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Soul from the Heavens

from Soft Equation by Steven Hobert & FireFlyForest

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Written at the time of the brutal killing of Jamar Clark at the hands of two police officers on Plymouth Ave in North Minneapolis. 
I offer this now as a prayer of solidarity with the people in pain after the killing of George Floyd in May of 2020 and to plead for us all to learn to deconstruct the racism embedded into our ways of living and thinking; to grow into truly open, compassionate relationships with all our sisters and brothers. Listen for the nod to Stevie Wonder in this song.

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All right Soul from the Heavens 
let your love flow now 
let it flow now 

Oh please Soul from the Heavens 
my blood is boiling now 
let my love flow now 

All right Soul from the Heavens 
oh won't you open me 
won't you set us free 
Let down Song from the Heavens 
I need to hear that Voice 
let it rain down 

Teach me how to pray 
Teach me how to pray 
for the lives lost 
for the unseen cost 
blindness prevails 
my hope starts to fail 
feet draggin' slow 
peace I wanna know 
so teach me how to pray 

So easy to turn my back 
while so many are slammed 
by the weight of history 
I can stand and face the harsh world 
it can change 
it can change 
it can change 

but then I read thru the paper 
and listen to the news 
and I really get the blues 
for the people still believin' in the bullshit 

Let my soul's bird fly from the shadow to the front lines 
lifting up the covers, gonna meet my fellow man 
where they are 
where they been 
hear their sin 
hear their cries 
hear their whys 
take their hand 
make a stand 
till we reach the Higher Ground

Oh please Soul from the Heavens
won't you set us free
won't you give us peace
your love is flowin' now
oh help us feel it now

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from Soft Equation, released December 15, 2021

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Steven Hobert Luck, Wisconsin

Pianist, composer, explorer - reveling in life’s mysteries through improvisation. Music to transport, heal, emote and challenge.
A breadth of texture and emotion incorporating musical vocabulary and spirit from America, West Africa, and Northern Europe. ... more

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