In a room in Lebanon 

they silently slept 

They were dreaming crazy dreams 

in foreign alphabet 

Lucky young boys 

cross on the main 

The driver was approaching 

the American zone 

The waving of hands 

The tiniest train 

They never dreamed 

they'd never wake again 



Voice of the Swarm 

We follow we fall 

Some kneel for priests 

Some wail at walls 

Flag on a match head 

God or the law 

And they'll all go together 

Where duty calls 



United children 

Child of Iran 

Parallel prayers 

Baseball Koran 

I'll protect Mama 

I'll lie awake 

I'll die for Allah 

In a holy war 

I'll be a ranger 

I'll guard the streams 

I'll be a soldier 

A sleeping Marine 



Refrain 



In the heart of the ancient 

Ali smiles 

In the soul of the desert 

the sun blooms 

Awake 

into the glare of all out little wars 

Who pray to return to salute 

the coming and dying of the moon 

Oh sleeping sun 



Assassin in prayer 

laid a compass deep 

Exploding dawn 

and himself as well 

Their eyes for his eyes 

Their breath for his breath 

All to his end 



And a room in Lebanon 

Dust of scenes 

Erase and blend 

May the blanket of Kings 

Cover them and him 



Forgive them Father 

They know not what they do 

From the vast portals 

of their consciousness 

they're calling to you