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SW​:​S October 2021, Heart J Center, CO

by SongwritingWith:Soldiers

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    Our retreats pair professional songwriters with veterans, military families and couples, and active-duty service members to write songs about their military experiences and transition home. These field recordings were recorded on-site at a SongwritingWith:Soldiers retreat and capture a song being performed just hours after it's been written, like a song capturing its first breath.

    Participant Co-Writers: 
    Marie Miller / Rita Kyker / Richard Erikson / Shannon Dobbs / Ann Dorwart / Tim Gomez

    Singer-Songwriters:
    Maia Sharp / Radney Foster / Jay Clementi

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Eye Of The Storm 02:29
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EYE OF THE STORM Tim Gomez / Ann Dorwart / Shannon Dobbs / Marie Miller / Richart Erikson / Rita Kyker / Jay Clementi Facing the truth My love was toxic I felt betrayed Knew I didn’t want it Been living a lie Not listening to my heart It eats at my soul Those secrets in the dark The eye of the storm Eye of the storm That’s where I want to be The eye of the storm Eye of the storm I need to find forgiveness in me Forgiveness, forgiveness in me I’m having nightmares Artillery raining down Fire burning in the night Spine shaking sound and I’m face down in the ground The eye of the storm Eye of the storm That’s where I want to be Eye of the storm Eye of the storm I need to find forgiveness in me Forgiveness, forgiveness in me Maybe I need to do more dancing in the rain Maybe it will soften the suffering and pain The eye of the storm Eye of the storm That’s where I want to be Eye of the storm Eye of the storm I need to find forgiveness in me Forgiveness, forgiveness in me
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Where I'm Heading 03:10
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WHERE I'M HEADING Shannon Dobbs / Radney Foster I gotta Dagwood sandwich worth of PTSD And all my troubles keep following me It all started when I called the cops at eleven I ain’t gonna fly away to get where I’m heading Mama just said I’ll see you soon Bought a one-way ticket down to military school It’s a great big story But I’m writing new chapters I keep getting knocked down But I’m learning from the laughter You know it’s my choice to stay So, I ain’t gonna run away No, I ain’t gonna fly away to get where I’m heading Trying to make a difference, trying to sing my song But there’s a hundred-forty-seven ways to get this wrong Corruption rots the ground right out from underneath your feet They took everything they could and it all tumbled down on me I gotta find a new way to get where I want to be It’s a great big story But I’m writing new chapters I keep getting knocked down But I’m learning from the laughter You know it’s my choice to stay So, I ain’t gonna run away No, I ain’t gonna fly away to get where I’m heading I’m coming up with a brand new plan Reaching out with my heart and hands To bring us all together to feed our families. It’s a great big story But I’m writing new chapters I keep getting knocked down But I’m learning from the laughter You know it’s my choice to stay So, I ain’t gonna run away No, I ain’t gonna fly away to get where I’m heading
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No Flag In The Window 03:11
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NO FLAG IN THE WINDOW Ann Dorwart / Radney Foster Me and Vicky and her mom went for ice cream one afternoon Two officers in a blue car were at her house when we got through Two young girls went off to play On a sunny southern day While her momma got the news Vicky’s daddy was MIA There was no flag to hang in the window No way to show that we were marking time No yellow ribbon wrapped ‘round a tree in the front yard But all the same the fear was hers and mine My Mom and Daddy came from next door and we all cried together Not knowing if the fear was gonna last forever Silent prayers, prayed through tears Growing up through eight more years Two young women carried hope her daddy would come home There was no flag to hang in the window No way to show that we were marking time No yellow ribbon wrapped ‘round a tree in the front yard But all the same the fear was hers and mine I was not around I was college bound When her daddy stepped off that plane alive There was no flag to hang in the window No way to show that we were marking time No yellow ribbon wrapped ‘round a tree in the front yard But all the same the fear was hers and mine And I’ve carried it with me all of this time
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Where The Sun Breaks Through The Mist 03:43
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WHERE THE SUN BREAKS THROUGH THE MIST Tim Gomez / Maia Sharp I come from the place where the sun breaks through the mist Lived upon the mountain top where the granite is sun kissed I’ll extend my hand in peace but I can make a fist Either way the sun breaks through the mist California coast, with her ocean water rains Fading to the desert and running through my veins I’m just another generation, so many men before Who only wanted peace but had to go to war I don’t love to fight, but I’ll fight for those I love My mother at home, my brother beside me I come from the place where the sun breaks through the mist Lived upon the mountain top where the granite is sun kissed I’ll extend my hand in peace but I can make a fist Either way the sun breaks through the mist In the oil smoke, fires burn forever I couldn’t tell the difference between night and day The only grain of peace was the sand at my feet Little moments of home a million miles away I don’t love to fight, but I fought for those I love My mother at home, my brothers beside me I come from the place where the sun breaks through the mist Lived upon the mountain top where the granite is sun kissed I’ll extend my hand in peace but I can make a fist Either way the sun breaks through the mist I come from where the sun breaks through the mist
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Japan To Louisiana 03:54
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JAPAN TO LOUISIANA Marie Miller / Maia Sharp I put the headphones on his head, pulled my chair up to his bed Talked to him and prayed in his ear I put her hand in his hand, I knew the words she’d understand I hope it gave him peace to know we cared Every time he called I flew to Narita I did anything it took to be there Twenty miles from Baton Rouge, I knew just what I had to do Even when he didn’t know my name I can say he gave so much to me, showing me what not to be I was free when I forgave him just the same Japan to Louisiana I am the grateful one From the cypress in the Bayou To the land of the rising sun I couldn’t let them feel alone I did my best to help them home A single tear fell from her eye when she heard my last goodbye Honoring the mother she had been I had lost her then I’d found her and my world revolved around her Now I felt that I had lost her again Japan to Louisiana I am the grateful one From the cypress in the Bayou To the land of the rising sun I couldn’t let them feel alone Japan to Louisiana I am the grateful one From the cypress in the Bayou To the land of the rising sun I wouldn’t let them feel alone I did my best to help them home I couldn’t let them feel alone I did my best to help them home
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Born To Bless The Fallen 03:21
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BORN TO BLESS THE FALLEN Richard Erikson / Jay Clermenti I’m the loving reminder of the holy Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen, and Marines all come to me I’m the promise we’ll leave no one behind I’m there when the flicker of life leaves their eyes I’m the last face they see before the face of God I give them peace and comfort as they're moving on Their souls are set free from the burden and the pain I send them off to heaven but the hurt remains I’m at the mercy of my calling I'm born to bless the fallen I pray over them with the words written in red There’s a two-thousand-dollar bounty on my head Nobody sees them when they look at me My wounds are always here, they're just too deep to see I’m the last face they see before the face of God I give them peace and comfort as their moving on Their souls are set free from the burden and the pain I send them off to heaven but the hurt remains I’m at the mercy of my calling I'm born to bless the fallen They showed no greater love, fought to the end I’d do it all a thousand times again, be there for them I’m the last face they see before the face of God I give them peace and comfort as they're moving on Their souls are set free from the burden and the pain I send them off to heaven but the hurt remains I’m at the mercy of my calling Born to bless the fallen Born to bless the fallen © 2021 SongwritingWith:Soldiers Music (ASCAP) / Sony/ATV Cross Keys (ASCAP)
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Pebbles To Pearls 03:04
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PEBBLES TO PEARLS Rita Kyker / Jay Clementi I always had purpose, drive, and passion I lost my direction and I’m not sure what happened I froze and I panicked, lost self-esteem Tumbling in the turmoil, but I still believe From pebbles to pearls Everybody has rough times From pebbles to pearls You come out shining on the other side If you believe that the struggle makes you stronger Hang in there just a little longer You’re just getting polished up Hidden in the muck About to shine your love on the world From pebbles to pearls You can’t see beautiful when you're in the dark Now I’m out here glistening listening to my heart Those storms might come bitter cold as December I’ll just keep telling myself always remember From pebbles to pearls Everybody has rough times From pebbles to pearls You come out shining on the other side If you believe that the struggle makes you stronger Hang in there just a little longer You’re just getting polished up Hidden in the muck About to shine your love on the world From pebbles to pearls Can you see me shine my love on the world? Can you see me shine my love on the world? I’m just here, shining my love on the world From pebbles to pearls Everybody has rough times From pebbles to pearls You come out shining on the other side If you believe that the struggle makes you stronger Hang in there a little longer You’re just getting polished up Hidden in the muck About to shine your love on the world From pebbles to pearls From pebbles to pearls
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Feel Like Home 03:37
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FEEL LIKE HOME Marie Miller / Rita Kyker / Richard Erikson / Shannon Dobbs / Ann Dorwart / Tim Gomez / Maia Sharp / Radney Foster / Jay Clementi They say home is where the heart is So why have I felt so homeless Dragging around this emptiness I’m breaking out of my shell, my personal hell I’m not going to go back in I want to take the braver part of me Bring the hidden heart of me All of the connections, the love and acceptance Leave behind the fear Be who I am here And make my heart feel like home They say love will always set you free I’ve been so trapped inside of me I never thought I’d find the key To break out of my shell, my personal hell I’m not going to go back in I want to take the braver part of me Bring the hidden heart of me All of the connections, the love and acceptance Leave behind the fear Be who I am here And make my heart feel like home It wasn’t easy for me, I was afraid to tell my story A burden shared is lighter And it’s lighting up my soul I want to take the braver part of me Bring the hidden heart of me All of the connections, the love and acceptance Leave behind the fear Be who I am here And make my heart feel like home Once again, once again, once again, once again Feel like home
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Here I Am 03:10
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HERE I AM Tim Gomez / Rita Kyker / Shannon Dobbs / Richard Erikson / Marie Miller / James House Got out of my marriage Falling down But I feel determined To turn things around Things change fast Get you stressed Time to pull myself out of this mess the darkness is where I hang my hat find myself grieving where `I’m at Chorus Here I am Trying to understand How to get back to me There I go Dying to know What will set me free `I’m not supposed to feel this way You try to feel normal pretend you’re ok Try to fit in but they don’t really don’t wanna know My wounds are invisible they don’t show They can see the shell in me You don’t wanna know the hell in me Repeat Chorus Last verse Bring on the peace And the healing too Forgive myself for the shame I’ve been through `I’m not a victim Shed that skin And never fall that hard again Chorus

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released October 29, 2021

© 2021 SongwritingWith:Soldiers Music (ASCAP) / Crooked Crown Music (BMI) / Sony/ATV Cross Keys (ASCAP) / Sunburst Flattop Music, admin by Universal Music (ASCAP)

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