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Thread #38981 Message #553300
Posted By: open mike
18-Sep-01 - 01:21 PM
Thread Name: 9/11: Responding through Music
Subject: Lyr Add: FROM A DISTANCE
This song helps me process all this madness: This one is by Julie Gold. I first heard Nanci Griffith's version, then Bette Midler's schmaltzed up "hit" of it:
FROM A DISTANCE
From a distance, the world looks blue and green And the snow-capped mountains white From a distance, the ocean meets the stream And the eagle takes to flight
From a distance, there is harmony And it echoes through the land It's the voice of peace It's the voice of hope It's the song of every one (changed from "man")
From a distance, we all have enough And no one is in need There are no guns, no bombs, no diseases No hungry mouths to feed
From a distance, we all are instruments Marching in a common band Playing songs of hope Playing songs of peace They are the songs of every one
God is watching us; God is watching us, God is watching us, from a distance
From a distance you look like my friend Even though we are at war From a distance, I can't comprehend What all this war is for,
From a distance, there is harmony And it echoes through the land, It's the hope of hopes, It's the love of loves, IT'S THE HEART OF EVERY ONE