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Firetruck feat. Aaishay Haque

by Ali Suhail

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Firetruck is the second single and the first song off of my upcoming album, titled 'White Flag'.

This song tackles themes of belonging and the idea of home. It was recorded in three different cities, the instrumentation and arrangement were done in Karachi, the drums and bass were recorded in Lahore and the vocals were written and recorded by Aaishay in Islamabad, and then it made its way all the way back to Karachi to get mastered at A for Aleph Studios to come full circle.

This album gave me the chance to work with some of the most talented and smart musicians in the country and has helped me check off so many bucket list entries.

I'm very excited to share what we've made together and I hope you enjoy the output just as much as we enjoyed the process.

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All attempts to fly away
Fell short of
Outer space
Still I,
Can’t shake my denial

Landed back in my distaste
In an aggravated display
Of affection
I beg your attention

No no no no no
Place like home
Place like home
Place like home
No no no no no

The only house I ever built
Every room decorated with guilt
Came to life
When I set it on fire

Skin to bone
From my head to my heels
Undecided on who gets to feel
Alone
Alone

Heaven knows
The hoops I jumped through
To deny it
Reprise it
My lips move but
That’s not my voice I know
It shows
Consequence of trying
To hide it
Defy it
Starting to leave marks now
You’ve been talking bout taking risks
Tucking me into the fire
Telling me there’s no no
No no no no..

No room for reason
A temporary act of treason
To outgrow
Nobody will know

Still I carried it
All the way
Evident in every word I say
Brick by brick
I’ll get rid of it


Heaven knows
The hoops I jumped through
To deny it
Reprise it
My lips move but
That’s not my voice I know
It shows
Consequence of trying
To hide it
Defy it
Starting to leave marks now
You’ve been talking bout taking risks
Tucking me into the fire
Telling me there’s no no
No no no no..

credits

released March 6, 2021
Special thanks to Adeel Tahir, Zahra Paracha and Shamsher Rana

Album Artwork: Sana Ahmad

Drums: Yusuf Ramay
Bass: Ibrahim Imdad
Guitars: Ali Suhail
Vocals: Aaishay Haque & Ali Suhail
Solo: Nasir Siddiqui
Lyrics: Aaishay Haque
Composed & Arranged/Produced by: Ali Suhail
Mixed by: Ali Suhail
Mastered by: Umair Dar

© ℗ 2021 A for Aleph Records

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Ali Suhail Karachi, Pakistan

Hi, I'm Ali. I make music in a room in a house in Karachi in Pakistan. In fact, that's most of what I do. I've been making music since I was a teenager, learning from The Beatles, The Foo Fighters, Death Cab For Cutie, Freelance Whales, Pomplamoose etc. These albums that I've written are an amalgamation of my experiences and perception of the world and life. I hope they make people happy. ... more

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