Candle & Popmythology - The Road Is So Long Lord f. Popmythology

from Methodical Variations Volume III by Candle

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This was a FAWM phenomena that I am glad to have been a part of. Here are my FAWM liner notes on the song:

I know, another version of this great song originally written by @popmythology. I loved Daniel's original lyrics & I loved all the various ways FAWMers have interpreted them. I felt it was my turn to jump on the "Let's make a thousand versions on @popmythology's song" Bandwagon. So this is my take… Hope you enjoy!

Thank you so much Daniel for sharing your lyrical talents with the world!

See You In The Shadows…

Other versions of this song:
by @metalfoot fawm.org/songs/70605/
by @siebass: fawm.org/songs/71082/
by @debs: fawm.org/songs/71152/
by @wickedmessenger1: fawm.org/songs/73193/
by @candle: fawm.org/songs/73435/
by @ductapeguy: fawm.org/songs/73509/
by @petemurphy: fawm.org/songs/74508/

I hope Daniel does release a Long Road Boxed Set with all the versions.

lyrics

A thousand miles
A hundred nights
I’ve been walking
North star in my sight
Wondering when
I’ll reach the end
Of this road
This long and lonely road

The road is so long, Lord
The road is so long
The night is so dark, Lord
The night is so dark
Please lead me home, Lord
One way or the other
Please lead me home

I tell myself
That I’ll soon be free
In the Promised Land
That you promised to me
But I’m so tired, Lord
That I only want
To come home to you
Y-e-e-e-s, to you

The road is so long, Lord
The road is so long
The ground is so cold, Lord
The ground is so cold
Please lead me home, Lord
One way or the other
Please lead me home

Last night I dreamt
Of a ladder so high
Ol’ Jacob’s Ladder
Leading up to the sky
I tried to climb it
You pulled it away
My heart was broken, Lord
Yes, so broken

The road is so long, Lord
The road is so long
My feet are so tired, Lord
My feet are so tired
Please lead me home, Lord
One way or the other
Please lead me home

If I lied down now
In this cold deep river
Would you let me in
into heaven forever
Or would you make my soul
Wander forever
On this road
This long and lonely road

The road is so long, Lord
The road is so long
When will I be free, Lord
When will I be free
Please lead me home, Lord
One way or the other
Please lead me home

A thousand miles
A hundred nights
I’ve been walking
North star in my sight
Wondering when
I’ll reach the end
Of this road
This long and lonely road

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from Methodical Variations Volume III, released March 26, 2017
Music, Performance & Production: Candle
Lyrics: Daniel Jun Kim (popmythology.bandcamp.com/music)

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