Insh'Allah

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    Featured in the book "Lion"s Blood" by Steven Barnes, this master work was written specifically to capture the feeling and emotion of this alternate history where Islamic-African and Celtic Christian meet, fight and make peace with each other in a master/slave society exploring the best and worst of humanity.

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"Insh'Allah" loosely means "if it is God's will" Using the voice of the Enneagram, this song is the reconcideration of one's actions after aquiring the wisdom worthy of being a leader of men.

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INSH'ALLAH
Music & Lyrics: Heather Alexander

I can’t cleanse my soul,
Of this battle-won and blood dried stain-
For to cross this bridge I must pay it’s toll
With the price of pain-

I must take what comes,
And defy despair’s dark evil wraith
For until I hear of my enemy’s drums
I must keep my faith-


WILL IT ALL BE WORTH IT?
WILL IT ALL MEAN MORE THAN JUST FOR ME?
WILL IT COME TO FORM A MORE PERFECT PATTERN
THAN THE SINGLE LINE THAT I NOW WEAVE?

I’ve known sacrifice,
I have grown beyond my want and need-
I have learned to live on what will suffice,
And controlled my greed-

Yet I suffer fear,
And the dangerous path of truth I seek-
I have spoken more than I wish to hear,
And have found it weak-


I must turn away,
Though I’ve put in motion words and laws-
For I find this price much too high to pay
For a useless cause-

Yet my footsteps falter,
And my body’s held by hands above-
And within I find a new strength to alter
For a greater love-


I’m only just one man
(Insh’Allah)
But if Allah wills it,
It will be-


Sea Fire Productions Inc c&p 2002

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from Insh'Allah, released February 2, 2002
Vocal, Keyboard and Bodhran: Heather Alexander

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Heather Alexander Redmond, Washington

A changling from the Land of Fae, Heather brings stories and songs from a world where magic never dies and anything can happen if you only believe.

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