Thank You, Carly

2005-09-26T19:03:00.000-04:00

This song, and in a larger sense, my interest in song and lyric writing were inpired by my daughter Carly. I wrote the music for Silent Pride in 2003 after having recieved a new guitar for my 50th birthday (Carly had a hand in that as well). I liked the chord progression and asked her to help me with some lyrics. Carly chose the theme and wrote the first draft. From there, we worked together and crafted the first complete song either of us had ever written. In January 2005 we were awarded first place for lyrics in a preliminary round for VH-1's Song of the Year. And since then I have been inpired to write over 25 songs and dozens of poems, igniting a creative passion in me that had been latent for far too long. Thank you so much, Carly darling. You helped me launch my renaissance. I love you always. ~Dad

Silent Pride~Demo Recording

2005-05-01T20:09:00.001-04:00

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Silent Pride

2004-12-24T16:06:00.000-05:00

Lyrics by Carly Anderson & Patrick Anderson

(Unbold lyrics sung from the point of view of the occupying Europeans/Americans; Bold lyrics sung from the point of view of Native Americans)

Long ago
We came to know
Your silent pride.
We were afraid
But we stayed
To put you down.

Finally
You lost
And you paid the cost.
Thanks for the hand
Thanks for the land
Now go away.

CHORUS
Do not cry
Your tears will dry
Like salt inside your wounds.
Walk the trail
Tell your tale
The earth preserves your bones.

Long ago
.
We looked at you
In wonderment.
We were afraid
But we stayed
To be your friends.

Finally
We knew
It could never be.
We’ll hit the plains
You’ll never change
Good bye for now.

CHORUS
.

You betray
We walk away
Along the trail of tears.
Deep inside
Our silent pride
Will wash away our fears.

Your lives
Will render
Never ending pride.
We’ll keep your names
On our cars and lakes
And on our teams

Dream your dreams
Of freedom lost
Between the seas.
Wake up to see
The fences surrounding
The property.

CHORUS
Do not cry
Your tears will dry
Like salt inside your wounds.
Walk the trail
Tell your tale
The earth absorbs your bones.

BRIDGE
Be strong...Let them be wrong eternally.
Be still.......Live to fulfill our destiny.

Our lives
Don’t matter
.

In your scheme of things.
Don’t desecrate
Our names with
Insincerity.

Take our world
And leave us with
Our memories
Wake up and see
.

How badly you ravage
The property.

CHORUS
You betray
We walk away
Along the trail of tears
Deep inside
Our silent pride
Endures beyond the years.

Copyright 2004 Patrick Anderson

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