[Verse 1] The sun went down on the Caspian Sea My mother was pouring the afternoon tea The walls were made of ancient clay We thought they would stand till the judgment day Under the shade of the jasmine tree We laughed and we dreamed of who we’d be [Verse 2] Then the earth began to groan and shake A sound so deep that the mountains break In just ten seconds, the dust rose high And swallowed the sun from the Persian sky I held my brother, I closed my eyes Through the roaring wind and the family cries [Chorus] Oh, the stones may fall and the ground may tear But the love we carry is always there The house is gone in the shifting sand But we hold each other by the hand From the ruins of Iran, we will rise With the morning star in our weeping eyes [Verse 3] We dug through the bricks in the quiet night Beneath the moon’s pale, silver light We found the threads of a Persian rug And the broken frame of a mother’s hug The memories bleed through the open cracks Of a beautiful home that is never coming back [Chorus] Oh, the stones may fall and the ground may tear But the love we carry is always there The house is gone in the shifting sand But we hold each other by the hand From the ruins of Iran, we will rise With the morning star in our weeping eyes [Bridge] Material things can turn to dust But the spirit of a family will never rust We left our keys in the broken door But we take our stories, and we search for more [Chorus] Oh, the stones may fall and the ground may tear But the love we carry is always there The house is gone in the shifting sand But we hold each other by the hand From the ruins of Iran, we will rise With the morning star in our weeping eyes [Outro] The jasmine will bloom again next spring... Listen closely, hear the family sing... We are still here. We are still here.
