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America, Your Burning Light

from Songs of Mesabi by Greg Tiburzi

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An immigrant's national anthem. I think of Ellis Island and my ancestors arriving in New York to stake their claims in a new land. How desperate they must have been to leave their homes and journey into the unknown. How fortunate, how brave.

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America, Your Burning Light

(chorus)
America, your burning light,
beacon of hope throughout the night,
welcome pilgrims on their way,
shine down on our new day

We come in rags from far-off lands,
with open arms and calloused hands
I am like you, you are like me,
not yet perfect, but striving to be

(bridge)
Honoring those who came before
We strive to earn our liberties
Thankful for the rights we share,
the strength to shape our destinies

What we unite, let none divide,
that which we've built, and guard with pride
Equality, diversity
In our hearts, forever be

(chorus)

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from Songs of Mesabi, released June 14, 2022

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Greg Tiburzi Duluth, Minnesota

Inspired by pop radio, the American songbook, folk and world music, and rock from Chuck Berry on, Greg Tiburzi blends guitar and harmonica to back his compositions of loss, redemption, and fragility of the human condition. He reveres the healing quality of music, the ability to lift and better connect us to each other, our surroundings, and ourselves. ... more

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