Hady Moamer drops a somber double single just a few weeks after releasing his love song “Mon Amour,” titled in the language of romance, “French”. While “Mon Amour” might appear to be a love song, it feels more like the illusion of love, especially as it’s followed by the two sad singles “MSH B E5TYARY” and “ESTAFET” from Lama Tgheb El Shams.
Lama Tgheb El Shams is a cohesive two-track EP, with a dual perspective on emotional turmoil featuring “MSH B E5TYARY,” which provides melancholic reflections of feeling trapped, while “ESTAFET” delivers the decisive energy of walking away. Both tracks were co-written with Fares Farid and produced by Hady Moamer himself, using a “Side A / Side B” format. He tells a story of heartbreak and recovery in just two songs, tapping into themes of inevitability.
“MSH B E5TYARY,” which translates to “Not My Choice,” explores the concept of determinism (Musayyar vs. Mukhayyar) and the pressure of the industry. Hady grapples with the weight of expectations and isolation, weaving a narrative of being cornered by circumstances he never planned for. The track is the emotional anchor of the project, showing Hady at his most vulnerable, stripping away the “producer” armor to reveal the emotional person underneath. It’s not a club banger; it’s a “headphones song” made for solitary listening, where the production details and emotional weight land harder.
The lyrics are conversational and confessional. Instead of complex metaphors, he uses direct, cutting statements, you can hear resignation in lines about forcing things to work when they’re destined to fail. The repeated phrase “Msh B E5tyary” becomes a mantra, starting as a complaint and evolving into a justification, as though he’s absolving himself of guilt. His flow is laid back and conversational, with autotune used not just for pitch, but as an emotional filter, adding a detached feel that fits the “Not My Choice” theme.
The production style across both tracks is relatively similar with spacious, atmospheric, dusty lo-fi textures paired with high-definition vocals. A melancholic piano carries the melody at a slower tempo than Hady’s usual work, giving the words room to breathe. The drums have a very minimal presence and his vocals sound dry and intimate in the verses, then build with harmonies or slight modulation in the choruses to create a ghostly effect. The minimalist piano-driven production contrasts with more aggressive tracks like “Darbet Bar2,” leaning instead into a smoother, moodier “late-night drive” sound.
On “ESTAFET,” he layers his vocals more heavily, completing the narrative arc from the previous track, moving from lack of control to confrontation. Here, he dives deeper into the next stage “the breaking point”, “ESTAFET” expresses anger and frustration.
These two tracks aren’t random songs placed together instead they form a complete emotional cycle like the “Yin and Yang” of a life crisis. While “MSH B E5TYARY” sits in a passive state of fatalism and lack of control, “ESTAFET” is the assertive counterpart. “Estafet,” an Egyptian slang term meaning “I’ve had enough,” is Hady’s declaration of boundaries. Together, they complete a narrative arc of accepting, cutting ties, and moving on “ESTAFET” flipping the narrative from “I had no choice” to “I’m choosing to walk away”.
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