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Selvom jeg ikke er den største fan af Outlandish, så vil jeg alligevel gerne gøre opmærksom på deres nummer Fatima's Hand fra deres første (og bedste) album Outland's Official. Det vil jeg gerne, fordi det er et fantastisk stærkt nummer, som rører mig dybt, hver gang jeg hører det. Jeg vil aldrig nogensinde kunne forstå, hvad der får mennesker til at udsætte hinanden for den slags ondskab – uanset hvilken dårlig undskyldning de så end bruger.



Fatima is 21.
And around here - when you’re 21,
u gotta start thinking about getting a man,
getting a son - getting it done.
Just like her mom, when she was 21.
But even though Fatima's not ready for it.
She not gonna say some.
She feels - she gotta do this for the parents,
cuz they've been on her for the last 5 years.
A lot of men from motherland came up here,
hoping she say yeah,but she ain't down.
Wants somebody, that can make her feel alive.
Chill - every time she wanna cry
- the one in a million type of guy.
But her mom keeps telling her:
"Compromise, this ain't no fairy tale my child,
do not waste your time,
u'll regret, that u didn't say yes to this guy"
Everyday is the same,
like a battlefield, she gets the blame.
Bringing shame on the family name,
just cuz the streets be babbling.
Like a Bedouin in a dessert storm,
she lays low from all their songs,
try to make'em understand,
but it's like talking to the wall.
Her desire's burning to change her ill state,
it's strange - for the first time
in a long time - she sees the light in the end!

Chorus:
She brings the pain within your brain.
Y'all don't really wanna understand her thang.
Boo, be really strong - enough to maintain,
through your bullshit - it ain't nothing but pain.
But she knows in the name of Fatimas hand,
she don't go wrong.
In the name of Fatimas hand,
she will move on.
Hey, hoping everything will be alright

I see tears in everybody's eyes.
But I don't understand why,
Mama standing in the kitchen,
preparing dinner, while she cries,
as the pain spreads inside,
cuz something that's going on,
denial of my first question,
second time got no respond.
To lose some one, that had always been there.
She always had my back,
and she always did care.
So with these lines right here,
I wanna explain, how much I love u,
no matter what u do,
I will forever stay true.
Until this day - can't nobody tear us apart.
10 years is past, but u are still living in my heart.
Truly no poetry can explain, how much I miss ya,
no matter where u are – u will always be my sister.

Chorus…