Shaheen

[Verse 1]
They didn't teach me to love.
They taught me to take.
To strike first,
To rise first through the ache.
To hear the wind in footsteps,
To see the enemy's scent,
But they never taught me to love.
Love's a threat.

[Bridge]
I am a shaheen,
Obidient to the falconer.
I am a shadow
That serves his owner.

[Pre-Chorus]
No one craves the dark,
But if you're plunged into it,
Stand up and walk, be stark.
To the desert's law, submit.

[Chorus]
I am the one who strikes without a miss.
A wingbeat - and the prey is mine.
Just release the sabooq,
Set me free. And watch me fly.

[Verse 2]
They didn't teach you to be invisible.
They taught you to love the ocean,
To trace like the wind through this world
And smile at the headwinds in motion.
To be curious,
To be weak and strong.
But they never taught you to be
Unloved.

[Pre-Chorus]
You touched a wild bird
Without fear and awe,
Stroke its wings
And took the burqa off.

[Chorus]
I am the one who strikes without a miss.
A wingbeat - and the prey is mine.
But you released the sabooq,
You set me free. Now watch me fly.

[Bridge]
My haunt is still ahead.
I'll give you a head start.
I'll let you lead.

[Outro]
The desert never lets anyone go.
No.
The saker flies high -
He knows
Where the prey of mine
Is.