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Came To Be
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A song that expressed the feelings of the band before the last election and today.
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I'm a singer songwriter and enjoy working with a group of other musicians to bring what I do to life in the studio. Collaboration is a key. I write a song, ge
My name is "Papa Carl"...and by the name you may be able to tell I'm not a kid. I've been around a bit. I'm fortunate to be able to work with some great musicians who support me in my endeavors. I don't have one band as such but do collaborate with a very special group of people on my music. I'm focusing on music with some kind of message. I really respect the power some singer songwriter people had during the 30's through the 60's. Music can bring about change but maybe more importantly document a time, an era. I think about things in my life, things I see and write about them. Occasionally I'll stray from that pattern and write something about an emotion or a feeling that really got to me. I'm living and loving life right now. So...I write about what I see and feel.
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Genre
Acoustic • Acoustic Rock
Charts
Peak #98
Peak in subgenre #11
Author
Carl L. Anderson
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Carl L. Anderson aka, Papa Carl
Uploaded
April 22, 2009
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MP3 3.8 MB • 128 kbps • 4:09
Story behind the song
I was visiting some relatives in a not so blue state. I spent a lot of time by myself and writing. This song sort of just happened.
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Came To Be In the hours just round midnight In the shadows of the firelight The old ones tell the stories And the young ones hear the glories Of how……….their people came to be. And it’s always been this way Since the very first days To pass on the knowledge And the songs of the fathers And how………their people came to be. You can’t see the future If you don’t know the past Just look in the mirror At the stranger, looking back. My grandfather was a good man And he came from a far land He found peace in a Bible And love in his family And he prayed….that his children would be free. Our leaders have forgotten What the old ones used to tell us Now they try to divide us And keep us in bondage And we forget who we’re supposed to be. And you can’t solve the problems If you don’t see the cause Take a look in the mirror And remember who you’re supposed to be Instrumental Solo Now we need a new leader Who will honor the old stories And bring us together One people, One purpose United like we’re supposed to be. Come brothers and come sisters Come fathers and come mothers Come strangers and lovers Reach out to one another And remember who we’re supposed to be. In the hours just round midnight In the shadows of the firelight The old ones tell the stories And the young ones hear the glories Of how……….their people came to be. You know, It’s WE the PEOPLE Not we the corporations By and For the PEOPLE It’s time to stand up and BE WHO YOU’RE SUPPOSED TO BE ! Came To Be In the hours just round midnight In the shadows of the firelight The old ones tell the stories And the young ones hear the glories Of how……….their people came to be. And it’s always been this way Since the very first days To pass on the knowledge And the songs of the fathers And how………their people came to be. You can’t see the future If you don’t know the past Just look in the mirror At the stranger, looking back. My grandfather was a good man And he came from a far land He found peace in a Bible And love in his family And he prayed….that his children would be free. Our leaders have forgotten What the old ones used to tell us Now they try to divide us And keep us in bondage And we forget who we’re supposed to be. And you can’t solve the problems If you don’t see the cause Take a look in the mirror And remember who you’re supposed to be Instrumental Solo Now we need a new leader Who will honor the old stories And bring us together One people, One purpose United like we’re supposed to be. Come brothers and come sisters Come fathers and come mothers Come strangers and lovers Reach out to one another And remember who we’re supposed to be. In the hours just round midnight In the shadows of the firelight The old ones tell the stories And the young ones hear the glories Of how……….their people came to be. You know, It’s WE the PEOPLE Not we the corporations By and For the PEOPLE It’s time to stand up and BE WHO YOU’RE SUPPOSED TO BE !
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