Nishaan

from AZLI by Ahmer

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Nishaan [Traces] : On Nishaan, Ahmer reflects on the disappearing traces of humanity in the valley and how despair, loneliness, anger and confusion have consumed every individual who is connected to the region since the conflict began. The song deals with the larger scale implications and impact on the mental health of a society that is subjected to inhumane trauma day after day for generations on end.

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In this house of in heedlessness, my escape is impossible,
I’m begging for help but I know no one is going to be there for me,
My memories have lost eyesight,
And I’ve not gotten it back ever since, where did it all go?
Our hope,
Why are they trying to squeeze happiness?
What kind of seed is this that gives birth to slavery?
That keeps growing amidst floods,
We like to read books that are blank,
Love to learn nothing but hate and violence,
They teach us not to ask but to yell,
Not to think but to thrash,
What kind of justice is this? the enemy of rights?
I’m Adbul Qadeer, and I’m not ill,
I wish my life wasn’t like this,
I have these thoughts that I can’t get rid of,
Those oppressors who stopped me one day,
Those scars never healed,
It’s not suspicion, it’s pure hate,
No it’s not hate, it’s desire,
No, not desire, it’s power,
It’s the power that becomes devotion, makes you corrupt,
The sounds of trauma still keep ringing in my ears,
I wanna run away from the sirens that are screaming,
It’s present in every breath that I take,
There’s a story in every tear that I shed,
I shiver from fear, I can’t control myself at times,
I can’t see the lines on my palm anymore,
Since I was 12 I’ve been trying to break from this prison,
But deep down the fire grows and I can’t put it out,
I couldn’t just live,
Life never knew what peace was,
My past keeps running after me and I can’t move on and forget,
What’s the purpose of life?
Here I am, asking questions, why is God silent?
All we have ever seen is chaos,
It feels I’m being buried everyday,
Even if I cry and scream they won’t listen,

JUNAID HOOK:

Land abandoned,
Wounds don’t heal,
Blind people running,
Roots dying,
Poison spreading,
Peace melting,
Why does this happen all the time?
Traces erased,

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from AZLI, released June 27, 2022

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Ahmer

Ahmer is a prolific rapper & producer from Srinagar, Kashmir. Since a young age, he has been acutely aware of the violence that plagues that valley, & his lyrics reflect a self-critical & self-aware artist that is trying to make sense of one of the most complex issues of our time.

Ahmer manages to introduce to people to the complexities of the Kashmiri people & the conflict that defines them. ... more