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Swallowed By The Sky

from The Departure by The Shadow Majlis

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Lead off single from Alternative Neo-Global project by Ali Jafri.
Produced by David Bottrill (Peter Gabriel, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Tool, Mastodon, Placebo, Muse, David Sylvian)

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Lyrics by Ali Jafri

If I am on the threshold
With one foot each in hell and heaven
In the depths of wonder
With paradise abandoned
Who would dole out clemency
There is no promise left here for me
This inferno makes heaven feel so cold

We imagined
The world was upside down
As we closed our eyes
The ground became the sky
We didn’t feel afraid
We knew that we were safe
And the magic that we made
We felt that we could fly

We found a world of wonder
And a love that would never die
Swallowed by the sky
We imagined

This isnt goodbye
You were just swallowed by the sky
We come to leave it all behind
This isnt goodbye
You were just swallowed by the sky

I am but a whisper
In a starry cosmic play
In a place of wonder
The universe expanding
In an infinite array
I am lost in the abyss
It consumes me
I am drawn into the light

We imagined
The world was upside down
As we closed our eyes
The ground became the sky
We didn’t feel afraid
We knew that we were safe
And the magic that we made
We felt that we could fly

We found a world of wonder
And a love that would never die
Swallowed by the sky
We imagined
This isnt goodbye
You were just swallowed by the sky
We come to leave it all behind
This isnt goodbye
You were just swallowed by the sky

We come to leave it all behind

credits

from The Departure, track released January 23, 2024
Ali Jafri: vocals, bass VI, synthesizers, programming
David J: bass
Mark Gemini Thwaite: guitar
Rakesh Tewari: drums
Ravi Naimpally: tabla
Sasha Singer-Wilson: backing vocals

Written by Ali Jafri
Produced by David Bottrill

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The Shadow Majlis Toronto, Ontario

Alternative Music fused with World Music featuring Ali Jafri. Produced by 3 X Grammy winner David Bottrill.
"The Departure" features David J (Bauhaus, Love & Rockets) on bass, Rakesh Tewari on drums and percussion. The album features musical elements from around the globe (India, Pakistan, Turkey, Mongolia and Ukraine). The title track features Olena Tsybulska of DakhaBrakha. ... more

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