It's market day when
they bring the f lood
f aster th an our f eet can ru.. n
swarm of a ngels f rom ab ove
a ll is b roken st ill they c ome
And ro und the oa k tree
a ir is sh aking
c hildren sl eep un der t he sun
and we go down to the r iver to pray
p ray for magic and a nother day
but its lo w now its like
we're fad ing away
i nto the dirt of me mory
a long the si lk road
the fires bu rn
w here the se ats of lea rning st ood
a nd handsome c ouples
w ould take a t urn
t hrough the we althy nei ghbourh ood
oh ro ll the st one or mo ve the mo untain
w ake oh wa ke your ti me has co me
and we go down to the r iver to pray
p ray for magic and a nother day
but its lo w now its like
we're fad ing away
i nto the dirt of me mory
and we go down to the ri ver today
we pr ay for silence and we pr ay for grace
but its lo w now
still you're ru bbing my face
i nto the dirt of me mory
ooooooooh o o oo
In a sho p in Al- Medin a
And a h ouse in the o ld q uart er
and I'll never sl eep ag ain
C enturies lived i n these stones
I dont think you know
oh ro ll the st one or m ove the mo untain
w ake oh w ake your tim e has co me
and we go down to the r iver to pray
p ray for magic and a nother day
but its lo w now its like
we're fad ing away
i nto the dirt of me mory
and we go down to the ri ver today
we pr ay for silence and we pr ay for grace
but its lo w now
still you're ru bbing my face
i nto the dirt of me mory