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The South Shall Rise Again

from Highways and Stars by Brandon Mullis

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lyrics

Look away, my brothers, from an age-old credence
And see now the truth in their scars
And rest ye assured that the fault, dear Brutus
Lies deep in our stars and our bars

Look away, ye sinners, from resentment's temper
You mistook your estate for a throne
And you’ve beaten so many old plowshares to swords
That you're wasting away to your bones

Oh I wish I was in the land we've promised
Where storm-ravaged waters at long last turn calmest
May old times there be someday forgotten
Amen

When the ghosts of old Shiloh can stay dead and buried
And we don't remind people of the scars that they carry
When the kindness of strangers becomes customary
Then the South shall rise again

No one in the Bible fought hard to preserve
The way everything always had been
Except Caesar, and Herod, and the ones who our preachers
Agree were all misguided men

Each struggle has heroes who never stop climbing
To bask in the glow of the stars
While the old ones try hard to keep casting their shadow
So now ask yourself which one you are

Well I wish I was in the days yet coming
But they're marching so close I can hear the drumming
Carrying us on to what we're becoming
And then

When we show those forsaken that they damn-well matter
The ashes of old crosses take wind and then scatter
When the sigil that bound them is rent into tatters
Then the South will rise again

See I wish someday for the land of cotton
The souls of our fathers reprieved
But the rain won't stop coming and the fields have gone rotten
And the sins of our fathers we grieve

There's a time for the gun and a time for the rose
And a wise one knows when they fall
But we're jumping, Jim Crow, and our purpose now shows
In the echo of destiny's call

Oh I wish I was in the future I see
We'll rise like we've promised, but this time we'll be
A bright shining beacon in a turbulent sea
For all time

We'll sit down together at that old lunch counter
And we'll build us a future fit to rattle the founders
While the voices of freedom ring louder and louder
Then the South may finally rise

We'll greet every stranger with grace and a smile
A bed when they're weary and a drink when they're dry
A hand up from hard times and love when they cry
This is the way we shall rise

We’ll meet down in Selma, and this time we’ll stand
On the John Lewis Bridge, my hand in your hand
No second-class people, just women and men
Then the South shall rise again

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from Highways and Stars, released March 11, 2022

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Brandon Mullis Augusta, Georgia

I'm a primarily acoustic singer/songwriter who's been writing lyrical folk/Americana music for more than 20 years. I play all over the eastern USA, and my influences range from Neil Young to Alice in Chains to Jason Isbell to David Allan Coe. I love good melodies and heartfelt stories, and I try to pass along the best ones I can.

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