Story Behind The Song

April Fool is about dealing with culture clash in relationships. A lover sings of regrets and pleads for a second chance while singing of the cultural differences that both enliven and threaten the relationship. Johnny Schaefer lives on Mt Washington in Los Angeles, a largely Hispanic neighborhood whith a mix of people from many other racial backgrounds. He is a caucasian man married to a latino man, so their relationship is unconventional in more ways than one.

Song Description

April Fool is written by a Caucasian man in a same-sex marriage to a Hispanic man. It was written during a period of separation between the two and is a song of regret and a plea for another chance. It both celebrates and bemoans the cultural differences that make relationships richer while sometimes threatening them.

Lyrics

April Fool
I thought we'd found a way across each other's borders
and into a place where we can coexist
and I know that God's not sitting up there taking orders
but I'm sure He sees the beauty in an unconventional relationship like this

Sometimes communication suffers from our cultures
the things we grew up with seem like guarded walls
but there is so much to learn if we fight off the vultures
circling round us when we falter
attacking love and understanding when they call
Chorus
I've been an April Fool
But if I promise to try, oh,
Could we be back together
by Cinco de Mayo

I never knew there were so many ways to see things
And being with you has really opened my mind
You constantly challenge me and give my life new meaning
And I know sometimes it's messy
but if we look, it's often brilliant what we find
Chorus

I am not my mistakes
and you are not yours, too
It seems we give, it seems we take
but come on, all this silence just won't do
Chorus

The vultures come from us
That's why we can stop them in their flight

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