Higher Ground

by Jessamyn Rains

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Somebody's drowning tonight
Got his unemployment check
Drinking at home alone with the classifieds
A thousand clicks of the mouse
Deep under the Internet
So bewildered by its unearthly light.

He's asking how do I aspire
What do I do with my desire
I've tried so long, I'm sinking now
Is there a way to higher ground
Higher ground

Somebody's drowning tonight
Drowning in a minivan
Beneath some plastic bags from the supermarket.
She's singing even though
The love song on the radio
She sung a thousand times
Never felt so hollow.

She's asking how do I begin
To find my way to happiness
I've tried so long,
I'm sinking now
Is there a way to higher ground

Higher ground, higher ground
Is there a way to higher ground
I've tried so long, I'm sinking now
Is there a way to higher ground
Higher ground

I was drowning tonight
Drowning in the cemetery
I asked the silent graves
What would Granny say
She'd say lift up your eyes
Look beyond the power lines
Look up to heaven's face
Have a little faith

I asked how do I learn to stand
Upon this earth of sinking sand
When desperate waves of fear abound
Is there a way to higher ground

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released June 22, 2021
Music by Jessamyn Rains. Lyrics by Jessamyn & Micah Rains.
BGV by Jessamyn & Micah Rains.
Electric Guitar by Taylor Bridges.
Keyboard by Jessamyn Rains.
Acoustic guitar & everything else by Ryan Corn.
Engineered by Ryan Corn & Sam Mentzer.
Produced, programmed & mixed by Ryan Corn.
ryancornmusic.com
Cover by Paul Rains (photo) & Chelsae Moore (design).

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