A poor man 
With four daughters 
A wife and a son

Daughter commits adultery 
Or so he was told 
Bought a knife and machette 
After friday's prayers 
Fear the young would follow old 
Daughter must be killed 

For your honour 
You will slaughter 
Every one of your daughters 

For your honour 
You will slaughter 
It's you who should be slaughtered 

Terror grips the steel with hunger 
Thirsting to avenge it's soiled pride 
Ashamed mad man 

You take their lives away as they sleep 
The blade kisses at their throats 
Love bleeds without a chance to weep 
You take, you take their lives away 

You're the man unrepentant 
Don't you realise 
You murdered your own children 
Call that honourable cause? 

For your honour 
You will slaughter 
Every one of your daughters 

For your honour 
You will slaughter 
It's you who should be slaughtered 

Terror grips the steel with hunger 
Thirsting to avenge it's soiled pride 
Ashamed mad man 

You take their lives away as they sleep 
The blade kisses at their throats 
Love bleeds without a chance to weep 
You take, you take their lives away 

For your honour 
You will slaughter 
Every one of your daughters 

For your honour 
You will slaughter 
It's you who should be slaughtered 

Terror grips the steel with hunger 
Thirsting to avenge it's soiled pride 
Ashamed mad man 

You take their lives away as they sleep 
The blade kisses at their throats 
Love bleeds without a chance to weep 
You take, you take their lives away