Be a Light

by Ali Awan

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lyrics

You paint a different picture
a window to a world
the colors and the detail
of things I never heard
I hear another angle
I feel a different way
this isn't just a detour
from my thoughts to the things you hear me say

If you don't want to let it show
but you can't seem to let it go
then its alright ill be a light
if you're lost in the shadows of your mind

Id reach another level
put up a different fight
dig a little deeper
make it through another night
if you never made a promise
you knew you couldn't keep
the magic of the mixture
could be spilling at your feet

But you don't want to let it show
and you don't want to let it go
its alright ill be a light
if you're lost in the shadows of your mind
if you can't tell whats really real
can't dream can't see can't think or feel
then its alright ill be a light
if you're lost in the shadows of your mind

You paint a different picture
i see a different view
my heart is in the pocket
of nobody but you
got foolish with the mixture
too much of anything is bad
magician in the moment
they got bit by the rabbit in the hat

If you don't want to let it show
and you don't want to let it go
then its alright
ill be a light
if you're lost in the shadows of your mind

If you cant really tell whats real
can't dream can't see can't think or feel
then its alright ill be a light
if you're lost in the shadows of your mind

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released July 15, 2018
Guitar/Bass/Vocal: Ali Awan
Organ: Sean Hur
Drums: Owen Staszewski

Mixed & recorded by Ali Awan & David Ulrich
Engineered by Ali Awan & David Ulrich
Mastered by APS Mastering (Astoria, NY)

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Ali Awan Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Ali Awan was born to an immigrant father and first-generation mother just outside of Philadelphia spending most of his early life in transit. That upbringing, coupled with an innate love for sound and expression made a life in music second nature to him, thanks for listening. ... more

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