We dreamt
of unreal things,
of jewels under the stones,
of nuggets
in river beds.
Under our crystal
skulls,
ghosts of illusions
were obscuring
oblivion and evil.
As for me, I want to seek
As for me, I want to dig,
to find under the soil,
to find under the flesh
these rainbow-hued gems
rainbow-hued, rainbow-hued.
If my heart is pure,
if I am filled with wonder,
I will find for sure
these gems,
these rainbow-hued gems,
eternal immortal beings.
We held
under our Eritrean skins
a ruby in the rough,
throbing
in its cage.
As for me, I want to seek
As for me, I want to dig,
to find under the soil,
to find under the flesh
these rainbow-hued gems
rainbow-hued, rainbow-hued.
If my heart is pure,
if I am filled with wonder,
I will find for sure
these gems,
these rainbow-hued gems,
eternal immortal beings.
As for me, I want to seek
As for me, I want to dig
and find these gems,
and the one I love,
not so far away from the sky,
here on earth,
in my flesh.
As for me, I want to seek
As for me, I want to dig,
to find under the soil,
to find under the flesh
these rainbow-hued gems
rainbow-hued, rainbow-hued.
If my heart is pure,
if I am filled with wonder,
I will find for sure
these gems,
these rainbow-hued gems,
eternal immortal beings.