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The Pain of Being Alive

by Ameena

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The Pain of Being Alive is a song about me coming to terms with the daily truths that we are faced with.

In this case, a city, my city, crumbling under drug addiction, poverty and homelessness.

In contrast with the way much of society choses to ignore these problems, going about their lives avoiding the unpleasant and filling up on distractions.

I ask the question: "What if I don't want to be Ok?"

I choose to be aware and I am Ok with not being Ok.

I want to see the truth. To feel the Pain of Being Alive.

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I saw a sign downtown
It said Free Bibles
Next to the rows of tents
People lying in the street

My doctor asked me
Are you depressed
I looked at her and said
How could I not be

All these solutions you prescribe
To mask the pain of being alive
What if I don’t want
What if I don't want
What if I don't want to be ok

Now if you ask me
I don’t think that
The Good Lords word is
What these people need

She told me I should
Take a pill feel better
I told her I don’t think
A pill is what I need

All these solutions you prescribe
To mask the pain of being alive
What if I don’t want
What if I don't want
What if I don't want to be ok

I don’t want to stop these feelings
Pretend I’m doing just fine
Sitting here in my Eden
While others are falling behind

All these solutions you prescribe
To mask the pain of being alive
What if I don’t want
What if I don't want
What if I don't want to be ok

credits

released November 3, 2023
Lyrics and Music written by Ameena Lacey

Produced and Recorded by Sean Flora
Mastered by Christopher Colbert
Portland, Oregon. 2023

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Ameena Portland, Oregon

Ameena is a singer songwriter from Portland, Oregon.

She has been writing songs and playing music since 2009. Her 2023 solo work is her first work written on guitar. Taking her in a new direction of Americana, singer songwriter, folk rock music.

She seeks to paint a picture of her world experiences through the form of storytelling and music.
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