What Then Can I Claim As Mine

from Alchemy of the Soul by Lounès

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What Then Can I Claim As Mine by Lounès

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So I, what can I claim as mine

Mercy burns those stubborn fetters
Revealing what has always shined
What need has the light for shelter
What then can I claim as mine
A road enfolded in beautiful mercy
Watching my aspirations rise
Raised up as a hope that nursed me,
What then can I claim as mine
Carried forth with a silent word
Instilled with strength from a shining light
At times, my hearts winged like a bird,
What then can I claim as mine
Came across some magnificent gardens
Whose dwellers sing a tune so fine
A universal love sweet and ardent
What then can I claim as mine

My life is a gift, my breath is a gift so I,
What can I claim as mine

Sweet contemplation, sweet remembrance
What then can I claim as mine
Searching the meaning of lifes true essence
What then can I claim as mine
Seeking the seeds of a beautiful mercy
Show me those who attained the prize
Despite this mountain of sins that burdens me
What then can I claim as mine
Those whose hearts are in skies above
While wandering on in the deserts night
With the musk of love in a land so rough
What then can I claim as mine
To follow that fragrance is all I long
That caravan leads up to lofty heights
Wanderers singing on praises in song
Like night butterflies burning in the light

My life is a gift, my breath is a gift so I,
What can I claim as mine

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from Alchemy of the Soul, released August 30, 2014
Written, composed & produced by Lounès

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