Raef performing "The Path" from his debut album "The Path" live at The Apollo Theatre, London - United Kingdom. © 2014 Awakening Records<br /><br />Watch the "Live at The Apollo Theatre" YT Playlist: http://bit.ly/ApolloConcert <br />--<br />Watch the playlist for Raef's album "The Path": http://bit.ly/YTRaefPath<br />"The Path" album on iTunes: http://bit.ly/1pTujEf<br />Download, stream and/or buy the "Path" album here:<br />http://www.awakening.org/raefmusic/thepath/<br />-------------------------------------------------------------------<br />Connect with Raef:<br />Official Website: http://www.RaefMusic.com<br />Official YouTube: http://www.facebook.com/RaefMusic<br />Official Twitter: http://twitter.com/RaefMusic<br />Official Instagram: http://instagram.com/RaefMusic<br />--<br />Connect with Awakening Records©:<br />Official Website: http://www.awakening.org<br />Official Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/awakeningrecords<br />Official Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/AwakeningRec<br />Official Instagram: http://instagram.com/awakeningrecords<br /><br /><br />Subscribe to our official YouTube channel:<br />http://bit.ly/YTAwkSubscribe<br /><br />--------<br />About Raef:<br />Born in Washington DC and raised in Maryland, Raef has shared his music with faith-based communities across the world. In the early 2000s, he sang tenor in a college a cappella group and played his acoustic guitar at local coffee shops. Raef was introduced to the national stage after his trio rock-band "Great Seneca" toured the United States as part of the "Voices for Change" initiative. Shortly afterwards, Raef joined the "Poetic Vision Tour" - a band of traveling musicians and poets dedicated to inspiring a spiritual and cultural renewal. More recently, Raef started working with Awakening Records and in 2014 released his debut album "The Path" , a collection of songs that reflects his identity as an American Muslim and his journey throughout the years.<br /><br />-------------------------<br />The Path - Lyrics:<br /><br />Swing across the seven skies<br />They say a pure heart never lies<br />The words you learned were never heard<br />It’s time to think and wonder why<br /><br />The stars above will always be<br />A shining guide for us to see<br />And when I doubt, I'll have no doubt<br />But still I wonder why<br /><br />Digging through our pages past<br />Wondering how the truth will last<br />God's in control is what I found<br />I think I'll try this time around!<br /><br />And no one really feels the path I seek, and<br />No one's going to care as much as me, and <br />No one seems to know our history, and <br />Stories are told for the world to see!<br /><br />And maybe I'll find the path I seek tonight<br />Let it be! Only God really knows what’s right!<br />Maybe, I'll find the path I seek tonight<br />Let it be! Only God really knows I tried!<br /><br />The heroes of our past unfold<br />Their glory is unique we're told<br />Their stories mark a precious past<br />But do we question why?<br /><br />A quest for truth can never be<br />A light I’ve faked inside of me<br />I'll walk in shoes I've never felt<br />Only then I'll sure know why!<br /><br />They tell me “Just make up your mind!”<br />The path I seek just needs a sign<br />The end is where I want to be<br />Which way I go is up to me!<br /><br />And no one really feels the path I seek, and<br />No one's going to care as much as me, and <br />No one seems to know our history, and <br />Stories are told for the world to see!<br /><br />And maybe I'll find the path I seek tonight<br />Let it be! Only God really knows what’s right!<br />Maybe, I'll find the path I seek tonight<br />Let it be! Only God really knows I tried!<br /><br />And I know that it hurts<br />When we stop and wonder: “Why?”<br />Yes I know that it hurts<br />Maybe time will heal the burns<br /><br />And maybe you’ve felt the path I seek, and<br />I know you’ve cared as much as me<br />Our stories were shared for us to see, and<br />Perhaps it’s best to part and be!<br /><br />And maybe I'll find the path I seek tonight<br />Let it be! Only God really knows what’s right!<br />Maybe, I'll find the path I seek tonight<br />Let it be! Only God really knows I tried!<br /><br />Lyrics & Melody: Raef<br />Arrangement: Oliver Bjornfelt<br /><br />---<br /><br />Awakening Records is a subsidiary of the UK-based Awakening Worldwide that has operational offices in both United States of America (USA) and Egypt.<br />Awakening Records currently represents five artists: Maher Zain (Sweden), Hamza Namira (Egypt), Mesut Kurtis(Macedonia), Raef (USA), and Harris J (UK). (Previously Sami Yusuf & Irfan Makki among others).
