İstanbul

[Intro – Deep Electronic Pad + Sharp Bass + Distant ARP] [Angelic Female Vocal – English Only] Close your eyes Come fly with me Through the lights Through history [Instrumental Drop – Kaval] (Istanbul... take me home) [Verse 1 – Hagia Sophia] Under ancient golden skies Shadows dance across the stone Every empire left a light Every echo found a home Through the silence, through the years Golden colors touch the night Hagia Sophia standing there Holding centuries inside [Instrumental Drop – Ney] (Istanbul... take me home) [Verse 2 – Basilica Cistern] Underneath the sleeping streets Silent water holds the past Marble columns fade away Into shadows deep and vast Drops of water mark the time Ancient faces guard below In the darkness underneath A forgotten world still glows [Instrumental Drop – Kanun] (Istanbul... take me home) [Verse 3 – Galata Tower] High above the Golden Horn Galata watches through the night Ships have carried dreams below Underneath its ancient light Through the rain and through the years Still it watches waters flow Every window, every stone Holds a story we don't know [Instrumental Drop – Kaval] (Istanbul... take me home) [Verse 4 – Maiden's Tower] Standing lonely in the blue Where two continents divide Waves have carried ancient tales Through the darkness by her side Every storm and every dawn Every ship that passes through Leaves another memory On the endless Bosphorus blue [Instrumental Drop – Kanun] (Istanbul... take me home) [Verse 5 – Topkapi Palace] Behind the old imperial walls Silent gardens breathe again Footsteps sleeping in the stone Whisper softly through the rain Golden halls and hidden doors Hold the shadows of the past Centuries have disappeared But their memories still last [Instrumental Drop – Saz] (Istanbul... take me home) [Final Verse – Istanbul] Istanbul beneath the stars Every century still alive East and West become as one Where two different worlds collide Close your eyes and hear the sound Let the city pull you in Every stone and every light Tells the story once again [FINAL – POWERFUL SAZ MAIN RIFF] [Sharp Bass + Electronic Drums + Huge Pads + Emotional ARP] [Main Melody Played by Saz] Istanbul... Istanbul...