Story Behind The Song
War has always dominated the human condition. But beneath that which divided us is something magical and powerful which binds us. In the face of a war in Irak I was compelled not to judge but to reach out to that intangible human quality which compels us to care for each other.
Song Description
Before The Sun Comes Up takes one on a trip around the glode refrencing various nations. The prechorus refreences dark mountains, valleys and distant time which defines the greater sense that we are part of something grand and infinite...the chorus then speaks to us of love- something which calls to us all across boundries of nations, religions, and race.
| Song Length |
5:56 |
Genre |
Pop - Rock, Folk - Rock |
| Tempo |
Medium (111 - 130) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Engaging |
Subject |
Country, Nation, Peace |
| Similar Artists |
Neil Young, John Lennon |
Language |
English |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
Before The Sun Comes Up
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Verse 1
I come from Mandalay, Burma
I come from Beijing, China
Bombay, India
Ghadamis, Lybia
Verse 2
I come from Warsaw, Poland
I come from Glasgow, Scotland
Cordoba, Argentina
Kununurra, Australia
Verse 3
I come from Mazatlan, Mexico
I come from Marrakech, Morocco
Philadalphia, America
Fallujah, Irak
Pre-chorus
Stars fill the sky
Shifting desert sands
In me
Tonight I feel the wind at my back Am-Em-C-G
Wild horses run with me Am-Em-C-D
Across valleys distant time Am-Em-C-G
Dark mountains whisper me Am-Em-C-D
Chorus
Before the sun comes up A-D-G
Over the shining sea A-D-G-down C
Your love Am-G-D
Calls to me A-D-G
Calls to me down C?to beginning
Music and lyrics
By Jared Brown
2004