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The raucous and divisive rhetoric about people coming to these shores fleeing countries of origin for hope at something better is not new. Most of our ancestors left some similarly disparaged place to come here. Thus most all of us are not only descendants of immigrants, but our ancestors left behind family as well. Up until only a century or so ago, those who left might as well have died, for they might never be heard from again. To connect with the descendants of the “left behind” has been a powerful elixir indeed. But the concept of the leaving and the left behind is much more a part of the human condition than simply our physical movements.
My people braved boats over angry seas, risked everything giving life to me
Left the home they’d known for a stranger’s shore, hope and hunger for once chance more
Irish blessings at American wakes, glasses raised to the hearts that break,
gathered at the door to see them go, of the rest of their lives, we'll never know
hold on tight, storms on the ocean
hold on tight, storms on the ocean, hey
break through the doors slammed in your face, with the love that remained
Chorus:
Left behind, left behind, I’ll never let go in my heart and mind
of all their prayers and desperate dreams
Left behind, left behind, forever changed once you cross that line,
the great divide that lies between, the leaving and the left behind
coyote howls in the Mayan night, a boy in the shadows slips from sight
the packet in his belly is his only chance, at someone else's promised land
put one foot down, in front of the other
one foot down, in front of the other, hey
climb the wall rising in your face, with the love that remained
A newborn face in the morning sun, another journey has just begun
for time is a river and the river flows, through a mother's love towards the letting go
don't turn back, even if you want to
can't turn back, even if you want to
the way ahead is yours to claim, with the love that remains
credits
from Treasures in My Chest,
released February 28, 2020
Rachel Taylor - cello
Michael Rohrer - bass
Lisa Taylor - drums
AM - vocals and electric guitars
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