Shihaba

[Hook: The Herd] Even if I swear life isn't fair in a song There's more than part of me hoping that I'll be proved wrong The disappearing view from my, my ivory tower Do I let what I feel decompose to powder? What is my life worth, if I let that die? That ideal, that I feel Don't seem so surreal What is my life worth, if I let that die? [Verse 1] Let me tell you 'bout the story of Shihaba Of adventure of disaster of dreams worth chasing after The first born of six little sisters and brothers Duty bound to help her mother, it was second nature to help another See that was bread and butter but she would hold it down at school Not every kid can afford a phase of being a fool Locked in family routine still a teen, future still a dream The view of the world from home - all's not as it seems Picture when she graduated, the freedom that activated It hurt when her mum begged her to stay but she was motivated By, the rite of passage, sky opened up before her As she imagined what it'd be like across the water With the desire inside for living the life only the fire burned Will she be the same when she returns? [Hook] Even if I swear life isn't fair in a song There's more than part of me hoping that I'll be proved wrong The disappearing view from my, my ivory tower Do I let what I feel decompose to powder? What is my life worth if I let that die? [Verse 2] So she saved up for a year and used it A return ticket to Europe Excited eyes below a disguise of a naive tourist One stop on the way included where her mum and dad were born Sri Lanka just a postcard 'til she flew in at dawn Warmly welcomed by family she'd barely met A visit that was too short, now she back up on a jet And she clicked between the channels in her seat, stretched her feet Got the feeling that freedom was found at thirty thousand feet Fell asleep, but woke up to "This is your pilot speaking Immigration slips we give you need completing Please be seated as the plane descends" Her heart beat faster then Thinking 'bout all the adventures in the months that lay ahead And below in the snow of Glasgow... she stared And she remembers what her dad said just before she left Of the importance of appreciating how adept the culture will enrich you Illuminate the bigger picture, the greater issues, that despite it all unite us What is my life worth, if I let that die? [Bridge] You need clear eyes to see it The reason to believe in The good in everyone even when looks are deceiving We're all living breathing Real life flesh and blood The injustice huh, it never quite be enough To kill human kindness Sever the ties that bind us Colour, creed or nation Yo they're not enough to define us Let the singular nature of our blood stain the great space Close your eyes and see the human race [Verse 3] Her navy blue Australian passport Did not stop customs being sceptical of how long her stay would last for Raw fear and confusion and tiredness engulfed her 'I don't believe you, you're lying' is what they told her (Come this way) Meanwhile others looked on, passengers she sat near They could hear her pleading, being dismissed by deaf ears (She lost it) It can't be happening, there must be a mistake (Panic set in) The tears that took it in were streaming down her face (Breaking down) Arbitrarily deported, reported and recorded 'Shut up and stop crying', official customs orders A rite of passage - the sky opened up before her Humiliated she was heading back across the water Desire for a life lived, the fire burned Will she be the same when she returns? [Hook] Even if I swear life isn't fair in a song There's more than part of me hoping that I'll be proved wrong The disappearing view from my, my ivory tower Do I let what I feel decompose to powder? What is my life worth, if I let that die? That ideal that I feel Don't seem so surreal What is my life worth, if I let that die? That ideal that I feel Don't seem so surreal What is my life worth, if I let that die?