Lydia [English translation]

[Part1]:

There were two brothers, Rashid and Aziz

Refugees from a small village in Palastine

From young years on they had respect in their veins

No backtalk, they listen to their father

On fridays they go to the Masjid together

Ask for forgiveness, a prayer for the dead brother

Aziz, who sits alone in the bus every morning

Wants to be a doctor one day, because it's mommy's wish

And Rashid wants to avenge himself as a man

After school, he wants to fight for his land

Money is short, but they keep fighting

Share their school lunch, share their clothes

The mother is often alone, sad, then she cries

She wishes for a daughter, then she wouldn't be lonely anymore

She prays to god, that he will give her this gift

and one year later Lydia comes into this world

[Hook (2x)]:

We do so many things wrong

But forgive so little

Time passes

The hand of the clock spins

You change and change

But don't realize until it is too late

And once it is too late

We regret it forever

[Part2]:

Yes the time passes, with tears and smiles

Lydia is four now, learning to speak

Aziz is 20 now, studying medicine

Out of love for his mom, yes, just out of principle

Rashid is 18 now, always has a knife on him

Causes only problems, his friends are criminals

Just one more time, then it's retirement

He buys a necklace for Lydia's birthday

He kisses her cheek and lays it on her lap

"I will protect you, every day, I swear on my death"

Rashid no longer takes the family's rules serious

That's why the family dishonored him

Yes, the time passes, even without him

He keeps falling deeper and deeper, burglary, dealing drugs

Yeah, it was Rashid, the boy from the war

In love with money and fame, conquered by the devil

[Hook (2x)]

[Part3]:

Eight years have passed

Nothing has changed

It stays how it is, Rashid remains a stranger

Lydia is 12 now, today on the way to school

And trust me, the last verses, they really hurt

It is Friday morning: Nothing happening on the streets

Rashid and friends come drunk from the club

They get in the car, yeah it's four of them

Rashid drives and thinks "What do I have left to lose?"

"Step on it, boy, are you retarded?"

He accelerates and notices that someone is on the street

He wants to stop, but now it is too late

He hits the girl on her way to school