LOVE IS ON OUR SIDE (the Ballad of Rumi and Shams) Music: Collin Clay Chace/Lyrics: Collin Clay Chace and Rumi You said, “I would give my head to find the one who can stand my company.” You found me. And you did. And the preacher fell in Love With one of Allah’s human forms Our retreats to caves would agitate The followers waiting upon my words And they drove you out on camel back To keep their prophet upon high I sent letters begging you back saying “Love is on our side” If Shams is by my side, Love is in our side, Love is on our side And if Love is on our side, Allah is on our side, Love is on our side Your strange appearance scares them But no-one sees you like I do I become smoke and swirl around you No eyes or sword of the assassin can pierce through So don’t go to taverns alone When the moonlight pierces night I still wear the earring that you put in my ear – and know That Love is on our side If Rumi’s by your side, Love is on our side, Love is on our side And if Love is on our side, Allah is on our side, Love is on our side Sultan, don’t shake your head like that Don’t shake your head like that, my sultan Sultan, don’t shake your head like that Don’t shake your head like that, my sultan Don’t put your turban on – stay with me tonight Cuz you’re already drunk so – stay with me tonight Put another earring in my ear – stay with me tonight Stay with me every night, my sultan Didn’t you yourself say I deserve you? Take another sip from the Cup-bearer who serves you And if my screams light fires, bring water to the sound Don’t let our house of secrets burn into the ground You dance inside my chest Where no-one sees you, but I do I won’t repent our love I won’t repent the love you’ve given your head to And I will not go with the flow but become the flow itself One day they’ll see the union with the Beloved that they sought Was always inside themselves “Sell cleverness and buy bewilderment” Mine is the throat that you speak through Lift the veil of separation - the twin drunk Moses’ who were one and never two Why should we swim across a divided sea That will rejoin its tides I still wear the earrings that you put in my ear and know Love is on our side If we’re at each other’s side, Love is on our side, Love is on our side And if Love is on our side, Allah is on our side, Love is on our side Love is on our side, Love is on our side… And Allah has no sides but the Love that is inside Allah has no sides… And if there are no sides, you’ll find me here inside The Beloved is inside You know Lovers don’t one day finally meet each other They’ve been inside each other all along The Beloved is inside

LOVE IS ON OUR SIDE (the Ballad of Rumi and Shams) Music: Collin Clay Chace/Lyrics: Collin Clay Chace and Rumi You said, “I would give my head to find the one who can stand my company.” You found me. And you did. And the preacher fell in Love With one of Allah’s human forms Our retreats to caves would agitate The followers waiting upon my words And they drove you out on camel back To keep their prophet upon high I sent letters begging you back saying “Love is on our side” If Shams is by my side, Love is in our side, Love is on our side And if Love is on our side, Allah is on our side, Love is on our side Your strange appearance scares them But no-one sees you like I do I become smoke and swirl around you No eyes or sword of the assassin can pierce through So don’t go to taverns alone When the moonlight pierces night I still wear the earring that you put in my ear – and know That Love is on our side If Rumi’s by your side, Love is on our side, Love is on our side And if Love is on our side, Allah is on our side, Love is on our side Sultan, don’t shake your head like that Don’t shake your head like that, my sultan Sultan, don’t shake your head like that Don’t shake your head like that, my sultan Don’t put your turban on – stay with me tonight Cuz you’re already drunk so – stay with me tonight Put another earring in my ear – stay with me tonight Stay with me every night, my sultan Didn’t you yourself say I deserve you? Take another sip from the Cup-bearer who serves you And if my screams light fires, bring water to the sound Don’t let our house of secrets burn into the ground You dance inside my chest Where no-one sees you, but I do I won’t repent our love I won’t repent the love you’ve given your head to And I will not go with the flow but become the flow itself One day they’ll see the union with the Beloved that they sought Was always inside themselves “Sell cleverness and buy bewilderment” Mine is the throat that you speak through Lift the veil of separation - the twin drunk Moses’ who were one and never two Why should we swim across a divided sea That will rejoin its tides I still wear the earrings that you put in my ear and know Love is on our side If we’re at each other’s side, Love is on our side, Love is on our side And if Love is on our side, Allah is on our side, Love is on our side Love is on our side, Love is on our side… And Allah has no sides but the Love that is inside Allah has no sides… And if there are no sides, you’ll find me here inside The Beloved is inside You know Lovers don’t one day finally meet each other They’ve been inside each other all along The Beloved is inside

LOVE IS ON OUR SIDE (the Ballad of Rumi and Shams) Music: Collin Clay Chace/Lyrics: Collin Clay Chace and Rumi You said, “I would give my head to find the one who can stand my company.” You found me. And you did. And the preacher fell in Love With one of Allah’s human forms Our retreats to caves would agitate The followers waiting upon my words And they drove you out on camel back To keep their prophet upon high I sent letters begging you back saying “Love is on our side” If Shams is by my side, Love is in our side, Love is on our side And if Love is on our side, Allah is on our side, Love is on our side Your strange appearance scares them But no-one sees you like I do I become smoke and swirl around you No eyes or sword of the assassin can pierce through So don’t go to taverns alone When the moonlight pierces night I still wear the earring that you put in my ear – and know That Love is on our side If Rumi’s by your side, Love is on our side, Love is on our side And if Love is on our side, Allah is on our side, Love is on our side Sultan, don’t shake your head like that Don’t shake your head like that, my sultan Sultan, don’t shake your head like that Don’t shake your head like that, my sultan Don’t put your turban on – stay with me tonight Cuz you’re already drunk so – stay with me tonight Put another earring in my ear – stay with me tonight Stay with me every night, my sultan Didn’t you yourself say I deserve you? Take another sip from the Cup-bearer who serves you And if my screams light fires, bring water to the sound Don’t let our house of secrets burn into the ground You dance inside my chest Where no-one sees you, but I do I won’t repent our love I won’t repent the love you’ve given your head to And I will not go with the flow but become the flow itself One day they’ll see the union with the Beloved that they sought Was always inside themselves “Sell cleverness and buy bewilderment” Mine is the throat that you speak through Lift the veil of separation - the twin drunk Moses’ who were one and never two Why should we swim across a divided sea That will rejoin its tides I still wear the earrings that you put in my ear and know Love is on our side If we’re at each other’s side, Love is on our side, Love is on our side And if Love is on our side, Allah is on our side, Love is on our side Love is on our side, Love is on our side… And Allah has no sides but the Love that is inside Allah has no sides… And if there are no sides, you’ll find me here inside The Beloved is inside You know Lovers don’t one day finally meet each other They’ve been inside each other all along The Beloved is inside