I'm walking alone in the desert
I've walked now for miles
In silence
The grains of sand blown by the wind
Leave little cuts on my burnt face
I am alone I cover my head with a dark magenta shawl the color of wine or blood
I walk My feet sink in the sand My legs feel weak and wobbly The way they do after a tough swimming practice I'm a swimmer But there's no water here
I cover my face with the shawl Leaving only my eyes free Being free, they look around Towards a vastness of nothing
I keep walking I am now the mahgrebi everyone says I could be I search
There's something I need I know I need it A drink A drug A magic potion
It's why I keep walking I gotta have it I couldn't find it where I came from So I wonder in the desert but I find no one
I see a tent in the far distance to the north of me I recover some strength I march on the tent's direction but it's never there where it's supposed to be
Alone and weary I lay down on the sand I close my eyes I let myself b…
I've walked now for miles
In silence
The grains of sand blown by the wind
Leave little cuts on my burnt face
I am alone I cover my head with a dark magenta shawl the color of wine or blood
I walk My feet sink in the sand My legs feel weak and wobbly The way they do after a tough swimming practice I'm a swimmer But there's no water here
I cover my face with the shawl Leaving only my eyes free Being free, they look around Towards a vastness of nothing
I keep walking I am now the mahgrebi everyone says I could be I search
There's something I need I know I need it A drink A drug A magic potion
It's why I keep walking I gotta have it I couldn't find it where I came from So I wonder in the desert but I find no one
I see a tent in the far distance to the north of me I recover some strength I march on the tent's direction but it's never there where it's supposed to be
Alone and weary I lay down on the sand I close my eyes I let myself b…