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Shirin Tab

by Jens Lekman


Shirin - Jens Lekman


                     
Shirin Shirin Shirin Shirin
                     
Shirin Shirin Shirin Shirin

                   
When Shirin cuts my hair
            
it’s like a love affair
                           
Let those locks fall to the ground
            
or let them stay there

              
I show her my passport
            
what I look like
                              
But she just smiles and lets me know
                
it’s gonna be all right


Shirin Shirin Shirin Shirin
Shirin Shirin Shirin Shirin

When Shirin cuts my hair
her mama's sitting in the rocking chair
She tells me stories from the war
in Iraq cause they were there

Shirin pulls my head to the side
but in the mirror I can see
a tear in her eye

Shirin Shirin Shirin Shirin
Shirin Shirin Shirin Shirin

              
Your hands are soft
                             
your hands are soft just like silk
               
You're a drop of blood
                                   
You're a drop of blood in my glass of milk
              
Your hands are soft
                          
your hands are soft just like silk
                
You're a drop of blood
                                  
You're a drop of blood in my glass of milk

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When Shirin does her magic
to my frizzy straws
Immigration and tax represantatives
stumbled upon the lot

But what if it reaches the government
that you have a beauty salon
in your own apartment

I won’t tell anyone!
Shirin Shirin Shirin Shirin
I won’t tell anyone!
Shirin Shirin Shirin Shirin
I won’t tell anyone!