Name: Sing for the Morning
Duration: 2 min 46 s
Channel: John Whitney
Description: I wrote this song in January of 1986 but never notated or recorded it. Thanks to Band in a Box and TC Helicon's harmonization tools for the backing and processing help - much faster than organizing a real band. Someday - real instrumentation!

Sing for the Morning

John Robert Whitney

Playlist

Comment Share

I wrote this song in January of 1986 but never notated or recorded it. Thanks to Band in a Box and TC Helicon's harmonization tools for the backing and processing help - much faster than organizing a real band. Someday - real instrumentation!

folk singersongwriter multi instrumentalist songwriting band in a box

John Robert Whitney

John Robert Whitney is a singer/songwriter and professional conservationist from Western New York State (East Aurora/Buffalo).

Singer/Songwriter; multi-instrumentalist; folk, country, pop, blues, jazz, Gospel; professional conservationist

Song Info

Genre

Acoustic • Acoustic Folk

Charts

#1,269 today Peak #74

#334 in subgenre Peak #20

Author

John Whitney

Rights

Uploaded

June 30, 2019

Track Files

MP3

MP3 4.4 MB • 224 kbps • 2:46

Story behind the song

"Sunrise," while poetic is linked to the archaic notion that the Sun rotates around the Earth. This is an attempt to reframe the idea of sunrise as a function of the Earth turning on its access.  Of course, most of us know that but we don't always think of it that way. A little mixed meter adds some interest to the tune.

Lyrics

Slowly the Earth turns 'round toward the morning away from the dark of night.
Stars fade away as dawn grows ever he closer bringing the morning light.
The faint glow of morning sun on the horizon,
Telling the world another day has begun;
Life-giving light and warmth for the soul of the Earth.

Morning, Sing for the Morning.
Morning, Sing for the Morning.

Little by little the sky grows ever brighter as nighttime turns into day.
Minute by minute the Earth comes to life, birds singing as if to say,
"It's time to awaken from your night of slumber. Live out your dreams and always remember morning is such a magical time of the day."

Morning, Sing for the Morning.
Morning, Sing for the Morning.

Morning, Sing for the Morning.
Morning, Sing for the Morning.

Comments

Please sign up or log in to post a comment.