What happens when a fanatic loses his conviction? After the debut single, Empty, A Permanent Shadow follows up with the track, Fool, which poses this question. The song was written in the aftermath of the Barcelona terror attacks in 2017. Frontman CP Fletcher, who himself resides in Barcelona, asks, “What would a dialogue look like between an extremist, who is motivated by his religious fanaticism to commit such heinous acts, and his God when the first loses his faith?” 

This fictive discussion between a former religious radical and a higher entity is described in the lyrics of Fool. In this conversation, the former servant finally turns away from his former God and stops being made a fool by his false beliefs that only lead to destruction. The sheep no longer follows his shepherd. 

“Had it with you
Oh yeah, I’ve had it with you
You never made my dreams come true
You’ll never be me
And I will never be you
I won’t waste my prayers on you
Just like a ...“

Fool, as with the first single Empty, has been visually forged together with Dani Moreno, horror film director and creator of the fanzine Amazing Monsters

“A Permanent Shadow´s songs are lyrically rather dark. We attempted to pack a little dark humour into the videos. I have shot hundreds of videos, and most artists are way too focussed on their look or appearing cool. That's boring. With A Permanent Shadow, that’s not the case luckily. The singer is more focussed on the end result and is happy to play the Fool in his videos.” 

The video is loaded with religious symbolism. Singer CP Fletcher is seen as a priest, surrounded by 3 musicians dressed as nuns (bassist Martha Wood, guitarist Claudia Haze and drummer Noe Entropica). As the video progresses, we witness religion collapsing between craziness and megalomania. And with that an entire life order.

Listen/watch Fool:
https://lnk.to/APermanentShadow_Fool