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Into the Light

from Abilene by Chris Beall

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I was inspired by the selfless sacrifices of others for this one. There are two specific people in history I'm eluding to in the first two verses, and the the third is a little more all-encompassing. This all came about in 2020 after reading Martin Luther King Jr's letter from the Birmingham jail.

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Movin' into the light
Where'd you come from?
You were burnin' both ends of the night
Shadows trailin in the sun.

Where the miles you walked were ours
You were carryin' the weight
Out among the wildflowers
When the sun came up today.

See, there on his head?
There in his hands? There in his feet?

Sorry flowing down.
How he loved you and me.

Movin' into the light
What have they done?
You were fighting the good fight
and the battle'd just begun.

With your life you fought for ours.
You were carryin' the weight
For people, miles and miles,
when they rifled you away.

See, there what he said?
That what you are---“I have a dream...”

There every man, woman, and child
Someday will be free.

Movin' into the Light
Though you are gone
You were fighting the good fight
When the battle called you home.

With your life you fought for ours
And we looked for what to say
Out among the wildflowers
in the fields where you lay.

See beyond the hills
There is a land for you and me

There every man, woman, and child
Someday will be free.

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from Abilene, released June 28, 2021
written by Chris Beall

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Chris Beall Austin, Texas

Chris Beall is a singer/songwriter/producer/guitarist who's albums have been featured on numerous Americana radio/music charts. He is a member of the well-established South Austin Moonlighters whose album “Travel Light” went to #1 on the Alternative Country Roots Radio Report in 2019 and reached #61 on the national Americana radio chart. ... more

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