Lanterns in the Dust

[Intro]
[Verse]
The sun sinks low
Across the dunes we go
Your face a shadow play
In the heat of the day
I saw you by the well
Under a secret spell
Silk and amber thread
Words we never said
[Pre-Chorus]
Jasmine on the breeze
Brings me to my knees
One look was all it took
Like a story in a book
I am lost in the gold
In a story untold
[Chorus]
Oh let the lanterns fly
Across the velvet sky
I’m waiting for the light
In the middle of the night
Fire in the sand
Reach for my hand
I will find you again
In the golden rain
[Post-Chorus]
Habibi, can you hear?
I’m drawing you near
Through the desert haze
For the rest of my days
[Verse]
The riq begins to pulse
My heart cannot repulse
The memory of your eyes
Underneath the desert skies
We traded words so few
But my spirit followed you
Past the bazaar gates
Where the silence waits
[Pre-Chorus]
Jasmine on the breeze
Brings me to my knees
One look was all it took
Like a story in a book
I am lost in the gold
In a story untold
[Chorus]
Oh let the lanterns fly
Across the velvet sky
I’m waiting for the light
In the middle of the night
Fire in the sand
Reach for my hand
I will find you again
In the golden rain
[Bridge]
They say the wind will erase
Every line of your face
But my ink is made of fire
And a poet’s deep desire
I won’t let the silence win
Let the melody begin
Let the oud play our song
Where we both belong
[Verse]
I’ll build a market of dreams
By the silver streams
Where the incense burns slow
In the twilight glow
You’ll be standing there
With the desert in your hair
No more nomadic flight
Just the warmth of the light
[Chorus]
Oh let the lanterns fly
Across the velvet sky
I’m waiting for the light
In the middle of the night
Fire in the sand
Reach for my hand
I will find you again
In the golden rain
[Post-Chorus]
Habibi, can you hear?
I’m drawing you near
Through the desert haze
For the rest of my days
[Outro]