The Normans stunned by African potions
An Englishman on vacation is peeing in the sea

A boy in uniform cries
Because he doesn't want to leave

Bored children on the Turkish steps
Serenely indulge in a burping contest
They are very happy then
They have time to hurt themselves

It's a primal instinct
Being able to avoid getting hurt

An Arabian moon takes us
And drags us into the clear water
Its light has always been there
Phosphorescent, it leaves nothing behind
Where did you stay waiting for me
Surely there was the sea
An Arabian moon takes us
And doesn't let us go

The Spaniards in Ortigia with their hearts in their suitcase
The teachers have gone out to smoke in the courtyard
It's recess
Salvo is not the student of the year
The listless French in crowded places
The boys from the villages have come down to dance
They have come down to search
To conquer new foreign lands
It's a primal instinct
Trying to feel good

An Arabian moon takes us
And drags us into the clear water
Its light has always been there
Phosphorescent, it leaves nothing behind
Where did you stay waiting for me
Surely there was the sea
An Arabian moon takes us
And doesn't let us go

And doesn't let us go

Where did you stay waiting for me
Surely there was the sea
An Arabian moon takes us
And doesn't let us go

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