Star-Dusted Dunes

[Intro]
[Verse]
Under the date palm shade
A promise that we made
Sunlight through the leaves
The web that silence weaves
I saw your shadow play
Before you walked away
Your ink is on the bark
A fire in the dark
[Pre-Chorus]
The dunes are calling out
With every breath of doubt
I find your verses there
Floating in the air
[Chorus]
Oh, desert poet, stay
Don't let the wind display
The secrets of the sand
The touch of your hand
I hear your ney flute cry
Beneath the indigo sky
My heart is star-dusted
In love I have trusted
[Post-Chorus]
Distant call, distant light
Searching through the night
Palm fronds in the breeze
Bring me to my knees
[Verse]
Silk against my skin
Where do I begin?
Gold thread on my shawl
Waiting for your call
You wrote a rhyme for me
Wild and ever free
A ghost of jasmine scent
Where the water went
[Pre-Chorus]
The moon begins to rise
Reflected in my eyes
I trace the lines you left
Of every joy bereft
[Chorus]
Oh, desert poet, stay
Don't let the wind display
The secrets of the sand
The touch of your hand
I hear your ney flute cry
Beneath the indigo sky
My heart is star-dusted
In love I have trusted
[Bridge]
Wandering soul of mine
Cross the border line
The qanun strings will ache
For every step you take
Microtones of grief
Love is far too brief
Saz notes in the wind
Where our lives begin
[Instrumental]
[Chorus]
Oh, desert poet, stay
Don't let the wind display
The secrets of the sand
The touch of your hand
I hear your ney flute cry
Beneath the indigo sky
My heart is star-dusted
In love I have trusted
[Post-Chorus]
Distant call, distant light
Searching through the night
Palm fronds in the breeze
Bring me to my knees
[Outro]