Written on the Forehead

[Verse 1]
People throwing dinars at the bellydancers
In a sad circus by a trench of burning oil
People throw belongings, a lifetime's earnings
Amongst the scattered rubbish and suitcases on the sidewalk

[Chorus]
Date palms and orange and tangerine trees
And eyes are crying for everything
Let it burn, let it burn, let it burn, burn, burn
Blood, blood, blood, blood and fire

[Verse 2]
Let it burn, let it burn, let it burn, burn, burn
So I talked to an old man by the generator
Blood, blood, blood, blood and fire
Let it burn, let it burn, let it burn, burn, burn
He was standing on the gravel by the fetid river
Blood, blood, blood, blood and fire
Let it burn, let it burn, let it burn, burn, burn
He turned to me and then surveyed the scene
Said, "War is here in our beloved city"
Blood, blood, blood, blood and fire
Let it burn, let it burn, let it burn, burn, burn
Blood, blood, blood, blood and fire

[Chorus]
Let it burn, let it burn, let it burn, burn, burn
Some dove in the river and tried to swim away
Through tons of sewage, fate written on their foreheads
Blood, blood, blood, blood and fire
Let it burn, let it burn, let it burn, burn, burn
Date palms and orange and tangerine trees
And eyes are crying for everything
Blood, blood, blood, blood and fire
Let it burn, let it burn, let it burn, burn, burn
Blood, blood and fire

[Outro]
Let it burn, let it burn, let it burn, burn, burn
Blood, blood, blood, blood and fire
Let it burn, let it burn, let it burn, burn, burn
Blood, blood, blood, blood and fire
Let it burn, let it burn, let it burn, burn, burn
Blood, blood, blood, blood and fire
Let it burn, let it burn, let it burn, burn, burn
Blood, blood, blood, blood and fire
Let it burn, let it burn, let it burn, burn, burn
Blood, blood, blood, blood and fire
Let it burn, let it burn, let it burn, burn, burn