[Intro]
Desert winds carry whispers of betrayal
Ancient strings gone silent today
My grandfather's spirit weeps in the sand
While merchants count their golden pay
[Verse 1]
Karim, you sold our sacred sounds
To collectors with hungry eyes
That guembri held a thousand prayers
Now it's just another prize
The water runs dry in Essaouira
Like our culture slipping away
You package our souls in wooden boxes
While our children forget how to play
[Chorus]
When the last drop falls
And the desert claims it all
Who will remember our names?
When the market stands are bare
And our songs float through foreign air
Who'll shoulder all this shame?
[Verse 2]
Leila sits with suited men
Speaking dollars, pounds and yen
Our ancestors dance on puppet strings
In museums that we can't enter in
The dunes shift like memories
Each grain a piece of who we were
While you feast on our inheritance
Our stories start to blur
[Bridge]
They say survival has its price
But what's the cost of paradise?
When every note becomes a coin
And every prayer a business line
My blood boils like Sahara noon
These chains of gold, they bind too soon
[Verse 3]
I watched you wrap my history
In silk and bubble wrap
Ship it off to galleries
Where rich folks take their naps
The drought has dried our tongues
But you've learned new words to say
"Supply and demand" and "market price"
As our essence fades away
[Chorus]
When the last drop falls
And the desert claims it all
Who will remember our names?
When the market stands are bare
And our songs float through foreign air
Who'll shoulder all this shame?
[Outro]
The desert knows, the desert knows
What we've lost, how far it goes
But even sand can't hold the weight
Of memories we sold too late
Of memories we sold too late
Phantom Wanderer - Water Merchants Lyrics
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English
[Intro]
Desert winds carry whispers of betrayal
Ancient strings gone silent today
My grandfather's spirit weeps in the sand
While merchants count their golden pay
[Verse 1]
Karim, you sold our sacred sounds
To collectors with hungry eyes
That guembri held a thousand prayers
Now it's just another prize
The water runs dry in Essaouira
Like our culture slipping away
You package our souls in wooden boxes
While our children forget how to play
[Chorus]
When the last drop falls
And the desert claims it all
Who will remember our names?
When the market stands are bare
And our songs float through foreign air
Who'll shoulder all this shame?
[Verse 2]
Leila sits with suited men
Speaking dollars, pounds and yen
Our ancestors dance on puppet strings
In museums that we can't enter in
The dunes shift like memories
Each grain a piece of who we were
While you feast on our inheritance
Our stories start to blur
[Bridge]
They say survival has its price
But what's the cost of paradise?
When every note becomes a coin
And every prayer a business line
My blood boils like Sahara noon
These chains of gold, they bind too soon
[Verse 3]
I watched you wrap my history
In silk and bubble wrap
Ship it off to galleries
Where rich folks take their naps
The drought has dried our tongues
But you've learned new words to say
"Supply and demand" and "market price"
As our essence fades away
[Chorus]
When the last drop falls
And the desert claims it all
Who will remember our names?
When the market stands are bare
And our songs float through foreign air
Who'll shoulder all this shame?
[Outro]
The desert knows, the desert knows
What we've lost, how far it goes
But even sand can't hold the weight
Of memories we sold too late
Of memories we sold too late
Desert winds carry whispers of betrayal
Ancient strings gone silent today
My grandfather's spirit weeps in the sand
While merchants count their golden pay
[Verse 1]
Karim, you sold our sacred sounds
To collectors with hungry eyes
That guembri held a thousand prayers
Now it's just another prize
The water runs dry in Essaouira
Like our culture slipping away
You package our souls in wooden boxes
While our children forget how to play
[Chorus]
When the last drop falls
And the desert claims it all
Who will remember our names?
When the market stands are bare
And our songs float through foreign air
Who'll shoulder all this shame?
[Verse 2]
Leila sits with suited men
Speaking dollars, pounds and yen
Our ancestors dance on puppet strings
In museums that we can't enter in
The dunes shift like memories
Each grain a piece of who we were
While you feast on our inheritance
Our stories start to blur
[Bridge]
They say survival has its price
But what's the cost of paradise?
When every note becomes a coin
And every prayer a business line
My blood boils like Sahara noon
These chains of gold, they bind too soon
[Verse 3]
I watched you wrap my history
In silk and bubble wrap
Ship it off to galleries
Where rich folks take their naps
The drought has dried our tongues
But you've learned new words to say
"Supply and demand" and "market price"
As our essence fades away
[Chorus]
When the last drop falls
And the desert claims it all
Who will remember our names?
When the market stands are bare
And our songs float through foreign air
Who'll shoulder all this shame?
[Outro]
The desert knows, the desert knows
What we've lost, how far it goes
But even sand can't hold the weight
Of memories we sold too late
Of memories we sold too late
Writer: Ivan J.
Copyright: Lyrics © Too Lost LLC
Copyright: Lyrics © Too Lost LLC