Memory in the Dust

[Intro] Whispers in the dust of a broken home Footsteps fall where dreams once came [Verse 1] Ya ʿabd al-ʿazīz, a shard from a gilded heart You left, five years etched like a knife in me God, son of the wealthy, you did not stay alive Laughter left the home, and I’m left with this ache [Chorus] How did the stars forget to guide your eyes? How did the light of innocence fall into night? If a child becomes a memory, what is left but cry? Oh, tell me how to breathe without your lullaby [Verse 2] You are gone, yet your name keeps knocking at the door The echoes of your voice haunt these empty halls The father's hands reach out, but there is nothing there Only silence and a chair where you once stood tall [Chorus] How did the stars forget to guide your eyes? How did the light of innocence fall into night? If a child becomes a memory, what is left but cry? Oh, tell me how to breathe without your lullaby [Bridge] Tears trace the path of a child’s first yearned dreams Dust recalls the laughter that never grew up [Chorus] How did the stars forget to guide your eyes? How did the light of innocence fall into night? If a child becomes a memory, what is left but cry? Oh, tell me how to breathe without your lullaby [Outro] Abd al-ʿazīz, the house without you remains a quiet ache But the memory stays, a stubborn flame in the heart’s ache