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All For You (Khalas' Song)

from Small Stars by Doug Davis

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I don't tend to write much topical or political material. Those that do it well are able to harness great power to music and message, and I applaud them, but it's a very thin line, and it's difficult to get the balance right. I always think of Hank Hill's comment about Christian rock: "Can't you see that you're not making Christianity any better, you're just making rock 'n' roll worse?"

But sometimes, a moment calls out for a story to be told. This song is based on the real story of Khalas and Nada (not their real names), an Iraqi interpreter and his wife, that were cruelly separated by the capricious immigration policies and the so-called "Muslim Ban" of the former administration.

You can read the New Yorker account here, and I encourage you to do so: www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/a-yazidi-refugee-stranded-at-the-airport-by-trump

lyrics

I've seen a man at Union Station
stands with his face towards the wall
screams in disgust at the top of his lungs
"when did these bastards get so small?"

some days I'll sit and watch the trains come
some days I'll go and have a drink
'cause I've never felt so lost before
some days my blood's as black as ink

I have come so far for this
I've fought hell's own war
escaped the rotten hearts of men
only finding more

once, as a child, I read the story
of Job and his plagues and miseries
but I'd trade the wrath of the god of Job
for all these powers crushing me

all of these mountains and vast oceans
the greatest walls, without, within
none can separate our love like the
the hate of such small men

they can't take my love from me
they can't stop my heart
I have waited for so long
for my life to start

but I will fight and bring you to my shores
for I will not give in, this love I swore
all for you
all for you
all for you

I still remember your black ribbons
to hold your hair behind your ear
I saw the skies lit, hellfire-red
the old world disappeared

and now, all these promises of freedom
sords, just a hollowed-out amen

all that I held as simple and true
gone, by the order of his pen

they can't take my love from me
they can't stop my heart
I have waited for so long
for my life to start

but I will fight and bring you to my shores
for I will not give in, this love I swore
all for you
all for you
all for you

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from Small Stars, released January 8, 2021
Doug Davis: vocals, Martin Shenandoah acoustic guitar, Fender Nashville tuned acoustic guitar, Telecaster, piano

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