-
On a Day in January 3:500:00/3:50
-
0:00/3:50
"On a Day in January": Mp3, WAV, Lyrics
Mp3, WAV file and lyrics, below.
Watch for videos coming on Facebook and YouTube!
January 6th opened the wounds of a democracy that has never lived up to its promise. This song reminds us of who we come from and who we need to be to make this country the nation we want to live in.
On a Day in January
© 2021 Sandy O, Pat Humphries
Moving Forward Music, BMI
www.emmasrevolution.com
(Written Jan 7-9, 2021)
They came with flags and guns
Convinced of his election
Rage-filled and dangerous
A ragtag insurrection
They moved with impunity
Thinking they’d make history
Hate unveiled, blatantly
On a day in January
Gathered on that public land
Red hats, white fisted hands
To carry out what he had planned
The guards could not withstand
The surging wave, a violent sea,
Through the halls and balcony
The terror and the treachery
Of a day in January
CHORUS:
Not in our house
Not in our country
This land of Rosa,
Emma, Cesar, Martin, John
Not with our lives
You won’t divide us
We’re born of leaders
And their spirits carry on
BRIDGE:
The country froze in the camera’s glare
Saw for ourselves what has always been there
We did not fall,
Not on that day
Now the countdown, soon to be
A moment for the world to see
Power transferred peacefully
To those elected rightfully
We will watch with hope anew
Knowing all there’s still to do
To forge a land for me and you
From a day, this coming day
In January
CHORUS