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Lyrics

Liner Notes

I never thought I’d be a lost and lonely refugee
But my country is gone, feels like the rug pulled out from under me.
I’m a self-sustaining man who could really use a hand
I’m well past pride, show me humanity

When all that you know just up and goes
The promised happy ending, it never shows, no
And I can’t see the sea stretching out in front of me
Ending untold, what does it hold?
I wonder if tomorrow even knows
Oh, nobody knows

I’m a stranger, I’m a stranger in someone else’s home tonight
I don’t like taking handouts, oh no, but I’ve got no other options in sight
In an instant things changed, my world rearranged
Oh Lord, I pray you’ll show me, you’ll show me the light

When all that you know just up and goes
The promised happy ending never shows
And I can’t see the sea though it’s right in front of me
Ending untold, I don’t know what it holds, no
I wonder if tomorrow even knows

So if you’re home tonight, safe and warm inside your bed
Worrying about some trivial little thing you might have said today
Not worrying if you’ll be fed
Remember your brother with no bed or a cover
Or a pillow to rest his still-spinning head

I have no country to call my own
There’s nowhere on Earth that I call home
Well I just don’t know where to go
And I wonder if tomorrow even knows

When all that you know
When all that you know, it goes
This ain’t the ending I chose, no
And I can’t see the sea though it’s right in front of me
Ending untold, what do you hold?
I wonder if tomorrow even knows

CREDITS:

Music and Lyrics by
Mark Greenawalt (Future-Class X Publishing, ASCAP)

Lead and HarmonyVocals, Guitars, Keyboards, Violin, Cello, Bass, Drums - Mark Greenawalt

Mastered by Mike Bollenbock with Full Well Recording Studio

BEHIND THE MUSIC:

It's so hard to fathom 30 million refugees in the world. Not just from one region, but Ukraine, Syria, Venezuela, Sudan, Afganistan, and so many others. I had an assignment to write a song containing the phrase 'someone else's home' and as I started brainstorming ideas. I imagined how tragic it must be for displaced refugees with no home to go back to. The lyrics spilled out from emotion as I sat at my piano hammering out a heart wrenching melody inspired by several different Queen songs. Maybe I was channeling energy from the late Freddie Mercury, who was himself a refugee from Zanzibar in the 60s.

This song became a passion project and I decided to produce and record it in my home studio. I played all of the instruments and even included a little cello and violin (even though I'm not as proficient on these as I hope to be one day). Once it was mixed, I had it mastered at Full Well Studios and then created the lyric video from clips from Creative Commons. I'm not sure how many people will ever even hear this song, but I hope that at least one person is inspired and makes some effort to show some humanity to someone in need. Maybe it will be you?

TECHNICAL:

ISRC - QZDA82315452

Original tracks recorded and mixed using Logic X in Phoenix: Vocals on CAD Equitek microphone, Cecilio cello and violin, Ibanez Musican electric guitar, Jackson bass., Roland V-Drums with Superior Drummer Software.

PLACEMENTS:

Lyric Video - Produced and edited by Mark Greenawalt using Premier.