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Too Far to Be Gone

Shemekia Copeland
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Shemekia Copeland

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2022
Ft. Sonny Landreth
Album: Done Come Too Far

Shemekia Copeland


It kicks off with a belter, the Texas style Too Far To Be Gone, a righteous tirade about not giving up, having come this far, speaking for the Black Civil Rights movement as much as for herself. It positively reeks of early Z.Z. Top, with Sonny Landreth’s slide a searing constant, a fiery solo nailing the mood of the piece to the mast. Her voice is a strong and strident, making neither excuse or apology, a clear clarion call of intent.
At The Barrier
A small thing like a seat on the bus
Changed life for the rest of us
A tiny woman that you never met
Put us on the road, but we ain't there yet
Her brave soul is long gone
But her spirit's marchin' on

We done come too far to be gone
Come too far to be gone
If you think we're stopping, you got it wrong
We come too far to be gone

Hand in hand, yours and mine
It's God's love on the line
Now we're miles from our first steps
'Bout as tired as you can get
But as sure as day turns night
We'll keep movin' 'til we make it right

We done come too far to be gone
Come too far to be gone
If you think we're stopping, you got it wrong
We come too far to be gone

Saw you in Selma and in Birmingham
Marching together to the glory land
Standin' proud, never stumbled
All through the daily struggle
Making good trouble
Just to keep movin' on

Thought we were silenced at the Lorraine
But that voice didn't die in vain
Its echo rings like no other
For every sister and every brother
Though many are gone, their spirits still scream
You can kill a man, but not a dream

We done come too far to be gone
Come too far to be gone
If you think we're stopping, you got it wrong
We come too far to be gone

Done come too far to be gone
We come too far to be gone
If you think we're stopping, you got it wrong
We come too far
Way too far
Too far to be gone

2023/2/18 - 00:29




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