Story Behind The Song
I was sitting in the waiting room at my child's orthodontist office, reading the article about Army PFC Jessica Lynch in People magazine when I read the excerpt about PFC Lori Piestewa. I was deeply touched by the story of snow falling on the day Lori's f
Song Description
This is dedicated to the people of Army PFC Lori Piestewa, the first Native American servicewoman to die in combat. Just hours after her family learned that she had died, snow began to fall in her hometown of Tuba City, AZ. To the Hopi, the unseasonable s
| Song Length |
3:33 |
Genre |
Folk - Country, Folk - General |
| Tempo |
Medium (111 - 130) |
Lead Vocal |
Female Vocal |
| Subject |
Pride, Spirituality |
Language |
English |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
Snow Is Falling
By Lori Kelley, copyrighted
We hear the wind blowing. It brings us your name.
We?ll keep the fire going. You?re finding your way.
We?re hearing the pounding, the beating of war.
We?re sending our people. We?ve heard this before.
Heye, heyehyee, heyeh, heyeh
Chorus
Snow is falling. Our hearts are almost broken.
We?ve been calling and Spirit Wind has spoken.
It?s coming down and we?ll take this fine token
Of you coming home to your own.
We hear the wind blowing. It brings a new name.
It tells us that Freedom is making her way.
Heye, heyehyee, heyeh, heyeh.
Snow is falling. Our hearts are almost broken.
We?ve been calling and Spirit Wind has spoken.
It?s coming down and we?ll take this fine token
Of you coming home to your own.
We?ll fly up higher that eagles. Our hearts will shine like the sun.
We?ll spread our arms out to greet you as you fall to the ground,
little one.
Snow is falling. Our hearts are almost broken.
We?ve been calling and Spirit Wind has spoken.
It?s coming down?(full Chorus)