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SUNDOWN IN NASHVILLE - Berklee College Of Music
Artist: Owais Alam
Songwriter: Owais Alam
Produced By Owais Alam 
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SUNDOWN IN NASHVILLE - Owais Alam "Official Track"

I wrote this song the day after the Boston Marathon bombings of 2013. I was there when it happened and I had never been part of something so terrifying in my life until that day. As a musician, music of course was my best outlet for expressing the whirlwind of emotions I was feeling. This song is basically a step by step recount of what I experienced on that dreaded day. At the moment, it's only a skeleton of a song with just my vocals and guitar on it, but I figured in light of the terror that is being struck all around the world right now, we could use some musical healing. (Lyrics Below)

LYRICS:
Good morning world
It’s a beautiful day to come together
And go for a run
A colorful crowd
Painted with smiling faces
Like every year before 

But something’s not right here…	
Something’s not right here…	

They’re running, they’re running,
But they’re running away,	
Like a scene from a nightmare
They’re coming our way
Screaming and crying,
The sirens wail 
We gotta get outta here 	
We gotta get outta here	

Take my hand	
We’ll run out the back and get as far away	
From this stampede of fear	
What’s going on?
I hear rumors whispered of people lost	
Marathon went horribly wrong	

Evacuation, Dissipation,
Chaos ensues 
They rush to the rescue
Battlefield, The pain won’t yield

We’re running, we’re running, 
But we’re running away,
Like a scene from a nightmare
They’re coming this way
Screaming and crying,
The sirens wail 
We gotta get outta here
Please get us outta here

Declared war on the wrong city today 	
Bodies in the street and blood stained	
Beautiful turned ugly in the blink of an eye 
Innocence left clinging on to life	

Is it over yet?
Still shaking from the fear, 
Phone lines are down,
But mama I’m okay
I pray for those, who weren’t so lucky 
It could’ve been you, it could’ve been me

Lost to the carnage, bring him to justice
He’ll pay the price for his biggest mistake
Don’t mess with Boston, we won’t listen,
To your message of hate

Try to run, you can try to run,
But you won’t get away
Like a scene from your nightmare
We’re coming your way
You can scream, you can cry
As the sirens wail 
But you’re not getting outta here
You’re never getting outta here



Marathon

"Work" performed by Dee Coy and produced by the same.
For enquiries - hellodeecoy@gmail.com


Work

My main gig is being the lead guitarist of the all-girl rock band, Flight of Fire, however, on this soundcloud here, you can listen to some of my other work including compositions, film scores, solos, and song demos of my own. :)

Marathon

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