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Non-Existing Nights
04:14
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From the Kentucky mountains to the Pacific Ocean
There's people everywhere and they're almost gone
They've got no friends they're wandering the street
They need to rest but they can't sleep
On these Non-Existing Nights
From the swingers in California to the workers in Georgia
There's people without families they ain't got no ma and pa
They've lost their sense of self, they need to be fed
They're alive but they wish they was dead
On these Non-Existing Nights
From the single mother to the lifeless employee
You'll never be found you'll never be seen
You've got nobody else you're losing your mind
But don't worry death will come in time
On these Non-Existing Nights
From the All-American boy to the poor immigrant
Reluctancy resides and a touch of regret
Talk is cheap love comes at a cost
You need a prayer you're lost
On these Non-Existing Nights
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If Your Way Goes Dark
03:38
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If Your Way Goes Dark If Your Way Goes Dark
If Your Way Goes Dark Call upon the Lord
When the mist of night falls and the stars begin to hide
The silence starts to speak of the sins that you deny
The Lord came down to rule both the living and the dead
He spoke to His people and this is what He said He said...
If Your Way Goes Dark If Your Way Goes Dark
If Your Way Goes Dark Call upon the Lord
If the distance is too great and the sun refuses to shine
The devil works his wonders in the madness of your mind
You feel the heat you feel the wrath
You need a lamp for your feet and a light unto your path
If Your Way Goes Dark If Your Way Goes Dark
If Your Way Goes Dark Call upon the Lord
When the drum starts a-beating like a guilt stricken heart
The scene just keeps repeating and you're right back at the start
She slips on the gloves she sharpens the blade
I knew the way but for some reason I strayed. I was told.
If Your Way Goes Dark If Your Way Goes Dark
If Your Way Goes Dark Call upon the Lord
If Your Way Goes Dark If Your Way Goes Dark
If Your Way Goes Dark Call upon the Lord
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3. |
A Lament
05:28
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Ahmaud Arbery was jogging down the street
Turn turn again
McMichael and son shot him 1,2,3
Then they turned to the rain and the wind
Breonna Taylor was lying at home
Turn turn again
8 bullets later and she was gone
They just turned to the rain and the wind
George Floyd face to the ground
Turn turn again
A knee to the neck and they put him down
They just turned to the rain and the wind
Can you hear the voice of woe?
Turn turn again
It comes from the one whose blood that did flow
While we turned to the rain and the wind
Many questions of right and wrong
Turn turn again
I sat by the moon and I wrote this song
I just turned to the rain and the wind
You ask for justice whatever that means
Turn turn again
Will you take up arms and will you go to extremes?
Will you turn to the rain and the wind?
We all seek to know the truth
Turn turn again
Should we take an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth?
Should we turn to the rain and the wind?
These are filmed for all the world to see
Turn turn again
What does that mean for such a one as me?
Should I turn to the rain and the wind?
Before God we must one day stand
Turn turn again
Until that time I'll trust in His guiding hand
I'll just turn to the cruel rain and the wind
Lord, when will such a madness ever cease?
Turn turn again
For in a land without justice there can be no peace
So we'll turn to the rain and the wind
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4. |
Jesus Christ
02:35
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There was a man walking down the road trouble right down to his lonesome soul
So he cried out to the Lord above saying dear Lord, I got no one to love
Now He does save He does forgive
Wash away your sins and help you live
But he does ask that you pay your dues
And on the mount He'll be waiting there for you
There's another man drinking his sorrows down he didn't know where his soul was bound
So he cried out to Jesus Christ saying dear Lord, can't you see I've paid the price
Now He does save He does forgive
Wash away your sins and help you live
But he does ask that you pay your dues
And across that river He'll be waiting there for you
There was a girl who was all alone just her and her baby without a home
So she cried out please give me one more shot and please dear Lord forsake me not
Now He does save He does forgive
Wash away your sins and help you live
But he does ask that you pay your dues
And at the altar He'll be waiting there for you
Now He does save He does forgive
Wash away your sins and help you live
But he does ask that you pay your dues
And in the sky He'll be waiting there for you
Yes at the cross He's waiting there for you
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5. |
Let My Voice Be Heard
04:55
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May my mind stay clear and free of chains guide me day by day
And if there are stones in my path Lord please roll them away
As the deer panteth for the water so I long for your Word
And asking you now
Lord, Let My Voice Be Heard
May my keys sound loud and clear may my song always be sung
May my melody blow soft and sweet let them hear the strings I strum
But every time I pass this way I always end up getting burned
So I'm asking you now
Lord, Let My Voice Be Heard
Now I'm not an early riser but I still see the morning light
Not from any kind of dream or vision I had I just didn't get to sleep last night
But I've lost touch somehow but I haven't forgotten all I've learned
And I'm pleading with you now
Lord, Let My Voice Be Heard
Now I've been both high and low and I've sunk to unknown depths
But by my faith in you I've stood and you have held me steadfast
But as my world falls apart the lines of right and wrong have been blurred
And if there ever was a time
Lord, Let My Voice Be Heard
Now my days here are numbered this barren land will keep me til my end
And you know every time I make it to the top I fall right back to the bottom again
On this long lonesome road I regret the many chances I've spurned
So please give me another
And Let My Voice Be Heard
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Reverend James Elmore Jenkins South Carolina
The Reverend is a minister, musician, and writer. "The Reverend’s music comes from the great tradition of American Folk singers and songwriters. It is a history populated by hobos, holy men and poets." (Bob Smith - The Static Dive)
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