Why today?

Googoosh officially released Fardamoon in Ordibehesht 1399, in spring 2020. Concerts had stopped, and people faced separation from loved ones, disrupted daily lives and anxiety about the future. The song's reassurance grew out of those circumstances.

Its release came with an invitation to participate: listeners could submit lip-sync videos for inclusion in the official music video. The finished video appeared in Tir of that year, in summer 2020. People who could not sit together in a concert hall could now appear together in a musical work. The importance of this went beyond its words; it offered a way to share a cultural experience during days of distancing and staying home.

A look at the work

The title, Our Tomorrow, speaks of a shared future. In the first months of the pandemic, even planning the days ahead had become difficult. The 'our' in the title places singer and listener in the same situation: both face an uncertain future.

The first verse speaks of darkness, ceaseless rain and circumstances that are not always under human control. Those images suited a time when individual effort alone could not restore normal life. The sun behind the clouds recalls the possibility of change within that difficult situation.

The second verse shifts the perspective: we look back at today from a tomorrow in which these days have become memories. During lockdown, imagining a time when the crisis would no longer occupy the whole of life was itself reassuring. The song's hope can be understood as a wish for suffering to become lighter, rather than a promise that every loss will disappear.

The recurring section gives that reassurance a familiar shape. Its main message appears near the beginning and returns through to the end: phrases the listener can remember, sing and share with others.

By bringing a song about a shared future together with images of people who were physically apart, Fardamoon gave 'our tomorrow' a tangible meaning.