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Awake in vain
I wake in vain
Desert flare
Desert flower
Desert fly. (a le a le)
Desert flower. (a le a le)
Her shadows play in the shape of a man's behind
Her shadows play in the shape of a man's desire
I dream of God who sympathizes sin.
I dream of gardens in the desert sands.
I dream of God, who's in the desert sand
I dream of gardens in the desert sand
I dream of Goddess in the desert sand
I dream of gardens in the desert sand
I dream of dogs
I dream of God
I dream of ladies, getting laid
I dream of rain, eh ley-hee eh ley.
I dream of love as Tyron shoots my head
I dream of love as time runs through my hand
I dream of love, as Thai runs through my head.
I dream of love as time runs through my hand
I dream of love, it towers through my head
I dream of love as time runs through my hand
I dream of rain (L. A. , L. A.)
I dream of rain (a-leh a-leh)
Considering how rare precipitation is in the City of Angels, the lyric would make sense.
I dream of rain (ai-lai, ai-lai,)
I dream of phonics in the desert sand
I dream of rain (ai-lai, ai-lai,)
I dream of gardens in the desert sand
I dream of rain and lady L.A.
I dream of rain, a-lai, a-lai
I dream of rain in L.A, L.A.
I dream of rain, a-lai, a-lai.
I dream of rain in L.A., L.A. (as in Los Angeles)
I dream of rain, a-lay, a-lay
I dream of rain in L.A.
I dream of God in the desert land.
I dream of rain (ai-lai, ai-lai,)
I dream of gardens in the desert sand.
I dream of rain, hey Lady Elaine.
I dream of rain, eh ley-hee eh ley.
I dream of red (ai-lai, ai-lai).
I dream of rain (ai-lai, ai-lai).
I dream of red, a lady, a lady,
I dream of God who's in the desert sand.
I dream of rain (ai-lai, ai-lai)
I dream of gardens in the desert sand.
I see it rain.
or
I see a ray, L.A, L.A.
or
I see a ray, L.A, L.A.
I dream of rain, a-lai, a-lai
I wake in Maine.
I wake in pain.
I wake in vain
I wake in pain
Is the sweet intoxication of the clothes?
Is the sweet intoxication of her love?
Is the sweetest intoxication of Baal
Is the sweet intoxication of her love
Is the sweeting oxidation
Is the sweet intoxication of her love
She desert rose
Sweet desert rose
Take a show'r with friends, you'll sleep, I promise.
Each of her veils, a secret promise
The shadow veils a secret promise
Each of her veils, a secret promise
The sweet perfume in the torch of the morning mist
or
The sweet perfume is the touch of the moonlit mist
or
The sweet perfume is the touch of the moonlit mist
No sweet perfume ever tortured me more than this
These dreams are tied to a force that will never die
These dreams are tied to a horse that will never tire
This memory of hidden hearts and souls.
or
This mamma mia even hunts us all.
This memory of Eden haunts us all.
This spaceship moves in the logic of all my dreams.
This way she moves in the logic of all my dreams.
Those dreams that tie two hearts that will never die.
These dreams are tied to a horse that will never tire.
Those dreams will tie
Two hearts that will never die.
These dreams are tied
To a horse that will never tire.
To rare perfume this is the sweet tick tock cushion on the floor
This rare perfume is the sweet intoxication of her love
Whose shadow bears a secret promise.
Each of her veils, a secret promise
I've never known the lyrics to this song, even though I thought I did!
Whose shadow bears the sacred promise
Each of her veils, a secret promise