[Intro: Double String Quartet, Harpsichord Ostinato] [Dhikr Chant, low male chorus] Hu… Hu… Allahu… [Verse 1: dark blues baritone] I came down to the river with a lantern and a debt The water knew my name before the moon had set Paid my dues in Damascus, paid my blues in Hijaz Every door I ever locked is still standing where it was [Pre-Chorus: walking upright bass] Ya Latif, ya Latif, go easy on the floor I'm the dust that keeps on dancing where the dancer was before [Drop: wobble bass, darbuka, string stabs] [Chorus] La ilaha illa Llah The moth already knew La ilaha illa Llah There's nothing here but You [Verse 2] The needle finds the groove the way the dervish finds the turn Spinning till the spinning is the only thing to learn They told me hold your center, so I let the center go Now the whole room's turning, and I'm the only thing that's slow [Synth Solo: uplifting, soaring] [Bridge: Mawwal, free time] Ya leil… ya ain… Haqq… Haqq… [Final Drop] [Chorus] Every drop's the ocean When the drop finally drops La ilaha illa Llah Hu… [Outro: strings fade, harpsichord alone]
