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Inspired by a walk through Washington Square Park and seeing the “Eternal Flame Memorial” there.  The Eternal Flame is a lovely but relatively discrete memorial to  three thousand revolutionary soldiers buried anonymously at the Park.  Even thought the flame burns night and day, its often unnoticed by the professionals who read their papers on nearby benches, the families picning on the lawn and others rushing through the square on their way to get a latte.  Surrounded  by beautiful sky rise office buildings and condominiums,  and only a couple blocks from the Liberty Bell and Constitution Hall, Marion was struck by that juxtaposition - the reality that many who walk across this sacred space have no idea of the thousands buried below - their sacrifice for our country lost to time, as many things are, lost over time.

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By Marion Halliday 2016 - all rights reserved

V1 - There is a flame that burns night and day, in a quiet park where children play. That flame reminds us that buried below are soldiers who died for us long ago. So I take a moment and cry for all the lost things in life,Then I take a moment and pray I won't end up like that one day

V2 - There was a flame that burned in my heart, you set it afire right from the start. But now that flame has burned to ash, The things that burn so hot never last. So I take a moment and cry for all the lost things in life
Then I take a moment and pray I won't be hurt again this way

Break - But if my prayers would make it so, I'd pray my love would never go, Id pray there'd be an end to war, but prayers don't work for me anymore. So I'll take a moment and cry for all the lost things in life
Then I'll take a moment and pray, I'll find my faith again some day- I'll find my faith . . again

V3 - There was a flame that tore 'cross the sky, it chased the darkness out of the night. For a moment I thought I saw God, but when the dark returned, I knew God was gone. So I take a moment and cry for all the lost things in life. Then I take a moment and pray I'll see that flame again one day. I'll see that flame again one day - I'll see the flame, I'll see that flame, I'll see that flame again . . . one day

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from Walking in Tall Grass, released November 7, 2017
Trickster Sister and John Short, lead guitar, Jim Salamone, drums, and Cathleen Stephen, flute

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Marion Halliday Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Songwriter Marion Halliday is proud purveyor of her own special blend of bluegrass and bourbon-infused original women- powered, Americana. Marion, a Kentucky native, now living in Philly, writes on a range of contemporary as well as historical topics. Marion plays solo as well as with her band, Trickster Sister, comprised of Jane Halliday on fiddle and Donna Bostock on bass. ... more

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