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Speed of the World

from Dawn by Barclay Martin Ensemble

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open up your eyes
let in the light
at the end of the night
we’re heading straight for nowhere

the sound of a gun
in the arms of a child
at the end of the fight
it adds up to nothing

the mother child
she’s battered and bruised
when she starts to move
the rain’s a-coming
and i can see her eye
turning toward the sky
when she starts to cry
the world comes tumbling

(ch.) there’s bullets on the highway
and there’s sorrow in the belly of the world
but there’s hope just like the morning sun
falling on the shoulders of a girl
and she turns at the speed of the world

now the mother child
she asks us why
we made her cry
when we were made for loving
and i can see her eye
turning toward the sky
when she starts to cry
the world comes tumbling

(ch.) there’s bullets on the highway
and there’s sorrow in the belly of the world
but there’s hope just like the morning sun
falling on the shoulders of a girl
and she turns at the speed of the world

and she turns another day

and she holds off the rain

reach out your hands
to your brother in pain
cause you know someday you’re gonna be a cryin’
cause the rain that falls
comes to us all
breaks down the wall
of who lives and who’s dying

(ch.) there’s bullets on the highway
and there’s sorrow in the belly of the world
but there’s hope just like the morning sun
falling on the shoulders of a girl
and she turns at the speed of the world

and the tears that fall are yours

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from Dawn, released May 14, 2014

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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. ... more

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