Cyrus is a singer-songwriter from India who has been writing lyrics and music for over four decades.
Story behind the song
I recorded this song in 1986,in Muscat, on my (then) new 4-track TEAC Porta-One cassette recorder.... the ultimate in high tech in those days.
I was also just re-learning the keyboards and had bought myself a Yamaha PS 55 which I played all the keyboard bits on, to back up my Hofner acoustic guitar.
I seem to have really enjoyed myself apparently, so please forgive the overkill in the keyboard particularly at the end!
And the tape hiss...
Lyrics
APRIL FOOL
He thought he had recovered
When the girl came in his life:
A comfortable numbness of the mind-
She broke through walls and barricades
He'd hid himself behind,
Opening old wounds he had hoped
That nobody would find...
And, as she reached out to him,
He restrained his own hand,
And countered with: "You're barely out of school:
I've felt the things that you now feel,
I have stood where you now stand,
Believe me, I'm not trying to be cruel,
When I ask you to be cool,
You're just being an April Fool...
April Fool....April Fool...
You gotta do the best you can,
You're gonna get over this man,
You're gonna make a start,
And teach your heart
And force your head to rule...
She'd always been a winner,
Her failures had been few;
Voted Girl-Most-Likely-To-Succeed, in school-
Now, all her old ambitions seem
To vaporize, like dew-
She'd settle now for being his
One and only April Fool
Half his mind says: "Walk away,
You do not need this trial:
You've sworn you would not, once more, lose control..."
But, his resolve starts to crumble
And, with every new denial,
He's headed, once again, to lose his soul,
And, as he starts to lose his cool,
Guess who gets to be the Fool?
April Fool....April Fool...
You gotta do the best you can,
You're gonna get over this man,
You're gonna make a start,
And teach your heart
And force your head to rule...
