Dear Malika, I've been missing you in my soul
Haven't seen you in what seems like centuries, I'm so cold
And although I know you're safe in paradise
Still I can't help but worry, for your safety I'd pay any price
I'm sorry I didn't recognize your father's struggle
But it's hard to be understanding with the amount of tasks I juggle
When I think of paradise and the natural springs flowing
I get jealous of your father, fearing
Your love for him might be growing
You're the only thing
One I long to see
I long to see your smiling face
Dear Malika
Still I think of you
I dream of you
Your smile's ever so lovely
When I held you in my arms, your skin was like a rose
Lightly caressed by the sun, I chose you before anyone
Walked through the garden barefoot, tasting mangos in the forest
My feelings can't be captured by an artist
It was beautiful in every heavenly way imagined
You're my hero, for you I'd slay any dragon
Dig tunnels to the depths of my own weakness
I miss all your grandeur, your splendor, your sweetness
Your eloquence, fine raiment, sensitivity
In a land of a thousand paradises, you're the epitome
And I'm missing you, for love intensifies from yearning
I have a smoke-filled aura, for my insides are burning
My love is in your shadow, my prayers are always near
And although I live oppressed Malika, I have no fear
For I know that destiny will cause our paths to cross
And I shall possess once more the love I almost lost
You're the only thing
One I long to see
I long to see your smiling face
Dear Malika
Still I think of you
Sweet Malika
I dream of you
Malika
Your smile's ever so lovely
As for me, sweet Malika, my country's in upheaval
Men's hearts have darkened, seduced by a silent evil
They oppress me for color, class, even religion
Vacuums filled with narcissism, sucking up the living
Colonial mentality, conquerors of peaceful tribes
I suffocate and grow weary trying to stand in the tide
But just knowing that one day I'll have Malika by my side
Helps me live on through the storm, and pull the thorns from my side
You're the only thing
One I long to see
I long to see your smiling face
Dear Malika
Still I think of you
I dream of you
Your smile's ever so lovely
Sweet, sweet, sweet, sweet Malika
You're the only thing
For an eternity
One I long to see
I shall love you eternally
I long to see your smiling face
Wherever you go, my heart goes with you
Still I think of you
I dream of you
I'll always love you
Your smile's ever so lovely
We will always be one
