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Dear Martin
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Vocals by Carolyn Percy. Piano and produced by Randall Michael Tobin, Theta Sound Studio, Los Angeles, CA
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#240 in subgenre today Peak #3
Charts
Peak #47
Author
Joshua Browne (ASCAP)
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Yes
Uploaded
August 30, 2009
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MP3 5.2 MB, 128 kbps, 5:42
Story behind the song
Originally written as a poem. I composed the music years later.
Lyrics
I stood upon the very ground That he marched towards freedoms quest And felt the energy that passion brings As my heart pounded in my chest For it was on this simple city street That the eyes of history began To view the struggle of injustice And the ignorance of man But the sound of change falls deaf On the ears of those who feel That the power of persecution Is in the cards of those who deal "Will you be coming home tonight, Dear Martin?" Is what I’m sure he heard As he walked through that door of fate To peacefully spread the word To the hungry and downtrodden Who had inherited this fate And who cry in the wilderness Of their realm just outside the gate The more his message eloquently Broke down the walls of shame The more the people’s hearts would race At the mention of his name For it was clear, so clear to see That from the mountain he had been To view the end of ignorance And see the rise of dignity begin "Will you be coming home tonight, Dear Martin?" I imagined a little girl cry As she stood and watched the fires illuminate the southern sky But resistance forms resolve To anointed men of faith Who weigh the needs of the many On their quest towards freedom’s gate In resolute tones his voice rang out And struck a mighty chord And broke the bonds of history That could no longer be ignored Yet it seemed obvious, he knew the ending When he answered the call That his presence would be absent At the crumbling of the wall "Will you be coming home tonight, Dear Martin?" I heard in the Heavens as I knelt To pay tribute to your strength And give my thanks heartfelt
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