Abba, why do we wear a skull cap while we pray,
And why do we need to turn that way?
Why is that creature haraam?
And why do we fast during Ramadaan?
Abba, you asked me to pray 5 times a day,
Never to eat pork, smoke, drink and go astray.
You taught me to live and let live.
And that the only jihad to fight, was the one within me.
Did I not hold my promise to you?
Then why does Allah test me so much for doing so?
And why don't they get it?
Why do they call me a terrorist? A fanatic?
They, with their crosses, stars and sacred marks on the forehead
They, with or without faith,
Why do they call me a traitor? A liberal? A coward?
They, with skull caps like mine and guns and grenades
Abba, you asked me to pray 5 times a day,
Never to eat pork, smoke, drink and go astray.
You taught me to live and let live.
And that the only jihad to fight, was the one within me.
Did I not hold my promise to you?
Then why does Allah test me so much for doing so?
And why don't they get it?
Why do they call me a terrorist? A fanatic?
They, with their crosses, stars and sacred marks on the forehead
They, with or without faith,
Why do they call me a traitor? A liberal? A coward?
They, with skull caps like mine and guns and grenades
Why don't they get it that I just want to live and let live?
I can't please all of them.
I just want to be who I am.
To just live out the life that the one God gave me.
I can't please all of them.
I just want to be who I am.
To just live out the life that the one God gave me.
It is so frustrating to live with so many labels.
So hard when your faith is tested everyday,
Would you blame me, my dear Abba,
If I strapped a bomb around my neck, and blew myself away?
