Captive of the Light

from On the Dying Breath of Wisdom by Jim Ramsey

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Captive of the Light
Music and Lyrics by James McNair Ramsey

You made it through you final test though the night was hard and long
Your eyes are purist poetry and your lips as sweet as song
You fought across the raging sea to find your way back home
And now your life if the brightest light in the victory of love

So much you’ve had to struggle through, the pain you’ve had to face
The cards were stacked against the chance of your ever giving chase
But patiently you bore your trials and each bar you overcame
A lighthouse shone on the distant sea as you set sail in the rain

And I love you dear, yet I can’t deny my destiny
It’s far beyond my power to conceive
Yet it won’t be long till you’re standing right here next to me
Willingly a captive of the light

Your art stands as a testament to the freedom of your soul
No wind could ever turn you back and no torrent break your hull
Within the Tao of everything my respect for you has grown
And every song that I’ll ever sing shall be to let you know

That I love you dear, yet I can’t deny my destiny
It’s far beyond my power to conceive
Yet it won’t be long till you’re standing right here next to me
Willingly a captive of the light

Captive of the light
Captive of the light
Captive of the light
Captive of the light

Copyright ℗ © 2012 James McNair Ramsey

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from On the Dying Breath of Wisdom, track released March 3, 2012
Lead Vocals – Jim Ramsey

Keyboards -- Joseph Akins

Backup vocals and angelology -- Unita Akins

Produced and arranged by Joseph Akins

Recording Engineer – Fred Schendel

Production Assistant – Steve Babb

Recorded and Mastered at Sound Resources, Chattanooga, Tennessee

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