Straight as an Arrow

Song no. 33 of Mount Valor's epic 52-song project. All songs are completely free for everybody. To discover more about the story & lyrics, download the song, and explore the project, visit www.mountvalor.com

Written, recorded, and produced by Mount Valor
Trombone & Tuba by Tom Riccobono
Additional vocals by Jessica Harper, Tess Considine, Tom Childs, and Matt Schlomer
Mixing by Brook Floyd

LYRICS:

father, father abram, man 
close the camp
leave your country and your clan
move ‘til the morning sky looks new

you don’t yet need to know
where to go
where to roam, wandering alone
let the very ground lead you

father, father abram, stand
ain’t she grand?
lift your eyes upon this land
everything you see is home

and all the stars that shine above
lighting up
so will be the people of 
a country they call their own

we are the passengers from another shore
we are the messengers of another word

father, father, abraham, 
you’re laughing man
‘cause you don’t think i can	 
that’s how all the old fools still talk

but i do what i do
that’s the truth
i’ll pull a promise right out of you
new child from nomadic wild stock

we are the passengers from another shore
we are the messengers of another word

danger! danger!
from another shore
stranger! stranger!
of another word

father, father abraham
here’s the plan
let this knife burn in your hand
lead your son upon that hill

on the way you’ll think you know,
be careful though,
at the top your faith will show
if you really trust me still

	father, father abraham
	don’t understand
	here’s the wood, but where’s the lamb?
	what do you intend to do?

listen son, and listen well:
you are the seed of Israel
but even so, God knows, I’ll bury you

you see,

we are the passengers from another shore
we are the messengers of another word

From Another Shore

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Straight as an Arrow

Mount Valor

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