Lyrics:
A thousand and one nights
© Christine Atallah, Danny McLaughlin 2006
Vs1
panoply of nights
to quietly hold you tight
is the zenith of this life
the pinnacle of joy

princess always lying on a pea
praying for a better destiny
why did the genie fly by
and rise darkly into the night sky?

in the hazy afternoon
with nothing much to do
truth weighed down on her
the palm trees heavy
the air tinted with myrrh

Chorus:
nothing could erase
the vision of that face
though she did not know it
she could feel it, breathe it
where could she find that vision,
make it real, make it begin
for a thousand and one nights?

Vs2
slowly the dream gnawed a hunger
into her soft features
then nothing could rouse her
deep was her sleep
the pea grew larger
her sadness swelled deeper
where was the face
she yearned to deeply embrace?

Chorus