Simon Cowell called this the worst song ever written.  

Summersong

Far Away

The Marquee de Lafeyette played an enormous role in both the American and French Revolutions.  From aiding and supporting George Washington even before the French monarchy had pledged assistance to the United States cause, to helping to draft the Declaration of the Rights of Man and standing for human rights for all mankind despite his social class, Lafeyette made a lasting impact on the world in which we live in, although he is often forgotten.  

My reflection on his life comes in the form of a song, written from the perspective of Lafeyette looking down on us from the beyond, critiquing the way we live our lives, taking basic freedoms for granted.  The lyrics speak of how even though our freedoms were bought by the price of blood, we continuously critique the movement, and subsequently the individuals, that paid the price of dying so that our rights could be protected.  Even though this terror was evil (Lafeyette tried to calm the bloodshed and was eventually banished for that), he sees that it was really an expression of love in the form of sacrifice for the revolutionaries children and the generations that followed them, including us.  We should therefore tread carefully, as our freedoms are bought at a price, and, like the Captain says in Saving Private Ryan "Earn it."

Lyrics:

"Can you hear me in the whispering wind?
Through the shadows of all that’s been?
Can you feel me in the way you live
And when you breathe?
 
Do you remember all the blood that was spilled?
Inspired words never meant to kill
Do you remember what it even means to be free?
 
I feel you walking
Upon our shallow graves
I hear you talking
Of all of our mistakes
No freedoms untainted
No one deserves the blame
And after it all
Love ran red those days
 
A declaration of all that Is right
A revolution about to ignite
A cry of helplessness for the whole wide world to see
 
The spark exploded, No one was safe
Hope for the future, enveloped in flames
So many sacrificed in hope of better days
 
I feel you walking
On top our shallow graves
I hear you talking
Of all of our mistakes
No freedoms untainted
No one deserves the blame
Cuz After it all
Love ran red those days
 
Do you remember the cry of the starving child
Left out on the streets for dead?
Or the threat of being put to death
For something that you said?
Do you remember not being free to leave the life in which you led
Oh do you remember?
Cause I remember…

I feel you walking
Upon our shallow graves
I hear you talking
Of all of our mistakes
No freedoms untainted
No one deserves the blame
And after it all
Love ran red those days

Danen Reed

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