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Wise Man and the Fool

by Ali Aslam

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You’ve broken your heart, you’ve made amends
Collected pieces made whole again
And if waging wars makes you more of a man
You’ve fought every losing fight that you can

But you’re careful to fight what’s left of your faith
You fear if you win you’ve made a ghost of grace
But what can you do when your sin is your pride
Can you carry a cross when your hope is a lie

And I know what you think it means
And I know what you want me to say
But how, do you think I’d believe

That its all gonna be ok
How’s it all gonna be ok

A wise man offers "there’s truth in the lies"
And dares you to dig a bit deeper inside
But the fool that I found was happy and whole
And he never passed a lie to his soul

Now you swear that you’ve known
So much more than you’ve seen
And your spirit is someone you’ve never been
But what can you say when your sin is your pride
Can you carry a cross when your hope is a lie

And I know what you think it means
And I know what you want me to say
But how, do you think I’d believe

That its all gonna be ok
How’s it all gonna be ok

Was it you that drew these lines in the sand
What do they tell about the worth of a man
Cause I stumbled and found
the grace that you named
And trampled lines
that washed in the waves
In the mire I fell,
And there I was made
In the mire I’ll stay
Content in my shame

Cause I know what you think it means,
And I know what you want me to say

I don’t care what you think you believe
Cause it’s all gonna be okay
Yeah its all gonna be okay

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released August 14, 2020

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Ali Aslam Brooklyn, New York

Ali Aslam is a Brooklyn based singer -songwriter. He a Pakistani Muslim-American, and explores the relationship between his background and his country, in his debut work, The Last American. He describes the sound as "supersonic folk" and sonically dives into the tropes of rock, indie pop, new wave, and R&B to craft something new, challenging, and wholly American ... more

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