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Fatima
K'naan
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Picture the morning, taste and devour
We rise early, pace up the hour
Streets is bustling, hustling, they harder
You can't have the sweet with no sour
Spices, herbs and sweet scented flower
She came out precisely the hour
Clouds disappear, the sun shows the power
No chance of a probable shower
I fell in love with my neighbor's daughter
I wanted to protect and support her
Never mind, I'm just twelve and a quarter
I had dreams beyond our border
Is it true when they say all you need is just love?
What about those who have loved
Only to find that it's taken away?
And why do they say that the children have rights to be free?
What about those who I've known
Whose memory still lives inside of me?
Fatima, what did the young man say
Before he stole you away
On that fateful day, Fatima?
Fatima, did he know your name
Or the plans we made
To go to New York City, Fatima?
And after school, study the lessons
I ask God to slow down the seconds
He does the opposite, that's what I'm guessing
I better chill and count my own blessings
What is the matter?
How come you ain't come up the ladder?
So we can be like there's no tomorrow
Damn, you gon' make me wait till tomorrow?
She spoke Arabic and Swahili
She'd say, "Upendo unta habibi"
You so bright, you shine like my TV
Then one day, she never came to meet me
Is it true when they say all you need is just love?
What about those who have loved
Only to find that it's taken away?
And why do they say that the children have rights to be free?
What about those who I've known
Whose memory still lives inside of me?
Fatima, what did the young man say
Before he stole you away
On that fateful day, Fatima?
Fatima, did he know your name
Or the plans we made
To go to New York City, Fatima?
If beauty was in the eyes of beholder
How come everyone hushed when she walked by?
How come girls would look just to scold her?
How come the angel wanted to hold her?
I'm in America, I make rhymes and I make 'em delicate
You would've liked the parks in Connecticut
You would've said I'm working too hard again
Damn you, shooter, damn you, the building
Whose walls hid the blood she was spilling
Damn you, country, so good at killing
Damn you, Phil, and for persevering
Is it true when they say all you need is just love?
What about those who have loved
Only to find that it's taken away?
And why do they say that the children have rights to be free?
What about those who I've known
Whose memory still lives inside of me?
Fatima, what did the gunman say
Before he took you away
On that fateful day, Fatima?
Fatima, did he know your name
Or the plans we made
To go to New York City, Fatima?
Fatima, what did the gunman say
Before he took you away
On that fateful day, Fatima?
Fatima, did he know your name
Or the plans we made
To go to New York City, Fatima?