Song information On this page you can read the lyrics of the song Fatima , by - K'NAAN. Release date: 31.12.2009
Song language: English
Fatima |
| Picture the morning taste and devour |
| We rise early pace up the hour |
| Streets is bustlin' hustlin' their heart out |
| You can’t have the sweet with no sour |
| Spices, herbs, the sweet scent of flower |
| She came out precisely the hour |
| Clouds disappear, the sun shows the power |
| No chance of a probable shower |
| I fell in love with my neighbors' daughter |
| I wanted to protect and support her |
| Never mind I’m just 12 and a quarter |
| I had dreams beyond our border |
| Is it true when they say all you need is just love? |
| (Is it true?) |
| What about those who I have loved? |
| Only to find that it’s taken away |
| And why do they say that the children have rights to be free? |
| (To be free) |
| What about those who I’ve known |
| Whose memory still lives inside of me |
| Fatima, what did the young man say, before he stole you away? |
| On that fateful day, Fatima |
| Fatima, did he know your name or the plans we made? |
| To go to New York City, Fatima |
| And after school, we studied the lessons |
| I ask God to slow down the seconds |
| He does the opposite that’s what I’m guessin' |
| I better chill and count my own blessings |
| Fatima, Fatima what is the matter? |
| How come you ain’t come up the ladder? |
| So we can be like there’s no tomorrow |
| Damn you gonna make me wait until tomorrow |
| She spoke Arabic and Swahili |
| She’d say «Upendo anta Habibi» |
| You so bright, you shine like my TV |
| Then one day she never came to meet me |
| Is it true when they say all you need is just love? |
| (Is it true?) |
| What about those who I have loved? |
| Only to find that it’s taken away |
| And why do they say that the children have rights to be free? |
| (To be free) |
| What about those who I’ve known |
| Whose memory still lives inside of me |
| Fatima, what did the young man say, before he stole you away? |
| On that fateful day, Fatima |
| Fatima, did he know your name or the plans we made? |
| To go to New York City, Fatima |
| Fatima, what did the young man say, before he stole you away? |
| On that fateful day, Fatima |
| Fatima, did he know your name or the plans we made? |
| To go to New York City, Fatima |
| If beauty was in the eyes of the beholder |
| How come everyone hushed when she walked by |
| How come girls would look just to scold her |
| How come the angel wanted to hold her? |
| Fatima, Fatima I’m in America |
| I make rhymes and I make 'em delicate |
| You would have liked the parks in Connecticut |
| You would have said I’m working too hard again |
| Damn you, shooter, Damn you the building |
| Whose walls hid the blood she was spillin' |
| Damn you country so good at killin' |
| Damn you feelin' for persevering |
| Is it true when they say all you need is just love? |
| (Is it true?) |
| What about those who I have loved? |
| Only to find that it’s taken away |
| And why do they say that the children have rights to be free? |
| (To be free) |
| What about those who I’ve known |
| Whose memory still lives inside of me |
| Fatima, what did the young man say, before he stole you away? |
| On that fateful day, Fatima |
| Fatima, did he know your name or the plans we made? |
| To go to New York City, Fatima |
| Fatima, what did the young man say, before he stole you away? |
| On that fateful day, Fatima |
| Fatima, did he know your name or the plans we made? |
| To go to New York City, Fatima |
| Now I just want to make it clear |
| I don’t want you to shed a tear |
| 'Cause this here (Fatima) is a celebration |
| We’re not mourning, we’re celebrating |
| (Fatima) Yeah |
| So, baby, don’t cry |
| Please don’t let the tears fall |
| (Fatima) So don’t cry |