1. The desert that once sheltered me
Now causes me torment and grief

2. Beneath the shirt of night I smolder
Above the cloak of dawn, a perfume

3. In the tears of darkness, I roar
With a murmur between the clouds' folds

4. In the smile of dawn, a toothstick I use
But no matter how much it's chewed, it stays bitter

5. Night frowns at me, growing darker
Dawn smiles at me, still unripe