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Arabian Knights Lyrics
[Verse 1]
The jewel, the prize
Looking into your eyes
Cool pools drown your mind
What else will you find
[Pre-Chorus]
I heard a rumour
It was just a rumour
I heard a rumour
What have you done to her?
[Chorus]
Myriad lights
They said I'd be impressed
Arabian Knights
At your primitive best
[Verse 2]
A tourist oasis
Reflects in seedy sunshades
A monstrous oil tanker
It's wound bleeding in seas
[Pre-Chorus]
I heard a rumour
What have you done to her?
I heard a rumour
What have you done to her?
The jewel, the prize
Looking into your eyes
Cool pools drown your mind
What else will you find
[Pre-Chorus]
I heard a rumour
It was just a rumour
I heard a rumour
What have you done to her?
[Chorus]
Myriad lights
They said I'd be impressed
Arabian Knights
At your primitive best
[Verse 2]
A tourist oasis
Reflects in seedy sunshades
A monstrous oil tanker
It's wound bleeding in seas
[Pre-Chorus]
I heard a rumour
What have you done to her?
I heard a rumour
What have you done to her?
Ho, ho, ho, ho
Ho, ho, ho, ho
Ho, ho, ho, ho
Ho, ho, ho, ho
[Verse 3]
Veiled behind screens
Kept as your baby machine
Whilst you conquer more orifices
Of boys, goats, and things
Ripped out sheep's eyes
No forks or knives
[Chorus]
Myriad lights
They said I'd be impressed
Arabian Knights
At your primitive best
[Outro]
I heard a rumour
What have you done to her?
I heard a rumour
What have you done to her?
I heard a rumour
Ho, ho, ho, ho
Ho, ho, ho, ho
Ho, ho, ho, ho
[Verse 3]
Veiled behind screens
Kept as your baby machine
Whilst you conquer more orifices
Of boys, goats, and things
Ripped out sheep's eyes
No forks or knives
[Chorus]
Myriad lights
They said I'd be impressed
Arabian Knights
At your primitive best
[Outro]
I heard a rumour
What have you done to her?
I heard a rumour
What have you done to her?
I heard a rumour
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Genius Annotation
“Arabian Knights” is a controversial poetic portrayal of the abuse of middle-eastern women using harmful stereotypes. The song tells a story from a third person perspective about a woman who is lured to a man who abuses and possibly kills her, leading the speaker to question his motives.
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Recorded At
Surrey Sound, Leatherhead, Surrey, England
Release Date
June 6, 1981
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