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it started up slowly, now I got something to say / all the pain owned me, and I got traded away / the stubbornness of a moonbeam shone a light on my face / I see someone older, spinning wheels in place // all the words turned and curled and crunched beneath my feet / I stop and stare, September pair, is this our favorite street? // has it been years since we spoke? / silent punch line of a cruel joke / I see light at the end // in strips and stripes, in gold and white and pink and taupe, you know / if I’d had half a mind I’d have apologized, but damn the pride, you know // slowly, it don’t own me / slowly, it don’t own me // of all the ways, to close a heart, I do mine like an art / take little steps inside myself on the hunt for the dark / fists of rage, only friends, by my side from the start / only me in my own pen, to throw and take the punch // all the words turned and curled and crunched beneath my feet / I stop and stare, September pair, is this our favorite street? // has it been years since we spoke? / silent punch line of a cruel joke / I see light at the end // in strips and stripes, in gold and white and pink and taupe, you know / if I’d had half a mind I’d have apologized, but damn the pride, you know // slowly, it don’t own me / slowly, it don’t own me

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from Shilling For Dreamtown, track released December 13, 2012
© 2013 Dania Abu-Shaheen (ascap).
All songs written by Dania Abu-Shaheen and Performed by Starnes&Shah.
Recorded and mixed by Matt Noble at Riverworks Recording, Dobbs Ferry, NY.
Produced by Matt Noble, Dania Abu-Shaheen and Zilpha Starnes.
Mastered by Paul Logus at Taloowa.
Vocals/Electric Guitar: Dania Abu-Shaheen | Vocals/Synth: Zilpha Starnes | Bass: Nick LaBate | Drums: Chris Infusino

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Starnes&Shah White Plains, New York

Starnes&Shah, featuring vocal duo Dania Abu-Shaheen (guitar/vocals) and Zilpha Starnes (keyboards/vocals), was formed in Astoria, NY in 2005. Bring a poet/songwriter from Lebanon together with a choirgirl from Dallas, Texas, and you get a unique musical counterpoint. Starnes&Shah recently completed their fourth album “Shilling For Dreamtown” which is due for release on 11/9/13. ... more

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