Alan Forever

"Alan Forever" is a song by Lupe Fiasco, released as the ninth track from his seventh studio album, Drogas Wave (2018). It features guest vocals from Crystal "Røvél" Torres on the chorus and the outro. The song is in tribute to Alan Kurdi, a two-year-old Syrian boy who drowned on September 2, 2015, in the Mediterranean Sea along with his mother and brother. They were Syrian refugees fleeing from Turkey during the European refugee crisis. Fiasco imagines an alternate reality for Alan, who grows up to become an Olympic swimmer.Rindner, Grant (September 22, 2018). "Lupe Fiasco Invents Alternate Realities On "Alan Forever" & "Jonylah Forever"". Genius.
== Background ==
Fiasco explained to Vulture, "My father used to have these placards made that would have sayings on them. He put one in a Chrysler and it said "Die Well"—to put yourself in a position to have a death that is meaningful and consequential. Or live a life that, when you die, the content of your life will be of such a caliber that it's like you can't die, because you've left so much of yourself in the world that transcends the physical existence in your physical body. You take someone like Jonylah and someone like Alan—they were unable to do that. So the only way to give them that opportunity is through the imagination: grow them up and give them purpose through the art."Ketchum III, William (August 4, 2020). "Lupe Fiasco vs. Everybody (Even Himself) "People don't really know the basics of any f - - - - - - thing, let alone Lupe Fiasco rap."". Vulture.
== Lyrics ==
== References ==
Category:2018 songs
Category:Collaboration songs
Category:Drogas Wave
Category:Lupe Fiasco songs
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