Fatima is 21
And around here – when
your 21
u gotta start thinking
about getting a man
getting a son – getting
it done
just like her mom when
she was 21
but even though Fatima's
not ready for it
she not gonna say some
she feels she gotta
do this for the parents
cuz they've been on
her for the last 5 years
a lotta men from motherland
came up here hoping
she say yeah
but she ain't down
wants somebody that
can make her feel alive
chill every time she
wanna cry
the one in a million
type of guy
but her mom keeps telling
her
"compromise, this ain't
no fairy tale my child
do not waste your time
u'll regret u didn't
say yes to this guy"
everyday is the same
like a battlefield
she gets the blame
bringing shame on the
family name
just cuz the streets
be babbling
like a Bedouin in a
dessert storm
she lays low from all
their songs
try to make 'em understand
but it's like talking
to the wall
her desire's burning
to change her ill state
it's strange - for the
first time
in a long time – she
sees the light in the end
Chorus:
she brings the pain
within your brain
y'all don't really wanna
understand her thang
boo be really strong
enough to maintain
thru your bullshit
it ain't nothing but
pain
but she knows in the
name of Fatimas hand
she don't go wrong
in the name of Fatimas
hand
she will move on
hey hoping everything
will be alright!!!
Majid:
I see tears in everybody's
eyes
But I don't understand
why
Mama standing in the
kitchen
preparing dinner while
she cries
as the pain spreads
inside
cuz something that's
going on
denial of my first question
second time got no respond
to lose some one that
had always been there
She always had my back
And she always did care
So with these lines
right here
I wanna explain how
much I love u
No matter what u do
I will forever stay true
Until this day
Can't nobody tear us
apart
10 years is past
But u are still living
in my heart
truly no poetry can
explain how much I miss ya
No matter where u are
U will always be my sister
Chorus...
Con la mano de Fatima
sobre su alma encantadora
su camino es protegido
no importa cual escoga
y ella fue escogida
para verla y admirarla
en sus ojos tiene un
algo
impecable es su retrato
y cada vez que pasa
lo duro se ablándese
la noche se agrándese
lo malo desvanece
no la olvidaran, la
esperaran
al otro lado de esta
vida
su amor alumbrara, su
voz les cantara
en las memorias hay
momentos de pasión
afecto y comprensión,
retratos y recuerdos
dando vuelta en las
fantasías
su aura es alegría
lleva la mano de Fatima
Chorus…