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I know what you’ll say before you even start; I’ve got you mistaken for somebody else.
But you can hardly say that it’s my fault that you’re not present to defend yourself.
I remember when you got your first tattoo, Zombie Jesus and you made your Mama cry.
She said, “You know that lasts forever.” “No Ma, it lasts until I die.”

I never been the one that quits; no, I’m the one who does CPR for forty-five minutes.
But once you’ve broken all the ribs, girl you gotta admit that this love is finished.
There’s some things that you can’t bring back. There’s some things that you can’t revive.
After all, life didn’t come back to me. No, I came back to life.

Burning plastic smell wafts in from the kitchen; a rat must’ve chewed through the wire.
Now we ain’t only lost our house, hon, we got ourselves a little forest fire.
A ballooning cloud of ash and smoke--oh. I see you got out in front of it.
I think your love’s a joke, and if you think that hurts, try being the butt of it.

I only finally found my feet, I was on free fall for sort of awhile.
I curl my lip and bare my teeth; it’s sort of a snarl, but it’s also sort of a smile.
There’s some days I’m almost optimistic, even had a two week stretch where I didn’t cry.
I’m taking a little space from forgiveness. Don’t think it’s ‘cause I didn’t try.

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

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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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