شكرا [English translation]

Thank you. Do you know why?

For the coldness I felt in your arms

For my heart where I built you a statue

that you deface with every passing day

Never be surprised by a weak heart

that allowed some of your stupid words to slip by

Never be surprised if your tears flow

when I treat you like a guest1

Thanks for your neglect, it strengthened my broken heart

If your love is a prison, I loved it while tearfully demolishing the fence

I'd rather be a butterfly killed by its love for light

than to live with a dejected heart

It's no longer possible to return things to how they used to be

If you hold my soul in your hand then throw it away and leave

I don't want us to be in the same place

Thanks for your neglect, it strengthened my broken heart

If your love is a prison, I loved it while tearfully demolishing the fence

I'd rather be a butterfly killed by its love for light

than to live with a dejected heart

1. i.e. stranger

• Artist:Carole Samaha