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Raindrops
05:35
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Boulder by boulder we walk over stones to your home
Through truncated rhythm of rain as the hills turn to gold
Songs of the ages that reach to the roots of the earth
And the empty space that breathes in the hour just before
birth
Bless this child she holds the ocean in her hand
And may she walk between the raindrops
that shimmer on the land
Rest in the evening the earth gives us all that we need
Ancestors live not in memory, but in memory's release
And darkness descends on the crowd as songs begin to
rise
Rebel soldiers and the starlight slipping through evening's disguise
Bless this child she holds the ocean in her hand
And may she walk between the raindrops
that shimmer on the land
...and may she walk between the raindrops
that shimmer on the land
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2. |
Miracle
04:00
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Won’t you take the time to know me well?
The constant music mission bell
And you decide
As days go by
Won’t you take the time to know me well?
Can you see a mother’s hands get worn away?
The balance and the beautiful array
And her bones
Can’t bear the cold
Can you see a mother’s hands get worn away?
The miracle lay sleeping in the dark
And the soldiers in the checkpoints all remark
No one can see
We still believe
The miracle lay sleeping in the dark
Ooh….
Won’t you step inside my humble home?
Til kindness is the only thing we know
My father’s face
A mother’s grace
Won’t you step inside my humble home
Did you hear the sound of crying in the night
The solitude of monumental light
And in us all
Do you recall?
The sound
Can you hear the song of children all around?
And the messages of mercy still resound
A mother’s prayer
Suspends the air
Can you hear the song of children all around?
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3. |
Soldiers of Peace
04:36
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This war keeps on raging but I’m not ashamed
To sing out
One day I’ll see my words turn to rain
That waters the ground
So I will sing as loud
As loud as I can sing
‘til you and I intertwine to become everything
And we will sing like the soldiers of peace
And we will sing like the soldiers of peace
We are not poverty
We are not captivity
We are not the fear that binds us in the night
We are freedom
We are beauty
We are soldiers of peace reaching for the light
And we will sing like the soldiers of peace
And we will sing like the soldiers of peace
My sword is my song
And my song is a message of love to you
You know we’ve got to stick together to rise above
All that we do
So I will sing as loud, as loud as I can sing
‘til you and I intertwine to become everything
And we will sing like the soldiers of peace
And we will sing like the soldiers of peace
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4. |
Demolition Day
04:27
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My name is Julio Eduardo Rojas
I am 49 years old
I live with my family on the edge of a wire
Through the jaws of the city below
My wife and my daughters and my sons
They are light of my days
Our home is made of another made of another man’s dreams
In the morning he’s gonna tear it down
Baby sleeps
Lightly as the rain
When demolition comes
How can I explain
Demolition day
My name is Mercy I was born under light of a crescent moon
I have no home to claim
But for these four walls and a ceiling of holes
Are all that keep my family from the rain
My mother and my grandfather and my children live here
This plot of lonesome tired earth
Our home is made of another man’s wishes
In the morning he’s gonna tear it down
Baby sleeps
Lightly as the rain
When demolition comes
How can I explain
Demolition day
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5. |
Rise and Dream
04:18
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Start to rise and dream
Let your kindness breathe
We're made of starlight and stars
Dreams that regard
There's always a song to sing
And we will live with the Earth
and people are worth
more than anything
Peaceful people come
Whispers of Providence
We’ve come to gather and learn
Stately and stirred
The barrier's burning down
Education's call
For one and all
There's Grace upon the ground
What a day to rejoice
Lift up your voice
People will rise with you
The world has turned
Since the day you learned
That freedom of choice is true
When the rain falls
On the mountain
You will rise and
Dream again
And the future
Of her children
Lies within them
To the end
Start to rise and dream
Let your kindness breathe
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6. |
Silver Moon Sleeps
04:25
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Silver Moon Sleeps
On top of the lake
Angels have flown
After the rain
And every night
The music will rise
To the air
You’re living inside
The sound of the breeze
Carrying water anointed by thieves
Brother bestows
The palest of glows
On the ground
Souls like me might never know
The beauty of the music started long ago
The journey’s been far too long
Won’t you please sing a song
For me
Crust of the earth
Hungry and wild
Blessed by the delicate song of a child
Please won’t you stay
I’ve come all this way
Just to listen
Songs of her children
Cover the land
They invite you to know them
Any way that you can
The other side of the earth
A penniless child is laughing
Souls like me might never know
The beauty of the music started long ago
The journey’s been far too long
Won’t you please sing a song
For me
Silver moon sleeps
On top of the lake
Angels have flown
After the rain
And every night
The music will rise
To the air
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7. |
Teach Me
03:34
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If it takes all night
If it takes all day
I’ll reach out my hand
For you to lead the way
For you’re reeling in the wheels
And the streets of smoke
When poverty prevails
Grinds your dreams to the stones
Won’t you teach me about love?
You who wear the holes in your clothes
Know about beauty
You who feel the pangs of hunger
Know about plenty
You who cherish the rhythm of the generations
Know a family
Won’t you teach me about love?
I have everything I want
But is it everything I need?
Is it everything I need?
If it takes all night
If it takes all day
I’ll reach out my hand
For you to lead the way
The cries like a whisper
Whipping through the night
Disappearing in the veil of
Artificial light
Won’t you teach me about love?
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8. |
Diginity
03:56
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Early morning meditation
Harvest in the country
The buyers come to haul away the bounty
I’m a servant to this land
Work my whole life with my hands
But the money left me cold and left me hungry
Cropdusters crucible
Left its claws in the ground
On the shoulders of children find the future
Profits are made from the workers of a nation
There’s a scar on the hand of Mother Nature
We are fathers
We are daughters
But there’s poison in the water
The farmer’s hands are bruised and bleeding
Just a humble worker’s dreams
Carry on to sow the seeds
They have dignity
So take what you can get
The governor sends her regrets
And reminds you that to love is to fear it
The population cries
I’ve had enough of your lies
But there’s nobody there to hear it
So here’s a song for you
To a man who always knew
In your gentle disposition lies resistance
I can see your garden grow
Feel the wind begin to blow
As flamenco rhythms echo in the distance
We are fathers
We are daughters
But there’s poison in the water
The farmer’s hands are bruised and bleeding
Just a humble worker’s dreams
Carry on to sow the seeds
They have dignity
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9. |
The Wheel
05:12
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It's midnight again
Lonely, but hardly the end
Of the day
This prayer that I pray
For our children to grow
And we'll call this town
The end of the line for now
My family tries
But never finds
A way out
I know that
Learning is all we have
To break the chains
While the wheel of poverty remains
For late night boys
Running through streets of noise
The market is closed
And I feel like a ghost
In the rain
For those good night girls
Dreaming of baby's curls
Wishing they knew
Just what to do
They're getting crushed by the wheel
I know that
Learning is all we have
To break the chains
While the wheel of poverty remains
Kalingkawasa kapit-os (hangtud tanaan)
Until we all are free from poverty…
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10. |
Love Lies Awake
03:54
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Give us the mercy to live out our days
I lost a step or two in the blaze
Of the angels and colors
That crashed to the ground
Leaving forgiveness where music resounds
And your love lies awake
At night
Your love lies awake
At night
Summon the shadows and slow passing cars
The guns that will burn out and turn into stars
All this talking of heaven when words can’t be found
Can we lift up each other
From these chains we are bound
And your love lies awake
At night
Your love lies awake
At night
I know the hunger exists in us all
Letters from lovers that you can’t recall
So release these confessions at last to the air
Stately the silence
Yet something is there
And your love lies awake
At night
Your love lies awake
At night
Give us the mercy
To live out our days
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Barclay Martin Kansas City, Missouri
A blend of singer/songwriter folk, pop, and world music, his songs are a celebration of culture that could only come through
traveling the world.
Through his love of music and the gift of travel, Martin realized the role that music has to play in celebrating work that uplifts us all. Music can serve as photographs of who we are as people—it can also serve as a reminder of how connected we are.
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