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Sweetest song I ever heard
Up and gone 'fore I've even stirred
Leave without saying a word
Is love a bird

Unwelcome guest, unwitting host
Thing I've feared and longed for most
A little death, or something close
Is love a ghost

As sharp as shale, as smooth as bone
As plain as dun, as rich as roan
A bond avowed, a distance thrown
Is love a stone

A stream of thought, a rite rehearsed
A silent prayer, a chanted curse
To raise the dead, or something worse
Is love a verse

Is love a bird
Awesome, frightful or absurd
Is love a ghost
Kept from rest by a secret not one other soul knows
Is love a stone
A splash in the night, a crack and a groan
Is love a verse
A race to see who can finish first
Quarry undetected, hunter undeterred
Is love a bird

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from In The Dark (Awake Of Course​)​, Vol. 2, released October 18, 2023
Amina Shareef Ali: vocals, guitar
Erika Oba: piccolo, flute
Kevin Goldberg: upright bass
Brendan Getzell: drums

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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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