Story Behind The Song
Dawn in a small town in the rural Midwest, our home in the Heartlands. Part of a concert-length commissioned choral work about what it is like to grow up and live as a gay man in the Midwestern Heartlands.
Song Description
for men's chorus (TTBB) and piano, movement 2 of 19 movements in "Heartlands," words & music by Arthur Durkee
| Song Length |
3:55 |
Genre |
Unique - Unclassified, Unique - General |
| Tempo |
Floating |
Lead Vocal |
Other |
| Mood |
Peaceful |
Language |
English |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
Quiet town
early morning
blue twilight
in the east
here in my heart
here is my home. . .