exist?
Isn’t it time to demand real change?
Isn’t it time to say Enough is enough?
Enough of the senseless bloodshed.
Enough of the millions displaced.
Enough of the silence.
That’s the message behind my new track PISS2PEACE, featured on my album TOOFAN, exclusively available on LilyAmis.Bandcamp.com.
And to honor Louis Armstrong, I’ll also share the lyrics of What a Wonderful World - because while the dream of peace may feel far away, it’s still worth fighting for.
WHAT A WONDERFUL WORLD LYRICS:
[Verse 1]
I see trees of green, red roses too
I see them bloom for me and you
And I think to myself
What a wonderful world
[Verse 2]
I see skies of blue and clouds of white
The bright blessed days, the dark sacred nights
And I think to myself
What a wonderful world
[Bridge]
The colors of the rainbow, so pretty in the sky
Are also on the faces of people going by
I see friends shaking hands, saying, "How do you do?"
We live in unpredictable
times. With world leaders failing us daily, I refuse to wait - which is why I’m
releasing not only one, but three more albums in the upcoming weeks. Who knows
what tomorrow brings? Let’s break the rules while we can.
Toofan (meaning “storm”) is my emotional journey through chaos, loss, and
resilience. Across four songs, I transform fire into peace (Piss2Peace),
grief into solidarity (Under the Same Sky), pain into hope (Nassim),
and faith into light (Inshallah).
Toofan is a storm
of sound and emotion: hip-hop fire, soulful grief, and pop ballads of hope.
These four tracks weave anger, solidarity, resilience, and faith into music
that mirrors today’s chaos while celebrating the unbreakable human spirit.
This is the soundtrack for surviving the storms of our modern world,
especially shaped by the recent events in my birth country, Iran. Toofan isn’t just a gust of wind but the
start of a whole hurricane season.
The four tracks on the mini album are only the first wave… more storms may
follow, depending on the world we create together.
Available
exclusively on LilyAmis.Bandcamp.com OUT NOW!
đźš‚ When I think of trains and storytelling, one name always comes to mind: Michael
Portillo.
For years, Sima and I have sat down to watch his BBC2 series Great
British Railway Journeys, and every episode feels like traveling without
leaving the couch. His intelligence, wit, and curiosity make him one of the
most captivating presenters on television.
What makes Portillo’s documentaries so unique is their breadth. He
doesn’t just show us a railway line or a train ride. He takes us deep into history,
geography, architecture, food culture, and even the little
details of accommodation along the way. With his famous Bradshaw’s Guide
in hand, he connects the past with the present - making every journey a
cultural, historical, and human adventure.
He has that rare gift of transforming facts into stories. Whether he’s
sharing the history of a Victorian railway bridge, tasting a regional dish, or
meeting local people whose lives are shaped by the railway, Michael Portillo
makes us care. He reminds us that railways are not just about moving from one
place to another-they are about people, communities, and the lifeblood of
nations.
It’s no wonder his documentaries have become such beloved viewing
worldwide. Sima and I often say: “If only every history teacher taught like
Michael Portillo speaks, everyone would love history.”
That’s also why I find him inspiring for my own project, Train Track.
Like Portillo, I believe trains are more than tracks and timetables. They are
metaphors for life, journeys, and the stories we carry with us.
So here’s to the Railway Gentleman - for teaching
us, entertaining us, and reminding us that every journey matters.
đźš‚ If there’s one thing I’ve learned while working on Train Track, it’s
this: railways are never just about steel, timetables, or destinations. They
are about people. About lives. About stories.
The BBC documentary series India’s Frontier Railwayscaptures this
truth in the most profound way. It is a three-part journey across some of the
most sensitive railway lines in the world, where every train journey carries
more than passengers — it carries history, hope, and heartbreak.
One episode follows the Samjhauta Express between India and
Pakistan, a train whose very name means “agreement.” It is a lifeline for
families divided by borders, a fragile reminder of peace in a region where
politics often overshadow humanity. Watching loved ones reunite on those
platforms is a powerful reminder of what really matters.
Another episode features the Maitree Express, which links India and
Bangladesh. The word maitree means “friendship,” and that is exactly
what this train symbolizes: connections that outlast borders, cultures that
refuse to be separated, and the resilience of ordinary people whose lives are
interwoven.
And then there’s the magical Darjeeling Himalayan Railway, a UNESCO
World Heritage line often called the “toy train.” It may be small, but it is
mighty in spirit — linking villages, cultures, and people in the foothills of
the Himalayas.
What makes India’s Frontier Railways so special is not just its
cinematography, but its humanity. It’s about people waiting on platforms with
handkerchiefs in hand, children leaning out of windows to wave at strangers,
and entire communities whose daily rhythms are set by the whistle of a train.
It shows us that railways are more than tracks. They are bridges — across
landscapes, across cultures, and across hearts.
For me, this documentary echoes the heartbeat of Train Track: the
idea that no matter where we are in the world, our lives intersect like railway
lines. We cross paths, we drift apart, we meet again — and sometimes, even
divided by borders, we remain connected in spirit.
So here’s to the power of trains to remind us that
beyond the politics and divisions, humanity always finds a way to connect
