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The World's Heavy Weight

from Wrinkles and Scars by JAMES GORDON

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We're all overwhelmed. We are 'not built to carry the world's heavy weight'. This song deals with that sense of overwhelm and makes reference to the crisis in Gaza.
Confession: though this is a live album, James added horn parts after, because, well, he can't play the trumpet and the piano at the same time!

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Those shoulders of yours were not built to carry
The world’s heavy weight.
It’s so much to bear, I’m afraid you’ll get buried
In your fragile state
You’ll get lost in the rubble
Overwhelmed by the troubles
That drop like bombs every day
You always fight the good fight
Turning darkness to light
When it makes me want to run away

That big heart of yours, with so much love in it
Wasn’t made for the fear and the hate
How much can you hold, there must be a limit
To what that poor heart can take
As things keep getting worse
I fear it’ll burst
If I trusted some god I would pray
That the goodness in you
Would somehow make it through
To find the sun in these skies of grey

You can’t make the
Rain of fire cease, all on your own
Can you wave a flag of peace
When we’re all throwing stones

So let’s fight the good fight
Together we might
Just find a better way

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from Wrinkles and Scars, released March 2, 2024

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JAMES GORDON Guelph, Ontario

James Gordon is a Canadian songwriter/playwright/musician/producer/author and community activist. Co-founder of the legendary Canadian folk trio Tamarack, He’s released 40 albums in 40 years!
His newest release on Borealis Records- "the Heritage Hall Sessions" has been very well received world-wide. James Moonlights as a CIty Councillor in his hometown of Guelph, Ontario. www.jamesgordon.ca ... more

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