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The golden hour brings the choir out; we called back every song we heard.
There were countless crows, but only one blackbird.
Commuter rail marks out the minutes; freight train, freeway grumble on.
Silhouette of Sutro Tower; container cranes turn from white to bronze.

Lavender, rosemary, Sharpie tags on the playground walls;
carryout and candles at the corner memorial.
The foxtails telling jokes, cracking up the concrete:
this life ain't never been easy, that don't mean it's incomplete.

All that gift shop wisdom, that serenity bullshit:
they push it mostly to keep us down, but there is something to it.
I mean, take your granddad: came up poor, Vietnam vet.
But try and cry over his soul, he'll tell you: "I ain't had a bad day yet."

Fourth of July in the Bottoms left the pavement burnt and scarred;
but now the pit bull and the boxer mix, they're out dozing in the yard.
Some of us were raised by wolves; baby, you were raised by queers.
This life ain't never been simple, that don't mean some things ain't clear.

Don't take none of this as truth, though I'm not being insincere;
this life ain't nothing you can hang onto. That don't mean it isn't dear.

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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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