[Instrumental intro, short] [Verse 1] Rome was founded on seven famous hills Where thirty strong legions built up their skills Four hundred years later an empire grew Eight hundred years later it became two One side of this land was the Western part While the Eastern portion became the heart [Verse 2] Six hundred years before Rome’s conquests A City with thousands of minarets Was founded atop fifty splendid hills Where a strait serves two seas and water spills [Chorus 1] This ancient City still stands today Where faithful people kneel down to pray Its scent of coffee and vivid spice Colorful lanterns and silk entice [Instrumental break, short] [Verse 3] The strait is placed where Continents collide And through earthquakes and sieges it survived Past Rome’s West empire: one thousand years And its fifty-foot walls held back Emirs [Chorus 2] This ancient City still stands today Where faithful people kneel down to pray Its scent of coffee and vivid spice Colorful lanterns and silk entice [Bridge] Songs cross the water at sunsets Calming this place that never rests [Instrumental break, long] [Outro] Under streets lie ancient tales Where Medusa still prevails Sufi rituals none will see In this everlasting City [Instrumental outro]
