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Salam

from RED [Full Album] by Ksatriya

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A modern retelling of Dante's inferno, in the poetry style of Rumi.
A young poet wakes up in hell. Will he make it out alive?

lyrics

The sun goes dark
No stars tonight
The streets are fires
of man-made plight

The wind wears wings
Of ill-borne will
that flutter still
on window sills

The pen that wrought
these pearls of thought
has long since ceased
its tortured course

And wrapped in shrouds of fever dreams,
a poet hears the angels sing

Salam

His feet now fall
on a soot-stained floor
and his knees go weak
at the sight that’s wreaked

A blasted field of fire and steel
And all humanity seemed to burn within
a violent, writhing, man-made sea
of blood and bullets and RPGs

Heaven cries out with heavy tears
But the hate’s so loud man can’t hear

Salam

In flames well-fed by fossil fuels,
the scythe of Death deals its due-
his heart goes cold, soot stains his face
but his voice still fills that dismal place:

Is this fate's final blow
Then let my final verse now flow –
Elude us all those pearly gates,
till hearts of peace undo the hate.

credits

from RED [Full Album], released October 1, 2013
Salam performed by Ksatriya
featuring the vocal talent of Regina Ibrahim and Eric Beng on guitar.
Original composition by Ksatriya, Samwise Wee Khee, Eric Beng and Damon Lee
Additional composition and arrangement by Samwise Wee Khee

Arranged, Recorded, Mixed and Mastered at
SAMWISEMUSIC Recording Studio
www.samwisemusic.com

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Ksatriya

Be kind, be brave, speak truth.
I'm a storyteller exploring identity, social justice and marginalisation through spoken word and music.

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