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about
By Phil Henry
“This was written following the Trump administration’s closure of immigration from Muslim countries, resulting in the stopping of the Syrian refugee resettlement program which had begun in Vermont. This provides context in a story of turn-of-the-century immigrants.”
lyrics
There be monsters here -There be dark, dark skies - But darker, still, the life we leave behind
When we see the shore - Our ragged eyes are wide - We hardly knew what we’d expect to find
A statue in the harbor, she’s taller than a dream - And the cursing roar of the crowded streets
More faces than we’d ever seen
We are refugees - My daughter, Ruth, and me - And grateful, still, for shoes beneath our feet
There are no streets of gold - But I’ve got promises to keep -And I’ll earn my wage each night at the factory
Eight hours stamping leather - And the boots march down the line
Keep working, but they keep coming - Keep your head down, and you’ll be fine
THERE’S NO SUCH THING AS STANDING STILL - THE ROCKS WILL ROLL YOU DOWN THAT HILL
AND WATER WILL WASH AWAY THE STONE
THERE’S NO SUCH THING AS HOME SWEET HOME - FOR THE WRETCHED ONES WHO KNOW
WHAT IT MEANS TO FEAR
‘CAUSE THERE BE MONSTERS -THERE BE MONSTERS HERE
Well, you can sing it loud - That this is the land of the free - It’s not like that for folks like Ruth and me
Cause we might dress like them - No, but we don’t look the same
They shout at us and laugh, and they call us names
But we sing, “Run, Rabbit, Run - Don’t give the farmer his fun
THERE’S NO SUCH THING AS STANDING STILL - THE ROCKS WILL ROLL YOU DOWN THAT HILL
AND WATER WILL WASH AWAY THE STONE
THERE’S NO SUCH THING AS HOME SWEET HOME - FOR THE WRETCHED ONES WHO KNOW
WHAT IT MEANS TO FEAR
‘CAUSE THERE BE MONSTERS -THERE BE MONSTERS HERE
We are refugees - From Ireland and Spain
And we ran from Poland when the Nazis came
We are Haitian, Mexican, Syrian - And we ache for something more
When we raft from Cuba to Miami’s shore
There are those who’d close the border
And those who’d turn their heads - This place was made from migrants’ hope
Now we freeze in fear instead
credits
from Chasing Echoes,
released October 18, 2020
Mia Adams - Vocals
Derek Burkins - Banjo, vocals
Mitch Barron - Upright bass
Brendan Coyle - Drums
Phil Henry - Guitar, vocals
Jimmy Kalb - Fiddle
Jeff Kimball - Accordion
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