THIS IS THE VOICE

Ray Cooper / John Jones / Alan Prosser / Ian Telfer
Pukka Music 1999

First released on: Here I Stand, 1999

    
this is the voice that speaks to me
this is the mill-town where he spent his life
and from a distance we can see it still
a hundred streams that meet in rainbow light

though the voice is wearing thin
I can hear it rise and fall
cutting clean through the din
to turn my world around

this is the voice that shakes me
this is the sound that breaks me
this is the truth that makes me
shout out / stand up
this is the voice that shakes me
this is the sound that breaks me
this is the truth that makes me
shout out loud

these are the places where he played
this is the corner where they gathered round
and though his eyes were closed he'd see
his people dancing to the tunes he made

and though the music's growing dim
I still hear its rise and fall
cutting clear though the din
to turn my world around

you ask me why we celebrate
when nothing has been won
we take dark hours and make 'em great
that's all we've ever done

this is the voice that shakes me
this is the sound that breaks me
this is the truth that makes me
shout out / stand up
this is the voice that shakes me
this is the sound that breaks me
this is the truth that makes me
shout out loud