This Nor’ Easter Night
Lyrics by Conni Leigh James, Music by Chris Dean
dark tonight, a storm in sight
above the eaves the winds take flight
angry waves breach the shore
shake the pilings to their core
flood the steps and crash the door
no stars appear on this Nor’easter night
worlds away, a city burns
violence like the plague returns
a nation tries to understand
the wind of change that sweeps the land
and rocks this house on fragile sand
the world is black on this Nor’easter night
CHORUS:
through the ages, as tides of change are turning
we have heard the voiceless beg on bended knee
like the tides, the calls for justice keep returning
we will see a new world born
from the fury of the storm
on the day that this house falls into the sea
leaders fail and history lies
storefronts shatter, what survives?
whose lives matter, who will drown?
who will stand this time around
to plant their feet on solid ground?
who will stand on this Nor’easter night?
monuments burn and crash
outraged words like lightning flash
centuries of grief and pain
broken glass and blood and shame
a million voices say his name
say their names on this Nor’easter night
GUITAR SOLO!
a star appears in the southern sky
new voices join the battle cry
brothers not too proud to kneel
bring down walls of stone and steel
and someday soon these rains will heal
heal the world on this Nor’easter night