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Riff: Ghostface Killah – “Bamboo’s Lament”

Dec 9, 2014

Never wanted to get left alone/I didn’t know how to go along without you/Is it too late?/Did I make a mistake?

from Bamboo's Lament lyrics by Ghostface Killah

Sweet Bamboo has her say, a moment in the soft sun. Vulnerable and as delicate as an orchid. Yet another intermission accented in honeysuckle melodies leaving the ear thirsting for more. It’s remorseful and full of feathery tones, a nice counter to the high octane action of previous cuts; [LISTEN].

Riff by Jeff Min

Jeff Min is a Chicago-based writer at SONGLYRICS. His work has appeared in the Chicago Sun-Times, Hi-Fructose, Wax Poetics, SLAM, and HOOP.

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