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Well you entered my heart just as quiet and quick as a blade
So how can I say it wouldn't have been worse if you'd stayed
The truth is only true the first time that you speak it
Like any other secret, ain't no one can keep it
And it can't keep itself
But never fear, there's other stories to tell

I swallowed those kisses like expensive medicine
But each time I missed a dose, had to start the course again
So I slipped deeper in love, I slid deeper in debt
Love of my life, love of my death

When last we laid eyes, a parting so bloodless and neat
No mess on your hands but the stain won't come out of the sheet
It's selfish I know but after all that we'd been through
I wanted to make you take some part of me with you
And still keep myself
Now I'm not here, I'm not here, and I'm not anywhere else

All those presents I left on the porch for you
You know I didn't pay for them, you know they weren't free
Is it true that I carry a torch for you
I certainly don't do it for me

I swallowed those kisses like expensive medicine
But each time I missed a dose, had to start the course again
So I slipped deeper in love, I slid deeper in debt
Love of my life, love of my death

I shunned my senses, just as if I'd seen a ghost
A story I didn't dare share, and now it was years ago
But it wasn't clear there was anything there 'til there was nothing left
Love of my life, love of my death
Love of my life, love of my death
Love of my life, love of my death

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from In The Dark (Awake Of Course​)​, Vol. 2, released October 18, 2023
Amina Shareef Ali: vocals, acoustic guitar
Jay Thompson: vocals
Guy Brown: electric guitar
Erika Oba: piano
Kevin Goldberg: 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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