We’re now warriors. . .We do not down. . .We standwe grow we struggle we fallwe reunite as though nothing happened at all…
These motivational words onto the resilience to bounce back after having a drawback are out of Shayan Italia’s new single ‘Warriors’. “Yes we need oxygen, but we also need our fighting spirit. ‘Warriors’ is our fighting spirit” says Shayan about conceptualising Warriors, a song that motivates us to take control of their own lives. It’s actually a timely number once the next tide of COVID-19 is crushing the nation. Shayan calls ‘Warriors’ that an ‘anthemic power-pop delivery with a message to empower for the state we are in today.’
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A telephone from his niece from April triggered Shayan’s imagination and he composed three variants of this song. Favorable feedback from family and friends and opinions for example ‘Wow. this song is so apt for today’ prompted him to finish the lyrics’ “It took only two weeks to write and compose the song,” he elaborates.
Though he didn’t think about this COVID-19 ‘warriors’ while writing, the song represents the current situation as ‘the pandemic has caused more deaths than any war and more togetherness among countries that have united to deal with it’.
“‘Warriors’ is for every kind of situation,” says Shayan, celebrating it symbolizes a particular person who’s ‘defeated’ but comes at a defining moment. He cites the case of Amitabh Bachchan,” “He had a good career and was written off at one point, but his return proved he is a legend. Bollywood stars are big but they need to fall, before they come back as legends.”
The three-minute 52 second-song published in his YouTube channel. “I am learning how the channel works so that it would help when I launch my wellness app later this year. My focus is to bring music and wellness under one umbrella.”
Shayan isn’t a lot social networking man. “But I like Instagram only for its motivational quote, wildlife photos and videos.”
Shayan learnt by his parents to truly have a open house policy. He also reminisces,” “The Italia house in Secunderabad was always open and known for its hospitality.” Even though a boy he’d not like ‘the house buzzing with people (“I never had peace or time for myself”), Shayan realises its value now. “I have an open house in Mumbai now. Being hospitable is one trait that I havelearnt from my parents and I wouldn’t exchange it for anything”