Somewhere In Between

Grateful Dead; Winterland, SF...6/17/75

Grateful Dead: Blues for Allah

Arabian wind
the needle's eye is thin
the ships of state
sail on mirage
and drown in sand
out in No-Man's Land
where Allah does command
what good is spilling blood?
it will not grow a thing
"taste eternity"
the sword sings
blues for Allah
in'sh'Allah
they lie where they fall
there's nothing more to say
the desert stars
are bright tonight,
let's meet as friends
the flower of Islam
the fruit of Abraham
the thousand stories have
come round to one again

Arabian night
our gods
pursue their fight
what fatal flowers
of darkness spring
from seeds of light?
bird of Paradise
fly in white sky
blues for Allah
in'sh'Allah
let's see with our heart
these things
our eyes have seen
and know the truth
will still lie
somewhere in between


under eternity

under eternity
under eternity
bird of Paradise
fly in white sky
under eternity
blues for Allah
in'sh'Allah


--Jerry Garcia /Robert Hunter