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Gnawing at the chain, something warm pooling in my mouth;
Mama, I feel like a dog getting out.
Don't know what I did, but I tell you what, man:
soon as I can figure it out, I'm fixing to do it again.

Last master I had, treated me like shhh...
made me feel like a dog getting hit.
Well, my head's hard enough, I can take what I get,
but it don't make no sense. I don't know what I did.

Oh, that feels too good, that's how I know it won't last!
Way you look at me, I feel like a dog getting scratched.
Get behind my ear, get my neck, get my back;
give almost anything to keep feeling like that.

Oh, that feels too good, still feel like a dog getting hit:
your open palm to my side, I just lean into it.
Well, I know you're still here, and I know I exist.
Something warm in my mouth; is it blood or is it spit?

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from In The Dark (Awake Of Course​)​, Vol. 1, released March 29, 2021
Amina Shareef Ali - vocals, guitar

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Amina Shareef Ali Oakland, California

Based in Oakland, California, Amina Shareef Ali performs songs of love and struggle, of pain and wonder, of loss and redemption. Lyrics by turns poignant and sardonic are set against a backdrop of American music both traditional and modern, from folk to punk to country to jazz to rock and roll. ... more

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