A poor man

With four daughters

All wept in the sun


Daughter commits adultery

Or so he was told

Bought a knife and machette

After friday's prayers

They have become unhonourable

Daughter must be killed


For your honour

You will slaughter

Every one of your daughters


For your honour

You will slaughter

It's you who should be slaughtered


Terror grips the steel with hunger

thirsting to avenge it's soiled pride

I see a mad man


You take their lives away as they sleep

The blade kisses at their throats

Love bleeds without a chance to weep

You take, you take their lives away


You're the man unrepentant

Don't you realise

You murdered your own children

Call that honourable cause?


For your honour

You will slaughter

Every one of your daughters


For your honour

You will slaughter

It's you who should be slaughtered


Terror grips the steel with hunger

thirsting to avenge its soiled pride

I see a mad man


You take their lives away as they sleep

The blade kisses at their throats

Love bleeds without a chance to weep

You take, you take their lives away


For your honour

You will slaughter

Every one of your daughters


For your honour

You will slaughter

It's you who should be slaughtered


Terror grips the steel with hunger

thirsting to avenge its soiled pride

I see a mad man


You take their lives away as they sleep

The blade kisses at their throats

Love bleeds without a chance to weep

You take, you take their lives away