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Mary - Lorelei Loveridge
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A prayer to the biggest statue of Mary that I've ever seen (facing north) on the top of mountain, in a Christian village area while the war was being waged below in South Lebanon.
lorelei loveridge
World traveller, activist, songwriter...friend. http://www.loreleiloveridge.com
This is Lorelei Loveridge's 'demo' page. It is dedicated to friend and co-writer Elizabeth Ward who passed away on Wednesday, December 19th, 2007 in the morning, her loved ones with her, her daughter holding her hand, and strangers from across the globe holding them all in a circular embrace of love and compassion. Every effort will be made, as promised to Liz before she passed on, to record her music and share it with the world. Peace be upon her and upon us all. LL. * * * Lorelei Loveridge is a published songwriter, performer, world-traveller, teacher, activist, arts manager, coach, consultant, writer, photographer, director of theatre, marketer, and jill-of-all-trades in the wonderful world of independent music making. She originally hails from Edmonton, Canada and is now based in Manchester, UK after 11 years in Saudi Arabia. In September 2010, Loveridge will move to Doha, Qatar - a tiny country bordering against Saudi Arabia and south of Iran across the Arabian/Persian Gulf. Orderly Bazaar Records & Publishing is an artist-owned boutique label and multi-media publisher specialized in 'roots, rock, ethnic, jazz, fusion and other travel-related shenanigans', dedicated to building community wherever and by whatever means possible, on a humble mission to change the nature of things in the developing world. 'Bakhoor', a beautiful 15-song, 4-year album project recorded in India, Canada and Saudi Arabia, was released in the UK in 2008 and Canada in 2009. It is available at CDBaby.com and from iTunes and other fine retailers in the UK and Canada.
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Genre
Acoustic • Acoustic Folk
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#2,964 in subgenre Peak #14
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Peak #88
Author
Lorelei Loveridge
Rights
2006, Lorelei Loveridge, SOCAN
Uploaded
August 05, 2006
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MP3 2.9 MB • 128 kbps • 3:11
Story behind the song
Three days after the Israel-Lebanon war began, my friend Laura and I were bootin' it overland to Damascus in a cab, our second attempt to get out before all the bridges were bombed (which they now are). Through the Christian hilltowns, far from the action in Tyre, we passed the biggest statue of Mary, facing north, away from the fighting in the south. It came to me as a symbol later, once back in Saudi Arabia, listening to the different viewpoints of people...on why this war 'needs' to happen. In the Christian mountain villages of Lebanon, it was like nothing was going on. Summer holidays. People kicking around and having lunch at outdoor cafes. Meanwhile, in the U.S. and elsewhere, around tables, politicians were stalling for...whatever. The memory of being on the run was strong on my mind. The images of those suffering in Lebanon's south, attrocious. This is a prayer to Mother Mary as much as it is a scolding of her and those who believe in her during times like these.
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MARY © 2006, Lorelei Loveridge, SOCAN Mary, while you're standing there helpless While your back is turned this way Mary, while you're praying to Jesus Children are dying every day Mary, while the taxis are running Rickshaw up the roads As fast as they can from the F-15's You're silent in complicity Mary, the valley here is peaceful People farm the land Christians at the table talk While no one takes command Mary, while the buildings are falling In your own backyard While the hospitals are filling You look the other way -- where is your heart Mary, I know I'm speaking easy I know not what you feel I see you on the hilltop, Mary Are you really real They say you are compassion They say you are a mother They say you are a healer Mary, are you? Tell me, are you? Mary, while you're standing there helpless While you're back is turned this way Mary, while you're praying to Jesus Children are dying every day Mary, while the taxis are running Ricksaw up the roads As fast as they can from the F-15's You're silent in complicity
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