Tuesday, April 01, 2008

Will You Hate Me?


salaams i dont make a habit of copying and posting song lyrics, but i love this song so i am lol,
From what i understand Brother Dawud is talking about someone who is looking into Islam buti think its relevant to Muslims too. Seriously i think too many times we pretend to be someone else, dress like someone else, talk like someone else perhaps using certain lingo of a sub group so that we acceptable to certain people who only know of 'my way or the highway' Perhaps we should ask ourselves why we are trying so hard to impress the creation of Allah. I'm not saying that we should have to reveal our secrets or sins, but lets take off our masks.

Will you hate me? by Dawud Wharnsby Ali

Smile in the two- way mirror of my eyes
I put on my faith like I wear a disguise
You can’t see my soul
See the life that I live
Show you the mask of the best I can give
I’ve hid here afraid like a child behind.
Truth of my thoughts that clutter my mind.

What if you knew about all that I do?
Things that I think,
The me that is true.Would you call me a hypocrite?
Call me a liar?
Would you curse out my name?
Would you damn me to fire?
Would you know what to say?
Or would you just walk away?
Afraid the me I’ve tried to hide
Would too closely resemble the truth of you that lies inside?

I’ve been looking for answers since becoming an adult
Not looking for dogma to live like a cult
I’ve been looking to live,
I’ve been living to find
Freedom from cages that limit my mind.

Would you call me a hypocrite?
Call me a liar?
Would you curse out my name?
Would you damn me to fire?
Would you know what to say?
Or would you just walk away?
Afraid the me I’ve tried to hide
Would too closely resemble the truth of you that lies inside?

Will I scare you, upset you, frustrate you, irate you?
Challenge a lifestyle or weaken your trust
Or will you see my efforts and my passionate sincerity
Would you see just a little of yourself in me
Will you take off your mask so we can both be free.

Would you call me a hypocrite?
Call me a liar?
Would you curse out my name?
Would you damn me to fire?
Would you know what to say?
Or would you just walk away?
Afraid the me I’ve tried to hide
Would too closely resemble the truth of you that lies inside?

Watch is here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KuKCda-cFew

May Allah SWT forgive me for anything that I have said that is wrong ameen
until next time fiamanillah
wasalam

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