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Across The Ocean
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I wrote this for my Uncle Henry after he died. When he was six years old his father immigrated to the U.S. from Germany a year before the rest of his family reunited with him. A similar reunion must have taken place in Heaven.
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I am a solo singer/songwriter. My music is mostly soft although my songs could easily be performed in mostly any style.
For me, it's all about the song. That mysteriously magical thing that happens when a lyric is married to a melody. The writing process is invigorating and exciting while simultaneously being exasperating and difficult. It is that moment when music is being composed and a lyric is being written when I am truly the "artist at his easel." The creative process continues when the song is brought into the studio to be recorded because, as in writing, the production and arrangement processes also have their own sets of challenges. Those challenges are always dictated by the song itself and the task at hand at that moment is to be true to the song and carefully craft a recording that reflects what the song is about. Part three, for me, is to then take that song and perform it. It is the purest form of displaying this work of art called a song and is the only place where the magic of the creation is reflected back to me from a room full of interested listeners. And at that moment it is only as magical as the audience makes me believe it is. My CDs are all available on CDBaby.com.
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Genre
Pop Indie Pop
Author
Words and Music by Larry Whitler
Rights
2004 Quill And Keyboard Music Publishing
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May 31, 2004
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MP3 2.6 MB 128 kbps 2:48
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Across the ocean Across the sky Across the mountains and the valleys Of one man’s life There is always someone waiting On the other shore On the other side Across the ocean So many years ago Your Father waited anxiously Your Mother let you know These are days of certain challenges Love shall keep us whole It always does One by one we face it all Embracing each other all the way There’s a long, long trail Of love left behind And we’re all here today Across the ocean On different shores Recalling all the daring voyages The storms your ship endured It was always love that guided you Faith in something pure On the other side Across the ocean Welcome home The Father reaching lovingly The Son no more alone Though we all will miss you terribly We know you’re safe and warm On the other side One by one we sail away Embracing each other as we part There’s a distant voice I here him say You’re here, always here, In my heart
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