Wait For Her

Album: Is This the Life We Really Want? (2017)
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  • With a glass inlaid with gemstones
    On a pool around the evening
    Among the perfumed roses
    Wait for her

    With the patience of a packhorse
    Loaded for the mountains
    Like a stoic, noble prince
    Wait for her

    With seven pillows laid out on the stair
    The scent of womens' incense fills the air
    Be calm, and wait for her

    And do not flush the sparrows
    That are nesting in her braids
    All along the barricades
    Wait for her

    And if she comes soon
    Wait for her
    And if she comes late
    Wait

    Let her be still as a summer afternoon
    A garden in full bloom

    Let her breathe in the air
    That is foreign to her heart
    Let her lips part
    Wait for her

    Take her to the balcony, see the moon soaked in milk
    Hear the rustle of her silk
    Wait for her

    Don't let your eyes alight upon the twin doves of her breast
    Lest they take flight
    Wait for her

    And if she comes soon
    Wait for her
    And if she comes late
    Wait

    Serve her water before wine
    Do not touch her hand
    Let your fingertips rest as her command

    Speak softly as a flute would to a fearful violin
    Breathe out, breathe in

    And as the echo fades from that final fusillade
    Remember the promises you made Writer/s: GEORGE ROGER WATERS, MAHMOUD DARWISH
    Publisher: Sentric Music
    Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

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  • Ricardo from MéxicoBeautiful song in the style of Final Cut
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