Blues For Allah Composer(s): Jerry Garcia; Donna Jean Godchaux; Keith Godchaux; Mickey Hart; Robert Hunter; Bill Kreutzmann; Phil Lesh; Bob Weir Originally performed by: Grateful Dead Covered by: Jazz Is Dead; Henry Kaiser
Arabian wind, the needle's eye is thin The ships of state sail on mirage and drown in sand Out in no man's land, where Allah does command What good is spilling blood? It will not grow a thing "Taste eternity", the swords sing Blues for Allah, Insh'Allah They lie where they fall, there's nothing more to say The desert stars are bright tonight, let's meet as friends
The flower of Islam, the fruit of Abraham The thousand stories have come round to one again Arabian night, our gods pursue their flight What fatal flowers of darkness bloom from seeds of light Bird of Paradise fly in the white sky
Blues for Allah, Insh'Allah Let's see with our heart these things our eyes have seen And know the truth must still lie somewhere in between
Under eternity Under eternity Under eternity Under eternity Under eternity Under eternity
Bird of Paradise fly in white sky Blues for Allah, Insh'Allah
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