Susan August’s latest single, “I Am So Numb,” feels less like a song and more like a confession of a nation’s soul. With Ghana still reeling from a series of heartbreaking events, the helicopter crash that claimed eight lives, the tragic loss of school children, and the passing of highlife legend Daddy Lumba, her words arrive with an eerie resonance.
“As I watch people live out their dreams at the back of my mind I feel so blue. Am I ungrateful?… she sings, capturing the quiet desensitisation that often follows wave after wave of grief. It’s a sentiment many Ghanaians understand too well: when tragedy becomes routine, even sorrow starts to feel distant.
Life in Ghana has been marked by an unrelenting struggle, dreams that always seem just out of reach, and a public mood defined by fatigue. Susan channels that heaviness without shouting or demanding instead, she reflects it back to us with raw honesty. “I Am So Numb” does not offer easy answers or forced optimism; it simply acknowledges how grief and disappointment can wear down the human spirit until even pain feels dull.
This is not just a song about personal despair, it’s a quiet anthem for a country trying to process too much loss, too fast. By giving voice to numbness itself, Susan August reminds us that feeling nothing is sometimes a sign we’ve felt too much.
For listeners who want to explore Susan August’s full range and hear more of the voice behind “I Am So Numb,” her music is available on all streaming platforms through her official Linktree. Each track offers another glimpse into her ability to translate raw emotion into sound.