In the video to “Cinnamon Girl”, a Muslim girl is depicted as being victimized following the attacks of September 11th, 2001 and then dreaming of blowing up an airport with a bomb.
From this point of view, the lyrics of “Cinnamon Girl” deal with the resentments agains Arabic persons in the US as a r...
[Verse 1]
As war drums beat in Babylon
Cinnamon Girl starts to pray
I never heard a prayer like this one
Never before that day
[Pre-Chorus]
Tearful words of love for people she had never met before
Asking God to grant them mercy in this face of a holy war
[Chorus]
Cinnamon Girl
Cinnamon Girl
[Verse 2]
Cinnamon Girl of mixed heritage
Never knew the meaning of color lines
9-1-1 turned that all around
When she got accused of this crime
[Pre-Chorus]
So began the mass illusion, war on terror alibi
What's the use when the God of Confusion keeps on telling the same lie?
[Chorus]
Cinnamon Girl
Cinnamon Girl
[Bridge]
Don't cry, don't shed no tears
One night won't make us feel
'Cause we know how this movie's ending
[Chorus]
Cinnamon Girl
Cinnamon Girl
[Verse 3]
As war drums beat in Babylon
And scorch the blood red sky
Militants bomb the foreign gun
Both side's children die
[Pre-Chorus]
Cinnamon Girl opens the book she knows will settle all the scores
Then she prays after the war that there will not be any more
[Chorus]
Cinnamon Girl
Cinnamon Girl
Cinnamon Girl
Don't worry, baby, it's gonna be alright
Cinnamon Girl
Cinnamon Girl was written by Prince.
Cinnamon Girl was produced by Prince.
Prince released Cinnamon Girl on Sat Mar 27 2004.