Samarkand Dust

Lyrics

[Verse 1] Uzbekistan on my tongue Like apricots in the sun Blue tiles on a quiet wall I hear your name and then I fall Bread still warm in the morning air Dust on boots, but I don't care Old roads bending through the town You pull my heart and spin it 'round [Pre-Chorus] And I keep looking back At the way you glow From the trains to the stalls From the sand to the snow [Chorus] Uzbekistan, keep me close Uzbekistan, I want more Blue-domed nights, golden days Uzbekistan, I know your face (Uzbekistan) say my name (Uzbekistan) and I stay [Verse 2] Market hands with silver rings Melons split and tea that sings Grandmothers laughing through the noon Boys chasing shadows under moons Cotton fields and open roads Stories heavier than gold Every street I walk alone Feels like it remembers home [Pre-Chorus] And I keep looking back At the way you glow From the trains to the stalls From the sand to the snow [Chorus] Uzbekistan, keep me close Uzbekistan, I want more Blue-domed nights, golden days Uzbekistan, I know your face (Uzbekistan) say my name (Uzbekistan) and I stay [Bridge] If I leave, I take the dust In my shoes and in my lungs If I leave, I lose the sound Of your heartbeat in the ground [Chorus] Uzbekistan, keep me close Uzbekistan, I want more Blue-domed nights, golden days Uzbekistan, I know your face (Uzbekistan) say my name (Uzbekistan) and I stay