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Nadia Hamdi

Sitto said no, sitto said no

Started making beats on a cracked laptop

the numbers

bpm
108
key
E major
energy
0.70
dance
0.94
valence
0.59
vocal at
7.5s
length
2:25
language
Ar

lyrics

She watched from the balcony rail

Tea cup traced with a silver stain

Three knockouts at the door all fail

Her koshary pot still breathes out steam in the rain

She checked my ring with her thumb

She read his shoes at the gate

One look and the whole room went numb

She said, "Baby, that one came too late"

Sitto said no, sitto said no

Sitto said no, sitto said no

No for the suit and the gold

No for the hand he sold

At El Horreya, after nine

She counted dates by the spoon

He brought red roses and cheap wine

She fed the cat and laughed at the moon

She saw his watch, cracked face

She heard his laugh go thin

My mother folded the lace

Before he could step in

Sitto said no, sitto said no

Sitto said no, sitto said no

No for the suit and the gold

No for the hand he sold

On Friday she sat by the fan

Silver bracelets, stern and slow

She said, "If he can't respect this land

Then pack your tray and go"

Sitto said no, sitto said no

Sitto said no, sitto said no

No for the suit and the gold

No for the hand he sold
Sitto said no, sitto said no — Nadia Hamdi · FERAL