Copper and Clay

[Intro]
[Verse]
Dusk settles on the clay
Oud strings begin to sway
Jasmine smoke starts to rise
Hiding secrets in your eyes
Hammered copper catches light
In the middle of the night
Steam is swirling from the pot
Finding what the world forgot
[Pre-Chorus]
The riq begins to pulse and beat
Rising from the city heat
I feel a shiver in the air
Breathless just to see you there
[Chorus]
Catching your eye in the haze
Lost in a rhythmic maze
Tea leaves settle in the cup
I don't want to wake up
Is this fate or just a spark?
Glimmering within the dark
Oh, the yearning starts to grow
More than you could ever know
[Hook]
Warm and hypnotic
Softly exotic
Thrumming in the deep
Promises to keep
[Verse]
Rooftop shadows start to lean
In the space that lies between
Every glance is like a thread
Words that never will be said
Qanun ripples like a stream
Blurring life into a dream
Mint and honey on my tongue
Songs that we have never sung
[Pre-Chorus]
The desert wind is sighing low
Telling us it is time to go
But I am anchored to the floor
Wanting just a little more
[Chorus]
Catching your eye in the haze
Lost in a rhythmic maze
Tea leaves settle in the cup
I don't want to wake up
Is this fate or just a spark?
Glimmering within the dark
Oh, the yearning starts to grow
More than you could ever know
[Bridge]
Sweeping strings begin to swell
Underneath a magic spell
Microtones and silver light
Keep us through the velvet night
Hold the breath and hold the flame
I don't even know your name
But the stars are aligned
In this moment we defined
[Chorus]
Catching your eye in the haze
Lost in a rhythmic maze
Tea leaves settle in the cup
I don't want to wake up
Is this fate or just a spark?
Glimmering within the dark
Oh, the yearning starts to grow
More than you could ever know
[Post-Chorus]
Copper and the clay
Don't you walk away
Jasmine in the wind
Where we both begin
Hypnotic and deep
A vision to keep
[Outro]