[Intro: Darbuka Solo, Zaghrouta] [Mawwal: female vocal, free time] Ya leil… ya ain… ya leil… [Verse 1: low and bluesy] Midnight wears a coin belt and it rattles when it walks Every bell's a question and the floor is where it talks I owe the drum a heartbeat and I owe the dark a name Hips don't lie, but the hours do, and I'm the one to blame [Chorus: call and response] Yalla, yalla, ya leil (ya leil) Shake the stars loose from the veil (ya leil) Yalla, yalla, ya leil The night is long and I'm not well [Instrumental Break: Belly Dance, Tabla and String Octet] [Verse 2] The harpsichord's a jeweler counting what I never had The bass walks like a widower, not angry, only sad Seven veils, seven doors, seven ways to say goodbye The dancer drops the last one and there's nothing left but sky [Psych Guitar Solo] [Synth Solo: lifting] [Chorus x2] [Outro: zaghrouta, drums cut to silence]
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