Nighttime Istanbul

(Verse 1 - Female Voice, clear & alluring)
Nighttime Istanbul, windows gleaming gold.
Nighttime Istanbul, neon stories told.
You deceive, then you invite,
Push away, then shine so bright.
Oh yes! Nighttime Istanbul!

(Chorus - Both Voices, powerful & rhythmic)
Nighttime Istanbul! Don't trust those shining eyes!
Nighttime Istanbul! Where truth and falsehood rise!
Your sweet talk, your clever lies...
Like pungent smoke that fills the skies!

(Verse 2 - Male Voice, deep & resonant)
Nighttime Istanbul, drunk on your embrace.
Nighttime Istanbul, low-grade, gilded grace.
You greet warm, then bid goodbye,
Surprise... and wound beneath the sky.

(Crescendo - Percussion swells, Ney flute soars)

(Chorus - Both Voices, intense & driving)
Nighttime Istanbul! Don't trust those shining eyes!
Nighttime Istanbul! Where truth and falsehood rise!
Your sweet talk, your clever lies...
Like pungent smoke that fills the skies!

(Verse 3 - Female Voice, wistful; Male joins harmony)
Nighttime Istanbul, time to say farewell.
Nighttime Istanbul, your spell my dreams will tell.
In the dark of sleepless hours...
We'll return to your strange powers.

(Chorus - Both Voices, full energy with ad-libs)
Nighttime Istanbul! Don't trust those shining eyes!
Nighttime Istanbul! Where truth and falsehood rise!
Your sweet talk, your clever lies...
Like pungent smoke that fills the skies! (Yeah!)

(Outro - Oud & Percussion fade, Ney lingers)