Allah by Rose Polenzani Lyrics

Red braid bell hanging down my wall
Whispering sounds and wish-making
I hollowed my name to make it full
With a glittering blade and a loathesome shaking
Oh! Oh! Release my soul
I have no control

I board my spine when the evening comes
The brew in my throat is a boiling potion
I swallow, and straighten my goldenrod
To pick up the waves of information

Oh! Oh! Release my soul
I have no...

Allah, you choose your charms
And the ashes cover my lover's arms
And I will find the way
Or else your love betray

We split with a knife and knowledge and courage
This winding cord, this mortal mill
And when we had done it, I was so humbled
To observe your separate will
Oh! Oh! Release my soul
I have no control

And I prefer the world outside
And neither the touch of a man or a woman
But in this dark silence I've lived and died
And all of my pride was just as human

Oh! Oh! Release my soul
I have no...

Allah, you choose your charms
And the ashes cover my lover's arms
And I will find the way
Or else your love betray

Shine, thin Ova
Over my head
I see and greet the dead

Red braid bell hanging down my back
Maybe I'll take up the mandolin
I'll be skinning my hands on her earthen strings
Knowing that melody's playing and pulling me in

Oh! Oh! Convert my soul
I have no...
Allah, you choose your charms
And the ashes cover my lover's arms
And I will find the way
Or else your love betray
Allah, you choose your charms
And their brilliance burns my lover's arms
And I will find the way
Or else your love betray