Sting – Desert Rose

I dream of rain oh ladyla

I dream of gardens in the desert sand

I wake in pain oh ladyla

I dream of love as time runs through my hand

I dream of fire oh yeah

Those dreams are tied to a horse that will never tire

And in the flames oh ladyla

Her shadows play in the shape of a man’s desire

This desert rose oh ladyyeah

Each of her veils, a secret promise

This desert flower oh ladyyeah

No sweet perfume ever tortured me more than this

And as she turns o ladyya

This way she moves in the logic of all my dreams

This fire burns ladyya

I realize that nothing’s as it seems

I dream of rain oh ladyla

I dream of gardens in the desert sand

I wake in pain oh ladyla

I dream of love as time runs through my hand

I dream of rain ladyla

I lift my gaze to empty skies above

I close my eyes, this rare perfume ladyla

Is the sweet intoxication of her love

I dream of rain ladyla

I dream of gardens in the desert sand

I wake in pain ladyla

I dream of love as time runs through my hand

Sweet desert rose ladyla

Each of her veils, a secret promise

This desert flower ladyla

No sweet perfume ever tortured me more than this

Sweet desert rose ladyla

This memory of Eden haunts us all

This desert flower, this rare perfume

Is the sweet intoxication of the fall