[Intro - Middle Eastern woodwind sample, heavy sub bass and crisp percussive beat] [Verse 1 - Rhythmic, syncopated vocal delivery] Red tail lights on the asphalt street Chasing the ghosts that we used to meet You sold your gold for a paper crown Now the desert sand is filling up this town I got three missed calls from a ghost in Milan Trying to piece together who I really am [Verse 2 - Fast syncopated flow] Passport stamped with a broken code Walking alone on the ring-road road You talk real fast when you lie to my face Leaving your clothes all over my place I learned to breathe underwater at night Fighting with shadows in the blue street light [Chorus - Soaring falsetto hook, heavy Afro-pop drums] Oh, habibi, tell me where did we go? Lost in the heat where the cold winds blow! You took the money and you left the key Now there’s nothing left between you and me Oh-oh-oh, calling in the dark! Leaving your mark right on my heart! [Verse 3 - Dynamic R&B phrasing] Smoke from the rooftop rising slow Watching the skyline down below I remember the kitchen, the broken plates Talking 'bout destiny, talking 'bout fates You had your father's eyes and your mother's doubt Now you're the stranger I can't live without [Chorus - Soaring falsetto hook, heavy Afro-pop drums] Oh, habibi, tell me where did we go? Lost in the heat where the cold winds blow! You took the money and you left the key Now there’s nothing left between you and me Oh-oh-oh, calling in the dark! Leaving your mark right on my heart! [Bridge - Atmospheric breakdown, vocal falsetto runs] Breathe in... let the beat drop slow We were kings on a throne made of glass, you know From the Mediterranean back to the street Can you feel the rhythm where our two worlds meet? [Chorus - Full power, vocal riffs, big beat] Oh, habibi, tell me where did we go? Lost in the heat where the cold winds blow! You took the money and you left the key Now there’s nothing left between you and me Oh-oh-oh, calling in the dark! Leaving your mark right on my heart! [Outro - Vocal falsetto riffs over fading percussion] Oh-oh-oh... Sotto la luna... Just a shadow on the wall. [Fade out with Middle Eastern flute and sub bass]
