Persepolis Mirage

Intro

The desert shimmers in the heat

A city rising — incomplete

I rub my eyes, I look again

It's there — and then it's gone — in vain

(Mmh... ah... mmh...)

Verse

Emerald towers in the haze

Ancient fire, timeless gaze

Persian roses, marble floors

A thousand diamond doors

(Ah... ah... mmh...)

Is this real or am I lost

In a fantasy the desert tossed

I feel the warmth upon my skin

Something pulling me within

(Mmh... so lost... so lost...)

Pre-Chorus

Khayāl — just a vision in the sand

Khayāl — or the touch of something grand

The heat is chanting my name

Nothing here will be the same

(Khayāl... khayāl... chanting my name...)

Chorus

Persepolis mirage

(Persepolis... persepolis...)

Are you real or are you not

(Real or not... real or not...)

Persepolis mirage

In the desert, in the heat

You feel so close I almost touch

(So close... almost touch...)

Persepolis mirage

Am I losing my mind

Or did I finally find

What I've been searching for all along

(All along... all along... mmh...)

Verse

Columns reaching to the stars

Jasmine scent from near and far

Shadows dancing on the wall

Do I hear the city call

(The city calls... it calls...)

I take a step, the vision shakes

My heart pounds, my whole soul aches

One more step and you're still there

Ancient beauty, desert air

(Still there... still there... ah...)

Pre-Chorus

Khayāl — just a vision in the sand

Khayāl — or the touch of something grand

The heat is chanting my name

Nothing here will be the same

(Khayāl... khayāl... chanting my name...)

Chorus

Persepolis mirage

(Persepolis... persepolis...)

Are you real or are you not

(Real or not... real or not...)

Persepolis mirage

In the desert, in the heat

You feel so close I almost touch

(So close... almost touch...)

Persepolis mirage

Am I losing my mind

Or did I finally find

What I've been searching for all along

(All along... all along... mmh...)

Break

Real

Not real

Real

Not real

(Khayāl... khayāl...)

(Mmh... ah... mmh...)

Build

The sun goes down, the vision glows

A city only a dreamer knows

I close my eyes, I open them slow

Still there — still golden — still radiating light

(Still there... still glowing... ah...)

Drop

Persepolis — I see you

(I see you... I see you...)

Persepolis — I need you

(I need you... I need you...)

Persepolis — are you real

Or the most beautiful thing I'll never feel

(Never feel... never feel... mmh...)

Chorus

Persepolis mirage

(Persepolis... persepolis...)

Are you real or are you not

(Real or not... real or not...)

Persepolis mirage

In the desert, in the heat

You feel so close I almost touch

(So close... almost touch...)

Persepolis mirage

Am I losing my mind

Or did I finally find

What I've been searching for all along

(All along... all along... mmh...)

Outro

The desert fades, the stars appear

I swear that you were really here

Persepolis... persepolis...

(Khayāl... khayāl...)

(Ah... mmh... ah...)

(Persepolis... always here... always here...)

This music was created by DiscoPrincess — Royalty of the Night.