The sun's rising in the east
No summer for Ayanna
Her wall of sorrow piles up in the orient
For her hand¹ the stranger is building castles in the sand
Promised to her father’s best friend
a Persian pervert
forced into marriage by the parents’ council
Fearful, she cries into her bridal veil and plays along with the drama
The sun of the orient seems as if it shines black down on her
She dream's herself to the west, over and over again
Ayanna's filled with of hurt and anger
Turn's her back onto the desert
Sends the Persian into the scorching desert
Leaves her mirage* behind her
Flies and flees with her magic Persian carpet from the Far East.³
She starts a new life
Her old self dissappears like a genie in a bottle
Her carpetbag is packed with three wishes
Where the sun sets
is where the sun rises for her.⁴
The sun of the orient seems as if it shines black down on her²
She dream's herself into the west over and over again
The black sun burns down on her²
she breaks out, she wants out
The sun of the orient seems as if it shines black down on her²
She dreams herself somewhere else, over and over again.